Objective: To investigate the relationship between the zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 5(ZIC5) and the clinicopathological features and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC). Methods: From January 2010 to January 2013, 94 cases of HCC tissue samples and matched adjacent tissue samples were selected. The expressions of ZIC5 in 6 randomly selected samples were detected by Western blot. Immunohistochemical staining was used to determine the expressions of ZIC5 in all tissues. According to the staining results, the patients were divided into high expression group and low expression group. Kaplan-Meier method and multivariate COX proportional hazard regression model were employed for survival analysis. Results: The relative expression of ZIC5 in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues was higher than that in adjacent tissues(0.86±0.13 vs 0.25±0.08, P<0.05). And the high expression rate of ZIC5 in tumor tissues was 62.77%(59/94), which was related to the degree of differentiation,clinical stage, distant metastasis and cirrhosis (all P<0.05). The degree of differentiation, clinical stage, distant metastasis and high expression of ZIC5 were the independent influencing factors of overall survival and tumor free survival(P<0.05). The overall survival and free-tumor survival rate in high expression group were lower than those in low expression group(P<0.05). Conclusion: The expression level of ZIC5 in HCC is generally elevated, which is associated with the progression of HCC and liver cirrhosis. The high expression of ZIC5 may indicate the poor prognosis in patients with HCC. |
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