Figures & data
Table 1 Clinical features of all patients
Figure 1 Downregulation of SOX9 expression by siRNA interference inhibits HIVEP3 expression in PCa cells.
Abbreviations: PCa, prostate cancer; qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; siRNA, small interfering RNA; siSOX9, siRNA for SOX9; siNC, normal control siRNA.
![Figure 1 Downregulation of SOX9 expression by siRNA interference inhibits HIVEP3 expression in PCa cells.](/cms/asset/421f5996-c7ae-43bc-97c0-91fb731bcfb5/dott_a_55432_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2 HIVEP3 and SOX9 mRNA expression in PCa and adjacent benign prostate tissues.
Abbreviations: mRNA, messenger RNA; qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; PCa, prostate cancer.
![Figure 2 HIVEP3 and SOX9 mRNA expression in PCa and adjacent benign prostate tissues.](/cms/asset/d66d58e5-6237-4f50-a076-9ec3fac5ce6c/dott_a_55432_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3 Immunohistochemical staining for HIVEP3 and SOX9 proteins in PCa and adjacent benign prostate tissues.
Abbreviations: PCa, prostate cancer; IRS, immunoreactivity scores.
![Figure 3 Immunohistochemical staining for HIVEP3 and SOX9 proteins in PCa and adjacent benign prostate tissues.](/cms/asset/56607726-2aff-46b3-b0f4-45cad8552001/dott_a_55432_f0003_c.jpg)
Table 2 Correlation between HIVEP3 and SOX9 expression in prostate cancer samples
Table 3 Association of HIVEP3 and SOX9 protein expression with the conventional clinicopathological characteristics in 98 patients with prostate cancer
Table 4 Association of combined expression of HIVEP3 and SOX9 protein with the conventional clinicopathological characteristics in 98 patients with prostate cancer
Figure 4 Kaplan–Meier survival curves of the biochemical recurrence-free survival and overall survival.
Abbreviation: PCa, prostate cancer.
![Figure 4 Kaplan–Meier survival curves of the biochemical recurrence-free survival and overall survival.](/cms/asset/fbf8ae11-f9c8-42cc-89ae-e91a140859a1/dott_a_55432_f0004_c.jpg)
Table 5 Univariate and multivariate analyses of different prognostic factors in 98 patients with prostate cancer