Potential prognostic value of leptin receptor in hepatocellular carcinoma

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Wang, S-N
Chuang, S-C
Yeh, Y-T
Yang, S-F
Chai, C-Y
Chen, W-T
Kuo, K-K
Chen, J-S
Lee, K-T
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[1] Kaohsiung Med Univ Hosp, Dept Surg, Div Hepatobiliary Surg, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
[2] Kaohsiung Med Univ, Inst Med, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
[3] Kaohsiung Med Univ Hosp, Dept Pathol, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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10.1136/jcp.2005.033464
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R36 [病理学];
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100104 ;
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Background: Obesity is associated with several human malignancies, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This association may result from the deregulated expression of adipokines. Aims: To explore the potential role and the prognostic value of leptin receptor (Ob-R) in HCC. Methods: 66 patients with pathologically confirmed HCC were included in this study. Immunohistochemistry was used to evaluate the expression of Ob-R, microvessel density (MVD) and Ki-67 index in these patients. Eventually, the profiles of Ob-R expression, obtained by a semiquantitative scoring system, were further correlated with Ki-67 expression, intratumour MVD, clinicopathological characteristics and overall survival. Results: High Ob-R expression was seen in 53% of patients with HCC and was significantly correlated with intratumour MVD ( high v low; 59.4 ?3.2) v 44.7 ?3.7); p = 0.004), but not with Ki-67 expression. In addition, Ob-R expression was inversely correlated with vascular invasion (p = 0.037), but not with other known clinicopathological characteristics. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that high Ob-R expression was associated with a better overall survival (p = 0.027). Meanwhile, multivariate analysis showed that Ob-R expression was a significant determinant for HCC (odds ratio 0.02, 95% confidence interval 0.01 to 0.85; p = 0.041). Conclusion: Ob-R expression may have a potential role in the carcinogenesis of HCC. The positive association of Ob-R expression in the cancerous lesions of HCC with the survival outcome can be explained by its inverse correlation with vascular invasion, and may have prognostic value in HCC.
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