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Li N, Chow AM, Ganesh HVS, Brown IR, Kerman K. Quantum Dot Based Fluorometric Detection of Cancer TF-Antigen. Anal Chem 2013; 85:9699-704. [DOI: 10.1021/ac402082s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Nan Li
- Department of Physical and Environmental
Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Centre for the
Neurobiology of Stress, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Centre for the
Neurobiology of Stress, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Centre for the
Neurobiology of Stress, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental
Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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Qin W, Gui G, Zhang K, Twelves D, Kliethermes B, Sauter ER. Proteins and carbohydrates in nipple aspirate fluid predict the presence of atypia and cancer in women requiring diagnostic breast biopsy. BMC Cancer 2012; 12:52. [PMID: 22296682 PMCID: PMC3337322 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Herein we present the results of two related investigations. The first study determined if concentrations in breast nipple discharge (ND) of two proteins (urinary plasminogen activator, uPA and its inhibitor, PAI-1) predicted the presence of breast atypia and cancer in pre- and/or postmenopausal women requiring surgery because of a suspicious breast lesion. The second study assessed if these proteins increased the predictive ability of a carbohydrate (Thomsen Friedenreich, TF) which we previously demonstrated predicted the presence of disease in postmenopausal women requiring surgery. Methods In the first study we prospectively enrolled 79 participants from whom we collected ND, measured uPA and PAI-1 and correlated expression with pathologic findings. In the second study we analyzed 35 (uPA and PAI-1 in 24, uPA in an additional 11) ND samples collected from different participants requiring breast surgery, all of whom also had TF results. Results uPA expression was higher in pre- and PAI-1 in postmenopausal women with 1) cancer (DCIS or invasive) vs. either no cancer (atypia or benign pathology, p = .018 and .025, respectively), or benign pathology (p = .017 and .033, respectively); and 2) abnormal (atypia or cancer) versus benign pathology (p = .018 and .052, respectively). High uPA and PAI-1 concentrations and age were independent predictors of disease in premenopausal women, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 83-87% when comparing diseased vs. benign pathology. uPA, TF, and age correctly classified 35 pre- and postmenopausal women as having disease or not 84-91% of the time, whereas combining uPA+PAI-1+TF correctly classified 24 women 97-100% of the time. Conclusions uPA and PAI-1 concentrations in ND were higher in women with atypia and cancer compared to women with benign disease. Combining uPA, PAI-1 and TF in the assessment of women requiring diagnostic breast surgery maximized disease prediction. The assessment of these markers may prove useful in early breast cancer detection.
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- Wenyi Qin
- Department of Surgery, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 501 N. Columbia Rd., Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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Aparecido Cordeiro F, Bertechini Faria C, Parra Barbosa-Tessmann I. Identification of new galactose oxidase genes in Fusarium spp. J Basic Microbiol 2011; 50:527-37. [PMID: 21077113 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Galactose oxidase (GO) converts galactose to an aldehyde and has several biotechnological applications, including cancer diagnosis. It is mainly produced by Fusarium austroamericanum but is also produced by Fusarium acuminatum and by isolates of the Fusarium graminearum and Gibberella fujikuroi complexes. The F. austroamericanum GO gaoA gene has been cloned, but the GO genes from other secreting species have not been characterized. Problems associated with the F. austroamericanum GO such as high pI and low catalytic efficiency and thermostability, and the difficult purification process makes the search for homologous genes attractive. In this work, the GO genes from Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium subglutinans, two species of the G. fujikuroi complex, were cloned, sequenced, and analyzed. New GO genes were found in databases and were used to construct a phylogenetic tree, which revealed the existence of three orthologous lineages of GO genes in Fusarium spp. In addition, RT-PCR analyses revealed that the new GO cloned gene may be endogenously expressed in F. subglutinans but not in F. verticillioides, in the used culture conditions.
