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Hassan H, Hosni A, Mammdoh YM, Fathy E. Serum Galectin-3: A novel predictor of treatment response to cryotherapy in cutaneous warts. Cryobiology 2023; 113:104790. [PMID: 37924930 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Heba Hassan
- Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology at the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
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- Clinical Pathology at the Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology at the Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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- Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology at the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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Alghamdi MA, AL-Eitan LN, Tarkhan AH. Integrative analysis of gene expression and DNA methylation to identify biomarkers of non-genital warts induced by low-risk human papillomaviruses infection. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16101. [PMID: 37215908 PMCID: PMC10196596 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Human papillomaviruses have been shown to dysregulate the gene expression and DNA methylation profiles of their host cells over the course of infection. However, there is a lack of information on the impact of low-risk HPV infection and wart formation on host cell's expression and methylation patterns. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyse the genome and methylome of common warts using an integrative approach. Methods In the present study, gene expression (GSE136347) and methylation (GSE213888) datasets of common warts were obtained from the GEO database. Identification of the differentially expressed and differentially methylated genes was carried out using the RnBeads R package and the edgeR Bioconductor package. Next, functional annotation of the identified genes was obtained using the Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID). Network construction and analyses of the gene-gene, protein-protein, and signaling interactions of the differentially expressed and differentially methylated genes was performed using the GeneMANIA web interface, the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING) database, and the Signaling Network Open Resource 2.0 (SIGNOR 2.0), respectively. Lastly, significant hub genes were identified using the Cytoscape application CytoHubba. Results A total of 276 genes were identified as differentially expressed and differentially methylated in common warts, with 52% being upregulated and hypermethylated. Functional enrichment analysis identified extracellular components as the most enriched annotations, while network analyses identified ELN, ITGB1, TIMP1, MMP2, LGALS3, COL1A1 and ANPEP as significant hub genes. Conclusions To the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first integrative study to be carried out on non-genital warts induced by low-risk HPV types. Future studies are required to re-validate the findings in larger populations using alternative approaches.
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- Mansour A. Alghamdi
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
- Genomics and Personalized Medicine Unit, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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Tran BTT, Gelin A, Durand S, Texier M, Daste A, Toullec C, Benihoud K, Breuskin I, Gorphe P, Garic F, Brenner C, Le Tourneau C, Fayette J, Niki T, David M, Busson P, Even C. Plasma galectins and metabolites in advanced head and neck carcinomas: evidence of distinct immune characteristics linked to hypopharyngeal tumors. Oncoimmunology 2022; 12:2150472. [PMID: 36545254 PMCID: PMC9762837 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2022.2150472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Extra-cellular galectins 1, 3 and 9 (gal-1, -3 and -9) are known to act as soluble immunosuppressive agents in various malignancies. Previous publications have suggested that their expression is dependent on the metabolic status of producing cells and reciprocally that they can influence metabolic pathways in their target cells. Very little is known about the status of gal-1, -3 and -9 in patients bearing head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) and about their relationships with the systemic metabolic condition. This study was conducted in plasma samples from a prospective cohort of 83 HNSCC patients with advanced disease. These samples were used to explore the distribution of gal-1, -3 and -9 and simultaneously to profile a series of 87 metabolites assessed by mass spectrometry. We identified galectin and metabolic patterns within five disease categories defined according to the primary site and human papillomavirus (HPV) status (HPV-positive and -negative oropharyngeal carcinomas, carcinomas of the oral cavity, hypopharynx and larynx carcinomas). Remarkably, samples related to hypopharyngeal carcinomas displayed the highest average concentration of gal-9 (p = .017) and a trend toward higher concentrations of kynurenine, a potential factor of tumor growth and immune suppression. In contrast, there was a tendency toward higher concentrations of fatty acids in samples related to oral cavity. These observations emphasize the diversity of HPV-negative HNSCCs. Depending on their primary site, they evolve into distinct types of immune and metabolic landscapes that seem to be congruent with specific oncogenic mechanisms.
