1
|
De Vitis C, D’Ascanio M, Sacconi A, Pizzirusso D, Salvati V, Mancini M, Scafetta G, Cirombella R, Ascenzi F, Bruschini S, Esposito A, Castelli S, Salvucci C, Teodonio L, Sposato B, Catizone A, Di Napoli A, Vecchione A, Ciliberto G, Sciacchitano S, Ricci A, Mancini R. B4GALT1 as a New Biomarker of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:15040. [PMID: 36499368 PMCID: PMC9738382 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease characterized by progressive scarring of the lung that involves the pulmonary interstitium. The disease may rapidly progress, leading to respiratory failure, and the long-term survival is poor. There are no accurate biomarkers available so far. Our aim was to evaluate the expression of the B4GALT1 in patients with IPF. Analysis of B4GALT1 gene expression was performed in silico on two gene sets, retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Expression of B4GALT1 was then evaluated, both at the mRNA and protein levels, on lung specimens obtained from lung biopsies of 4 IPF patients, on one IPF-derived human primary cell and on 11 cases of IPF associated with cancer. In silico re-analysis demonstrated that the B4GALT1 gene was overexpressed in patients and human cell cultures with IPF (p = 0.03). Network analysis demonstrated that B4GALT1 upregulation was correlated with genes belonging to the EMT pathway (p = 0.01). The overexpression of B4GALT1 was observed, both at mRNA and protein levels, in lung biopsies of our four IPF patients and in the IPF-derived human primary cell, in other fibrotic non-lung tissues, and in IPF associated with cancer. In conclusion, our results indicate that B4GALT1 is overexpressed in IPF and could represent a novel marker of this disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Claudia De Vitis
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | | | - Andrea Sacconi
- UOSD Clinical Trial Center, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy
| | - Dario Pizzirusso
- UOC Respiratory Disease, Sant’Andrea Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
| | - Valentina Salvati
- Scientific Direction, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy
| | - Massimiliano Mancini
- Morphologic and Molecular Pathology Unit, S. Andrea University Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
| | - Giorgia Scafetta
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Roberto Cirombella
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Francesca Ascenzi
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Sara Bruschini
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Antonella Esposito
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
| | - Silvia Castelli
- UOC Respiratory Disease, Sant’Andrea Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
| | - Claudia Salvucci
- UOC Respiratory Disease, Sant’Andrea Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
| | - Leonardo Teodonio
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Bruno Sposato
- Pneumology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, “Misericordia” Hospital, 58100 Grosseto, Italy
| | - Angela Catizone
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic-Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
| | - Arianna Di Napoli
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Andrea Vecchione
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Gennaro Ciliberto
- Scientific Direction, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy
| | - Salvatore Sciacchitano
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Alberto Ricci
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Rita Mancini
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Berghuis AY, Pijnenborg JFA, Boltje TJ, Pijnenborg JMA. Sialic acids in gynecological cancer development and progression: Impact on diagnosis and treatment. Int J Cancer 2021; 150:678-687. [PMID: 34741527 PMCID: PMC9299683 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Gynecological cancers are in the top 10 of most common cancers in women. Survival and outcome are strongly related to the stage at diagnosis. Therefore, early diagnosis is essential in reducing morbidity and mortality. The high mortality rate of gynecological cancers can mainly be attributed to ovarian cancer (OC). OC is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage due to a lack of proper screening tools allowing early detection. Endometrial cancer (EC) on the contrary, is mostly diagnosed at an early stage and has, in general, better outcomes. The incidence of nonendometrioid EC has increased in the last decade, displaying a shared tumor biology with OC and consequently significantly worse outcome. New approaches allowing detection of gynecological cancers in an early stage are therefore desired. Recent studies on cancer biology have shown the relevance of altered glycosylation in the occurrence and progression of cancer. The aberrant expression of sialic acid, a specific carbohydrate terminating glycoproteins and glycolipids on the cell‐surface, is frequently correlated with malignancy. We aimed to determine the current understanding of sialic acid function in different gynecological cancers to identify the gaps in knowledge and its potential use for new diagnostic and therapeutic avenues. Therefore we performed a review on current literature focusing on studies where sialylation was linked to gynecological cancers. The identified studies showed elevated levels of sialic acid in serum, tissue and sialylated antigens in most patients with gynecological cancers, underlining its potential for diagnosis.
