Comparative analysis of the serum proteome profiles of thyroid cancer: An initial focus on the lipid profile

  • Authors:
    • Dandan Li
    • Liangrui Zhou
    • Chaochao Ma
    • Wenhu Chen
    • Yimin Zhang
    • Songlin Yu
    • Danchen Wang
    • Yutong Zou
    • Jie Wu
    • Ling Qiu
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  • Published online on: July 24, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10655
  • Pages: 3349-3357
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Abstract

The serum lipid profile and clinical outcomes of cancer patients are commonly correlated in a wide range of carcinomas. However, few studies have investigated the serum lipid profile of patients with thyroid cancer (TC). The present study therefore aimed to analyze the lipid profiles of patients with TC. The serum proteomes of 31 participants with stage I‑IV TC were screened using Orbitrap Q Exactive Plus. Analytical data collected between November 1, 2013 and November 11, 2018 from the laboratory information system included the total cholesterol (CHO), triglyceride (TG), high‑density lipoprotein‑cholesterol (HDL‑C), low‑density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‑C), apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), lipoprotein (a) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) levels that were used to validate the screening results. A total of 3875 outpatients were enrolled in this study. A number of 17 differentially expressed proteins were identified. An Ingenuity pathway analysis identified activation of the liver X receptor/retinoid X receptor (LXR/RXR) activation, which is a crucial pathway involved in lipid metabolism. The results demonstrated that the total CHO levels were significantly different between patients with TC and control groups, both in men and women. In women, the levels of TG, HDL‑C, Apo A1 and LDL‑C/HDL‑C were significantly different between patients with TC and control groups (all P<0.05). Higher concentrations of TG and LDL‑C/HDL‑C were observed in the cancer group compared with the control group. However, lower levels of Apo A1 and HDL‑C were observed in women from the cancer group compared with the control group. The results from the present study revealed the presence of a disordered lipid profile in patients with TC. The molecular mechanism underlying the association between lipid metabolism and cancer requires further investigation and may be used to develop novel diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in human cancers.
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Li D, Zhou L, Ma C, Chen W, Zhang Y, Yu S, Wang D, Zou Y, Wu J, Qiu L, Qiu L, et al: Comparative analysis of the serum proteome profiles of thyroid cancer: An initial focus on the lipid profile. Oncol Lett 18: 3349-3357, 2019
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Li, D., Zhou, L., Ma, C., Chen, W., Zhang, Y., Yu, S. ... Qiu, L. (2019). Comparative analysis of the serum proteome profiles of thyroid cancer: An initial focus on the lipid profile. Oncology Letters, 18, 3349-3357. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10655
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Li, D., Zhou, L., Ma, C., Chen, W., Zhang, Y., Yu, S., Wang, D., Zou, Y., Wu, J., Qiu, L."Comparative analysis of the serum proteome profiles of thyroid cancer: An initial focus on the lipid profile". Oncology Letters 18.3 (2019): 3349-3357.
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Li, D., Zhou, L., Ma, C., Chen, W., Zhang, Y., Yu, S., Wang, D., Zou, Y., Wu, J., Qiu, L."Comparative analysis of the serum proteome profiles of thyroid cancer: An initial focus on the lipid profile". Oncology Letters 18, no. 3 (2019): 3349-3357. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10655