1
|
Miller RH, Pollard CA, Brogaard KR, Olson AC, Barney RC, Lipshultz LI, Johnstone EB, Ibrahim YO, Hotaling JM, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL, Aston KI, Jenkins TG. Tissue-specific DNA methylation variability and its potential clinical value. Front Genet 2023; 14:1125967. [PMID: 37538359 PMCID: PMC10394514 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1125967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Complex diseases have multifactorial etiologies making actionable diagnostic biomarkers difficult to identify. Diagnostic research must expand beyond single or a handful of genetic or epigenetic targets for complex disease and explore a broader system of biological pathways. With the objective to develop a diagnostic tool designed to analyze a comprehensive network of epigenetic profiles in complex diseases, we used publicly available DNA methylation data from over 2,400 samples representing 20 cell types and various diseases. This tool, rather than detecting differentially methylated regions at specific genes, measures the intra-individual methylation variability within gene promoters to identify global shifts away from healthy regulatory states. To assess this new approach, we explored three distinct questions: 1) Are profiles of epigenetic variability tissue-specific? 2) Do diseased tissues exhibit altered epigenetic variability compared to normal tissue? 3) Can epigenetic variability be detected in complex disease? Unsupervised clustering established that global epigenetic variability in promoter regions is tissue-specific and promoter regions that are the most epigenetically stable in a specific tissue are associated with genes known to be essential for its function. Furthermore, analysis of epigenetic variability in these most stable regions distinguishes between diseased and normal tissue in multiple complex diseases. Finally, we demonstrate the clinical utility of this new tool in the assessment of a multifactorial condition, male infertility. We show that epigenetic variability in purified sperm is correlated with live birth outcomes in couples undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI), a common fertility procedure. Men with the least epigenetically variable promoters were almost twice as likely to father a child than men with the greatest number of epigenetically variable promoters. Interestingly, no such difference was identified in men undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), another common fertility procedure, suggesting this as a treatment to overcome higher levels of epigenetic variability when trying to conceive.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Chad A. Pollard
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
| | | | | | - Ryan C. Barney
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
| | - Larry I. Lipshultz
- Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
| | - Erica B. Johnstone
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
| | - Yetunde O. Ibrahim
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
| | - James M. Hotaling
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
| | - Enrique F. Schisterman
- Department of Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
| | - Sunni L. Mumford
- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States
| | - Kenneth I. Aston
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
| | - Tim G. Jenkins
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Parada H, Sahrai L, Wolff MS, Santella RM, Chen J, Neugut AI, Teitelbaum SL. Urinary parabens and breast cancer risk: Modification by LINE-1 and LUMA global DNA methylation, and associations with breast cancer defined by tumor promoter methylation status. Mol Carcinog 2022; 61:1002-1015. [PMID: 35975911 PMCID: PMC9588525 DOI: 10.1002/mc.23456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Parabens are a group of alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid added to consumer products to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria and molds. Parabens are hypothesized to increase the risk of breast cancer (BC); however, no study has examined the interactions between parabens, global DNA methylation (DNAm), and BC risk. We examined the modifying effects of DNAm on the associations between parabens and BC, and whether parabens were associated with BC defined by tumor promoter methylation status. Participants included 708 cases and 598 controls from the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project. Methylparaben (MPB), propylparaben, and butylparaben levels were measured in spot urine samples. Global DNAm was measured by analysis of long interspersed elementes-1 (LINE-1) and the luminometric methylation assay (LUMA). The promoter methylation status of 13 genes was measured in tumor samples from 509 cases. We used logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between parabens and BC stratified by LINE-1/LUMA, and between parabens and gene-specific promoter methylation-defined BC. Outcome heterogeneity was evaluated using ratios of ORs (RORs). We assessed