Expression of PTTG and its significance in colorectal cancer

Objective To detect the expression and role of PTTG mRNA in human colorectal cancer.Methods The expression of PTTG mRNA was evaluated in 12 normal colorectal tissues,20 colorectal adenoma tissues and 44 colorectal cancer tissues by RT-PCR.Results The expression of PTTG mRNA in colorectal cancer was significantly higher than that in colorectal adenoma and normal colorectal tissues.The PTTG mRNA expression in the Dukes C,D colorectal cancer was higher than that in the Dukes A,B cancer(P0.05).The expression in the colorectal cancer with lymph node metastasis was higher than that in the cancer without lymph node metastasis(P0.05).Conclusion The expression of PTTG mRNA increases in colorectal cancer,and is related with cell differentiation and metastasis.The abnormal expression of PTTG probably participates in genesis and development of colorectal cancers.