Expressions and significances of Nek2 and β-catenin in breast invasive ductal carcinoma

Abstract

Objective To investigate the expression and significance of NIMA related kinases 2 ( Nek2) and β-catenin (β-cat) in breast invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and concomitant ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The roles of Nek2 and β-acat in the development and progression of breast cancer were explored. Methods The protein expression of Nek2 and β-cat in the tissues from 186 patients with IDC, 75 concomitant DCIS, 80 normal tissue adjacent to carcinoma and 40 fibroadenoma of breast was detected by using immunohistochemistry. Their relationship between clinicopathologic parameters was analyzed. Results There were correlations between the Nek2 expression in cytoplasm and grade(x2=8. 756;P 0. 05), the Nek2 expression in cytoplasm had a correlation with the β-cat expression in cytoplasm (r=0. 226,P<0.05) in concomitant DCIS, and the same relationship could also be seen in IDC (r=0. 368,P<0.01). There was significant difference in the β-cat expression on the cytomembrane between IDC and concomitant DCIS (Z=-3. 804,P<0. 01). In the normal tissue adjacent to carcinoma and fibroadenoma, the Nek2 expression in cytoplasm and nuclei Was low or negative;the β-cat expression on the cytomembrane was high but that Was low in cytoplasm.Conclusion Centrosome regulatory factor Nek2 and β-cat can support a new way to explore the mechanisms of breast tumorigrenesis.And they may become a new antitumor drug target in the future. Key words: Breast invasive ductal carcinoma; Nek2; β-catenin