the joint effects of the multiple parabens using quantile g-computation. The highest versus lowest tertile of MPB and a one-quantile increase in all parabens were associated with ORs of 1.46 (95% CI = 0.96-2.23) and 1.32 (95% CI = 1.02-1.71), respectively, among women with hypomethylated LINE-1. A one-ln unit increase in MPB was associated with a 25% increase in the odds of hypomethylated (vs. hypermethylated) CCND2 promoter-defined BC (ROR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.06-1.48), and a one-quantile increase in all parabens was associated with a 55% increase in the odds of hypomethylated (vs. hypermethylated) CCND2 promoter-defined BC (ROR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.04-2.32). Exposure to parabens may increase the risk of BC among women with hypomethylated global DNAm and may increase the risk of tumors with gene-specific hypomethylated promoter regions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Humberto Parada
- School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSan Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCaliforniaUSA,UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
| | - Leili Sahrai
- School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSan Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
| | - Mary S. Wolff
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public HealthIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew YorkUSA
| | - Regina M. Santella
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public HealthColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
| | - Jia Chen
- UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
| | - Alfred I. Neugut
- Department of Medicine and Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
| | - Susan L. Teitelbaum
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public HealthIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew YorkUSA
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Contreras-Romero C, Pérez-Yépez EA, Martinez-Gutierrez AD, Campos-Parra A, Zentella-Dehesa A, Jacobo-Herrera N, López-Camarillo C, Corredor-Alonso G, Martínez-Coronel J, Rodríguez-Dorantes M, de León DC, Pérez-Plasencia C. Gene Promoter-Methylation Signature as Biomarker to Predict Cisplatin-Radiotherapy Sensitivity in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:773438. [PMID: 35359376 PMCID: PMC8963763 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.773438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite efforts to promote health policies focused on screening and early detection, cervical cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of mortality in women; in 2020, estimated 30,000 deaths in Latin America were reported for this type of tumor. While the therapies used to treat cervical cancer have excellent results in tumors identified in early stages, those women who are diagnosed in locally advanced and advanced stages show survival rates at 5 years of <50%. Molecular patterns associated with clinical response have been studied in patients who present resistance to treatment; none of them have reached clinical practice. It is therefore necessary to continue analyzing molecular patterns that allow us to identify patients at risk of developing resistance to conventional therapy. In this study, we analyzed the global methylation profile of 22 patients diagnosed with locally advanced cervical cancer and validated the genomic results in an independent cohort of 70 patients. We showed that BRD9 promoter region methylation and CTU1 demethylation were associated with a higher overall survival (p = 0.06) and progression-free survival (p = 0.0001), whereas DOCK8 demethylation was associated with therapy-resistant patients and a lower overall survival and progression-free survival (p = 0.025 and p = 0.0001, respectively). Our results suggest that methylation of promoter regions in specific genes may provide molecular markers associated with response to treatment in cancer; further investigation is needed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Eloy-Andrés Pérez-Yépez
- Laboratorio de Genómica, Insituto Nacional de Cancerología, Ciudad de México, Mexico.,Cátedra CONACYT, Dirección de cátedras, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Mexico City, Mexico
| | | | - Alma Campos-Parra
- Laboratorio de Genómica, Insituto Nacional de Cancerología, Ciudad de México, Mexico
| | - Alejandro Zentella-Dehesa
- Programa Institucional de Cáncer de Mama, Dpto Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, IIB, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Nadia Jacobo-Herrera
- Unidad de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (INCMNSZ), Ciudad de México, Mexico
| | - César López-Camarillo
- Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM), Mexico City, Mexico
| | | | | | | | - David Cantu de León
- Laboratorio de Genómica, Insituto Nacional de Cancerología, Ciudad de México, Mexico
| | - Carlos Pérez-Plasencia
- Laboratorio de Genómica, Insituto Nacional de Cancerología, Ciudad de México, Mexico.,Laboratorio de Genómica, Unidad de Biomedicina, FES-Iztacala, UNAM, Tlalnepantla, Mexico