What's new?
Recent studies have shown the relevance of altered glycosylation in the occurrence and progression of cancer. In this review, the authors found elevated levels of sialic acid in serum and tissue and high levels of sialylated antigens in most patients with gynaecological cancers, underlining the potential of sialic acid for diagnosis. Elevated levels of sialylation were related with tumour growth, poor differentiation, inhibition of apoptosis, and chemoresistance. Taken together, the studies suggest that sialylation levels could be used to discriminate healthy and benign samples from cancer samples and even early and advanced stages in ovarian, cervical, and endometrial cancer.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anna Y Berghuis
- Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Johan F A Pijnenborg
- Cluster for Molecular Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Thomas J Boltje
- Cluster for Molecular Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Johanna M A Pijnenborg
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute of Health Science, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Zhang Y, Wang R, Feng Y, Ma F. The role of sialyltransferases in gynecological malignant tumors. Life Sci 2020; 263:118670. [PMID: 33121992 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Sialylation is the addition of sialic acids to the terminus of various glycoconjugates, and it is involved in many essential biological processes, such as cell adhesion, signal transduction, immune regulation, etc. The levels of sialylation in a cell are tightly regulated by two groups of enzymes, sialyltransferases (STs, responsible for sialylation) and sialidases (responsible for desialylation). Many studies have reported that the occurrence, development, and survival rates of tumors are significantly associated with STs' abnormal changes. In recent years, the morbidity and mortality rates of gynecological malignant tumors have been continuously rising, which has caused great harm to women's reproduction and health. Abnormal changes of STs in gynecological malignant tumor cell membranes cause the changes of expression of sialic acids, promoting cell migration and, eventually, leading to tumor metastasis. In this review, we outlined the biological characteristics of STs and summarized the expression profiles of 20 STs in different tumors via transcriptome data from Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) database. Moreover, STs' functions in four common gynecological tumors (ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and gestational trophoblast tumor) were reviewed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yue Zhang
- Center for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
| | - Ruohan Wang
- Center for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
| | - Ying Feng
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
| | - Fang Ma
- Center for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Keeley TS, Yang S, Lau E. The Diverse Contributions of Fucose Linkages in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1241. [PMID: 31450600 PMCID: PMC6769556 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11091241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Fucosylation is a post-translational modification of glycans, proteins, and lipids that is responsible for many biological processes. Fucose conjugation via α(1,2), α(1,3), α(1,4), α(1,6), and O'- linkages to glycans, and variations in fucosylation linkages, has important implications for cancer biology. This review focuses on the roles that fucosylation plays in cancer, specifically through modulation of cell surface proteins and signaling pathways. How L-fucose and serum fucosylation patterns might be used for future clinical diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic approaches will be discussed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tyler S Keeley
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
- University of South Florida Cancer Biology Graduate Program, Tampa, FL 33602, USA
- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33602, USA
| | - Shengyu Yang
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
| | - Eric Lau
- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Sivalingam K, Amirthalingam V, Ganasan K, Huang CY, Viswanadha VP. Neferine suppresses diethylnitrosamine-induced lung carcinogenesis in Wistar rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 123:385-398. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
|
6
|
Fu L, Liu J, Hu Z, Zhou M. Recent Advances in the Construction of Biofuel Cells Based Self-powered Electrochemical Biosensors: A Review. ELECTROANAL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201800487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Liangying Fu
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin Province 130024 P.R. China
| | - Jingju Liu
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin Province 130024 P.R. China
