The expression levels of miR-655-3p, miR127-5p, miR-369-3p, miR-544a in gastric cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hani Alsaadoni ◽  
Burcu Çaykara ◽  
Sadrettin Pençe ◽  
Halime Hanım Pençe ◽  
Süleyman Bademler

Abstract Background Gastric cancer, one of the most common cancers in the world, is a multifactorial disease in which environmental and genetic factors play a role. In our study, we aimed to determine the expression levels of four miRNAs (miR127-5p, miR-544a, miR-369-3p and miR-655-3p) on chromosome 14q32 in gastric cancer. Materials and methods Total RNA was isolated from blood samples taken from 66 gastric cancer and 66 healthy individuals. The gene expression levels determined by cDNA and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were analyzed according to the 2−∆∆Ct method. SPSS 22 were used for statistical analysis and p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results and discussion miR-655-3p (fold change: 100, p = 0.026), miR-127-5p (fold change: 48, p < 0.001) and miR-369-3p (fold change: 1.6, p > 0.05) was less expressed in the gastric cancer group than control group. miR-544a was found 15.5-fold more expressed in the patient group than control group (fold change: 15.47, p < 0.001). Conclusion miR127-5p, miR-544a, and miR-655-3p may be evaluated as biomarkers in gastric cancer.

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Sayed R. Hosseini-Fard ◽  
Mohsen Khosravi ◽  
Amaneh Yarnazari ◽  
Parisa Hassanpour ◽  
Abdollah Amirfarhangi ◽  
...  

AbstractBackground:The metabolism of cholesteryl esters (CEs) is under the control of a gene network in macrophages. Several genes such asATF3andEGR2are related to cholesterol metabolism.Methods:In this study, theATF3andEGR2gene expression levels were evaluated in differentiated macrophages of subjects undergoing coronary artery angiography [controls (<5% stenosis), patients (>70% stenosis)] after treatment with small dense low density lipoprotein (sdLDL) particles. Monocytes were isolated using a RosetteSep Kit and were differentiated into macrophages using the M-CSF factor. A modified heparin-MgSO4-PEG method was used for the sdLDL preparation. TheATF3andEGR2gene expression levels were measured by the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) technique.Results:In contrast with the control group (p=0.4), theATF3expression level reduced significantly in the differentiated macrophages from all patients [single vessel disease (SVD), fold change 17 times, p=0.02; two vessel disease (2VD), fold change 1.5 times, p=0.05; three vessel disease (3VD), fold change 3.5 times, p=0.04]. Also, theEGR2expression level reduced significantly in all groups (p<0.02). The gene fold changes had no significant differences between the patients (p>0.8).Conclusions:We propose that the failure ofATF3gene expression improves the CE synthesis after sdLDL influx. Furthermore, the reducedEGR2gene expression level in the sdLDL-treated groups may be a negative factor in cholesterol homeostasis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soykan Arikan ◽  
Alper Gümüş ◽  
Özlem Küçükhüseyin ◽  
Cihan Coşkun ◽  
Saime Turan ◽  
...  

AbstractObjective:Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. The risk factors for gastric cancer include environmental and genetic factors. Inflammation and the immune system are known to contribute to the development of the gastric cancer. We examined the influence of critical polymorphisms of CTLA-4 and CD28 genes and circulating protein levels on the etiology of gastric cancer.Methods:Genotyping of SNPs was performed in 55 gastric cancer patients and 105 healthy individuals using the PCR-RFLP method, and circulating levels of sCTLA-4 and sCD28 were measured.Results:There were no significant differences in the genotype and allele distributions of the evaluated SNPs [CTLA-4-318 C>T (rs5742909), CTLA-4+49 A>G (rs231775), CD28 C>T (rs3116496)] between gastric cancer patients and controls (p=0.36, p=0.78, and p=0.80, respectively). The circulating levels of sCTLA-4 and sCD28 were significantly different between the gastric cancer group and the control group (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively).Conclusion:The present results suggest that the CTLA-4 and CD28 gene polymorphisms that were evaluated do not play an important role in Turkish patients with gastric cancer. However, sCTLA4 and sCD28 levels were higher in cancer patients and may be useful as an auxiliary parameter in the diagnosis and monitoring of gastric cancer.


