A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related signature in squamous cell lung cancer

Lung Cancer. 2011 May;72(2):177-83. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.08.014. Epub 2010 Sep 15.

Abstract

The epidemiological relationship between squamous cell lung cancer (SCC) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), both smoking-related diseases, suggests that they have also a genetic basis. We compared 35 SCC patients with and without COPD with whole-genome gene expression profiles of laser microdissected tissue. Validation of differential expression was performed for 25 genes using quantitative (q)RT-PCR. Subsequently, we performed array-based CGH on the same tumor samples. We found that 374 probes were differentially expressed in SCC from patients with and without COPD. Forty-four probes were derived from genes with mitochondrial functions and 34 probes were located on 5q. All these probes showed a lower expression level in SCC from non-COPD patients. For a random selection of 25 mitochondrial and 5q genes, we confirmed the differential expression by qRT-PCR. Loss of 3p, 5q and 9p was observed, via array-CGH, to be more frequent in SCC from non-COPD patients as compared to SCC from COPD patients. Combination of chromosomal aberrations and the location of the differentially expressed genes showed significant association for loss of the 5q31.2-31.3 region and reduced expression of the 5q genes. In conclusion, a more frequent loss of 5q and a low expression of genes located on 5q in SCC tumors of non-COPD patients compared to tumors from COPD patients was identified suggesting that different oncogenetic pathways are operational in patients with and without COPD.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / etiology
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / physiopathology
  • Chromosome Aberrations*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5* / genetics
  • Down-Regulation / genetics
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / etiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Microarray Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitochondria / genetics
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / genetics*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / pathology
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor

Associated data

  • GEO/GSE12280
  • GEO/GSE12472