Proteome profiling of salivary small extracellular vesicles in glioblastoma patients

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BACKGROUND: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a critical role in intercellular communication under physiological and pathological conditions, including cancer. EVs cargo reflects their cell of origin, suggesting their utility as biomarkers. EVs are detected in several biofluids, and their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier has highlighted their potential as prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers in gliomas, including glioblastoma (GBM). Studies have demonstrated the potential clinical utility of plasma-derived EVs in glioma. However, little is known about the clinical utility of saliva-derived EVs in GBM.

METHODS: Small EVs were isolated from whole mouth saliva of GBM patients pre- and postoperatively. Isolation was performed using differential centrifugation and/or ultracentrifugation. EVs were characterized by concentration, size, morphology, and EVs cell-surface protein markers. Protein cargo in EVs was profiled using mass spectrometry.

RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in size and concentration of EVs derived from pre- and post GBM patients' saliva samples. A higher number of proteins were detected in preoperative samples compared to postoperative samples. The authors found four highly abundant proteins (aldolase A, 14-3-3 protein ε, enoyl CoA hydratase 1, and transmembrane protease serine 11B) in preoperative saliva samples from GBM patients with poor outcomes. Functional enrichment analysis of pre- and postoperative saliva samples showed significant enrichment of several pathways, including those related to the immune system, cell cycle and programmed cell death.

CONCLUSIONS: This study, for the first time, demonstrates the feasibility of isolating and characterizing small EVs from pre- and postoperative saliva samples from GBM patients. Preliminary findings encourage further large cohort validation studies on salivary small EVs to evaluate prognosis in GBM.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:129

Enthalten in:

Cancer - 129(2023), 18 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 2836-2847

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Müller Bark, Juliana [VerfasserIn]
Trevisan França de Lima, Lucas [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Broszczak, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Leo, Paul J [VerfasserIn]
Jeffree, Rosalind L [VerfasserIn]
Chua, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Day, Bryan W [VerfasserIn]
Punyadeera, Chamindie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Extracellular vesicles
Glioblastoma
Journal Article
Mass spectrometry
Proteome
Proteomics
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Saliva

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Date Completed 21.08.2023

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cncr.34888

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357570138