EKSPRESI PROTEIN P53 DAN HSP70 PADA SEL PUNCA KARSINOMA NASOFARING YANG RESISTEN TERHADAP RADIOTERAPI

Latar belakang: Pada penderita Karsinoma Nasofaring (KNF) masih sering ditemukan kekambuhan meskipun sudah mendapat terapi yang lengkap. Penelitian terbaru membuktikan bahwa kekambuhan disebabkan oleh sel punca KNF yang resisten terhadap radioterapi. Mekanisme resistensi sel punca kanker terhadap radioterapi diduga karena hambatan terhadap apoptosis dan atau memicu proliferasi. Hambatan terhadap apoptosis disebabkan oleh penurunan protein p53 (wild type), selain over-ekspresi Hsp70. Tujuan: Menjelaskan mekanisme resistensi sel punca KNF terhadap radioterapi berdasarkan profil ekspresi protein p53(wild type)dan Hsp70. Metode: Penelitian true experimental dengan menggunakan rancangan randomisasi kelompok kontrol sebelum dan sesudah tes. Kultur sel punca KNF dibagi menjadi dua kelompok, masing-masing 16 sampel. Pada kelompok perlakuan diberikan paparan radioterapi dengan dosis 1,5 Gy menggunakan pesawat Linac, lalu diinkubasi selama 24 jam. Sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan pada kedua kelompok diperiksa ekspresi p53 (wild type) dan Hsp70. Pemeriksaan menggunakan metode flowcytometry. Hasil: Ekspresi p53 (wild type) antara kelompok perlakuan dan kontrol terdapat perbedaan yang tidak bermakna dengan p=0,576 (p≥0,05). Ekspresi Hsp70, antara kelompok perlakuan dan kontrol terdapat perbedaan yang tidak bermakna dengan p=0,172 (p≥0,05). Kesimpulan: Tidak terdapat perubahan ekspresi p53 (wild type) dan Hsp70 pada sel punca KNF yang resisten terhadap radioterapi

Effectiveness of a multicentre nasopharyngeal carcinoma awareness programme in Indonesia

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) awareness programme on the short-term and long-term improvement of knowledge and referral of patients with NPC by primary healthcare centres (PHCCs) staff in Indonesia. Design: The NPC awareness programme consisted of 12 symposia including a Train-The-Trainer component, containing lectures about early symptoms and risk factors of NPC, practical examination and the referral system for NPC suspects. Before and after training participants completed a questionnaire. The Indonesian Doctors Association accredited all activities. Participants: 1 representative general practitioner (GP) from each PHCC attended an NPC awareness symposium. On the basis of the Train-The-Trainer principle, GPs received training material and were obligated to train their colleagues in the PHCC. Results: 703 GPs attended the symposia and trained 1349 staff members: 314 other GPs, 685 nurses and 350 midwives. After the training, respondents’ average score regarding the knowledge of NPC symptoms increased from 47 points (of the 100) to 74 points (p<0.001); this increase was similar between symposium and Train-The-Trainer component (p=0.88). At 1½ years after the training, this knowledge remained significantly increased at 59 points (p<0.001). Conclusions: The initial results of this NPC awareness programme indicate that the programme effectively increases NPC knowledge in the short and long term and therefore should be continued. Effects of the improved knowledge on the stage at diagnoses of the patients with NPC will still need to be scrutinised. This awareness programme can serve as a blueprint for other cancer types in Indonesia and for other developing countries