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Dong X, Wang J, Ji P, Sun L, Miao S, Lei Y, Du X. Seawater Culture Increases Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (N-3 LC-PUFA) Levels in Japanese Sea Bass ( Lateolabrax japonicus), Probably by Upregulating Elovl5. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E1681. [PMID: 32957627 DOI: 10.3390/ani10091681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The fatty acid compositions of the fish muscle and liver are substantially affected by rearing environment. However, the mechanisms underlying this effect have not been thoroughly described. In this study, we investigated the effects of different culture patterns, i.e., marine cage culture and freshwater pond culture, on long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis in an aquaculturally important fish, the Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus). Fish were obtained from two commercial farms in the Guangdong province, one of which raises Japanese sea bass in freshwater, while the other cultures sea bass in marine cages. Fish were fed the same commercial diet. We found that omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) levels in the livers and muscles of the marine cage cultured fish were significantly higher than those in the livers and muscles of the freshwater pond cultured fish. Quantitative real-time PCRs indicated that fatty acid desaturase 2 (FADS2) transcript abundance was significantly lower in the livers of the marine cage reared fish as compared to the freshwater pond reared fish, but that fatty acid elongase 5 (Elovl5) transcript abundance was significantly higher. Consistent with this, two of the 28 CpG loci in the FADS2 promoter region were heavily methylated in the marine cage cultured fish, but were only slightly methylated in freshwater pond cultured fish (n = 5 per group). Although the Elovl5 promoter was less methylated in the marine cage reared fish as compared to the freshwater pond reared fish, this difference was not significant. Thus, our results might indicate that Elovl5, not FADS2, plays an important role in the enhancing LC-PUFA synthesis in marine cage cultures.
Collapse
|
5
|
Huang S, Li R, Huang X, Zheng S, Wang L, Wen Z, Zou X, Wu J, Liu Y, Liu D, Wang Y, Dong S, Chen X, Zhu K, Du X, Zhou Z, Han Y, Ye X, Zeng C, Zhang B, Yang G, Jing C. Association Study Between Methylation in the Promoter Regions of cGAS, MAVS, and TRAF3 Genes and the Risk of Cervical Precancerous Lesions and Cervical Cancer in a Southern Chinese Population. Front Genet 2019; 10:1123. [PMID: 31803230 PMCID: PMC6868924 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
A case-control study was used to explore the association between the methylation status in the promoter regions of the cGAS, MAVS, and TRAF3 genes and the diseases of cervical precancerous lesions (CPL) and cervical cancer (CC) in a Southern Chinese population, and to further explore their interaction effects with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection and environmental factors in these diseases. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, and this study was performed in 97 healthy controls, 75 patients with CPL and 33 patients with CC, while each participant has read and signed the informed consent forms before enrolment. The promoter methylation status genes were detected from the bisulfite-treated DNA by the bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) technique, which was carried out using MethPrimer. The cGAS, MAVS, and TRAF3 promoter methylation levels in CPL (CPL cGAS = 35.40%, CPL MAVS = 24.26%, and CPL TRAF3 = 96.76%) were significantly higher than those in the control (Control cGAS = 31.87%, Control MAVS = 21.16%, and Control TRAF3 = 96.26%, PcGAS < 0.001, PMAVS < 0.001, and PTRAF3 = 0.001); however, there was no significant differences between the CC and control. In the logistic regression model with adjusted covariates, compared with the individuals whose cGAS methylation levels were less than or equal to 31.87%, the women with the levels more than 31.87% increased the risk of CPL by 2.49 times (ORa = 2.49, 95% CI = 1.31-4.75, P a = 0.006). The women with MAVS methylation levels above 21.16% were 1.97 times more likely to have CPL than the those with the levels less than 21.16% (ORa = 1.97, 95% CI = 1.06-3.69, P a = 0.033). A synergistic interaction was found between hrHPV and gene promoter methylation levels of cGAS and MAVS in CPL; however, no potential interaction was observed in CC. The promoter methylation levels in cGAS, MAVS, and TRAF3 genes are higher in CPL than in control, indicating that hypermethylation might be an early event in the progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). The interaction between the promoter methylation levels in cGAS and MAVS genes and hrHPV infection might play a role in the development of CPL.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shiqi Huang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Ruixin Li
