关键词: 转录因子E盒结合锌指蛋白1, 溶酶体相关膜蛋白5, 结直肠癌, 病理特征, 预后预测

Abstract: Objective To investigate the expression levels and prognostic value of transcription factor E-box binding to zinc finger protein 1（ZEB1）and lysosomal associated membrane protein 5（LAMP5）in colorectal cancer tissues. Methods A total of 120 colorectal cancer patients admitted to a hospital from January 2018 to January 2020 were selected．Immunohistochemical staining was performed on the colorectal cancer tissues and adjacent tissues of all patients,and the positivity rates of ZEB1 and LAMP5 were compared．The expression levels of ZEB1 and LAMP5 in colorectal cancer patients with different pathological characteristics were compared．All patients were followed up for 4 years and divided into two subgroups based on the follow-up results,namely the poor prognosis group（n=35）and the good prognosis group（n=85）．The general clinical characteristics and expression levels of ZEB1 and LAMP5 were compared between the two groups．Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the predictive value of ZEB1 and LAMP5 for the prognosis of colorectal cancer. Results The relative expression level of ZEB 1 and LAMP 5 in colorectal cancer tissues [（38.26±5.49）,（26.77±3.85）] and the positive rate of ZEB 1 and LAMP 5（86.67%,72.22%）were significantly higher than that of adjacent tissues [（15.46±2.54）,（8.04±1.59）,23.33%,15.56%],the contrast difference was statistically significant（t=41.280,χ²=25.437;t=49.255,χ²=16.071;P<0.05）．Relative ZEBI expression levels in different TNM stages [I-Ⅱstage（35.55±4.13）,Ⅲ-Ⅳstage（42.32±4.75）],lymph node metastasis[Yes（44.37±4.28）,No（35.84±3.77）],degree of tumor differentiation [hypodifferentiated（35.27±4.57）,and middle or high differentiated（29.04±2.55）],those differences were statistically significant（t=-8.254,P<0.001;t=9.227,P<0.001;t=-7.797,P<0.001）．The relative expression of LAMP 5 between different TNM stages [I-Ⅱstage（24.88±3.37）,Ⅲ-Ⅳstage（29.61±2.57）],lymph node metastasis [yes（30.72±2.19）,no（25.21±3.19）],degree of tumor differentiation [hypodifferentiated（24.57±3.62）,and middle or high differentiated（29.04±2.55）],the contrast was statistically significant（t=-8.254,P<0.001;t=9.227,P<0.001;t=-7.797,P<0.001）．There were no differences in gender,age,gross type,and tumor size between the good prognosis group and the poor prognosis group（P>0.05）,while there were differences in TNM stages,lymph node metastasis,tumor differentiation degrees,ratio of ZEB 1 and LAMP 5（P<0.05）．Logistic regression analysis showed that TNM stage,lymph node metastasis,ZEB 1 positive,and LAMP 5 positive were independent predictive factors of poor prognosis in colorectal cancer（P<0.05）. Conclusions ZEB1 and LAMP5 are highly expressed in colorectal cancer tissues and closely related to the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer．ZEB1 and LAMP5 are independent prognostic factors for colorectal cancer,and they have the potential to become therapeutic targets for colorectal cancer．

Key words: transcription factor E-box binding to zinc finger protein 1, lysosome associated membrane protein 5, colorectal cancer, pathological features, prognostic prediction