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Li J, Barlow LN, Sask KN. Enhancement of protein immobilization on polydimethylsiloxane using a synergistic combination of polydopamine and micropattern surface modification. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2023; 34:2376-2399. [PMID: 37609691 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2023.2248799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Understanding protein interactions at biointerfaces is critical for the improved design of biomaterials and medical devices. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is used for numerous device applications, and surface modifications can enhance protein immobilization and the response to cells. A multifunctional approach combining topographical and biochemical modifications was applied to PDMS by fabricating 10-20 µm scale patterns onto PDMS surfaces and by coating with polydopamine (PDA). The modifications were confirmed by surface characterization and bovine serum albumin (BSA), fibrinogen (Fg), and fetuin-A (Fet-A) were radiolabeled with 125I. The amounts of protein attached to the surface before and after elution with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were quantified from single and complex multi-protein solutions to determine protein stability and competitive binding. The PDA coatings were the most stable and capable of immobilizing the highest levels of all proteins. Furthermore, combinations of PDA coatings with the smallest micropatterns provided an additional improvement, enhancing the amount immobilized and the stability. The adsorption of BSA and Fg from plasma demonstrated competitive binding and possible orientation changes, respectively. It was determined that Fet-A, a less studied protein, adsorbed from plasma at low levels, but the adsorption from fetal bovine serum (FBS) was significantly greater, providing important quantification data from radiolabeling that is relevant to many cell culture studies. Overall, combining topography and PDA modification has a synergistic effect on improving protein immobilization. These findings provide new insight on the quantities of proteins bound to PDMS and PDA coatings with implications for cell interactions in various biotechnology and medical applications.
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- Jie Li
- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Xing X, Cao F, Gao L, Song M. AHSG, a Gene Promoting Tumour Proliferation, Migration and Invasion, is an Independent Prognostic Factor for Poor Overall Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:7659-7666. [PMID: 37535244 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08623-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Recent studies have shown that the metabolic process-related gene AHSG is involved in multiple pathological processes of tumours. This study will explore the relationship between AHSG and lung adenocarcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Expression analysis, survival analysis and co-expression analysis of AHSG were performed using a public database, and cytological and molecular biology assays were performed to explore the role of AHSG in lung adenocarcinoma. RESULT Compared with normal tissues, AHSG expression was significantly higher in cancer tissues in the TCGA-LUAD database, and pan-cancer analysis revealed abnormal AHSG expression in different kinds of tumours. Survival analysis revealed that compared with the low expression group, the patients in the high expression group had a significantly worse overall survival duration in the TCGA-LUAD database, and a subsequent study confirmed that AHSG expression could be an independent prognostic factor of overall survival in lung adenocarcinoma. AHSG-related genes are involved in multiple physiological and pathophysiological pathways. In subsequent cytological and molecular biology experiments, inhibition of AHSG expression suppressed proliferation, migration and invasion in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines, and the EMT process was blocked after knockdown of AHSG. CONCLUSION AHSG could be used as a prognostic factor for OS in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. It can promote the biological behaviour of lung adenocarcinoma and may become a potential target for treatment, which is worthy of further study.
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- Xiaoying Xing
- Department of General Medical, The Second Hospital of Heibei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Heibei province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Heibei province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Heibei province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Heibei province, China.
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Lara ML, Carvalho MG, de Souza FF, Schmith RA, Codognoto VM, De Vita B, Freitas Dell'Aqua CDP, Landim FDC, Alvarenga MLE. Influence of culture conditions on the secretome of mesenchymal stem cells derived from feline adipose tissue: Proteomics approach. Biochimie 2023; 211:78-86. [PMID: 36931338 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.03.004] [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: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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This study aimed to describe the secretome of mesenchymal stem cells derived from feline adipose tissue (AD-MSCs) and compare the effects of different culture conditions on AD-MSC proteomics using a shotgun approach. Adipose tissue was collected from 5 female cats and prepared to culture. Conditioned media was collected at third passage, in which the cells were cultured under 4 conditions, normoxia with fetal bovine serum (N + FBS), hypoxia with FBS (H + FBS), normoxia without FBS (N - FBS), and hypoxia without FBS (H - FBS). Then, the secretome was concentrated and prepared for proteomic approaches. Secretomes cultured with FBS-free medium had more than twice identified proteins in comparison with the secretomes cultured with FBS. In contrast, hypoxic conditions did not increase protein amount and affected only a small proteome fraction. Relevant proteins were related to the extracellular matrix promoting environmental modulation, influencing cell signaling pathways, and providing a suitable environment for cell proliferation and maintenance. Moreover, other proteins were also related to cell adhesion, migration and morphogenesis. Culture conditions can influence protein abundance in AD-MSC secretome, and can give also more specificity to cell and cell-free treatments for different diseases.
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- Maria Laura Lara
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil; International Product Marketing Manager - PROCARE HEALTH, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunha, Spain
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil; Omics Animal Biotechnology, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Urzì O, Olofsson Bagge R, Crescitelli R. The dark side of foetal bovine serum in extracellular vesicle studies. J Extracell Vesicles 2022; 11:e12271. [PMID: 36214482 PMCID: PMC9549727 DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/1912] [Revised: 12/12/1912] [Accepted: 12/12/1912] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to be involved in cell-cell communication and to take part in both physiological and pathological processes. Thanks to their exclusive cargo, which includes proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids from the originating cells, they are gaining interest as potential biomarkers of disease. In recent years, their appealing features have been fascinating researchers from all over the world, thus increasing the number of in vitro studies focused on EV release, content, and biological activities. Cultured cell lines are the most-used source of EVs; however, the EVs released in cell cultures are influenced by the cell culture conditions, such as the use of foetal bovine serum (FBS). FBS is the most common supplement for cell culture media, but it is also a source of contaminants, such as exogenous bovine EVs, RNA, and protein aggregates, that can contaminate the cell-derived EVs and influence their cargo composition. The presence of FBS contaminants in cell-derived EV samples is a well-known issue that limits the clinical applications of EVs, thus increasing the need for standardization. In this review, we will discuss the pros and cons of using FBS in cell cultures as a source of EVs, as well as the protocols used to remove contaminants from FBS.
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- Ornella Urzì
- Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational MedicineDepartment of SurgeryInstitute of Clinical SciencesSahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Department of BiomedicineNeurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D)University of PalermoPalermoItaly
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- Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational MedicineDepartment of SurgeryInstitute of Clinical SciencesSahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Department of SurgerySahlgrenska University HospitalRegion Västra GötalandGothenburgSweden
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- Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational MedicineDepartment of SurgeryInstitute of Clinical SciencesSahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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Chekol Abebe E, Tilahun Muche Z, Behaile T/Mariam A, Mengie Ayele T, Mekonnen Agidew M, Teshome Azezew M, Abebe Zewde E, Asmamaw Dejenie T, Asmamaw Mengstie M. The structure, biosynthesis, and biological roles of fetuin-A: A review. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:945287. [PMID: 35923855 PMCID: PMC9340150 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.945287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Fetuin-A is a heterodimeric plasma glycoprotein containing an A-chain of 282 amino acids and a B-chain of 27 amino acid residues linked by a single inter-disulfide bond. It is predominantly expressed in embryonic cells and adult hepatocytes, and to a lesser extent in adipocytes and monocytes. Fetuin-A binds with a plethora of receptors and exhibits multifaceted physiological and pathological functions. It is involved in the regulation of calcium metabolism, osteogenesis, and the insulin signaling pathway. It also acts as an ectopic calcification inhibitor, protease inhibitor, inflammatory mediator, anti-inflammatory partner, atherogenic factor, and adipogenic factor, among other several moonlighting functions. Fetuin-A has also been demonstrated to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of several disorders. This review mainly focuses on the structure, synthesis, and biological roles of fetuin-A. Information was gathered manually from various journals via electronic searches using PubMed, Google Scholar, HINARI, and Cochrane Library from inception to 2022. Studies written in English and cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, or experimental studies were considered in the review, otherwise excluded.
