Abstract:Objective To explore the expressions of never-in-mitosis A-related kinase 2 (Nek2), P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and glutathione S-transferase-π (GST-π) in cervical cancer, and analyze their correlations with clinical pathological features. Methods Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expressions of Nek2, P-gp and GST-π in the cervical cancer tissues of 144 cases and chronic cervicitis tissues of 32 cases. Then the relationships of Nek2, P-gp and GST-π with clinicopathologic parameters were analyzed. Results The positive expression rate of Nek2, P-gp and GST-π in 144 cases of cervical cancer and 32 cases of chronic cervicitis tissues were 51.4% vs 31.2%, 55.6% vs 12.5% and 73.6% vs 53.1% respectively (P < 0.05). The positive expression rate of Nek2 in the cervical cancer tissues was correlated to histological grade and clinical stages (P < 0.05), but not correlated with age, pathological type, depth of invasion, CK14, CEA, CK, P16 or survival time (P > 0.05). The positive expressions of P-gp and GST-π in the cervical cancers were not in correlation with the above clinicopathological features (P > 0.05). The expression of Nek2 in the cervical cancer was positively correlated with P-gp and GST-π expressions (r = 0.193 and 0.207, P < 0.05). Conclusions Nek2 maybe mediates P-gp and GST-π expressions in cervical cancer. Nek2, P-gp and GST-π play vital roles in the occurrence, development and drug-resistant mechanism of cervical cancer.