2013 ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Thi Minh Tam Phan ◽  
Thi Thu Huong Hoang ◽  
Anh Tuyen Nguyen ◽  
Thi Phuong Anh Le ◽  
Nguyen Tuong Van Ha

Objective: Identification of serum Pepsinogen I levels in gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: Serum pepsinogen I levels was measured by enzym-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on 32 patients in the gastric cancer group diagnosed by endoscopy and histology and control group of 30 patients with functional dyspepsia on endoscopy Using the cut-off value: PGI ≤ 70 ng/ml for gastric cancer. Results: Median Pepsinogen I levels in gastric cancer group was 41.07 ng / ml (25% quartile: 27.83 ng / ml, 75% quartile: 61.57 ng/ml) was significantly lower in control group: 102.03 ng / ml (25% quartile: 57.63 ng / ml, 75% quartile: 129.32 ng/ml) (p<0.001). The rate of Serum Pepsinogen I (≤ 70 ng/ml) was 78.1% in patients with gastric cancer, was 26.7% in the control group. Serum Pepsinogen I test in cut-off value ≤ 70 ng/ml had a sensitivity of 78.1%, specificity 73.3%, positive predictive value of 75.8% and the predictive value negative of 75.9% (p <0.001). The results of the ROC curve: area under the curve = 0.846,p <0.0001 at the cut-of of Pepsinogen I levels in our study ≤ 50.83 ng/ml with the optimal sensitivity and specificity were 65.6% and 86.7%. Key words: serum Pepsinogen I, gastric cancer


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Amin Amini ◽  
Jamshid Karimi ◽  
Iraj Khodadadi ◽  
Heidar Tavilani ◽  
Seyed Saman Talebi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background One of the deadliest cancers in the world is gastric cancer. Long non-coding RNAs play prominent roles in cancer. LINC00961, TPT1-AS1, and SAMMSON have recently been discovered, which significantly contribute in various cancers and can affect the tumor size, grade of tumors and the metastasis condition. The aim of this study was to determine LINC00961, SAMMSON and TPT1-AS1 expression in gastric cancer tissues in comparison with healthy adjacent tissues. Methods The number of cancerous tissues and control groups was calculated to be at 40 (n = 40) and were analyzed by Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results We found that overexpression of TPT1-AS1 and SAMMSON, and downexpression of LINC00961 in cancerous tissues in comparison with healthy adjacent tissues. A positive association between TPT1-AS1 and SAMMSON expression and tumor grade was observed. The level of mRNA folding change increased in cancer group compared to control group and *P < 0.05 is considered for mRNA folding change. Conclusion Finally, we found that overexpression of TPT1-AS1 and SAMMSON, and downexpression of LINC00961 were observed significantly in gastric cancer tissues in comparison with adjacent non-cancerous tissues. These lncRNAs were suggested as potential tumor markers for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1516-1521
Author(s):  
Xuli Guo ◽  
Lezhong Yuan ◽  
Xia Yuan ◽  
Xiaohong Guo ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
...  