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- Endeshaw Chekol Abebe
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
- *Correspondence: Endeshaw Chekol Abebe,
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- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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Dong Y, Ding D, Gu J, Chen M, Li S. Alpha-2 Heremans Schmid Glycoprotein (AHSG) promotes the proliferation of bladder cancer cells by regulating the TGF-β signalling pathway. Bioengineered 2022; 13:14282-14298. [PMID: 35746836 PMCID: PMC9342194 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2081465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the most common urinary tract malignancies and is the tenth most common cancer globally. Alpha-2 Heremans Schmid Glycoprotein (AHSG) is a multifunctional protein that plays different roles in the progression of multiple tumors. However, the role and mechanism of AHSG in the development and progression of BC are unknown. AHSG expression was assessed in BC cells and tissues using western blot and immunohistochemistry. Using plasmid and siRNA, overexpressed and knocked down AHSG in BC cells were constructed. A series of functional experiments, including CCK8, plate clone formation, and flow cytometry, were performed to evaluate cell proliferation and cycle. AHSG was expressed higher in BC cells and tissues than in normal bladder epithelial cells and non-tumor tissues. Functionally, the overexpression of AHSG significantly increased the proliferation of BC cells and promoted the cell cycle from G1 to the S phase, whereas the knockdown of AHSG gave the opposite result.Additionally, western blot results revealed that AHSG expression level was negatively correlated with the phosphorylation level of Smad2/3 protein, a key downstream molecule of the traditional TGF-β signaling pathway, suggesting that AHSG could antagonize the traditional TGF-β signaling pathway. Finally, the expression level of AHSG in the urine of BC patients was significantly higher than that of healthy subjects by ELISA, with specificity. Our study concluded that AHSG might be a novel marker of BC that promotes the proliferation of BC cells by regulating the TGF-β signaling pathway.
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- Yufei Dong
- Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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Li Q, Xie Y, Xu G, Lebrilla CB. Identification of potential sialic acid binding proteins on cell membranes by proximity chemical labeling. Chem Sci 2019; 10:6199-6209. [PMID: 31360427 PMCID: PMC6585875 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc01360a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A “protein oxidation of sialic acid environments” (POSE) mapping tool is developed for sialic acid binding protein discovery.
The cell membrane contains a highly interactive glycan surface on a scaffold of proteins and lipids. Sialic acids are negatively charged monosaccharides, and the proteins that bind to sialic acids play an important role in maintaining the integrity and collective functions of this interactive space. Sialic acid binding proteins are not readily identified and have nearly all been discovered empirically. In this research, we developed a proximity labeling method to characterize proteins with oxidation by localized radicals produced in situ. The sites of oxidation were identified and quantified using a standard proteomic workflow. In this method, a clickable probe was synthesized and attached to modified sialic acids on the cell membrane, which functioned as a catalyst for the localized formation of radicals from hydrogen peroxide. The proteins in the sialic acid environment were labeled through amino acid oxidation, and were categorized into three groups including sialylated proteins, non-sialylated proteins with transmembrane domains, and proteins that are associated with the membrane with neither sialylated nor transmembrane domains. The analysis of the last group of proteins showed that they were associated with binding functions including carbohydrate binding, anion binding, and cation binding, thereby revealing the nature of the sialic acid–protein interaction. This new tool identified potential sialic acid-binding proteins in the extracellular space and proteins that were organized around sialylated glycans in cells.