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Xiuxia Huang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Shaoling Zheng
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Lijun Wang
- Department of Nutriology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Zihao Wen
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Xiaoqian Zou
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Jing Wu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Yumei Liu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Dandan Liu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Yao Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Shirui Dong
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Xiaojing Chen
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Kehui Zhu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Xiuben Du
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Zixing Zhou
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Yajing Han
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Xiaohong Ye
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Chengli Zeng
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Baohuan Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Guang Yang
- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| | - Chunxia Jing
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Kardooni H, Gonzalez-Gualda E, Stylianakis E, Saffaran S, Waxman J, Kypta RM. CRISPR-Mediated Reactivation of DKK3 Expression Attenuates TGF-β Signaling in Prostate Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:E165. [PMID: 29843383 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10060165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The DKK3 gene encodes a secreted protein, Dkk-3, that inhibits prostate tumor growth and metastasis. DKK3 is downregulated by promoter methylation in many types of cancer, including prostate cancer. Gene silencing studies have shown that Dkk-3 maintains normal prostate epithelial cell homeostasis by limiting TGF-β/Smad signaling. While ectopic expression of Dkk-3 leads to prostate cancer cell apoptosis, it is unclear if Dkk-3 has a physiological role in cancer cells. Here, we show that treatment of PC3 prostate cancer cells with the DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor decitabine demethylates the DKK3 promoter, induces DKK3 expression, and inhibits TGF-β/Smad-dependent transcriptional activity. Direct induction of DKK3 expression using CRISPR-dCas9-VPR also inhibited TGF-β/Smad-dependent transcription and attenuated PC3 cell migration and proliferation. These effects were not observed in C4-2B cells, which do not respond to TGF-β. TGF-β signals can regulate gene expression directly via SMAD proteins and indirectly by increasing DNMT expression, leading to promoter methylation. Analysis of genes downregulated by promoter methylation and predicted to be regulated by TGF-β found that DKK3 induction increased expression of PTGS2, which encodes cyclooxygenase-2. Together, these observations provide support for using CRISPR-mediated induction of DKK3 as a potential therapeutic approach for prostate cancer and highlight complexities in Dkk-3 regulation of TGF-β signaling.
Collapse
|
7
|
Kan S, Wu J, Sun C, Hao J, Wu Z. Correlation between RAGE gene promoter methylation and diabetic retinal inflammation. Exp Ther Med 2017; 15:242-246. [PMID: 29375686 PMCID: PMC5763645 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.5378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The methylation status of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) gene promoter in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of type 2 diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients was evaluated to investigate the correlation between RAGE gene promoter methylation and diabetic retinal inflammation. Eighty patients admitted and diagnosed as type 2 DR in Qilu Hospital, Shandong University during the period from October, 2013 to October, 2015 were enrolled in this study. They were the observation group and 40 healthy subjects were enrolled in the control group. PBMCs were collected from patients using density gradient centrifugation, and the methylation status of RAGE gene promoters was detected using methylation-specific PCP (MSP). Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels of in the serum were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). PBMCs in patients with positive RAGE gene promoter methylation were isolated and cultured and RAGE gene promoter methylation was inhibited using the demethylating agent, 5′-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-aza-dC). The methylation status of RAGE gene promoters in PBMCs was detected via MSP. IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in the supernatant of PBMC culture solution were evaluated using ELISA. MSP results showed that there were 26 cases (32.50%) of RAGE gene promoter methylation in PBMCs in DR patients. RAGE gene promoters were methylated in all normal healthy subjects. IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in serum for positive RAGE gene promoter methylation group were significantly lower than those in negative RAGE gene promoter methylation group (p<0.01). 5-aza-dC inhibited the RAGE gene promoter methylation of PBMCs in patients with positive RAGE gene promoter methylation. The inhibition of methylation in RAGE gene promoter increased the levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in supernatant of culture solution. In conclusion, RAGE gene promoter hypomethylation was detected in DR patients, indicating that RAGE gene promoter methylation could inhibit the diabetic retinal inflammation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shifeng Kan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong 250012, P.R. China
