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Cui H, Sun Y, Zhao D, Zhang X, Kong H, Hu N, Wang P, Zuo X, Fan W, Yao Y, Fu B, Tian J, Wu M, Gao Y, Ning S, Zhang L. Radiogenomic analysis of prediction HER2 status in breast cancer by linking ultrasound radiomic feature module with biological functions. J Transl Med 2023; 21:44. [PMID: 36694240 PMCID: PMC9875533 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03840-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpressed associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer and HER2 has been defined as a therapeutic target for breast cancer treatment. We aimed to explore the molecular biological information in ultrasound radiomic features (URFs) of HER2-positive breast cancer using radiogenomic analysis. Moreover, a radiomics model was developed to predict the status of HER2 in breast cancer. METHODS This retrospective study included 489 patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer. URFs were extracted from a radiomics analysis set using PyRadiomics. The correlations between differential URFs and HER2-related genes were calculated using Pearson correlation analysis. Functional enrichment of the identified URFs-correlated HER2 positive-specific genes was performed. Lastly, the radiomics model was developed based on the URF-module mined from auxiliary differential URFs to assess the HER2 status of breast cancer. RESULTS Eight differential URFs (p < 0.05) were identified among the 86 URFs extracted by Pyradiomics. 25 genes that were found to be the most closely associated with URFs. Then, the relevant biological functions of each differential URF were obtained through functional enrichment analysis. Among them, Zone Entropy is related to immune cell activity, which regulate the generation of calcification in breast cancer. The radiomics model based on the Logistic classifier and URF-module showed good discriminative ability (AUC = 0.80, 95% CI). CONCLUSION We searched for the URFs of HER2-positive breast cancer, and explored the underlying genes and biological functions of these URFs. Furthermore, the radiomics model based on the Logistic classifier and URF-module relatively accurately predicted the HER2 status in breast cancer.
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- Hao Cui
- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.410736.70000 0001 2204 9268College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081 China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Clinical Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, 150086 China
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- grid.410736.70000 0001 2204 9268College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081 China
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- grid.410736.70000 0001 2204 9268College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081 China
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- grid.412463.60000 0004 1762 6325Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 Heilongjiang China
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Wu J, Huang Q, Li Q, Gu Y, Zhan Y, Wang T, Chen J, Zeng Z, Lv Y, Zhao J, Xia J, Xie J. Increased Methyl-CpG-Binding Domain Protein 2 Promotes Cigarette Smoke-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension. Front Oncol 2022; 12:879793. [PMID: 35785161 PMCID: PMC9243313 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.879793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic vascular proliferative disorder. While cigarette smoke (CS) plays a vital part in PH related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methyl-CpG-Binding Domain Protein 2 (MBD2) has been linked to multiple proliferative diseases. However, the specific mechanisms of MBD2 in CS-induced PH remain to be elucidated. Herein, the differential expression of MBD2 was tested between the controls and the PH patients’ pulmonary arteries, CS-exposed rat models’ pulmonary arteries, and primary human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (HPASMCs) following cigarette smoke extract (CSE) stimulation. As a result, PH patients and CS-induced rats and HPASMCs showed an increase in MBD2 protein expression compared with the controls. Then, MBD2 silencing was used to investigate the function of MBD2 on CSE-induced HPASMCs’ proliferation, migration, and cell cycle progression. As a consequence, CSE could induce HPASMCs’ increased proliferation and migration, and cell cycle transition, which were suppressed by MBD2 interference. Furthermore, RNA-seq, ChIP-qPCR, and MassARRAY were conducted to find out the downstream mechanisms of MBD2 for CS-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling. Subsequently, RNA-seq revealed MBD2 might affect the transcription of BMP2 gene, which furtherly altered the expression of BMP2 protein. ChIP-qPCR demonstrated MBD2 could bind BMP2’s promotor. MassARRAY indicated that MBD2 itself could not directly affect DNA methylation. In sum, our results indicate that increased MBD2 expression promotes CS-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling. The fundamental mechanisms may be that MBD2 can bind BMP2’s promoter and downregulate its expression. Thus, MBD2 may promote the occurrence of the CS-induced PH.
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- Jixing Wu
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Thoracic Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department and Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Health Management Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Jungang Xie, ; Jie Xia,
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Jungang Xie, ; Jie Xia,
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Araújo NPDS, de Matos NA, Oliveira M, de Souza ABF, Castro TDF, Machado-Júnior PA, de Souza DMS, Talvani A, Cangussú SD, de Menezes RCA, Bezerra FS. Quercetin Improves Pulmonary Function and Prevents Emphysema Caused by Exposure to Cigarette Smoke in Male Mice. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11020181. [PMID: 35204064 PMCID: PMC8868486 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11020181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and cigarette smoke is a key factor in the development of COPD. Thus, the development of effective therapies to prevent the advancement of COPD has become increasingly essential. We hypothesized that quercetin protects lungs in mice exposed to long-term cigarette smoke. Thirty-five C57BL/6 mice were exposed to cigarette smoke (12 cigarettes per day) for 60 days and pretreated with 10 mg/kg/day of quercetin via orogastric gavage. After the experimental protocol, the animals were euthanized and samples were collected for histopathological, antioxidant defense, oxidative stress and inflammatory analysis. The animals exposed to cigarette smoke showed an increase in respiratory rate and hematological parameters, cell influx into the airways, oxidative damage and inflammatory mediators, besides presenting with alterations in the pulmonary histoarchitecture. The animals receiving 10 mg/kg/day of quercetin that were exposed to cigarette smoke presented a reduction in cellular influx, less oxidative damage, reduction in cytokine levels, improvement in the histological pattern and improvement in pulmonary emphysema compared to the group that was only exposed to cigarette smoke. These results suggest that quercetin may be an agent in preventing pulmonary emphysema induced by cigarette smoke.
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- Natália Pereira da Silva Araújo
- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology of Inflammation, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (D.M.S.d.S.); (A.T.)
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology of Inflammation, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (D.M.S.d.S.); (A.T.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Research in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto 35400-000, Brazil; (N.P.d.S.A.); (N.A.d.M.); (M.O.); (A.B.F.d.S.); (T.d.F.C.); (P.A.M.-J.); (S.D.C.)
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