Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Ankylosing Spondylitis by iTRAQ
CTS-CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
Authors: Cai, Anji; Qi, Suwen; Su, Zhuowa; Shen, Huaqing; Yang, Yu; He, Liang; Dai, Yong
Abstract
This study was designed to identify and quantify the different proteins expression levels in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to explore the pathogenesis of AS. We performed isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) coupled with multiple chromatographic fractionation and tandem mass spectrometry to detect the proteins profiling in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from AS patients and healthy controls. Mascot software and the International Protein Index and the Gene Ontology (GO) database were used to conduct the bioinformatics analysis. The differentially expressed proteins were validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total of 1,232 proteins were identified by iTRAQ, of which 183 showed differential expression and 18 differentially expressed proteins were acute phase reactants. Upon mapping of the differentially expressed proteins to GO database, we found four differentially expressed proteins involved in the biological process of cell killing, including up-regulated cathepsin G (CTSG), neutrophil defensin3 (DEFA3), protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C (PTPRC), and down-regulated peroxiredoxin-1(PRDX1),which were consistent with the verified results of ELISA. Our proteomic analyses suggested that the proteins involved in the biological process of cell killing might play an important role in the pathogenesis of AS.
Fusobacterium nucleatum in Colorectal Cancer Relates to Immune Response Differentially by Tumor Microsatellite Instability Status
CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH
Authors: Hamada, Tsuyoshi; Zhang, Xuehong; Mima, Kosuke; Bullman, Susan; Sukawa, Yasutaka; Nowak, Jonathan A.; Kosumi, Keisuke; Masugi, Yohei; Twombly, Tyler S.; Cao, Yin; Song, Mingyang; Liu, Li; da Silva, Annacarolina; Shi, Yan; Gu, Mancang; Li, Wanwan; Koh, Hideo; Nosho, Katsuhiko; Inamura, Kentaro; Keum, NaNa; Wu, Kana; Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A.; Kostic, Aleksandar D.; Huttenhower, Curtis; Garrett, Wendy S.; Meyerson, Matthew; Giovannucci, Edward L.; Chan, Andrew T.; Fuchs, Charles S.; Nishihara, Reiko; Giannakis, Marios; Ogino, Shuji
Abstract
The presence of Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) in colorectal carcinoma tissue has been associated with microsatellite instability (MSI), lower-level T-cell infiltrates, and poor clinical outcomes. Considering differences in the tumor-immune microenvironment between MSI-high and non-MSI-high carcinomas, we hypothesized that the association of F. nucleatum with immune response might differ by tumor MSI status. Using samples from 1,041 rectal and colon cancer patients within the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, we measured F. nucleatum DNA in tumor tissue by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the association between F. nucleatum status and histopathologic lymphocytic reactions or density of CD3(+) cells, CD8(+) cells, CD45RO (PTPRC)(+) cells, or FOXP3(+) cells in strata of tumor MSI status. We adjusted for potential confounders, including CpG island methylator phenotype; LINE-1 methylation; and KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA mutations. The association of F. nucleatum with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and intratumoral periglandular reaction differed by tumor MSI status (P-interaction = 0.002). The presence of F. nucleatum was negatively associated with TIL in MSI-high tumors [multivariable odds ratio (OR), 0.45; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.22-0.92], but positively associated with TIL in non-MSI-high tumors (multivariable OR 1.91; 95% CI, 1.12-3.25). No significant differential association was observed for peritumoral lymphocytic reaction, Crohn-like lymphoid reaction, or T-cell densities. In conclusion, the association of F. nucleatum with immune response to colorectal carcinoma differs by tumor MSI status, suggesting that F. nucleatum and MSI status interact to affect antitumorimmune reactions. (C) 2018 AACR.