| | - Jing Wu
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong 250033, P.R. China
| | - Chengxi Sun
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong 250012, P.R. China
| | - Jing Hao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong 250012, P.R. China
| | - Zhen Wu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong 250033, P.R. China
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Sood S, Patel FD, Ghosh S, Arora A, Dhaliwal LK, Srinivasan R. Epigenetic Alteration by DNA Methylation of ESR1, MYOD1 and hTERT Gene Promoters is Useful for Prediction of Response in Patients of Locally Advanced Invasive Cervical Carcinoma Treated by Chemoradiation. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2015; 27:720-7. [PMID: 26344356 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Locally advanced invasive cervical cancer [International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) IIB/III] is treated by chemoradiation. The response to treatment is variable within a given FIGO stage. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the gene promoter methylation profile and corresponding transcript expression of a panel of six genes to identify genes which could predict the response of patients treated by chemoradiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS In total, 100 patients with invasive cervical cancer in FIGO stage IIB/III who underwent chemoradiation treatment were evaluated. Ten patients developed systemic metastases during therapy and were excluded. On the basis of patient follow-up, 69 patients were chemoradiation-sensitive, whereas 21 were chemoradiation-resistant. Gene promoter methylation and gene expression was determined by TaqMan assay and quantitative real-time PCR, respectively, in tissue samples. RESULTS The methylation frequency of ESR1, BRCA1, RASSF1A, MLH1, MYOD1 and hTERT genes ranged from 40 to 70%. Univariate and hierarchical cluster analysis revealed that gene promoter methylation of MYOD1, ESR1 and hTERT could predict for chemoradiation response. A pattern of unmethylated MYOD1, unmethylated ESR1 and methylated hTERT promoter as well as lower ESR1 transcript levels predicted for chemoradiation resistance. CONCLUSION Methylation profiling of a panel of three genes that includes MYOD1, ESR1 and hTERT may be useful to predict the response of invasive cervical carcinoma patients treated with standard chemoradiation therapy.
Collapse
|
9
|
Abstract
Purpose Experimental design Results Conclusions
Collapse
|
10
|
Liu Y, Lan Q, Shen M, Mumford J, Keohavong P. Aberrant gene promoter methylation in sputum from individuals exposed to smoky coal emissions. Anticancer Res 2008; 28:2061-2066. [PMID: 18751376 PMCID: PMC2974317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent studies suggested the potential for aberrant gene promoter methylation in sputum as predictive marker for lung cancer. Here, the promoter methylation of p16, MGMT, RASSF1A and DAPK genes was investigated in sputum of individuals exposed to smoky coal emissions in Xuan Wei, China, where the lung cancer rate more than 6 times the Chinese national average. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sputum DNA of 107 noncancer individuals and 58 lung cancer patients was screened for promoter methylation using methylation-specific PCR. RESULTS Promoter methylation of the p16 gene was detected in about half [51.4% (55/107)] sputum DNA from noncancer individuals, a frequency higher than that observed for the RASSF1A (29.9%), MGMT (17.8%) and DAPK (15.9%) genes. Furthermore, the p16 gene was affected by promoter methylation at a frequency even higher among the lung cancer group, compared with the noncancer group [70.7% (41/58) versus 51.7% (55/107), p = 0.017]. CONCLUSION Individuals exposed to smoky coal emissions in this region harbored frequent promoter methylation of these genes in their sputum and some of such alterations may be involved in lung tumor development.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yang Liu
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
| | - Qing Lan
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - Min Shen
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
| | - Judy Mumford
- National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
| | - Phouthone Keohavong
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
| |
Collapse
|