Objective: This study was purposed to detect the expressions of β-catenin and P-GSK-3 β in Wnt signaling pathway of patients with mantle cell lymphoma(MCL), and investigate its relationship with the pathogenesis of MCL.
Methods: The expression levels of β -catenin protein and P-GSK-3 protein in mantle cell lymphoma and hyperplastic lymphadenitis were detected by using anti-β-catenin, P-GSK-3β polyclonal antibody and S-P staining technique.
Results: The abnormal expression of β-catenin protein(73.33%) in mantle cell lymphoma group was significantly higher than that (6.7%) in reactive lymph node hyperplasia group (P<0.05); and the positive rate of P-GSK-3 β(66.67%) in mantle cell lymphoma group was significantly higher than that (16.67%) in reactive hyperplasia of lymph node group (P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that there was obvious positive correlation (R=0.852, P<0.01).
Conclusion: The abnormal high expressions of β-catenin and P-GSK-3 β protein have been confirmed to appeare in mantle cell lymphoma.