Three Markers in Cancerous and Healthy Cells of Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)

Jamaati, Hamidreza; Khosravi, Adnan; Abedini, Atefeh; Kiani, Arda; Tabarsi, Payam; Dargahi, Hossein; Bahrami, Naghmeh; Kazempour Dizaji, Mehdi; Sadegh Beigee, Farahnaz; Pourabdollah, Mihan; Gheysouri, Abbas; Ahmadian, Nasser; Abniki, Masoum; Mohamadnia, Abdolreza; Velayati, Aliakbar

doi:10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.8.2281

Three Markers in Cancerous and Healthy Cells of Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)

Document Type : Research Articles

Authors

¹ Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

² Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

³ Tracheal Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

⁴ Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

⁵ Allied Medicine, Health Information Management Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,

⁶ Craniomaxillofacial Research Center,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

⁷ Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

⁸ Biostatistics Department, Mycobacteriology research center, National research institute of Tuberculosis and lung Disease (NriTlD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti university of Medical Sciences, Iran.

⁹ Lung transplantation research center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

¹⁰ Transplantation Center, Department of Curative Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.

¹¹ Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

¹² School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

¹³ Mycobacteriology Research Centre (MRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD),, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.8.2281

Abstract

Introduction: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among males and females. The
diagnosis of lung cancer is of great importance for clinical considerations and follow-up treatment. This study aimed
to examine the expression of CEA, LUNX, and CK19 biomarkers in the cancerous and healthy tissues of patients
suffering from NSCLC. Methods: In this study, 30 patients with NSCLCs referring to Masih Daneshvari Hospital
in Tehran were voluntarily selected prior to taking any treatment. A tissue sample from the center and a sample of
healthy tissues close to the cancerous masses were prepared by a specialist in the bronchoscopy sector and tested using
real-time RT-PCR. Results: Positive CEA mRNA was observed in cancerous tissues in the center of tumors of 25 out
of 30 cases. In the healthy tissue group, the same was found in 10 out of 30 cases (P<0.001). The markers CK19 and
LUNX mRNAs showed to be positive in cancerous samples in the center of tumors of 15 and 22 out of 30 cases, and in
the healthy tissue group, the expression was observed in 5 and 4 out of 30 cases, respectively(P<0.001). Conclusion:
This study confirms that the aformentioed markers are the ones with a relatively appropriate sensitivity and specificity
for the diagnosis of lung cancer.

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