Expression and Significance of Mitochondrial Autophagy-associated Protein PINK1 and Parkin in Parotid Pleomorphic Adenoma and Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma

• Main Authors: DING Gaofeng, GUO Leiming, KE Shaorui, LU Yufei
• Format: Article
• Language: zho
• Published: Magazine House of Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2021-05-01
• Series: Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu
• Subjects: pleomorphic adenoma; carcinoma in pleomorphic adenoma; mitochondrial autophagy; pink1; parkin
• Online Access: http://html.rhhz.net/ZLFZYJ/html/8578.2021.20.0923.htm

Objective To investigate the expression of mitochondrial autophagy-associated protein PINK1 and Parkin in parotid pleomorphic adenoma (PA) and carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma(CA-EX-PA). Methods The expression of PINK1 and Parkin were detected by immunohistochemistry in 24 cases of normal parotid gland tissues, 32 cases of PA tissues and 42 cases of CA-EX-PA tissues. The correlations of PINK1 and Parkin expression with the clinicopathologic characteristics of CA-EX-PA patients were analyzed. Results The positive rates of PINK1 in normal parotid gland, PA and CA-EX-PA tissues were 100%, 91% and 67% respectively; and those of Parkin were 100%, 88% and 52% respectively. The expression rates of PINK1 and Parkin in PA and CA-EX-PA tissues were significantly lower than those in normal tissues (P < 0.05). The expression of PINK1 and Parkin protein were positively correlated in CA-EX-PA tissues (r=0.877, P < 0.01). In CA-EX-PA tissues, the expression of PINK1 and Parkin were associated with tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis and TNM stage (P < 0.05). Conclusion The expression of PINK1 and Parkin are decreased in PA and CA-EX-PA tissues. The decrease of mitochondrial autophagy activity might play important roles in the development, invasion and metastasis of parotid gland tumors.