Objective To investigate the value of serum miRNA 6503-5p (miR6503-5p) combined with pepsinogen ratio (PGR) in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer. Methods: 94 patients (gastric cancer group) with gastric cancer confirmed by pathological examination and 90 patients with chronic atrophic gastritis collected by Department of Pathology in our hospital were selected as the control group, the serum levels of pepsinogen (PG I, PG II) and miR6503-5p were measured in the two groups, and the value of the two indexes in the diagnosis of gastric cancer was analyzed by ROC. Results: The serum levels of miR6503-5p in gastric cancer group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05), the serum levels of PG I and PGR in gastric cancer group were significantly lower than those in control group (P<0.05), the serum levels of miR6503-5p in stage II gastric cancer group were significantly higher than those in stage I patients with statistically significant difference (P<0.05), and the serum levels of PG I and PGR in stage II gastric cancer group were significantly lower than those in stage I patients with statistically significant difference (P<0.05). The serum levels of PG I, PG II and PGR in the patients with highly and moderately differentiated gastric cancer were not significantly different from those in the patients with poorly and undifferentiated gastric cancer, with no statistically significant different (P>0.05); the serum levels of miR6503-5p in the patients with highly and moderately differentiated gastric cancer were significantly lower than those in the patients with poorly and undifferentiated gastric cancer, with statistically significant difference (P<0.05); the sensitivity of miR6503-5p in diagnosing gastric cancer was 81.33%, the specificity was 71.09%, the area under the ROC curve was 0.767; the sensitivity of PGR in diagnosing gastric cancer was 85.81%, the specificity was 78.40%, and the area under the ROC curve was 0.827. The sensitivity of serum miR6503-5p combined with PGR was 96.40%, the specificity was 85.44%, and the area under the ROC curve was 0.920. Conclusion The miR 6503-5p combined with PGR has high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of gastric cancer and is worthy of clinical application in the screenof patient with early gastric cancer.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 205873921878129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiguang Xue ◽  
Aihua Yang ◽  
Fuguo Liu ◽  
Xueguo Sun ◽  
Xishuang Liu

Currently, the diagnosis of atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer are mainly made by endoscopy and histopathology. Our study aimed to explore the practical value of Serum Pepsinogen I/II and gastrin-17 in gastric cancer diagnosis and prognosis. We collected 60 cases of gastric ulcer from February 2015 to November 2016 as gastric ulcer group, and 40 cases of gastric cancer treated in the same period as gastric cancer group. In 3  years after gastric cancer, 20 patients were served as postoperative gastric cancer group, and 70 healthy subjects as control group. The results showed that serum Pepsinogen I/II, gastrin-17, and other serum gastric function indexes were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The serum PGI level of gastric ulcer group was higher than control group ( P  <  0.05). The serum G-17 concentrations in gastric ulcer group, gastric cancer group, and postoperative gastric cancer group were all higher than control group ( P  <  0.05). The area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of PGI screening was 0.905 and the best cutoff point was PGI  <  75  µg/L. Their sensitivity and specificity were 87.2% and 75.1%; the area under ROC curve of PGI/PGII rate screening was 0.761 and the best cutoff point was PGI/PGII  <  4. Their sensitivity and specificity were 88.9% and 62.3%. Multi logistical regression showed that the level of serum PGI, PGI, and G-17 and the odds ratio (OR) level of gastric cancer risk were 2.093, 2.653, and 0.494 ( P  <  0.05). The examination of Serum Pepsinogen I/II, gastrin-17, and other serum gastric function indexes can be used in the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer and has a rather high practical value in monitoring recurrence in postoperative gastric cancer patients.


Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 854
Author(s):  
Yishu Wang ◽  
Lingyun Xu ◽  
Dongmei Ai

DNA methylation is an important regulator of gene expression that can influence tumor heterogeneity and shows weak and varying expression levels among different genes. Gastric cancer (GC) is a highly heterogeneous cancer of the digestive system with a high mortality rate worldwide. The heterogeneous subtypes of GC lead to different prognoses. In this study, we explored the relationships between DNA methylation and gene expression levels by introducing a sparse low-rank regression model based on a GC dataset with 375 tumor samples and 32 normal samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Differences in the DNA methylation levels and sites were found to be associated with differences in the expressed genes related to GC development. Overall, 29 methylation-driven genes were found to be related to the GC subtypes, and in the prognostic model, we explored five prognoses related to the methylation sites. Finally, based on a low-rank matrix, seven subgroups were identified with different methylation statuses. These specific classifications based on DNA methylation levels may help to account for heterogeneity and aid in personalized treatments.


Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Mathis Hildonen ◽  
Amanda M. Levy ◽  
Christina Dahl ◽  
Victoria A. Bjerregaard ◽  
Lisbeth Birk Møller ◽  
...  

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics. Most of the GTS individuals have comorbid diagnoses, of which obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are the most common. Several neurotransmitter systems have been implicated in disease pathogenesis, and amongst these, the dopaminergic and the serotonergic pathways are the most widely studied. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the serotonin transporter (SERT) gene (SLC6A4) was differentially expressed among GTS individuals compared to healthy controls, and whether DNA variants (the SERT-linked polymorphic region 5-HTTLPR, together with the associated rs25531 and rs25532 variants, and the rare Ile425Val variant) or promoter methylation of SLC6A4 were associated with gene expression levels or with the presence of OCD as comorbidity. We observed that SLC6A4 expression is upregulated in GTS individuals compared to controls. Although no specific genotype, allele or haplotype was overrepresented in GTS individuals compared to controls, we observed that the LAC/LAC genotype of the 5-HTTLPR/rs25531/rs25532 three-locus haplotype was associated with higher SLC6A4 mRNA expression levels in GTS individuals, but not in the control group.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 3896-3904
Author(s):  
Daoting Deng ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Junxi Liu ◽  
Lina Ma ◽  
Xinrui Lei ◽  
...  

To explore exosomal miR-375 expression in gastric cancer patients and its relationship with patient prognosis. A total of 53 patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in our hospital from May 2014 to May 2016 were included as the gastric cancer group, and 46 healthy women who came to our hospital for physical examination during the same period were enrolled as the healthy group. Exosomal miR-375 expression level was detected using qRT-PCR, and the diagnostic performance and prognostic significance of exosomal miR-375 in gastric cancer were explored. The gastric cancer group showed increased exosomal miR-375 expression than the healthy group (P< 0.05); Kaplan-Meier survival analysis exhibited that serum exosomal miR-375 has an AUC of 0.778, sensitivity of 69.57%, and specificity of 75.47%, whereas Cox regression analysis showed that the miR-375 expression in exosomes was an independent risk factor affecting the prognosis of gastric cancer patients (P< 0.05). Patient with gastric cancer showed upregulated miR-375 expression in serum exosomes. Serum exosomal miR-375 was found to has positive sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of gastric cancer, which may be associated with poor prognosis of gastric cancer patients.


Author(s):  
Reza Gheitasi ◽  
Fariba Keramat ◽  
Sara Khosravi ◽  
Mehrdad Hajilooi ◽  
Mathias W. Pletz ◽  
...  

ObjectiveBrucellosis is a common bacterial zoonotic infection, and greater than half a million new cases are diagnosed annually. This study investigates the expression of Th2 and Th17 immunity-related factors (Th2-LCR lncRNA, IL-25, TRAF3IP2, and IL-17RB) in different stages of Brucella infections.Material and MethodsIn total, 99 brucellosis patients were divided into three groups (acute = first infection before treatment, relapse = before treatment, and treated = after treatment for 6–8 weeks with doxycycline and rifampin). Thirty-three healthy volunteers represented the control group. Gene expression levels were assessed by quantitative amplification in reference to the 18S rRNA gene and statistically evaluated.ResultsNo significant differences in the expression of these genes were observed between the control group and patients after completion of antibiotic treatment. Compared to these two groups, only Th2-LCR lncRNA and TRAF3IP2 were significantly more highly expressed in the acute group. Th2-LCR lncRNA was also significantly elevated in the relapse group. TRAF3IP2 expression was additionally significantly increased in the acute group compared to the relapse group.ConclusionIL-25 and IL-17RB failed to differentiate between the infected and noninfected groups. TRAF3IP2 and Th2-LCR lncRNA might be good indicators of brucellosis during the acute phase, but the expression levels varied strongly among patients. To verify the suitability of these factors as an indicator for brucellosis, acute infection or relapse should be investigated in further studies on larger cohorts with well-defined inclusion criteria.


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