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Rabi LT, Valente DZ, de Souza Teixeira E, Peres KC, de Oliveira Almeida M, Bufalo NE, Ward LS. Potential new cancer biomarkers revealed by quantum chemistry associated with bioinformatics in the study of selectin polymorphisms. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28830. [PMID: 38586333 PMCID: PMC10998122 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28830] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Understanding the complex mechanisms involved in diseases caused by or related to important genetic variants has led to the development of clinically useful biomarkers. However, the increasing number of described variants makes it difficult to identify variants worthy of investigation, and poses challenges to their validation. We combined publicly available datasets and open source robust bioinformatics tools with molecular quantum chemistry methods to investigate the involvement of selectins, important molecules in the cell adhesion process that play a fundamental role in the cancer metastasis process. We applied this strategy to investigate single nucleotide variants (SNPs) in the intronic and UTR regions and missense SNPs with amino acid changes in the SELL, SELP, SELE, and SELPLG genes. We then focused on thyroid cancer, seeking these SNPs potential to identify biomarkers for susceptibility, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic targets. We demonstrated that SELL gene polymorphisms rs2229569, rs1131498, rs4987360, rs4987301 and rs2205849; SELE gene polymorphisms rs1534904 and rs5368; rs3917777, rs2205894 and rs2205893 of SELP gene; and rs7138370, rs7300972 and rs2228315 variants of SELPLG gene may produce important alterations in the DNA structure and consequent changes in the morphology and function of the corresponding proteins. In conclusion, we developed a strategy that may save valuable time and resources in future investigations, as we were able to provide a solid foundation for the selection of selectin gene variants that may become important biomarkers and deserve further investigation in cancer patients. Large-scale clinical studies in different ethnic populations and laboratory experiments are needed to validate our results.
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Affiliation(s)
- Larissa Teodoro Rabi
- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNI-CAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
- .Department of Biomedicine, Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio University Center (CEUNSP), Itu, SP, Brazil
- Institute of Health Sciences, Paulista University (UNIP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNI-CAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNI-CAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNI-CAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Department of Medicine, Max Planck University Center, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNI-CAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Department of Medicine, Max Planck University Center, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Department of Medicine, São Leopoldo Mandic and Research Center, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNI-CAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Wang CL, Gao MZ, Gao XJ, Mu XY, Wang JQ, Gao DM, Qiao MQ. Mechanism Study on Chinese Medicine in Treatment of Nodular Goiter. Chin J Integr Med 2022; 29:566-576. [PMID: 36044118 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-022-3724-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Nodular goiter has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Clinically, there has been a burgeoning interest in nodular goiter due to the risk of progression to thyroid cancer. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effect of Chinese medicine (CM) in nodular goiter. Articles were systematically retrieved from databases, including PubMed, Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. New evidence showed that CM exhibited multi-pathway and multi-target characteristics in the treatment of nodular goiter, involving hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis, oxidative stress, blood rheology, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and autophagy, especially inhibition of cell proliferation and promotion of cell apoptosis, involving multiple signal pathways and a variety of cytokines. This review provides a scientific basis for the therapeutic use of CM against nodular goiter. Nonetheless, future studies are warranted to identify more regulatory genes and pathways to provide new approaches for the treatment of nodular goiter.
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- Chang-Lin Wang
- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Research and Innovation Team of Emotional Diseases and Syndromes of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Research and Innovation Team of Emotional Diseases and Syndromes of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Research and Innovation Team of Emotional Diseases and Syndromes of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Research and Innovation Team of Emotional Diseases and Syndromes of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250355, China
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- Research and Innovation Team of Emotional Diseases and Syndromes of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250355, China.,School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Youth Research and Innovation Team of Pharmacology of Liver Viscera in Emotional Disease and Syndromes, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Research and Innovation Team of Emotional Diseases and Syndromes of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China. .,Research and Innovation Team of Emotional Diseases and Syndromes of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China. .,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250355, China.
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