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Khan SA, Eladoumikdachi F. Optimal surgical treatment of breast cancer: Implications for local control and survival. J Surg Oncol 2010; 101:677-86. [DOI: 10.1002/jso.21502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Elsheikh TM. Does the new automated "HALO" nipple aspiration fluid system really deliver as promised? The answer is "No, but...": A literature review of the role of breast fluid cytology in cancer risk assessment. Diagn Cytopathol 2009; 37:699-704. [PMID: 19530102 DOI: 10.1002/dc.21124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The HALO breast Pap test is a new automated nipple aspiration fluid (NAF) system that was recently introduced into the market. In an extensive marketing campaign directed principally toward OB/GYN practices, including endorsements from few local news media, HALO has been promoted as the "new Pap screening test for breast." Physicians are encouraged to perform this test on all women, as part of their annual examination, with claims that HALO will detect breast cancers as early as 10 years before mammography. These arguments are made more appealing to physician's offices by highlighting the potential positive financial impact on their practices, without consuming physician time, as medical assistants or technicians can perform this test. As a result of this directed campaign, cytology laboratories are increasingly confronted with implementing the HALO system and clinicians are increasingly soliciting pathologist's input regarding its validity. Yet, there is no data available regarding this new system, outside rare reports sponsored by the manufacturer. In this discussion, I examine the pros and cons of this new NAF system, including literature review of breast fluid cytology, and how it relates to breast cancer risk assessment.
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Alberton D, Silva de Oliveira L, Peralta RM, Barbosa-Tessmann IP. Production, purification, and characterization of a novel galactose oxidase fromFusarium acuminatum. J Basic Microbiol 2007; 47:203-12. [PMID: 17518413 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200610290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Extra-cellular production of a novel galactose oxidase from Fusarium acuminatum using submerged fermentation was studied. Glucose (1.0% w/v) was used as the sole carbon source. Maximum galactose oxidase production (approximately 4.0 U/ml) was obtained when fermentation was carried out at 25 degrees C, with orbital shaking (100 rpm) and an initial medium of pH 7.0, for 96 h, using a 2% (v/v) inoculum made from a homogenized four-day-old liquid culture, in the presence of copper, manganese, and magnesium. The enzyme was purified by one-step affinity chromatography, with a recovery of 42% of the initial activity. The purified enzyme ran as a single band of 66 kDa in SDS-PAGE. Optimal pH and temperature for the enzyme activity were 8.0 and 30 degrees C, respectively. The enzyme was thermoinactivated at temperatures above 60 degrees C. The purified enzyme was active toward various substrates, including galactose, dihydroxyacetone, guar gum, lactose, melibiose, methyl-galactopyranoside, and raffinose. SDS was an inhibitor but EDTA, Tween 80, NH(4)(+), Na(+), Mg(2+), K(+), and glycerol were not. The Michaelis-Menten constant (K(m)) for galactose was estimated to be 16.2 mM, while maximal velocity (V(max)) was 0.27 micromol of H(2)O(2) . ml(-1) . min(-1).
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- Dayane Alberton
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Bioquímica, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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Kurian AW, Mills MA, Jaffee M, Sigal BM, Chun NM, Kingham KE, Collins LC, Nowels KW, Plevritis SK, Garber JE, Ford JM, Hartman AR. Ductal lavage of fluid-yielding and non-fluid-yielding ducts in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and other women at high inherited breast cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:1082-9. [PMID: 15894656 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-04-0776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Nipple fluid production and atypical breast duct cells in women at high risk of breast cancer have been associated with further increased risk. Most publications on ductal lavage for cell collection report cannulating fluid-yielding ducts only. We report lavage of fluid-yielding and non-fluid-yielding ducts in women at high inherited breast cancer risk. METHODS A pilot breast cancer screening study including ductal lavage was conducted in 75 women at high inherited risk, 56 (74.7%) of whom had BRCA1/2 mutations. Ductal lavage was attempted in any duct identifiable with a catheter. RESULTS Ducts were successfully catheterized in 60 of 75 patients (80%). Successfully catheterized patients were younger (median age 41 versus 53 years, P = 0.0003) and more often premenopausal (51.7% versus 20%, P = 0.041). Thirty-one successfully catheterized patients [51.6%, 95% confidence interval (39.4-63.9%)] had non-fluid-yielding ducts only. Seventeen patients [28.3% (18.5-40.9%)] had atypical cells. Twelve of seventeen [70.6% (46.8-87.2%)] samples with atypia were from non-fluid-yielding ducts. Patients with non-fluid-yielding ducts (versus fluid-yielding ducts) were more likely to have had prior cancer (48.4% versus 17.2%, P = 0.014) or chemotherapy (45.2% versus 17.2%, P = 0.027); this was also true in patients with atypia from non-fluid-yielding ducts. CONCLUSION Successfully lavaged women were younger and more often premenopausal. Atypical cells can be found in non-fluid-yielding ducts in patients at high inherited breast cancer risk. Non-fluid-yielding ducts, and atypia from non-fluid-yielding ducts, are more common in patients with prior cancer and chemotherapy. Larger studies are needed to identify risk factors and prognostic significance associated with atypia and non-fluid-yielding ducts in high-risk populations, and define their role as biomarkers.
