Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This study was aimed at: (i) investigating the expression profiles of some antioxidant and epidermal growth factor receptor genes in cancerous and unaffected tissues of patients undergoing lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (cross-sectional phase), (ii) evaluating if gene expressi...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe De Palma, Paola Mozzoni, Olga Acampa, Eveline Internullo, Paolo Carbognani, Michele Rusca, Matteo Goldoni, Massimo Corradi, Marcello Tiseo, Pietro Apostoli, Antonio Mutti
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Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Nucleic Acids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/147528
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author Giuseppe De Palma
Paola Mozzoni
Olga Acampa
Eveline Internullo
Paolo Carbognani
Michele Rusca
Matteo Goldoni
Massimo Corradi
Marcello Tiseo
Pietro Apostoli
Antonio Mutti
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Antonio Mutti
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description This study was aimed at: (i) investigating the expression profiles of some antioxidant and epidermal growth factor receptor genes in cancerous and unaffected tissues of patients undergoing lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (cross-sectional phase), (ii) evaluating if gene expression levels at the time of surgery may be associated to patients' survival (prospective phase). Antioxidant genes included heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1), and -2 (SOD-2), whereas epidermal growth factor receptor genes consisted of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukaemia viral oncogene homolog 2 (HER-2). Twenty-eight couples of lung biopsies were obtained and gene transcripts were quantified by Real Time RT-PCR. The average follow-up of patients lasted about 60 months. In the cancerous tissues, antioxidant genes were significantly hypo-expressed than in unaffected tissues. The HER-2 transcript levels prevailed in adenocarcinomas, whereas EGFR in squamocellular carcinomas. Patients overexpressing HER-2 in the cancerous tissues showed significantly lower 5-year survival than the others.
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spelling doaj-art-a4b8c92033ca47ca8769c72a73b804c72025-02-03T01:27:36ZengWileyJournal of Nucleic Acids2090-021X2010-01-01201010.4061/2010/147528147528Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung CancerGiuseppe De Palma0Paola Mozzoni1Olga Acampa2Eveline Internullo3Paolo Carbognani4Michele Rusca5Matteo Goldoni6Massimo Corradi7Marcello Tiseo8Pietro Apostoli9Antonio Mutti10Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, Section of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili, 1, 25123 Brescia, ItalyISPESL Research Center at the University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyISPESL Research Center at the University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyThoracic Surgery Unit, University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyThoracic Surgery Unit, University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyThoracic Surgery Unit, University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyISPESL Research Center at the University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyLaboratory of Industrial Toxicology, Department of Clinical Medicine Nephrology and Health Sciences, University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyDivision of Medical Oncology, University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Experimental and Applied Medicine, Section of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili, 1, 25123 Brescia, ItalyLaboratory of Industrial Toxicology, Department of Clinical Medicine Nephrology and Health Sciences, University of Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, ItalyThis study was aimed at: (i) investigating the expression profiles of some antioxidant and epidermal growth factor receptor genes in cancerous and unaffected tissues of patients undergoing lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (cross-sectional phase), (ii) evaluating if gene expression levels at the time of surgery may be associated to patients' survival (prospective phase). Antioxidant genes included heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1), and -2 (SOD-2), whereas epidermal growth factor receptor genes consisted of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukaemia viral oncogene homolog 2 (HER-2). Twenty-eight couples of lung biopsies were obtained and gene transcripts were quantified by Real Time RT-PCR. The average follow-up of patients lasted about 60 months. In the cancerous tissues, antioxidant genes were significantly hypo-expressed than in unaffected tissues. The HER-2 transcript levels prevailed in adenocarcinomas, whereas EGFR in squamocellular carcinomas. Patients overexpressing HER-2 in the cancerous tissues showed significantly lower 5-year survival than the others.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/147528
spellingShingle Giuseppe De Palma
Paola Mozzoni
Olga Acampa
Eveline Internullo
Paolo Carbognani
Michele Rusca
Matteo Goldoni
Massimo Corradi
Marcello Tiseo
Pietro Apostoli
Antonio Mutti
Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Journal of Nucleic Acids
title Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
title_full Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
title_fullStr Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
title_short Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
title_sort expression levels of some antioxidant and epidermal growth factor receptor genes in patients with early stage non small cell lung cancer
url http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/147528
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