Heng Zhang1, Shengxi Chen, Lingjin Huang. 1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer contribute to a patient's prolonged survival. Proteomics and tissue culture were used to screen potential serum markers of lung cancer. METHODS: The differential proteomic technique and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry were used to identify overexpressed proteins from cultured tumor tissues in a conditioned medium. Paired lung tissues in a conditioned medium were used as the control group. Overexpressed proapoptotic caspase adaptor protein (PACAP) was identified using Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: The expression of nineteen protein spots exhibited a twofold increase compared with that in the control group. Fourteen of which were identified, including the distinctly overexpressed PACAP. Western blot analysis revealed a high level of PACAP in the lung adenocarcinoma in both tissue culture media and patients' serum. Overexpressed PACAP was also detected in the serum of non-small cell lung cancer patients via ELISA compared with that in the serum of small cell lung cancer patients, benign lung tumor patients, and healthy individuals (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: PACAP is a potential serum marker of non-small cell lung cancer.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer contribute to a patient's prolonged survival. Proteomics and tissue culture were used to screen potential serum markers of lung cancer. METHODS: The differential proteomic technique and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry were used to identify overexpressed proteins from cultured tumor tissues in a conditioned medium. Paired lung tissues in a conditioned medium were used as the control group. Overexpressed proapoptotic caspase adaptor protein (PACAP) was identified using Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: The expression of nineteen protein spots exhibited a twofold increase compared with that in the control group. Fourteen of which were identified, including the distinctly overexpressed PACAP. Western blot analysis revealed a high level of PACAP in the lung adenocarcinoma in both tissue culture media and patients' serum. Overexpressed PACAP was also detected in the serum of non-small cell lung cancerpatients via ELISA compared with that in the serum of small cell lung cancerpatients, benign lung tumorpatients, and healthy individuals (P<0.05). CONCLUSION:PACAP is a potential serum marker of non-small cell lung cancer.
Coomassie blue dyed 2D Gel electrophoresis of conditioned medium of lung cancer tissue (A) and paired lung tissue (B) (Spot 1-19 are homo sapiens)
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差异蛋白点6号在二维电泳中的表达情况局部图(A代表腺癌组,B代表肺组织组)
The partial detail of the sixth differential expressed protein spot in 2D Gel electrophoresis (A stands for lung carcinoma conditioned medium and B stands for that of lung tissue)
肺腺癌培养液上清蛋白(A)及配对肺组织培养液上清蛋白(B)双向凝胶电泳考染图谱(图中点1-19是人属蛋白质)Coomassie blue dyed 2D Gel electrophoresis of conditioned medium of lung cancer tissue (A) and paired lung tissue (B) (Spot 1-19 are homo sapiens)差异蛋白点6号在二维电泳中的表达情况局部图(A代表腺癌组,B代表肺组织组)The partial detail of the sixth differential expressed protein spot in 2D Gel electrophoresis (A stands for lung carcinoma conditioned medium and B stands for that of lung tissue)
Identification of PACAP by peptide mass fingerprint. A: Peptide mass spectrum was obtained by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry; B: The masses of five typical peptides were matched with PACAP by database searching; C: The sequence of PACAP is represented by single-letter code for amino acids. Sequence coverage by five peptides is indicated with bold capital letters.
Mascot软件搜索数据库鉴定出的蛋白质点Protein spots identified by Mascot software in databasePACAP的PMF及Mascot搜索结果。A:通过MALDI-TOF质谱仪得到的肽指纹图。B:搜索数据库得到的与PACAP相吻合的5个肽段质谱峰。C:PACAP氨基酸序列,粗体字母代表质谱检测到的肽段序列与PACAP的匹配情况。Identification of PACAP by peptide mass fingerprint. A: Peptide mass spectrum was obtained by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry; B: The masses of five typical peptides were matched with PACAP by database searching; C: The sequence of PACAP is represented by single-letter code for amino acids. Sequence coverage by five peptides is indicated with bold capital letters.
Highly expressed PACAP in lung adenocarcinoma tissues conditioned medium. The expression levels of PACAP were compared by immunoblotting in conditioned medium between lung adenocarcinoma (Xca) and paired lung tissue (Xf).
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PACAP在6组肺腺癌(Xca)和正常人血清(Xf)标本中的Western blot结果
Highly expressed PACAP in lung adenocarcinoma serum. The expression levels of PACAP were compared by immunoblotting in serum between lung adenocarcinoma (Xca) and health people (Xf).
PACAP在4组肺腺癌(Xca)和配对肺组织(Xf)培养液上清中的Western blot结果Highly expressed PACAP in lung adenocarcinoma tissues conditioned medium. The expression levels of PACAP were compared by immunoblotting in conditioned medium between lung adenocarcinoma (Xca) and paired lung tissue (Xf).PACAP在6组肺腺癌(Xca)和正常人血清(Xf)标本中的Western blot结果Highly expressed PACAP in lung adenocarcinoma serum. The expression levels of PACAP were compared by immunoblotting in serum between lung adenocarcinoma (Xca) and health people (Xf).
Authors: Leopoldo F Oceguera; Peter J Patiris; Robert E Chiles; Michael P Busch; Leslie H Tobler; Carl V Hanson Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg Date: 2007-07 Impact factor: 2.345