A tecnologia de microarray no estudo do câncer de cabeça e pescoço

 The microarray technology is a tool for global analysis of gene expression that allows investigating hundreds or thousands of genes in a sample using a hybridization reaction. This technology is based on hybridization between labeled targets derived from biological samples and an array of many DNA probes immobilized on a solid matrix, representing the genes of interest. The simultaneous study of hundreds of genes became the microarray technique a very important tool of global analysis, with applications in several areas, including the study of the development of cancer. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide, with a global annual incidence of 780,000 new cases. Large-scale studies involving microarrays have identified specific gene expression signatures associated with expression changes in HNSCC samples compared to normal tissue, as well as genes involved in clinical outcome and metastasis. However, the considerable heterogeneity among these studies occurs due to experimental design, number of samples, disease sites and stage, choice of microarray platform and results validation. Thus, there is much to be validated, before the technique has clinical utility. In relation to head and neck neoplasia, the large-scale gene analysis is very important, since the clinical and histopathological methods currently used appear to be insufficient to predict clinical progression and response to treatment. Thus, this approach could result in more effective diagnostic and prognostic and most appropriate therapy for this neoplasia.A tecnologia de microarray é uma ferramenta de análise de expressão gênica que permite investigar a expressão de centenas ou milhares de genes em uma amostra com uma reação de hibridização. A tecnologia de microarray é baseada na hibridação entre alvos marcados derivados de amostras biológicas e uma série de sondas de DNA imobilizadas em uma matriz sólida, que representam os genes de interesse. O estudo de centenas de genes simultaneamente transformou a técnica de microarray em uma ferramenta de análise global muito importante, com aplicações em várias áreas, incluindo o estudo do desenvolvimento de câncer. O carcinoma espinocelular de cabeça e pescoço (HNSCC) é o quinto tipo de câncer mais comum mundialmente, com uma incidência global anual de 780.000 novos casos. Estudos envolvendo microarrays têm identificado assinaturas de expressão gênica associadas a alterações em amostras de HNSCC em comparação com tecido normal, bem como genes envolvidos na evolução clínica e metástase. No entanto, há grande heterogeneidade entre estes estudos em termos de desenho, número de amostras, sítios e estágio da doença, escolha de plataforma e validação dos resultados. Assim, há muito a ser validado, antes que a técnica tenha utilidade clínica. Em relação ao câncer de cabeça e pescoço, a análise gênica em larga escala pode ser extremamente importante, uma vez que os métodos clínicos e histopatológicos utilizados atualmente parecem ser insuficientes para predizer evolução clínica e resposta ao tratamento. Assim, esta abordagem pode resultar em diagnósticos e prognósticos mais efetivos e em terapias mais adequadas para esta neoplasia

Identificação de genes diferencialmente expressos em câncer de laringe

Os tumores de cabeça e pescoço ocupam, mundialmente, a quinta posição na lista das neoplasias mais freqüentes. O tipo histológico predominante é o carcinoma de células escamosas, que acomete a cavidade oral, a orofaringe, a hipofaringe e a laringe. O tumor de laringe é um dos tipos mais comuns, correspondendo a 25% dos casos, com alto índice de mortalidade e prognóstico reservado. O principal fator etiológico para o seu desenvolvimento é o consumo combinado de álcool e fumo. O desenvolvimento do câncer de cabeça e pescoço é um processo multipasso acompanhado por mudanças genéticas e epigenéticas. Recentemente, estudos envolvendo a tecnologia microarray têm identificado genes específicos, cuja expressão está alterada em câncer de cabeça e pescoço quando comparado ao tecido normal. No entanto, a maioria dos estudos são realizados usando tumores de diferentes sítios. Neste estudo, foi analisado somente amostras de carcinoma de laringe para minimizar as diferenças genéticas. Dessa forma, os objetivos do presente projeto foram identificar e validar possíveis biomarcadores moleculares envolvidos na carcinogênese de laringe. Para tanto, foi construído um cDNA microarray com 340 genes previamente identificados pelo Head and Neck Annotation Consortium. A expressão desses genes foi analisada em 8 amostras de tecido tumoral e em 4 amostras de tecido histologicamente normal de laringe pela técnica de microarray. Foram identificados 35 genes diferencialmente expressos (SNR ½1.0½, p-value 0.001), os quais estão envolvidos em diversos processos celulares como adesão celular, apoptose, ciclo celular, inibição de proteases, metabolismo, proteólise, reparo de DNA, regulação da transcrição e transdução de sinal. A robustez da assinatura dos 35 genes diferencialmente expressos foi confirmada em um conjunto adicional de 5 amostras tumorais e 6 amostras...Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the fifth most common cancer world-wide. More than 90% of this cancer type has a squamous origin and common sites include oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is very common in head and neck cancer, corresponding to 25% of cases, with high mortality rates and poor prognosis. Tobacco use and/or alcohol consumption are the two principal risk factors involved in development of HNSCC. The development of head and neck cancer is a multistep process accompanied by genetic and epigenetic changes. In recent years, studies involving microarrays have identified specific genes whose expression has changed in head and neck cancer compared with normal tissue. However, most microarray studies are performed using tumors from different sites in head and neck. In our study, we analyzed only larynx carcinoma samples to minimize the genetic differences. Thus, the purpose of this work was to identify and to validater molecular biomarkers involved in larynx carcinogenesis. Therefore, we constructed a cDNA microarray containing 340 genes previously identified by Head and Neck Annotation Consortium. Expression analysis was applied to 8 larynx tumor samples and 4 larynx normal samples. We identified 35 differentially expressed genes between tumor and non-tumor adjacent tissue of larynx (SNR ½1.0½, p-value 0.001). Genes detected were involved in processes as apoptosis, cell adhesion, cell cycle, DNA repair, metabolism, protease inhibition, proteolysis, signal transduction and transcription regulation. The robustness of the 35-gene signature was confirmed using data from an additional set of 5 larynx tumor samples and 6 adjacent non-tumor larynx tissues. For real time RT-PCR validation we selected fourteen genes, of which 10 (ADCY6, AES, AL2SCR3, CRR9, CSTB, DUSP1, MAP3K5, PLAT, UBL1 and ZNF706) were validated... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP