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- Qiongyu Li
- Department of Chemistry , University of California, Davis , Davis , California , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California, Davis , Davis , California , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California, Davis , Davis , California , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California, Davis , Davis , California , USA . .,Department of Biochemistry , University of California, Davis , Davis , California , USA
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Roy D, Fouzder C, Mukhuty A, Pal S, Mondal MK, Kundu R, Chowdhury P. Designed Synthesis of Dual Emitting Silicon Quantum Dot for Cell Imaging: Direct Labeling of Alpha 2-HS-Glycoprotein. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:1575-1583. [PMID: 31009567 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The innocent silicon quantum dots (SQDs) having dual emissive property (blue in VIS and red in NIR), high photostability, and freedom from auto fluorescence are designed and synthesized for the first time using ethylene glycol. A new attempt has been made for direct labeling of Alpha 2-HS-Glycoprotein (Fetuin A) through functionalization of the synthesized dots by EDC coupling. The SQDs were characterized by FTIR, TEM, AFM, XRD, EDX, DLS, and TGA. The chemistry involved in the synthesis and functionalization of dots is elucidated in detail. The synthesized SQDs are suitable for live cell imaging as well as direct labeling of the Fetuin A in the NIR region. The direct labeling technique developed for Fetuin A imaging is robust, more specific, and simple, and reduces the number of incubation and washing steps and produces better quality data compared to the conventional method using Rhodamine B.
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Niu L, Song X, Wang N, Xue L, Song X, Xie L. Tumor-derived exosomal proteins as diagnostic biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Sci 2018; 110:433-442. [PMID: 30407700 PMCID: PMC6317937 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Accumulating evidence supports a role for exosomal protein in diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to identify the tumor‐derived exosomal biomarkers in the serum that improve the diagnostic value in Chinese non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Serum exosomes were isolated from healthy donors (n = 46) and NSCLC patients (n = 125) by ultracentrifugation and were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, qNano, and immunoblotting. Proteomic profiles (by mass spectrometry) revealed multiple differentially expressed proteins in the healthy and NSCLC groups. The exosomal expression levels of alpha‐2‐HS‐glycoprotein (AHSG) and extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) increased significantly in the NSCLC patients compared to the healthy group. Alpha‐2‐HS‐glycoprotein showed diagnostic values with a maximum area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) as 0.736 for NSCLC vs healthy individuals (P < .0001) and 0.682 for early stage NSCLC vs healthy individuals (P < .01). Extracellular matrix protein 1 showed the diagnostic capacity with AUC values of 0.683 (P < .001) and 0.656 (P < .05) in cancer and early stage NSCLC compared to healthy individuals. When AHSG was combined with ECM1, the AUCs were 0.795 and 0.739 in NSCLC and early stage patients, respectively. Taken together, the combination of AHSG, ECM1, and carcinoembryonic antigen improved the diagnostic potential of NSCLC. The diagnosis values were AUC of 0.938 for NSCLC and 0.911 for early stage NSCLC vs healthy individuals. Our results suggest that novel proteomic signatures found in serum exosomes of NSCLC patients show potential usefulness as diagnostic tools.
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- Limin Niu
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinan Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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Impact of Fetuin-A (AHSG) on Tumor Progression and Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082211. [PMID: 30060600 PMCID: PMC6121429 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Fetuin-A is the protein product of the AHSG gene in humans. It is mainly synthesized by the liver in adult humans and is secreted into the blood where its concentration can vary from a low of ~0.2 mg/mL to a high of ~0.8 mg/mL. Presently, it is considered to be a multifunctional protein that plays important roles in diabetes, kidney disease, and cancer, as well as in inhibition of ectopic calcification. In this review we have focused on work that has been done regarding its potential role(s) in tumor progression and sequelae of diabetes. Recently a number of laboratories have demonstrated that a subset of tumor cells such as pancreatic, prostate and glioblastoma multiform synthesize ectopic fetuin-A, which drives their progression. Fetuin-A that is synthesized, modified, and secreted by tumor cells may be more relevant in understanding the pathophysiological role of this enigmatic protein in tumors, as opposed to the relatively high serum concentrations of the liver derived protein. Lastly, auto-antibodies to fetuin-A frequently appear in the sera of tumor patients that could be useful as biomarkers for early diagnosis. In diabetes, solid experimental evidence shows that fetuin-A binds the β-subunit of the insulin receptor to attenuate insulin signaling, thereby contributing to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Fetuin-A also may, together with free fatty acids, induce apoptotic signals in the beta islets cells of the pancreas, reducing the secretion of insulin and further exacerbating T2DM.
