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Valerio L, Cantara S, Mattii E, Dalmiglio C, Sagnella A, Salvemini A, Cartocci A, Maino F, Castagna MG. Exploring the Susceptibility to Multiple Primary Tumors in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:1210. [PMID: 38928626 PMCID: PMC11202515 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14121210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Revised: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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PURPOSE It was demonstrated that differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients may develop multiple primary tumors (MPT) during follow-up. Many studies showed an association between reduced telomere length and cancer phenotype; in particular, the short telomeres were associated with the development of a primary tumor. However, the role of altered telomere length in MPT development has not yet been demonstrated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible correlation between a short telomere length in blood leukocytes and the risk of developing MPT in DTC patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 167 DTC patients followed up for a median of 13.6 years. Our control group was represented by 105 healthy subjects without any thyroid disease or present or past history of tumors. Our study groups, age-matched, were evaluated for the relative telomere length measured in leukocytes of peripheral venous blood. RESULTS The relative telomere length (RTL) was significantly different in healthy subjects compared to the total group of differentiated thyroid cancer patients [p < 0.0001]. Shorter telomeres length was observed in DTC patients with (n = 32) and without (n = 135) MPT compared to healthy subjects (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0002, respectively). At multivariate analysis, the parameters independently associated with the presence of MPT were RTL [OR: 0.466 (0.226-0.817), p = 0.018] and the familial DTC [OR: 2.949 (1.142-8.466), p = 0.032]. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest a role of the relative telomere length in predicting MPT development in DTC patients. Our results contribute to increasing the knowledge of the genetic mechanisms underlying MPT development in DTC patients, considering relative telomere length as a possible prognostic marker.
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- Laura Valerio
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy;
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.V.); (S.C.); (E.M.); (C.D.); (A.S.); (A.S.); (F.M.)
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Bladder cancer has a very high frequency of recurrence and therefore requires close clinical surveillance throughout its life, with cystoscopies and serial cytological examinations. These tests are both invasive and expensive, with considerable interpersonal and inter-institutional variability. Moreover, cytological examination used for the diagnosis of low-grade tumors has a low sensitivity; thus, there is an increasing focus on the research for new, accurate, urinary markers. Herein, the biological basis, methodologies, and diagnostic performance of biomarkers are discussed.
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- Matteo Costantini
- Department of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.
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- Department of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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Ding M, Yang Y, Duan X, Wang S, Feng X, Wang T, Wang P, Liu S, Li L, Liu J, Tang L, Niu X, Zhang Y, Li G, Yao W, Cui L, Wang W. Association of genetic polymorphisms of telomere binding proteins with cholinesterase activity in omethoate-exposed workers. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 161:563-568. [PMID: 29929132 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Omethoate, an organophosphorous pesticide, can cause a variety of health effects, especially the decrease of cholinesterase activity. The aim of this study is to explore the association of genetic polymorphisms of telomere binding proteins with cholinesterase activity in omethoate-exposed population. Cholinesterase activities in whole blood, red blood cell and plasma were detected using acetylthiocholine and dithio-bis-(nitrobenzoic acid) method; Genetic Genotyping of POT1 rs1034794, POT1 rs10250202, TERF1 rs3863242 and TERT rs2736098 were performed with PCR-RFLP. The cholinesterase activities of whole blood, red blood cells and plasma in exposure group are significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis indicates that exposure group (b = - 1.016, P < 0.001), agender (b = 0.365, P < 0.001), drinking (b = 0.271, P = 0.004) and TERF1rs3863242 (b = - 0.368, P = 0.016) had an impact on cholinesterase activities. The results suggest that individual carrying AG+GG genotypes in TERF1 gene rs3863242 polymorphism were susceptible to damage in cholinesterase induced by omethoate.
