Objective: To study the immunohistochemical changes of nuclear factor-kappaBP65 (NF-kappaBp65) in human brain glioma (HBG) and human brain metastatic carcinoma (HBMC) and the role of NF-kappaBP65 in the biological behavior of the tumors.
Methods: The protein expression of NF-kappaBP65 were examined with SABC immunohistochemical technique in 18 HBG, 12 HBMC and 6 normal brain tissue samples, and the correlation between the expression and the biological behavior of the tumors was analyzed.
Results: Normal brain tissues had only trace expression of NF-kappaBP65, whereas all tumor tissues examined expressed NF-kappaBP65. The level of NF-kappaBP65 in high-grade HBG, HBMC and recurrent HBG tissues was considerably higher than that in low-grade HBG tissues (PLT;0.01).
Conclusion: NF-kappaBP65 expression is associated with the malignant progression, invasion and angiogenesis of HBG and HBMC, and it may play a crucial role in the recurrence of HBG.