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Fetuin-A – Alpha2-Heremans-Schmid Glycoprotein: From Structure to a Novel Marker of Chronic Diseases Part 1. Fetuin-A as a Calcium Chaperone and Inflammatory Marker. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/jbcr-2017-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Summary
Fetuin-A is a major plasma glycoprotein released mainly by the liver. Its functions include inhibition of the activity of insulin receptor, regulation of response to inflammation, inhibition of calcified matrix metabolism and ectopic mineralization, etc. Three major functional domains of fetuin-A have been identified: one similar to the Ca-binding domains, one inhibiting cysteine protease, and a domain with high affinity to insulin receptor. The fetuin-A molecule may be considered as a highly pleomorphic protein with an important impact in a variety of clinically expressed metabolic and pathological processes. It could be used as a marker in clinical practice in the future.
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Borlak J, Länger F, Chatterji B. Serum proteome mapping of EGF transgenic mice reveal mechanistic biomarkers of lung cancer precursor lesions with clinical significance for human adenocarcinomas. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018; 1864:3122-3144. [PMID: 29960043 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) of the lung is a pre-invasive lesion (PL) with high risk of progression to lung cancer (LC). However, the pathways involved are uncertain. We searched for novel mechanistic biomarkers of AAH in an EGF transgenic disease model of lung cancer. Disease regulated proteins were validated by Western immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) of control and morphologically altered respiratory epithelium. Translational work involved clinical resection material. Collectively, 68 unique serum proteins were identified by 2DE-MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and 13 reached statistical significance (p < 0.05). EGF, amphiregulin and the EGFR endosomal sorting protein VPS28 were induced up to 5-fold while IHC confirmed strong induction of these proteins. Furthermore, ApoA1, α-2-macroglobulin, and vitamin-D binding protein were nearly 6- and 2-fold upregulated in AAH; however, ApoA1 was oppositely regulated in LC to evidence disease stage dependent regulation of this tumour suppressor. Conversely, plasminogen and transthyretin were highly significantly repressed by 3- and 20-fold. IHC confirmed induced ApoA1, Fetuin-B and transthyretin expression to influence calcification, inflammation and tumour-infiltrating macrophages. Moreover, serum ApoA4, ApoH and ApoM were 2-, 2- and 6-fold repressed; however tissue ApoM and sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor expression was markedly induced to suggest a critical role of sphingosine-1-phosphate signalling in PL and malignant transformation. Finally, a comparison of three different LC models revealed common and unique serum biomarkers mechanistically linked to EGFR, cMyc and cRaf signalling. Their validation by IHC on clinical resection material established relevance for distinct human lung pathologies. In conclusion, we identified mechanistic biomarker candidates recommended for in-depth clinical evaluation.
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- Jürgen Borlak
- Hannover Medical School, Centre for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute of Pathology, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Centre for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Majek P, Pecankova K, Cermak J, Gasova Z, Prochazka B, Dyr JE. Alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein plasma level decrease correlates with age in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Cancer Biomark 2017; 20:637-639. [DOI: 10.3233/cbm-170638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Davidson MA, Shanks EJ. 3q26-29 Amplification in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a review of established and prospective oncogenes. FEBS J 2017; 284:2705-2731. [PMID: 28317270 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is significantly underrepresented in worldwide cancer research, yet survival rates for the disease have remained static for over 50 years. Distant metastasis is often present at the time of diagnosis, and is the primary cause of death in cancer patients. In the absence of routine effective targeted therapies, the standard of care treatment remains chemoradiation in combination with (often disfiguring) surgery. A defining characteristic of HNSCC is the amplification of a region of chromosome 3 (3q26-29), which is consistently associated with poorer patient outcome. This review provides an overview of the role the 3q26-29 region plays in HNSCC, in terms of both known and as yet undiscovered processes, which may have potential clinical relevance.
