Reduced Expression Level of GPX2 in T1 Bladder Cancer and its Role in Early-phase Invasion of Bladder Cancer
- 1 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Anticancer Research USA Inc. in In Vivo
- Vol. 35 (2), 753-759
- https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.12316
Abstract
Background/Aim: The role of glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPX2) expression in urothelial carcinoma (UC) is rarely reported. The aim of this study was to assess the expression status of GPX2 in UC of the bladder. Materials and Methods: We collected samples from 112 patients treated with radical cystectomy for immunohistochemical study. Results: Following immunohistochemical analysis of the specimens, 86 (76.8%) had weak GPX2 expression. In cases with consistent GPX2 expression within the same lesion, the levels of GPX2 showed significant decreases from pTa to pT1 (47.1%) compared to those from pT1 to pT2 (5.9%) (p=0.017). Specimens obtained with transurethral resection before cancer progressed to muscle invasive bladder cancer showed that pT1 had a lower expression for GPX2 than that of pTa (63.3% vs. 93.3%; p=0.009). Conclusion: The decrease in GPX2 expression among those with UC of the bladder may be involved in the early step of cancer invasion.Keywords
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