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ArticleContemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland)2014

Loss of ARHI expression in colon cancer and its clinical significance.

Wei Wang, Lili Chen, Qun Tang, Yonggang Fan, Xiaoru Zhang, Jingming Zhai

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Article in Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Wei WangDepartments of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471000, China ; These authors contributed equally to this work.
Lili ChenDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China ; These authors contributed equally to this work.
Qun TangDepartment of Pathology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan 410208, China.
Yonggang FanDepartments of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471000, China.
Xiaoru ZhangDepartments of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471000, China.
Jingming ZhaiDepartments of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471000, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology · CNHunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

aim of the studyThe Ras-related tumour suppressor gene aplasia Ras homolog member I (ARHI) is downregulated in many types of cancer, including ovarian cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. In the present study, we explore the expression level and role of ARHI in colon cancer. Moreover, the mechanisms that down-regulate expression of ARHI in colon cancer will be further investigated. MATERIAL AND

methodsARHI expression levels were evaluated with immunohistochemistry, reverse transcriptase-PCR, and western blot. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH), single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), and methylation-specific PCR (MSP) were used to study the mechanisms of ARHI down-regulation.

resultsLow expression of ARHI was observed in 61.7% (37/60) of colon cancer specimens. Compared with the paired noncancerous tissues, ARHI expression was significantly decreased in colon cancer tissues. Furthermore, low ARHI expression was significantly associated with worse differentiation degree and Dukes' stage (P < 0.05). Methylation-specific PCR assay revealed that the methylation rates of ARHI were 53.3% (16/30) and 46.7% (14/30) in ARHI CpG I and CpG II, respectively. Therefore, methylation of promoter may be involving in down regulation of ARHI expression.

conclusionsThese data highlight an important role for ARHI in colon cancer, which could be a therapeutic strategy against this malignancy.

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ARHIcolon cancermethylationtumour suppressor gene

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