A tecnologia de microarray no estudo do câncer de cabeça e pescoço

(Microarray technology in study of head neck cancer). The microarray technology is a tool for global analysis of gene expression that allows investigating hundreds or thousands of genes in a sample using a hybridization reaction. This technology is based on hybridization between labeled targets derived from biological samples and an array of many DNA probes immobilized on a solid matrix, representing the genes of interest. The simultaneous study of hundreds of genes became the microarray technique a very important tool of global analysis, with applications in several areas, including the study of the development of cancer. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide, with a global annual incidence of 780,000 new cases. Large-scale studies involving microarrays have identified specific gene expression signatures associated with expression changes in HNSCC samples compared to normal tissue, as well as genes involved in clinical outcome and metastasis. However, the considerable heterogeneity among these studies occurs due to experimental design, number of samples, disease sites and stage, choice of microarray platform and results validation. Thus, there is much to be validated, before the technique has clinical utility. In relation to head and neck neoplasia, the large-scale gene analysis is very important, since the clinical and histopathological methods currently used appear to be insufficient to predict clinical progression and response to treatment. Thus, this approach could result in more effective diagnostic and prognostic and most appropriate therapy for this neoplasia.A tecnologia de microarray é uma ferramenta de análise de expressão gênica que permite investigar a expressão de centenas ou milhares de genes em uma amostra com uma reação de hibridização. A tecnologia é baseada na hibridação de alvos marcados derivados de amostras biológicas e uma série de sondas de DNA imobilizadas em uma matriz sólida, que representam os genes de interesse. O estudo simultâneo de centenas de genes transformou a técnica de microarray em uma ferramenta de análise global muito importante, com aplicações em várias áreas, incluindo o estudo do desenvolvimento de neoplasias. O carcinoma espinocelular de cabeça e pescoço (HNSCC) é o quinto tipo de câncer mais comum mundialmente, com uma incidência global anual de 780.000 novos casos. Estudos envolvendo microarrays têm identificado assinaturas de expressão gênica associadas a alterações em amostras de HNSCC em comparação com tecido normal, bem como genes envolvidos na evolução clínica e metástase. No entanto, há grande heterogeneidade entre estes estudos quanto ao delineamento, número de amostras, sítios e estágio da doença, escolha de plataforma e validação dos resultados. Assim, há muito a ser validado, antes que a técnica tenha utilidade clínica. Em relação ao câncer de cabeça e pescoço, a análise gênica em larga escala pode ser extremamente importante, uma vez que os métodos clínicos e histopatológicos utilizados atualmente parecem ser insuficientes para predizer a evolução clínica e a resposta ao tratamento. Assim, esta abordagem pode resultar em diagnósticos e prognósticos mais efetivos e em terapias mais adequadas para esta neoplasia

Polymorphisms of the DNA repair genes XRCC1 and XRCC3 in a Brazilian population

In several DNA repair genes, polymorphisms may result in reduced repair capacity, which has been implicated as a risk factor for various types of cancer. The frequency of the polymorphic alleles varies among populations, suggesting an ethnic distribution of genotypes. We genotyped 300 healthy Southeastern Brazilian individuals (262 of European ancestry and 38 of African ancestry) for polymorphisms of codons 194 and 399 of the XRCC1 base excision repair pathway gene and of codon 241 of the XRCC3 homologous recombination repair pathway gene. The allele frequencies were 0.07 for the Arg194Trp and 0.33 for the Arg399Gln codons of the XRCC1 gene and 0.35 for the Thr241Met codon of the XRCC3 gene. The genotypic frequencies were within Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. These frequencies showed ethnic variability when compared with those obtained for different populations from several countries.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES

Polymorphisms of DNA repair genes XRCC1 and XRCC3, interaction with environmental exposure and risk of chronic gastritis and grastic cancer

Aim: To evaluate the association between polymorphisms XRCC1 Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln and XRCC3 Thr241Met and the risk for chronic gastritis and gastric cancer, in a Southeastern Brazilian population. Methods: Genotyping by PCR-RFLP was carried out on 202 patients with chronic gastritis (CG) and 160 patients with gastric cancer (GC), matched to 202 (C1) and 150 (C2) controls, respectively. Results: No differences were observed among the studied groups with regard to the genotype distribution of XRCC1 codons 194 and 399 and of XRCC3 codon 241. However, the combined analyses of the three variant alleles (194Trp, 399Gln and 241Met) showed an increased risk for chronic gastritis when compared to the GC group. Moreover, an interaction between the polymorphic alleles and demographic and environmental factors was observed in the CG and GC groups. XRCC1 194Trp was associated with smoking in the CG group, while the variant alleles XRCC1 399Gln and XRCC3 241Met were related with gender, smoking, drinking and H pylori infection in the CG and GC groups. Conclusion: Our results showed no evidence of a rela-tionship between the polymorphisms XRCC1 Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln and XRCC3 Thr241Met and the risk of chronic gastritis and gastric cancer in the Brazilian population, but the combined effect of these variants may interact to increase the risk for chronic gastritis, considered a premalignant lesion. Our data also indicate a gene-environment interaction in the susceptibility to chronic gastritis and gastric cancer. © 2005 The WJG Press and Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Polymorphisms of DNA repair genes XRCC1 and XRCC3, interaction with environmental exposure and risk of chronic gastritis and gastric cancer

AIM: To evaluate the association between polymorphisms XRCC1 Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln and XRCC3 Thr241Met and the risk for chronic gastritis and gastric cancer, in a Southeastern Brazilian population.METHODS: Genotyping by PCR-RFLP was carried out on 202 patients with chronic gastritis (CG) and 160 patients with gastric cancer (GC), matched to 202 (C1) and 150 (C2) controls, respectively.RESULTS: No differences were observed among the studied groups with regard to the genotype distribution of XRCC1 codons 194 and 399 and of XRCC3 codon 241. However, the combined analyses of the three variant alleles (194Trp, 399Gln and 241Met) showed an increased risk for chronic gastritis when compared to the GC group. Moreover, an interaction between the polymorphic alleles and demographic and environmental factors was observed in the CG and GC groups. XRCC1 194Trp was associated with smoking in the CG group, while the variant alleles XRCC1 399Gln and XRCC3 241Met were related with gender, smoking, drinking and H pylori infection in the CG and GC groups.CONCLUSION: Our results showed no evidence of a rela-tionship between the polymorphisms XRCC1 Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln and XRCC3 Thr241Met and the risk of chronic gastritis and gastric cancer in the Brazilian population, but the combined effect of these variants may interact to increase the risk for chronic gastritis, considered a premalignant lesion. Our data also indicate a gene-environment interaction in the susceptibility to chronic gastritis and gastric cancer. (C) 2005 the WJG Press and Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES

Modulation of Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition after AGTR-1 Gene Edition by Crispr/Cas9 and Losartan Treatment in Mammary Tumor Cell Line: A Comparative Study between Human and Canine Species

Breast cancer is the most prevalent tumor type among women and female dogs. Tumor malignancy is characterized by the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) which leads to the metastasis formation. The inhibition of angiotensin II type I receptor (AGTR1) by an antagonist such as losartan can suppress angiogenesis, consequently contributing to the metastasis control. The aim of this study was to analyze the capacity of losartan and AGTR-1 gene edition to modulate the EMT process in triple negative/metastatic mammary tumor cells, compared to existing treatment protocols such as carboplatin. The cell lines CF41.Mg and MDA-MB-468, were cultured and treated with carboplatin, losartan, or submitted to AGTR-1 gene edition by CRISPR/Cas9. EMT markers and PARP-1 protein and gene expression were evaluated by immunofluorescence or immunocytochemistry and qRT-PCR, respectively. Cell migration capacity was also evaluated. For CF41.Mg and MDA-MB-468 cell lines, there was an increase in E-cadherin and a decrease in N-cadherin and PARP-1 protein and gene expression after treatment with carboplatin, losartan, both in combination and after AGTR-1 gene edition. There was a decrease in VEGF and PARP-1 protein and gene expression after AGTR-1 gene edition. Moreover, in both lines, reduction in invasion rate was observed after all treatments. Our data suggest that losartan and the gene edition of AGTR-1 by CRISPR/Cas9 were able to block the DNA repair and control the EMT process, such as carboplatin. The results in the canine species are unprecedented, as there are no data in the literature that demonstrate the action of losartan in this tumor type