Comparative study of gene expression by cDNA microarray in human colorectal cancer tissues and normal mucosa

  • Authors:
    • Michele Bianchini
    • Estrella Levy
    • Cinzia Zucchini
    • Victor Pinski
    • Carlos Macagno
    • Paola De Sanctis
    • Luisa Valvassori
    • Paolo Carinci
    • José Mordoh
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2006     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.29.1.83
  • Pages: 83-94
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Abstract

The causative molecular pathways underlying the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC) need to be better characterized. The purpose of our study was to better understand the genetic mechanism of oncogenesis for human colorectal cancer and to identify new potential tumor markers of use in clinical practice. We used cDNA microarrays to compare gene expression profiles of colorectal biopsies from 25 CRC patients and 13 normal mucosa from adjacent non-cancerous tissues. Findings were validated by real-time PCR; in addition, western blotting and immunochemistry analysis were carried out as further confirmation of differential expression at a protein level. Comparing cancerous tissues with normal colonic mucosa we identified 584 known genes differentially expressed to a significant degree (p<0.001). Many of the transcripts that were more abundant in tumors than in non-neoplastic tissues appear to reflect important events for colon carcinogenesis. For example, a significant number of these genes serve as apoptotic inhibitors (e.g. BFAR, BIRC1, BIRC6). Furthermore, we observed the simultaneous up-regulation of HLA-E and the down-regulation of β2-microglobulin; these genes strongly support a potential tumor escape strategy from immune surveillance in colon cancer tissues. Our study provides new gene candidates in the pathogenesis of human CRC disease. From our results we hypothesize that CRC cells escape immune surveillance through a specific gene expression alteration; moreover, over-expression of several survival genes seems to confer a more anti-apoptotic phenotype. These genes are involved in pathways not previously implicated in CRC pathogenesis and they may provide new targets for therapy.

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Bianchini M, Levy E, Zucchini C, Pinski V, Macagno C, De Sanctis P, Valvassori L, Carinci P and Mordoh J: Comparative study of gene expression by cDNA microarray in human colorectal cancer tissues and normal mucosa. Int J Oncol 29: 83-94, 2006.
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Bianchini, M., Levy, E., Zucchini, C., Pinski, V., Macagno, C., De Sanctis, P. ... Mordoh, J. (2006). Comparative study of gene expression by cDNA microarray in human colorectal cancer tissues and normal mucosa. International Journal of Oncology, 29, 83-94. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.29.1.83
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Bianchini, M., Levy, E., Zucchini, C., Pinski, V., Macagno, C., De Sanctis, P., Valvassori, L., Carinci, P., Mordoh, J."Comparative study of gene expression by cDNA microarray in human colorectal cancer tissues and normal mucosa". International Journal of Oncology 29.1 (2006): 83-94.
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Bianchini, M., Levy, E., Zucchini, C., Pinski, V., Macagno, C., De Sanctis, P., Valvassori, L., Carinci, P., Mordoh, J."Comparative study of gene expression by cDNA microarray in human colorectal cancer tissues and normal mucosa". International Journal of Oncology 29, no. 1 (2006): 83-94. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.29.1.83