Project description:The practice of using chewing tobacco is common in certain socio-economic sections of southern Asia particularly in the Indian subcontinent. The molecular mechanism of smokeless tobacco which leads to malignancy is unclear. Chewing tobacco demonstrates a carcinogenic effect through chronic and not acute exposures. Using a cell line model, we studied the chronic effects of chewing tobacco on the proteome in normal oral keratinocytes (OKF6/TERT1). We carried out iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of the untreated and chewing tobacco treated oral keratinocytes. LC-MS/MS analysis of this cell line pair resulted in the identification of 3,638 proteins of which 408 were found to be differentially expressed.
Project description:Molecular alterations induced by tobacco usage are not well characterized in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Tobacco consumption in chewing or smoking forms is a known risk factor in oral cancer. To understand proteomic changes due to tobacco usage in oral cancer patients we carried out comparative proteomic analysis in oral cancer patients who had history of tobacco using habits (patients who chewed tobacco and patients who smoked tobacco) and those with no history of tobacco consumption. Proteomic analysis resulted in the quantification of 5,848 proteins in smoker cohort, 5,216 in chewer, and 5,320 in non-user cohort. Among these 443, 72 and 139 were significantly dysregulated proteins (p-value≤ 0.05 and 2-fold change) in smoker, chewer and non-user cohorts, respectively. Gene ontology and pathway analysis of significantly dysregulated proteins revealed enrichment of distinct biological processes and pathways in each patient cohort. Proteins associated with collagen formation and antigen processing/presentation pathway were dysregulated in oral cancer patients who smoked tobacco, while keratinization process was enriched in patients who chewed tobacco. We also observed dysregulated proteins in non-users to be involved in ECM proteoglycans, metabolism of carbohydrates and glycosaminoglycans. Immune signaling pathways and muscle contraction were identified as common events dysregulated in all three cohorts. This study helps us to decipher the proteomic alterations induced by tobacco usage in oral cancer patients and will assist in identification of early detection markers to identify high risk population
2022-03-15 | PXD022808 | Pride
Project description:Smokeless tobacco Metagenome
| PRJNA1033989 | ENA
Project description:Characterization of bacteriome of dry smokeless tobacco products
| PRJNA787750 | ENA
Project description:Characterization of the moist smokeless tobacco products-linked bacteriome
Project description:Exposure to indoor air pollution generated from the combustion of solid fuels is a major risk factor for a spectrum of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including lung cancer. In Chinaâs rural counties of Xuanwei and Fuyuan, lung cancer rates are among the highest in the country. While the elevated disease risk in this population has been linked to the widespread usage of bituminous (smoky) coal as compared to anthracite (smokeless) coal, the underlying physiologic mechanism that smoky coal induces in comparison to other fuel types is unclear. As we have previously used airway gene-expression profiling to gain molecular insights into the physiologic effects of cigarette smoke, here we profiled the buccal epithelium of residents exposed to the burning of smoky and smokeless coal in order to understand the physiologic effects of solid fuels. Buccal mucosa scrapings were collected from healthy, non-smoking female residents of Xuanwei and Fuyuan counties who burn coal indoors. RNA was isolated and hybridized onto Affymetrix Human gene 1.0 ST GeneChips, capturing the gene-expression response of (n=26) smoky coal users and (n=9) smokeless coal users. 24-hour indoor personal exposure levels (PM2.5, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) were also captured during this sampling period.