| | - Zongqian Hu
- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine; Beijing 100850 P.R. China
| | - Ming Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin Province 130024 P.R. China
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Zermeño-Nava JDJ, Martínez-Martínez MU, Rámirez-de-Ávila AL, Hernández-Arteaga AC, García-Valdivieso MG, Hernández-Cedillo A, José-Yacamán M, Navarro-Contreras HR. Determination of sialic acid in saliva by means of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy as a marker in adnexal mass patients: ovarian cancer vs benign cases. J Ovarian Res 2018; 11:61. [PMID: 30041680 PMCID: PMC6058371 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-018-0433-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background To demonstrate the use of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to determine sialic acid (SA) levels in saliva using silver nanoparticles as substrates, in adnexal mass patients scheduled for surgical intervention to remove invasive masses, with the aim to compare SA levels in benign tumor vs ovarian cancer patients. Methods Quantification of SA levels was accomplished by measuring their SERS and calibrating with analytical reagent SA. The mean SA concentration in saliva from 37 benign adnexal mass resulted smaller (5.1 mg/dL) than the mean concentration in 15 Ovarium cancer patients (23 mg/dL). The cancer condition was determined by biopsy of the removed adnexal mass. The CA-125 biomarker was also measured. The predictive potential of both biomarkers is discussed, together with the malignity risk index (MRI). Results Our results showed a sensitivity/specificity of 80%/100% with a cutoff to distinguish between benign/cancer cases of SA 15.5 mg/dL, as established from a ROC analysis. Our results suggest that SA may be a more useful biomarker than CA-125 to detect ovarian cancer. Conclusions Our results suggest that the SA levels measured from saliva may be as good predictors as the MRI index for the presence of ovarian cancer in sensitivity/negative predictive value and outperforms it in specificity/positive predictive value. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13048-018-0433-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- José de Jesús Zermeño-Nava
- División de Gineco-Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, Ave. Venustiano Carranza 2395, Zona Universitaria, 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
| | - Marco Ulises Martínez-Martínez
- División de Gineco-Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, Ave. Venustiano Carranza 2395, Zona Universitaria, 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.,Hospital General de Zona No.1, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
| | - Ana Laura Rámirez-de-Ávila
- División de Gineco-Obstetricia, Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, Ave. Venustiano Carranza 2395, Zona Universitaria, 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
| | - Aida Catalina Hernández-Arteaga
- Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
| | - Ma Guadalupe García-Valdivieso
- Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
| | - Alondra Hernández-Cedillo
- Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
| | - Miguel José-Yacamán
- Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
| | - Hugo Ricardo Navarro-Contreras
- Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Zhang L, Guo X, Min Y, Xu J. Tumor abnormal protein (TAP) examination contributes to primary diagnosis of bladder cancer. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:18528-18532. [PMID: 26770464 PMCID: PMC4694364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the application value of tumor abnormal protein (TAP) examination in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. METHOD Abnormal sugar chain glycoproteins in the peripheral blood of 87 patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder were detected, and compared with non-tumor patients accompanied by hematuria. RESULT TAP examination showed that the positive rate of the abnormal sugar chain glycoprotein in the peripheral blood of the 87 patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder was 78.16%, whereas that of the non-tumor patients was 10.81%. The former is significantly higher than the latter (P<0.01). CONCLUSION TAP examination can be used to detect urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, and would be helpful in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder by combining the clinical signs and symptoms.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Liqing Zhang
- Department of Urology Surgery, General Hospital of Jinan Military CommandJinan, China
| | - Xiuxia Guo
- Department of Gynecology, General Hospital of Jinan Military CommandJinan, China
| | - Yongzheng Min
- Department of Urology Surgery, General Hospital of Jinan Military CommandJinan, China
| | - Jianjiang Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Jinan Military CommandJinan, China
| |
Collapse
|