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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Analysis of Tumor-Related Genes In Pancreatic Juice Aiming to be Useful for Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14370177
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Gastroenterology
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

SAWABU Norio  Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute, Professor of Internal Medicine and medical oncology, がん研究所, 教授 (90019969)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MOTOO Yoshiharu  Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, がん研究所, 助教授 (80210095)
WATANABE Hiroyuki  Kanazawa University, University Hospital, Lecturer of Internal Medicine, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (30242564)
YAMAGUCHI Yasushi  Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute, Research Associate of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, がん研究所, 助手 (20303315)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Keywordspancreatic juice / pancreatic cancer / intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) / p53 / hypermethylation / mesothelin / h-TERT / SARP-2
Research Abstract

We analyzed mutations of p53 in DNA extract not only from the sediment(Sed) but also from the supernatant(sup) of aspirated pancreatic juice(PJ) by ERCP and bile obtained by PTC or ERBD. The incidence of p53 mutations was 43%(9 of 21) and 29%(6 of 21) in the Sup and the Sed of PJ from patients with pancreatic cancer(PCa), respectively, and nurse to 52%(11 of 21) in the combination assay with Sup and Sed. Moreover, p53 mutations were detected in 47%(7 of 15) of PCa cases in which the cyto logic diagnosis was negative. Among 25 patients with chronic pancreatitis(CP), none harbored mutant p53. In bile abtained from patients with biliary tract cancer, the positive rate of p53 mutations was 50%(15 of 30) in the Sup and 33%(10 of 30) in the Sed. On the other hand, there were no pantients with cholelithiasis harboring mutant p53. These results could indicate that the incidence of p53 mutation was higher in the Sup than in the Sed, and the specificity of p53 mutation was higher in the Sup than … More in the Sed, and the specificity of p53 mutation for cancer was very high. Mesothlin mRNA expression in the PJ was discovered in 11(52%) of 21 patients with PCa,5(45%) of 11 with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm(IPMN) and 3(14%) of 22 with CP. There was significant difference between PCa and CP for mesothelin mRNA. We developed an highly sensitive quantitative analysis for h-TERT mRNA using real-time RT-PCR and measured the amount of h-TERT mRNA in serum and PJ. The levels of h-TERT mRNA were elevated in almost all cases with PCa but also in considerable cases with benign lesions, suggesting low specificity of h-TERT mRNA for cancer. h-TERT mRNA in body fluids from benign lesions originates from lymphocyte.
Using methylation-specific PCR, we nextly analyzed the methylation status of 3 CpG islands of ppENK, SARP2 and NPTX2 in PJ samples. Aberrant methylation of ppENK in the PJ was detected in 14(50%) of 28 patients with PCa, 4(27%) of 15 with IPMN and 1(15%) of 20 with CP, and that of NPTX2 was detected in 24(77%) of 35 patients with PCa, 10(63%) of 16 with IPMN and 6(43%) of 13 with CP. The incidence of aberrant methylation of ppENK or NPTX2 was significantly higher in PCa than in CP. Furthermore, we found aberrant methylation of SARP2 in PJ in 24(74%) of 35 patients with PCa, 15(94%) of 16 with IPMN and 2(11%) of 19 with CP. The incidence of aberrant methylation of SARP2 was significantly higher in PCa or IPMN than in CP. Although the prevalence of aberrant methylation of the tumor-related genes in PJ from PCa was strikingly high, its specificity for cancer was not sufficient. There was no significant difference between benign and malignant groups of IPMN, suggesting that aberrant menthylation of these genes is a early event in PCa development, and quantitative detection of aberrant methylation in PJ may have potential diagnostic implication for PCa. Less

  • Research Products

    (17 results)

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All Journal Article (15 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Expression of mesothelin mRNA in pure pancreatic juice from patients with pancreatic carcinoma, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas, and chronic pancreatitis.2005

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe H, Okada G, Ohtsubo K, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 28(3)

      Pages: 263-267

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A pilot study of individualized maximum repeatable dose (iMRD), a new dose finding system, of weekly gemcitabine for patients with metastatic pancreas cancer.2005

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Y, Mai M, Sawabu N, Nishioka K.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 30(3)

