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Comparison of Breast Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology and Tissue Sampling for High-Throughput Proteomic Analysis and Cancer Biomarker Detection.
Park, Hye Eun; Han, Dohyun; Lee, Jae Seok; Nikas, Ilias P; Kim, Hyeyoon; Yang, Sohyeon; Lee, Hyebin; Ryu, Han Suk.
Affiliation
  • Park HE; Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Han D; Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Lee JS; Transdisciplinary Department of Medicine and Advanced Technology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Nikas IP; Proteomics Core Facility, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Kim H; Department of Pathology, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Republic of Korea.
  • Yang S; School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
  • Lee H; Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA.
  • Ryu HS; Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Pathobiology ; 91(5): 359-369, 2024.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38815563
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) specimens are widely utilized for the diagnosis and molecular testing of various cancers. We performed a comparative proteomic analysis of three different sample types, including breast FNAC, core needle biopsy (CNB), and surgical resection tissues. Our goal was to evaluate the suitability of FNAC for in-depth proteomic analysis and for identifying potential therapeutic biomarkers in breast cancer.

METHODS:

High-throughput proteomic analysis was conducted on matched FNAC, CNB, and surgical resection tissue samples obtained from breast cancer patients. The protein identification, including currently established or promising therapeutic targets, was compared among the three different sample types. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis was also performed on all matched samples.

RESULTS:

Compared to tissue samples, FNAC testing revealed a comparable number of proteins (7,179 in FNAC; 7,196 in CNB; and 7,190 in resection samples). Around 85% of proteins were mutually identified in all sample types. FNAC, along with CNB, showed a positive correlation between the number of enrolled tumor cells and identified proteins. In the GO analysis, the FNAC samples demonstrated a higher number of genes for each pathway and GO terms than tissue samples. CCND1, CDK6, HER2, and IGF1R were found in higher quantities in the FNAC compared to tissue samples, while TUBB2A was only detected in the former.

CONCLUSION:

FNAC is suitable for high-throughput proteomic analysis, in addition to an emerging source that could be used to identify and quantify novel cancer biomarkers.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Breast Neoplasms / Biomarkers, Tumor / Proteomics Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Pathobiology Journal subject: PATOLOGIA Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Breast Neoplasms / Biomarkers, Tumor / Proteomics Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Pathobiology Journal subject: PATOLOGIA Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: