Screening and detection of portal vein tumor thrombi-associated serum low molecular weight protein biomarkers in human hepatocellular carcinoma |
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Authors: | Ji-Gang Qiu Jia Fan Yin-Kun Liu Jian Zhou Zhi Dai Cheng Huang Zhao-You Tang |
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Institution: | (1) Liver Cancer Institute and Department of Liver Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan, Shanghai, 200032, China |
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Abstract: | Purpose Serum low molecular weight protein biomarkers might be important in relation to portal vein tumor thrombi (PVTT) in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to screen and to detect these biomarkers.
Methods We selected sera of 3 groups from 12 healthy volunteers, 12 HCC patients without PVTT and 12 HCC patients with PVTT, respectively.
By using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) in which the first dimension was 16% SDS-PAGE, serum protein images of
3 groups were analyzed by Image Master Software. The differential protein spots were further identified by MALDI-TOF MS/MS.
Results Compared with 12.5% SDS-PAGE gel, there were more protein bands between 3 and 20 kDa in 16% SDS-PAGE gel and low molecular
weight (MW) protein spots (<20 kDa) were clearly shown. Fifteen differential protein spots representing five proteins were
found in the three groups by inter-class comparison and were then identified. Compared with the healthy group, apolipoprotein
A-I, lipoprotein CIII, transthyretin and DNA topoisomerase II were down regulated in HCC groups while haptoglobin-2 was over
expressed. All the five proteins were less in PVTT group than in non-PVTT group.
Conclusion The expression of low MW serum protein changes obviously in the beginning and progressive stage of HCC, and differentially
expressed low MW proteins might be the potential biomarkers in early prognostication and surveillance of treatment for HCC
and PVTT. |
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Keywords: | Hepatocellular carcinoma HCC/portal vein tumor thrombi PVTT/proteomics/two-dimensional gel electrophoresis 2-DE |
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