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- Mingcui Ding
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Henan Institute for Occupational Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Zhengzhou Institute of Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Zhengzhou Institute of Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Zhengzhou Institute of Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Zhengzhou Institute of Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Zhengzhou Institute of Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Zhengzhou Institute of Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Zhengzhou Institute of Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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da Silva Neto Trajano LA, Stumbo AC, da Silva CL, Mencalha AL, Fonseca AS. Low-level infrared laser modulates muscle repair and chromosome stabilization genes in myoblasts. Lasers Med Sci 2016; 31:1161-7. [PMID: 27220530 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-016-1956-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Infrared laser therapy is used for skeletal muscle repair based on its biostimulative effect on satellite cells. However, shortening of telomere length limits regenerative potential in satellite cells, which occurs after each cell division cycle. Also, laser therapy could be more effective on non-physiologic tissues. This study evaluated low-level infrared laser exposure effects on mRNA expression from muscle injury repair and telomere stabilization genes in myoblasts in normal and stressful conditions. Laser fluences were those used in clinical protocols. C2C12 myoblast cultures were exposed to low-level infrared laser (10, 35, and 70 J/cm(2)) in standard or normal (10 %) and reduced (2 %) fetal bovine serum concentrations; total RNA was extracted for mRNA expression evaluation from muscle injury repair (MyoD and Pax7) and chromosome stabilization (TRF1 and TRF2) genes by real time quantitative polymerization chain reaction. Data show that low-level infrared laser increases the expression of MyoD and Pax7 in 10 J/cm(2) fluence, TRF1 expression in all fluences, and TRF2 expression in 70 J/cm(2) fluence in both 10 and 2 % fetal bovine serum. Low-level infrared laser increases mRNA expression from genes related to muscle repair and telomere stabilization in myoblasts in standard or normal and stressful conditions.
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- Larissa Alexsandra da Silva Neto Trajano
- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Células Tronco, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida 28 de Setembro, 87, fundos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, 20551030, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Células Tronco, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida 28 de Setembro, 87, fundos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, 20551030, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Células Tronco, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida 28 de Setembro, 87, fundos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, 20551030, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida 28 de Setembro, 87, fundos, 4° andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, 20551030, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida 28 de Setembro, 87, fundos, 4° andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, 20551030, Brazil. .,Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto Biomédico, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Frei Caneca, 94, Rio de Janeiro, 20211040, Brazil.
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Sanguedolce F, Cormio A, Bufo P, Carrieri G, Cormio L. Molecular markers in bladder cancer: Novel research frontiers. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2015; 52:242-55. [PMID: 26053693 DOI: 10.3109/10408363.2015.1033610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bladder cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease encompassing distinct biologic features that lead to extremely different clinical behaviors. In the last 20 years, great efforts have been made to predict disease outcome and response to treatment by developing risk assessment calculators based on multiple standard clinical-pathological factors, as well as by testing several molecular markers. Unfortunately, risk assessment calculators alone fail to accurately assess a single patient's prognosis and response to different treatment options. Several molecular markers easily assessable by routine immunohistochemical techniques hold promise for becoming widely available and cost-effective tools for a more reliable risk assessment, but none have yet entered routine clinical practice. Current research is therefore moving towards (i) identifying novel molecular markers; (ii) testing old and new markers in homogeneous patients' populations receiving homogeneous treatments; (iii) generating a multimarker panel that could be easily, and thus routinely, used in clinical practice; (iv) developing novel risk assessment tools, possibly combining standard clinical-pathological factors with molecular markers. This review analyses the emerging body of literature concerning novel biomarkers, ranging from genetic changes to altered expression of a huge variety of molecules, potentially involved in BC outcome and response to treatment. Findings suggest that some of these indicators, such as serum circulating tumor cells and tissue mitochondrial DNA, seem to be easily assessable and provide reliable information. Other markers, such as the phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT (serine-threonine kinase)/mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) pathway and epigenetic changes in DNA methylation seem to not only have prognostic/predictive value but also, most importantly, represent valuable therapeutic targets. Finally, there is increasing evidence that the development of novel risk assessment tools combining standard clinical-pathological factors with molecular markers represents a major quest in managing this poorly predictable disease.
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