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Nangami GN, Sakwe AM, Izban MG, Rana T, Lammers PE, Thomas P, Chen Z, Ochieng J. Fetuin-A (alpha 2HS glycoprotein) modulates growth, motility, invasion, and senescence in high-grade astrocytomas. Cancer Med 2016; 5:3532-3543. [PMID: 27882696 PMCID: PMC5224863 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glioblastomas (high-grade astrocytomas) are highly aggressive brain tumors with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. In the present studies, we have defined the role of fetuin-A, a liver-derived multifunctional serum protein, in the growth of an established glioblastoma cell line, LN229. We hereby demonstrate that these cells synthesize ectopic fetuin-A which supports their growth in culture in the absence of serum. We have demonstrated that a panel of tissue microarray (TMA) of glioblastomas also express ectopic fetuin-A. Knocking down fetuin-A using shRNA approach in LN229, significantly reduced their in vitro growth as well as growth and invasion in vivo. The fetuin-A knockdown subclones of LN229 (A and D) also had reduced motility and invasive capacity. Treatment of LN229 cells with asialofetuin (ASF), attenuated their uptake of labeled fetuin-A, and induced senescence in them. Interestingly, the D subclone that had ~90% reduction in ectopic fetuin-A, underwent senescence in serum-free medium which was blunted in the presence of purified fetuin-A. Uptake of labeled exosomes was attenuated in fetuin-A knockdown subclones A and D. Taken together, the studies demonstrate the impact of fetuin-A as significant node of growth, motility, and invasion signaling in glioblastomas that can be targeted for therapy.
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- Gladys N. Nangami
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer BiologyMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer BiologyMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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- Departments of PathologyMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer BiologyMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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- Department of Internal MedicineMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer BiologyMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer BiologyMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer BiologyMeharry Medical College1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.Nashville37208Tennessee
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Danda R, Ganapathy K, Sathe G, Madugundu AK, Ramachandran S, Krishnan UM, Khetan V, Rishi P, Keshava Prasad TS, Pandey A, Krishnakumar S, Gowda H, Elchuri SV. Proteomic profiling of retinoblastoma by high resolution mass spectrometry. Clin Proteomics 2016; 13:29. [PMID: 27799869 PMCID: PMC5080735 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-016-9128-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Retinoblastoma is an ocular neoplastic cancer caused primarily due to the mutation/deletion of RB1 gene. Due to the rarity of the disease very limited information is available on molecular changes in primary retinoblastoma. High throughput analysis of retinoblastoma transcriptome is available however the proteomic landscape of retinoblastoma remains unexplored. In the present study we used high resolution mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics to identify proteins associated with pathogenesis of retinoblastoma. Methods We used five pooled normal retina and five pooled retinoblastoma tissues to prepare tissue lysates. Equivalent amount of proteins from each group was trypsin digested and labeled with iTRAQ tags. The samples were analyzed on Orbitrap Velos mass spectrometer. We further validated few of the differentially expressed proteins by immunohistochemistry on primary tumors. Results We identified and quantified a total of 3587 proteins in retinoblastoma when compared with normal adult retina. In total, we identified 899 proteins that were differentially expressed in retinoblastoma with a fold change of ≥2 of which 402 proteins were upregulated and 497 were down regulated. Insulin growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1), chromogranin A, fetuin A (ASHG), Rac GTPase-activating protein 1 and midkine that were found to be overexpressed in retinoblastoma were further confirmed by immunohistochemistry by staining 15 independent retinoblastoma tissue sections. We further verified the effect of IGF2BP1 on cell proliferation and migration capability of a retinoblastoma cell line using knockdown studies. Conclusions In the present study mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomic approach was applied to identify proteins differentially expressed in retinoblastoma tumor. This study identified the mitochondrial dysfunction and lipid metabolism pathways as the major pathways to be deregulated in retinoblastoma. Further knockdown studies of IGF2BP1 in retinoblastoma cell lines revealed it as a prospective therapeutic target for retinoblastoma. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12014-016-9128-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ravikanth Danda
- Department of Ocular Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600006 India ; Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy University, Tanjore, Tamilnadu India
