Project description:Invasive malignant pleomorphic adenoma (IMPA) results from the malignant transformation of pleomorphic adenoma (PA). The former is a high-grade malignant tumor, whereas the latter is a benign opposite. Study on the molecular mechanism in the progression of PA to IMPA will be of benefit to elucidate the reasons for different biological behaviors among these salivary gland tumors with the same origin. But there is no valuable and non-invasive biomarker to screen IMPA currently. Studies showed many salivary molecules can detect several systemic diseases. We aimed to investigate whether salivary mRNAs (mRNA) can act as a biomarker to detect IMPA.
Project description:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is one of the most popular RNA modifications, which is widely found in messenger RNAs (mRNAs) .In our study,we provide m6A profiles of human invasive malignant pleomorphic adenoma, which open an avenue for in-depth knowledge and understanding of m6A topology in invasive malignant pleomorphic adenoma.
Project description:We investigated and compared the characteristic miRNA expression patterns across samples of the PA, carcinomatous portions (CA) of CXPA, as well as conventional PA.
Project description:Sporadic parathyroid adenoma (PA) is the most common cause of hyperparathyroidism, but the mechanisms involved in its pathogenesis remain incompletely understood. Here we present a single-cell transcriptomic atlas detailing the cellular differences between human PA and normal parathyroid gland (PG) tissues and delineating the transcriptome of individual cell types. We show that there is a pervasive increase in gene transcription in PA cells (PACs) compared with PG cells (PGCs), with transcriptional upregulation of cyclin D2 driven by the transcriptional coactivator, histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A (KMT2A) through the transcription factors signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and GATA binding protein 3 (GATA3) potentially involved in promoting PAC proliferation. Moreover, we demonstrate that PA tissues are heavily infiltrated with myeloid cells, and that fibroblasts, endothelial cells (ECs), as well as macrophages in the PA microenvironment are commonly enriched with proinflammatory gene signatures relative to their counterparts in PG tissues. Collectively, these results provide new insights into the etiology of PA, where the pathogenesis likely involves the net contribution of the dysregulated KMT2A-STAT3/GATA3-cyclin D2 axis in PACs and the chronic inflammation of the microenvironment. These findings provide practical implications for the treatment of PA through KMT2A targeting and anti-inflammation therapies.
Project description:BACKGROUND: potential epigenetic biomarkers for malignant transformation to carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (Ca ex PSA) have been sought previously with and without specific comparison with the benign variant, pleomorphic salivary adenoma (PSA). Previous analysis has been limited by a non-quantitative approach. We sought to demonstrate quantitative promoter methylation across a panel of tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) in both Ca ex PSA and PSA. METHODS: quantitative methylation-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (qMSP) analysis of p16(INK4A), CYGB, RASSF1, RAR?, human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), Wilms' tumour 1 (WT1) and TMEFF2 gene promoters was undertaken on bisulphite-converted DNA, previously extracted from archival fixed tissue specimens of 31 Ca ex PSA and an unrelated cohort of 28 PSA. All target regions examined had formerly been shown to be hypermethylated in salivary and/or mucosal head and neck malignancies. RESULTS: the qMSP demonstrated abnormal methylation of at least one target in 20 out of 31 (64.5%) Ca ex PSA and 2 out of 28 (7.1%) PSA samples (P<0.001). RASSF1 was the single gene promoter for which methylation is shown to be a statistically significant predictor of malignant disease (P<0.001) with a sensitivity of 51.6% and a specificity of 92.9%. RAR?, TMEFF2 and CYGB displayed no apparent methylation, while a combinatory epigenotype based on p16, hTERT, RASSF1 and WT1 was associated with a significantly higher chance of detecting malignancy in any positive sample (odds ratio: 24, 95% CI: 4.7-125, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: we demonstrate the successful application of qMSP to a large series of historical Ca ex PSA samples and report on a panel of TSGs with significant differences in their methylation profiles between benign and malignant variants of pleomorphic salivary adenoma. qMSP analysis could be developed as a useful clinical tool to differentiate between Ca ex PSA and its benign precursor.
