Abstract
OBJECTIVE To develop a method for absolute quantification of interleukin 8 (IL-8) mRNA by using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODS The IL-8 mRNA and protein expression in 2 human lung cancer cell hnes, H460 and A549, were evaluated by real-time PCR and ELISA. The IL-8 mRNA expression in 9 cases of normal lung tissue and 44 cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were examined. RESULTS The IL-8 mRNA copy number in a given sample can be measured by real-time PCR. The gene expression of IL-8 is correlated with its protein secretion. The normalized value of IL-8 expression was 4.87+_1.69 (copies/10 ~ GAPDH copies) in normal lung tissue and 17.04 +23.96 in NSCLC, respectively. The difference between these two groups is statistically significant (P=0.002). Using 9.74 and 19.48 as cut-off points for positive expression and overexpression of IL-8, 52.3%(23/44cases) of NSCLC were found to express an increased level of IL-8, among which 29.5% (13/ 44cases) were defined as positive expression and 22.7%(10/44cases) as overexpression. Statistical analysis indicated that IL-8 overexpression was s~gnificantly increased in female cancers, squamous carcinoma, and in late stages of disease ( P <0.05). CONCLUSION The IL-8 gene expression can be determined by a real-time PCR technique. IL-8 overexpression is correlated with gender, histopathology and stages of the disease.
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