Study on the Relationship among the Expression of PRDX4 and GRAMD1A Levels in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tissues with Clinicopathologic Features and Prognosis
Objective To investigate the expression of peroxiredoxin 4(PRDX4)and GRAM domain-containing protein 1A(GRAMD1A)levels in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)tissue and analyze their relationship with clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis.Methods A total of 136 patients with HCC admitted to Bazhong Central Hospital from May 2017 to May 2020 were regarded as research subjects.Cancer tissue and adjacent tissue were taken during surgery.Immunohistochemical method was applied to determine the expression of PRDX4 and GRAMD1A in HCC tissues and adjacent tissues.Kaplan-Meier survival curve was applied to analyze the relationship between PRDX4 and GRAMD1A expression and survival rate in HCC patients.COX regression model was applied to analyze the prognostic factors of HCC patients.Results The positive expression rates of PRDX4[69.12%(94/136)]and GRAMD1A[58.82%(80/136)]in HCC tissues were higher than those in adjacent tissues[7.35%(10/136),18.38%(25/136)],with significant differences(x2=109.846,46.923,all P<0.05).The positive expression rates of PRDX4 and GRAMD1A in HCC patients with TNM stage Ⅲ+Ⅳ,low tissue differentiation,multiple tumors,and HBsAg positive were higher than those in HCC patients with TNM stage Ⅰ+Ⅱ,high/medium tissue differentiation,fewer tumors,and HBsAg negative(x2=12.273,16.359,10.004,5.485;23.217,24.461,18.651,8.594,all P<0.05).The 3-year survival rate of patients with PRDX4 positive expression[43.62%(41/94)]in HCC tissue was lower than that of patients with PRDX4 negative expression[73.81%(31/42)],the 3-year survival rate of GRAMD1A positive expression patients[46.25%(37/80)]was lower than that of GRAMD1A negative expression patients[62.50%(35/56)],and the differences were statistically significant(x2=12.965,7.475,all P<0.05).TNM staging,tumor number,HBsAg,PRDX4,and GRAMD1A expression were independent risk factors for mortality in HCC patients(P<0.05).Conclusion The positive rates of PRDX4 and GRAMD1A were increased in HCC tissues,and they were closely related to the poor prognosis of patients.Both of them may be used as biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of HCC.
hepatocellular carcinomaperoxiredoxin 4GRAM domain-containing protein 1A