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ArticlePloS one2020

Serum and tissue expression of neuropilin 1 in precancerous and malignant vocal fold lesions.

Anna Rzepakowska, Michał Żurek, Jakub Grzybowski, Iwona Kotula, Paweł Pihowicz, Barbara Górnicka, Urszula Demkow, Kazimierz Niemczyk

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Anna RzepakowskaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4012-8271
Michał ŻurekStudents Scientific Research Group at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Jakub GrzybowskiDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Iwona KotulaDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Paweł PihowiczDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Barbara GórnickaDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Urszula DemkowDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Kazimierz NiemczykDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

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Abstract

objectivesThe study was designed to evaluate the tissue expression of NRP-1 and serum level of sNRP-1 in the same patients with intraepithelial laryngeal lesions or early staged laryngeal cancer to identify the clinical significance of these biomarkers in the diagnosis of laryngeal lesions. MATERIAL AND

methodsA prospective analysis of tissue was performed on specimens and blood samples from 49 patients, who were admitted for surgical resection due to suspicious vocal fold lesions and were diagnosed as non-dysplasia, low-grade dysplasia, high-grade dysplasia and invasive cancers.

resultsELISA was conducted on 48 blood samples. The minimum level of sNRP-1 was 0.15 ng/ml and maximum- 37.71 ng/ml. The Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance revealed no differences in sNRP-1 levels between different histopathological stages of vocal fold lesions (p = 0.234). IHC was conducted in 49 tissue samples. The evaluated mean scores of NRP-1 tissue expression were compared to histopathological stage of the lesion. The Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance revealed no differences in NRP-1 tissue expression between different histopathological stages of vocal fold lesions (p = 0.536). The correlation of tissue NRP-1 expression and serum levels of NRP-1 within analyzed group was insignificant. The Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was 0.076 (p = 0.606).

conclusionsThe NRP-1 tissue expression and serum levels are unlikely to be a prognostic factor for identification of laryngeal dysplasia or early stage laryngeal cancer. Further studies investigating biomolecules involved in laryngeal carcinogenesis are necessary.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticFemaleHumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeuropilin-1Precancerous ConditionsNeuropilin-1

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PMCPMC7529309

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