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- Allison W Kurian
- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5820.
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Kumar SR, Sauter ER, Quinn TP, Deutscher SL. Thomsen-Friedenreich and Tn Antigens in Nipple Fluid: Carbohydrate Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Detection. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:6868-71. [PMID: 16203776 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Novel biomarkers would facilitate early and accurate diagnosis of breast cancer. The Thomsen-Freidenreich (TF) and Tn antigens are aberrantly glycosylated carbohydrate cancer-associated antigens found in approximately 80% of adenocarcinomas. Both TF and Tn are expressed on cell-surface glycoproteins and glycolipids. Nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) is concentrated in secreted proteins and lipids from cells that give rise to cancer. The objective of this study was to determine if NAF from breasts with cancer contains elevated levels of TF and Tn compared with NAF from normal breasts. A sensitive and specific antigen capture immunoassay for TF and Tn detection in NAF was developed for this purpose. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Fifty NAF samples, 25 from breasts with cancer and 25 from normal breasts, were examined. Antigen capture immunoassays were done on the samples using monoclonal antibodies that specifically recognized either TF or Tn antigen in NAF. These antibodies captured serially diluted NAF samples, and the concentration of TF or Tn was determined by comparing absorbance values against a standard curve generated from standard sources of TF or Tn. RESULTS TF and Tn were detected in 19 of 25 and 20 of 25 NAF samples from breasts with cancer, respectively, compared with 0 of 25 and 1 of 25 NAF samples from breasts without cancer (P < 0.001 for both TF and Tn). In 92% of the cancerous breast NAF samples tested, either TF or Tn was found. CONCLUSIONS Simultaneous measurement of TF and Tn in NAF may facilitate the noninvasive detection of breast cancer and warrants further study.
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- Senthil R Kumar
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
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Proctor KAS, Rowe LR, Bentz JS. Cytologic features of nipple aspirate fluid using an automated non-invasive collection device: a prospective observational study. BMC WOMENS HEALTH 2005; 5:10. [PMID: 16078997 PMCID: PMC1198234 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-5-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background Detection of cytologic atypia in nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) has been shown to be a predictor of risk for development of breast carcinoma. Manual collection of NAF for cytologic evaluation varies widely in terms of efficacy, ease of use, and patient acceptance. We investigated a new automated device for the non-invasive collection of NAF in the office setting. Methods A multi-center prospective observational clinical trial involving asymptomatic women designed to assess fluid production, adequacy, safety and patient acceptance of the HALO NAF Collection System (NeoMatrix, Irvine, CA). Cytologic evaluation of all NAF samples was performed using previously described classification categories. Results 500 healthy women were successfully enrolled. Thirty-eight percent (190/500) produced fluid and 187 were available for cytologic analysis. Cytologic classification of fluid producers showed 50% (93/187) Category 0 (insufficient cellular material), 38% (71/187) Category I (benign non-hyperplastic ductal epithelial cells), 10% (18/187) Category II (benign hyperplastic ductal epithelial cells), 3% (5/187) Category III (atypical ductal epithelial cells) and none were Category IV (unequivocal malignancy). Overall, 19% of the subjects produced NAF with adequate cellularity and 1% were found to have cytologic atypia. Conclusion The HALO system is a simple, safe, rapid, automated method for standardized collection of NAF which is acceptable to patients. Cytologic assessment of HALO-collected NAF showed the ability to detect benign and pre-neoplastic ductal epithelial cells from asymptomatic volunteers.
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- Kerry AS Proctor
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Associated Regional and University Pathologists (ARUP) Laboratories Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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