scholarly journals Peptides in Low Molecular Weight Fraction of Serum Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanming An ◽  
Slavka Bekesova ◽  
Nathan Edwards ◽  
Radoslav Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Coagulation Factor ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ionization Time ◽  
Maldi Tof Mass Spectra ◽  
Native Peptides ◽  
Patient Prognosis ◽  
Improve Patient

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States is increasing and the increase is projected to continue for several decades. The overall survival of HCC patients is poor and treatments are not effective in part because most of the diagnoses come at a late stage. The development of new markers for detection of HCC would significantly improve patient prognosis. This paper describes identification of candidate markers previously reported in our serologic study of an Egyptian population by quantitative comparison of matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectra. To identify these marker candidates, we performed LC-MS/MS sequencing that identified nine native peptides associated with HCC, including two reported previously. Four truncations of N terminus of complement C3f and a fibrinopeptide increased in control sera; two complement C4α peptides, a zyxin peptide, and a coagulation factor XIII peptide increased in cancer patient sera. We have also identified increased biliverdin diglucuronide in the sera of cancer patients. These peptides could potentially serve as markers of HCC following additional validation studies; however, association of similar peptides with other diseases and cancers dictates a very cautious approach.

scholarly journals Comparison of MALDI-TOF mass spectra of [PdCl(dien)]Cl and [Ru(en)2Cl2]Cl acquired with different matrices

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (12) ◽  
pp. 1687-1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojana Damnjanovic ◽  
Biljana Petrovic ◽  
Jasmina Dimitric-Markovic ◽  
Marijana Petkovic
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal Complexes ◽  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Hydroxycinnamic Acid ◽  
Dihydroxybenzoic Acid ◽  
Ionization Time ◽  
Maldi Tof ◽  
Ru Complex ◽  
Maldi Tof Mass Spectra ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Flavonoid Quercetin

In this work, the matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectra of two cationic complexes, i.e., [PdCl(dien)]Cl and [Ru(en)2Cl2]Cl, acquired under different conditions were analyzed. The spectra were recorded with three matrices with or without trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), i.e., two traditional matrices, i.e., 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and ?-cyano-hydroxycinnamic acid, and one flavonoid, quercetin. The spectra acquired with quercetin appeared to be the simplest, whereas in the spectra obtained with other matrices, peaks arising either from the addition of matrix molecules or from the fragmentation products were detectable. Addition of TFA did not complicate the spectra of the Pd(II) and Ru(III) complexes when the traditional matrices were used. On the other hand, the spectra of Pd complex were simpler, whereas the addition of TFA in the case of the Ru complex resulted in a higher number of peaks, some of which could not be identified. Taken together, the results of this study once more emphasize the differences arising in the MALDI-TOF mass spectra of transition metal complexes in dependence on the applied matrix.

scholarly journals Animal Models of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prevention

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram C. Shankaraiah ◽  
Laura Gramantieri ◽  
Francesca Fornari ◽  
Silvia Sabbioni ◽  
Elisa Callegari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Latency Period ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Long Latency ◽  
Genetic Mechanisms ◽  
Patient Prognosis ◽  
Therapeutic Prevention ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Insight Into

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a deadly disease and therapeutic efficacy in advanced HCC is limited. Since progression of chronic liver disease to HCC involves a long latency period of a few decades, a significant window of therapeutic opportunities exists for prevention of HCC and improve patient prognosis. Nonetheless, there has been no clinical advancement in instituting HCC chemopreventive strategies. Some of the major challenges are heterogenous genetic aberrations of HCC, significant modulation of tumor microenvironment and incomplete understanding of HCC tumorigenesis. To this end, animal models of HCC are valuable tools to evaluate biology of tumor initiation and progression with specific insight into molecular and genetic mechanisms involved. In this review, we describe various animal models of HCC that facilitate effective ways to study therapeutic prevention strategies that have translational potential to be evaluated in a clinical context.

scholarly journals Presentation, Management, and Outcomes across the Rural-Urban Continuum for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kali Zhou ◽  
Trevor A Pickering ◽  
Christina S Gainey ◽  
Myles Cockburn ◽  
Mariana C Stern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tumor Stage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Receive Treatment

Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of few cancers with rising incidence and mortality in the United States. Little is known about disease presentation and outcomes across the rural-urban continuum. Methods Using the population-based SEER registry, we identified adults with incident hepatocellular carcinoma between 2000–2016. Urban, suburban and rural residence at time of cancer diagnosis were categorized by the Census Bureau’s percent of the population living in non-urban areas. We examined association between place of residence and overall survival. Secondary outcomes were late tumor stage and receipt of therapy. Results Of 83,368 cases, 75.8%, 20.4%, and 3.8% lived in urban, suburban, and rural communities, respectively. Median survival was 7 months (IQR 2–24). All stage and stage-specific survival differed by place of residence, except for distant stage. In adjusted models, rural and suburban residents had a respective 1.09-fold (95% CI = 1.04–1.14, p < .001) and 1.08-fold (95% CI = 1.05–1.10, p < .001) increased hazard of overall mortality as compared to urban residents. Furthermore, rural and suburban residents had 18% (OR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.10–1.27, p < .001) and 5% (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.02–1.09, p = .003) higher odds of diagnosis at late stage and were 12% (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.80–0.94, p < .001) and 8% (OR = 0.92, 95% CI = 0.88–0.95, p < .001) less likely to receive treatment, respectively, compared to urban residents. Conclusions Residence in a suburban and rural community at time of diagnosis was independently associated with worse indicators across the cancer continuum for liver cancer. Further research is needed to elucidate the primary drivers of these rural-urban disparities.

Cytokinesis regulators as potential diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers for human hepatocellular carcinoma

2021 ◽  
pp. 153537022110083
Author(s):  
Yiting Qiao ◽  
Yunxin Pei ◽  
Miao Luo ◽  
Muthukumar Rajasekaran ◽  
Kam M Hui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Genetic Instability ◽  
Dna Ploidy ◽  
Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Signaling Networks ◽  
Preclinical Studies ◽  
Dna Ploidy Pattern ◽  
Ploidy Pattern ◽  
Patient Prognosis

Cytokinesis, the final step of mitosis, is critical for maintaining the ploidy level of cells. Cytokinesis is a complex, highly regulated process and its failure can lead to genetic instability and apoptosis, contributing to the development of cancer. Human hepatocellular carcinoma is often accompanied by a high frequency of aneuploidy and the DNA ploidy pattern observed in human hepatocellular carcinoma results mostly from impairments in cytokinesis. Many key regulators of cytokinesis are abnormally expressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma, and their expression levels are often correlated with patient prognosis. Moreover, preclinical studies have demonstrated that the inhibition of key cytokinesis regulators can suppress the growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma. Here, we provide an overview of the current understanding of the signaling networks regulating cytokinesis, the key cytokinesis regulators involved in the initiation and development of human hepatocellular carcinoma, and their applications as potential diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers.

scholarly journals Network Analysis Based on Unique Spectral Features Enables an Efficient Selection of Genomically Diverse Operational Isolation Units

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 416
Author(s):  
Charles Dumolin ◽  
Charlotte Peeters ◽  
Evelien De Canck ◽  
Nico Boon ◽  
Peter Vandamme
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Hierarchical Clustering ◽  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Maldi Tof ◽  
Maldi Tof Mass Spectra ◽  
Diversity Studies ◽  
Technical Sample ◽  
Efficient Selection ◽  
Selection Of

Culturomics-based bacterial diversity studies benefit from the implementation of MALDI-TOF MS to remove genomically redundant isolates from isolate collections. We previously introduced SPeDE, a novel tool designed to dereplicate spectral datasets at an infraspecific level into operational isolation units (OIUs) based on unique spectral features. However, biological and technical variation may result in methodology-induced differences in MALDI-TOF mass spectra and hence provoke the detection of genomically redundant OIUs. In the present study, we used three datasets to analyze to which extent hierarchical clustering and network analysis allowed to eliminate redundant OIUs obtained through biological and technical sample variation and to describe the diversity within a set of spectra obtained from 134 unknown soil isolates. Overall, network analysis based on unique spectral features in MALDI-TOF mass spectra enabled a superior selection of genomically diverse OIUs compared to hierarchical clustering analysis and provided a better understanding of the inter-OIU relationships.

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