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- Bao-Tram Thi Tran
- CNRS UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- CNRS UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Plateforme de Métabolomique/UMR 1138, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Service d’Epidémiologie et de Biostatistiques, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital Saint André, Bordeaux, France
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- GI and Liver/Head and Neck unit, Institut du Cancer-Avignon Provence, Avignon, France
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- CNRS UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Service de Cancérologie Cervico-Faciale, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Service de Cancérologie Cervico-Faciale, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- CNRS UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Drug Development and Innovation (D3i), Institut Curie and Paris-Saclay University, Paris, France
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- Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286 & Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Immunology, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Japan
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- HiFiBiO Therapeutics, Pépinière Paris Santé Cochin, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France,CONTACT Pierre Busson CNRS UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy, 39, Rue Camile Desmoulins, F-94805Villejuif, France
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- Service de Cancérologie Cervico-Faciale, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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Khan IN, Gibson-Corley KN, Coppock JD, Simons AL. Comparison of Interleukin-1 Ligand Expression by Human Papilloma Virus Status in HNSCCs. Head Neck Pathol 2022; 16:763-772. [PMID: 35334093 PMCID: PMC9424424 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-022-01440-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α) is a cytokine involved in the acute phase immune response and its expression is upregulated in a variety of solid tumors including head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). Tumor expression of IL-1α is associated with increased tumor aggressiveness in HNSCCs, but this has yet to be studied in the context of human papilloma virus (HPV) status. This study is aimed at determining differences in tumor expression and subcellular localization of IL-1α in HPV-positive (HPV+) and HPV-negative (HPV-) HNSCC tumors. Tissue microarrays (TMAs) containing HPV+ (n = 31) and HPV- (n = 47) primary and metastatic HNSCCs were analyzed for IL-1α expression using immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. HPV status was confirmed using p16 IHC staining and RNA in situ hybridization (RNA ISH). Differences in IL-1α protein expression and secretion in HPV+ and HPV- HNSCC cell lines were determined by western blot and ELISA respectively. Associations between tumor IL1A expression and survival outcomes were assessed in HPV+ and HPV- HNSCC patients from publicly available gene expression datasets. Tumor expression of IL-1α was significantly increased in HPV- tumors and cell lines (as detected by IHC and western blot respectively) compared to HPV+ tumors and cell lines. There was no difference in IL-1α release between HPV+ and HPV- cell lines. IL-1α was expressed in both nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments, with predominant expression in the nucleus. Gene expression of IL1A was significantly increased in HPV-tumors/cell lines compared to HPV+ tumors/cell lines. Lastly, increased IL1A gene expression was significantly associated with worse survival in HPV- tumors but not in HPV+ tumors. Overall IL-1α expression particularly in the nucleus may possess more prognostic significance in HPV- tumors rather than HPV+ tumors. This work warrants further investigation into the role of intracellular IL-1α ligand expression in HNSCCs and may have important implications in IL-1 pathway blockade as therapeutic strategy.
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- Ishrat Nourin Khan
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 1161, Iowa, IA, 52242, USA
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 1161, Iowa, IA, 52242, USA.
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA.
- Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA.
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa, IA, USA.
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Nw M, Ga A, Aa EF, Am H. Galectin-3 and Interleukin-17: A potential role in the pathogenesis of human papilloma virus infection. J Cosmet Dermatol 2021; 21:2618-2622. [PMID: 34449950 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.14430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND In many cases, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is self-limiting, as innate and adaptive cell-mediated immunity is needed for infection elimination; however, the inability of the immune system in some patients to clear the infection is a matter of debate. The interleukin-17 (IL-17) family cytokines play an important protective role in host immune response to infections, through maintaining immunity against specific pathogens, induction of antimicrobial proteins, and recruitment of neutrophils to sites of invasion. Galectin-3 (Gal-3) may be considered as a marker of viral infection as many studies reported its increased serum level in viral infections. AIMS To evaluate levels of serum Gal-3 and IL-17 in patients with verrucas and to explore the potential role of these markers in the pathogenesis of the disease. METHODS Fifty patients suffering from HPV Infection, and fifty healthy controls were included in this study. Serum levels of Gal-3 and IL-17 were assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The patients' serum Gal-3 was significantly higher, while IL-17 was significantly lower than that of the healthy controls (p-value < 0.001). Moreover, a statistically significant positive correlation was found between Gal-3 serum level and disease duration and number of warts. Significant negative correlation exists between IL-17 and Gal-3 levels. CONCLUSION Our results indicate a potential role of both IL-17 and Gal-3 in the pathogenesis of warts and open a new opportunity in targeting these markers in the future in treating warts.
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- Mikhael Nw
- Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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Overexpression of miRNA-9 enhances galectin-3 levels in oral cavity cancers. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:3979-3989. [PMID: 34021445 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06398-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oral cavity cancer (OCC) is the predominant subtype of head and neck cancer (HNC) and has up to 50% mortality. Genome-wide microRNA (miR) sequencing data indicates overexpression of miR-9-5p in HNC tumours, however, the biological role of miR-9-5p in OCC is complex; it can either act as a tumour suppressor or an oncomir, regulating many target genes at the post-transcriptional level. We have investigated the overexpression of miR-9-5p in three OCC cell lines. We have evaluated its expression levels and Galectin-3 as potential biomarkers in saliva samples collected from controls and OCC patients. We found that over expression of miR-9-5p in OCC cell lines resulted in a significant reduction in cell proliferation and migration, and an increase in apoptosis, which was paralleled by an increase in Galectin-3 secretion and export of Galectin-3 protein. Our data are consistent with miR-9-5p being a modulator of Galectin-3 via the AKT/γ-catenin pathway. In addition, the positive correlation between the levels of miR-9-5p expression and secreted Galectin-3 in saliva reflects a similar relationship in vivo, and supports the utility of their integrative evaluation in OCC. Our findings indicate that both miR-9-5p and Galectin-3 are critical biomolecules in the progression of OCC.
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