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ArticleCell stress & chaperones2009

The level of Hsp27 in lymphocytes is negatively associated with a higher risk of lung cancer.

Feng Wang, Maohui Feng, Ping Xu, Han Xiao, Piye Niu, Xiaobo Yang, Yun Bai, Ying Peng, Pinfang Yao, Hao Tan and 2 more

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Article in Cell stress & chaperones, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Feng WangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, 430030, People's Republic of China.
Maohui Feng
Ping Xu
Han Xiao
Piye Niu
Xiaobo Yang
Yun Bai
Ying Peng
Pinfang Yao
Hao Tan
Robert M Tanguay
Tangchun Wu
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNHegang People's Hospital · CNHubei Cancer Hospital · CNUniversité Laval · CAZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat shock proteins (Hsps) can protect cells, organs, and whole organisms against damage caused by abnormal environmental hazards. Some studies have reported that lymphocyte Hsps may serve as biomarkers for evaluating disease status and exposure to environmental stresses; however, few epidemiologic studies have examined the associations between lymphocyte Hsps levels and lung cancer risk. We examined lymphocyte levels of Hsp27 and Hsp70 in 263 lung cancer cases and age- and gender-matched cancer-free controls by flow cytometry. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between lymphocyte Hsps levels and lung cancer risk. Our results showed that Hsp27 levels were significantly lower in lung cancer cases than in controls (16.5 vs 17.8 mean fluorescence intensity, P < 0.001). This was not observed for Hsp70 levels. Further stratification analysis revealed that lymphocyte Hsp27 levels were negatively associated with lung cancer risk especially in males and heavy smokers. There was a statistical trend of low odd ratios (95% confidence intervals) and upper tertile levels of Hsp27 [1.000, 0.904 (0.566-1.444) and 0.382 (0.221-0.658, P (trend) = 0.001) in males and 1.000, 0.9207 (0.465-1.822) and 0.419 (0.195-0.897, P (trend) = 0.036) in heavy smokers] after adjustment for confounding factors. These results suggest that lower lymphocyte Hsp27 levels might be associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. Our findings need to be validated in a large prospective study.

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AgedFemaleHSP27 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsHSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins

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PMID18800238
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