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600006 India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 560066 India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 560066 India
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600006 India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy University, Tanjore, Tamilnadu India
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- Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services and Ocular Oncology Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600006 India
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- Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services and Ocular Oncology Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600006 India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 560066 India
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA ; Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA ; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA ; Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600006 India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 560066 India
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- Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600006 India
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Abdullah MI, Lee CC, Mat Junit S, Ng KL, Hashim OH. Tissue and serum samples of patients with papillary thyroid cancer with and without benign background demonstrate different altered expression of proteins. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2450. [PMID: 27672505 PMCID: PMC5028788 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is mainly diagnosed using fine-needle aspiration biopsy. This most common form of well-differentiated thyroid cancer occurs with or without a background of benign thyroid goiter (BTG). Methods In the present study, a gel-based proteomics analysis was performed to analyse the expression of proteins in tissue and serum samples of PTC patients with (PTCb; n = 6) and without a history of BTG (PTCa; n = 8) relative to patients with BTG (n = 20). This was followed by confirmation of the levels of proteins which showed significant altered abundances of more than two-fold difference (p < 0.01) in the tissue and serum samples of the same subjects using ELISA. Results The data of our study showed that PTCa and PTCb distinguish themselves from BTG in the types of tissue and serum proteins of altered abundance. While higher levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) and heat shock 70 kDa protein were associated with PTCa, lower levels of A1AT, protein disulfide isomerase and ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 N seemed apparent in the PTCb. In case of the serum proteins, higher abundances of A1AT and alpha 1-beta glycoprotein were detected in PTCa, while PTCb was associated with enhanced apolipoprotein A-IV and alpha 2-HS glycoprotein (AHSG). The different altered expression of tissue and serum A1AT as well as serum AHSG between PTCa and PTCb patients were also validated by ELISA. Discussion The distinctive altered abundances of the tissue and serum proteins form preliminary indications that PTCa and PTCb are two distinct cancers of the thyroid that are etiologically and mechanistically different although it is currently not possible to rule out that they may also be due other reasons such as the different stages of the malignant disease. These proteins stand to have a potential use as tissue or serum biomarkers to discriminate the three different thyroid neoplasms although this requires further validation in clinically representative populations.
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- Mardiaty Iryani Abdullah
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; University of Malaya Centre for Proteomics Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; University of Malaya Centre for Proteomics Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Toyotome T, Yamaguchi M, Iwasaki A, Watanabe A, Taguchi H, Qin L, Watanabe H, Kamei K. Fetuin A, a serum component, promotes growth and biofilm formation by Aspergillus fumigatus. Int J Med Microbiol 2012; 302:108-16. [PMID: 22293034 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus is an all-important pathogenic fungus and is known for its angiotropism. When it invades human organs, A. fumigatus makes direct contact with blood and its components by causing inflammation and invading vascular structures. To learn the effect of its contact with blood on the development of infection, we examined the effect of serum on A. fumigatus growth. In Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum, hyphal tip growth was accelerated, forming a thickened and well-networked biofilm associated with extracellular matrix, and fetuin A was identified as the active component in the serum that accelerates fungal growth leading to formation of a community. These results suggest that fetuin A is a novel accelerator of the growth of A. fumigatus and that it participates in the formation of thick biofilm.
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- Takahito Toyotome
- Division of Clinical Research, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8673, Japan.
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