Altered CD28 and CD95 mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from elderly patients with primary non-small cell lung cancer  

作　　者：WANG Ling PAN Xu-dong XIE Yan ZHANG Guang-bo JIANG Min ZHENG Li WANG Jin-hong SHI Jin-fang ZHANG Xue-guang 

机构地区：[1]Clinical Immunology Laboratory [2]Special Requirement Ward [3]Dep.artment of Clinical Laboratory

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2010年第1期51-56,共6页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30330540）.

摘　　要：Background The expression of the co-stimulatory molecule CD28 and death receptor CD95 on T cells, which change with age, are considered as important immunological parameters of immunosenescence. It is well established that CD28 and CD95 are associated with tumorgenesis and tumor progression, but the relationship between the age-related changes of these two immunological markers and cancer in the elderly is largely unknown. Methods The levels of CD28 and CD95 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells （PBMCs） from sixty-three elderly patients （aged 〉60 years） with primary non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC） were analyzed by real-time fluorescence-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction （FQ-PCR）. In addition, twenty young patients （aged 〈60 years） with NSCLC, thirty elderly healthy donors and thirty young healthy donors were enrolled as controls. Results CD28 mRNA levels were significantly lower and CD95 mRNA levels were significantly higher in elderly patients with NSCLC than in the other groups. Similar results were found in elderly healthy donors comparing with young healthy donors. By Logistic regression analysis an increased risk of NSCLC was markedly associated with aging, down-regulation of CD28 mRNA and up-regulation of CD95 mRNA, and CD28 mRNA had an obvious negative correlation with the CD95 mRNA. In addition, the mRNA levels of CD28 and CD95 in the peripheral blood of the elderly patients was closely associated with the tumor node metastasis （TNM） stages, grade of cell differentiation and lymph node metastasis status, but not related to pathological types. Conclusions The results suggest a close relationship between T cell senescence and NSCLC tumour progress in the elderly, and that up-regulation of CD28 mRNA or down-regulation of CD95 mRNA in peripheral blood T cells may play an important role in inhibiting oncogenesis and development of primary NSCLC in the elderly.Background The expression of the co-stimulatory molecule CD28 and death receptor CD95 on T cells, which change with age, are considered as important immunological parameters of immunosenescence. It is well established that CD28 and CD95 are associated with tumorgenesis and tumor progression, but the relationship between the age-related changes of these two immunological markers and cancer in the elderly is largely unknown. Methods The levels of CD28 and CD95 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells （PBMCs） from sixty-three elderly patients （aged 〉60 years） with primary non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC） were analyzed by real-time fluorescence-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction （FQ-PCR）. In addition, twenty young patients （aged 〈60 years） with NSCLC, thirty elderly healthy donors and thirty young healthy donors were enrolled as controls. Results CD28 mRNA levels were significantly lower and CD95 mRNA levels were significantly higher in elderly patients with NSCLC than in the other groups. Similar results were found in elderly healthy donors comparing with young healthy donors. By Logistic regression analysis an increased risk of NSCLC was markedly associated with aging, down-regulation of CD28 mRNA and up-regulation of CD95 mRNA, and CD28 mRNA had an obvious negative correlation with the CD95 mRNA. In addition, the mRNA levels of CD28 and CD95 in the peripheral blood of the elderly patients was closely associated with the tumor node metastasis （TNM） stages, grade of cell differentiation and lymph node metastasis status, but not related to pathological types. Conclusions The results suggest a close relationship between T cell senescence and NSCLC tumour progress in the elderly, and that up-regulation of CD28 mRNA or down-regulation of CD95 mRNA in peripheral blood T cells may play an important role in inhibiting oncogenesis and development of primary NSCLC in the elderly.

关 键 词：aged non-small cell lung carcinoma CD28 CD95 IMMUNOSENESCENCE 

分 类 号：Q756[生物学—分子生物学] S852.43[农业科学—基础兽医学]