Research Article
BAG3 and HIF-1α Coexpression Detected by Immunohistochemistry Correlated with Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation
Table 1
Relationship between BAG3/HIF-1α expression and clinicopathologic features.
| Variable | BAG3 density | value | HIF-1α density | value | Low-BAG3 | High-BAG3 | Low-HIF-1α | High-HIF-1α |
| In general | | | | | | | Tumor tissue | 14 | 17 | | 13 | 18 | | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 12 | 16 | 0.425 | 12 | 16 | 0.624 | Female | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Age (years) | | | | | | | ≦50 | 8 | 9 | 0.551 | 9 | 8 | 0.158 | >50 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | Tumor size (cm) | | | | | | | ≦5 | 9 | 4 | | 7 | 6 | 0.22 | >5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | AFP (ng/mL) | | | | | | | ≦400 | 8 | 12 | 0.343 | 8 | 12 | 0.343 | >400 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | HBsAg | | | | | | | Positive | 12 | 14 | 0.597 | 12 | 14 | 0.285 | Negative | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Anti-HCV | | | | | | | Positive | 1 | 1 | 0.708 | 1 | 1 | 0.671 | Negative | 13 | 16 | 12 | 17 | Vascular invasion | | | | | | | Yes | 6 | 12 | 0.117 | 6 | 12 | 0.22 | No | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | TNM stage | | | | | | | I-II | 10 | 3 | | 9 | 4 | | III-IV | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | Tumor differentiation | | | | | | | I-II | 2 | 3 | 0.597 | 2 | 3 | 0.659 | III-IV | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | TACE or RFA using before LT | | | | | | | Yes | 5 | 7 | 0.525 | 4 | 8 | 0.347 | No | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Rapamycin using after LT | | | | | | | Yes | 2 | 4 | 0.429 | 2 | 4 | 0.501 | No | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
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AFP: α-fetoprotein. TACE: transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. RFA: radiofrequency ablation. .
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