Plasma Proteomic Signature of Endometrial Cancer in Patients with Diabetes

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The incidence and mortality of endometrial cancer (EC) have increased in recent years. There is mounting evidence that diabetes may play a role in the greater incidence of EC. The molecular mechanisms of the interaction between type 2 diabetes and EC are not yet clearly understood yet. The present study was undertaken to investigate the plasma proteomics of EC patients with diabetes in comparison to those of EC patients without diabetes. Plasma samples were obtained from age-matched patients (EC diabetic and EC nondiabetic). Untargeted proteomic analysis was carried out using a two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Of the 33 proteins identified, which significantly differed in the plasma abundance between groups, 17 were upregulated and 16 were downregulated. The majority of the altered proteins are involved in the acute phase reaction, cholesterol metabolism, scavenging of heme from plasma, and plasma lipoprotein assembly and mobilization. α-2-macroglobulin, Ras association domain-containing protein 3, apolipoprotein A-I, α-1B-glycoprotein, and zinc-α-2-glycoprotein were significantly upregulated. The significantly downregulated proteins included haptoglobin, apolipoprotein A-IV, hemopexin, and α-1-antichymotrypsin. The differential expression of proteins found in patients who had EC and diabetes indicated severe disease and a poor prognosis. The protein interaction analysis showed dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism and heme scavenging pathways in these patients.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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ACS omega - 9(2024), 4 vom: 30. Jan., Seite 4721-4732

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Englisch

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Mujammami, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Rafiullah, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Akkour, Khalid [VerfasserIn]
Alfadda, Assim A [VerfasserIn]
Masood, Afshan [VerfasserIn]
Joy, Salini Scaria [VerfasserIn]
Alhalal, Hani [VerfasserIn]
Arafah, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Alshehri, Eman [VerfasserIn]
Alanazi, Ibrahim O [VerfasserIn]
Benabdelkamel, Hicham [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 06.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

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10.1021/acsomega.3c07992

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NLM368027163