The expression and significance of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and Ki67 in non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract

Objective To study the expressions of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(p-STAT3)and Ki67 in non-small cell lung cancer and their significance in tumor development and progression. Methods The expression of p-STAT3 and Ki67 were detected in 67 lung carcinoma tissues and 41 normal lung tissues by immun histochemical method. Results The positive rate of p-STAT3 in non-small cell lung cancer (67.16%,45/67) was significantly higher than that in normal lung tissue(17.07%,7/41). The positive rate of Ki67 in non-small cell lung cancer (76.12%,51/67) was significantly higher than that in normal lung tissue(7.31%,3/41).The expression of p-STAT3 and Ki67 were associated with clinical stages, lymph node transferation and histological grades(P<0.05). The expression of p-STAT3 and Ki67 were not associated with ages, sex, tumor location or size.The expression of p-STAT3 was positively correlated with Ki67 expression. Conclusions Abnormal activation of p-STAT3, can lead to excessive proliferation of tumor cells and Ki67 is a favorable indicator of proliferation of lung tumor cells, and the combined detection of p-STAT3 and Ki67 may be valuable for diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Key words: Non-small cell lung cancer ; Phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 ; Ki67 ; Cell proliferation ; Immunohistochemistry ;