      Pages: 206-210

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Expression of mesothelin mRNA in pure pancreatic juice from patients with pancreatic carcinoma, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas, and chronic pancrestitis.2005

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe H, Okada G, Ohtsubo K, Yamaguchi Y, Mouri H, Motoo Y, Wakabayashi T, Sawabu N.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 30(4)

      Pages: 349-354

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Detection of p53 gene mutations in the supernatant of pancreatic juice and plasma from patients with pancreatic carcinomas.2004

    • Author(s)
      Wang Y, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe H, Ohtsubo K, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 28(1)

      Pages: 13-19

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Serum tumor markers and molecular biological diagnosis in pancreatic cancer.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sawabu N, Watanabe H, Yamaguchi Y, Ohtsubo K, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 28(3)

      Pages: 263-267

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Detection of p53 gene mutations in the supernatant of pancreatic juice and plasma from patients with pancreatic carcinomas.2004

    • Author(s)
      Wang Y, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe H, Ohtsubo K, Motoo Y, Sawabu N.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 28(1)

      Pages: 13-19

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A yeast one-hybrid system to detect methylation-dependent DNA-protein interactions.2004

    • Author(s)
      Feng SY, Ota K, Yamada Y, Sawabu N, Ito T.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Res Commun 313(4)

      Pages: 922-925

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Serum tumor markers and molecular biological diagnosis in pancreatic cancer.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sawabu N, Watanabe H, Yamaguchi Y, Ohtsubo K, Motoo Y.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 28(3)

      Pages: 263-267

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Abnormalities of tumor suppressor gene p16 in pancreatic carcinoma : Immunohistochemical and genetic findings compared with clinicopathological parameters.2003

    • Author(s)
      Ohtsubo K, Watanabe H, Yamaguchi Y, Hu Y-X, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J Gastroenterol 38(7)

      Pages: 663-671

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Overexpression of pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.2003

    • Author(s)
      Xie M-J, Motoo Y, Iovanna J-L, Su S-B, Ohtsubo K, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Dis Dis Sci 48(3)

      Pages: 459-464

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Overexpression of pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) in human pancreatic ductal adenocacinoma.2003

    • Author(s)
      Xie, M.J., Motoo, Y., Iovanna, J.L., Su, S.B., Ohtsubo, K., Matsubara, F, Sawabu, N.
    • Journal Title

      Dig Dis Sci 48(3)

      Pages: 459-464

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Abnormalities of tumor suppressor gene p16 in pancreatic carcinoma : Immunohistochemical and genetic findings compared with clinicopathological parameters.2003

    • Author(s)
      Ohtsubo, K., Watanabe, H., Yamaguchi, Y., Hu, Y.X., Motoo, Y., Okai, T., Sawabu, N.
    • Journal Title

      J Gastroenterol 38

      Pages: 663-671

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Usefulness of p53 gene mutations in the supernatant of bile for diagnosis of biliay tract carcinoma : comparison with K-ras mutation.2002

    • Author(s)
      Wang Y, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe H, Ohtsubo K, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J Gastroenterol 37(10)

      Pages: 831-839

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Expression of cluster in in human pancreatic cancer.2002

    • Author(s)
      Xie M.J., Motoo, Y., Su, S.B., Mouri, H., Ohtsubo, K., Matsubara, F., Sawabu, N.
    • Journal Title

      Pancreas 25

      Pages: 234-238

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Usefulness of p53 gene mutations in the supernatant of bile for diagnosis of biliary tract carcinoma : comparison with K-ras mutation.2002

    • Author(s)
      Wang, Y., Yamaguchi, Y., Watanabe, H., Ohtsubo, K., Wakabayashi, T., Sawabu, N.
    • Journal Title

      J Gastroenterol 37

      Pages: 831-839

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] Altered expression of p27 protein pancreatic carcinoma. In Immunohistochemistry of in situ Hybridization of Human Carcinomas.(Hayat M.A.(ed))2005

    • Author(s)
      Sawabu N, Watanabe H.
    • Publisher
      Elsevier Science/Academic Press(in press)
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] Altered expression of p27 protein in pancreatic carcinomas (Molecular pathology). (Hagat M.A.(eds))

    • Author(s)
      Sawabu N, Watanabe H.
    • Publisher
      Elsevier Science/Academic Press (in press)
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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