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ArticleScientific reports2024

The high FKBP1A expression in WBCs as a potential screening biomarker for pancreatic cancer.

Papitchaya Watcharanurak, Apiwat Mutirangura, Vitavat Aksornkitti, Narumol Bhummaphan, Charoenchai Puttipanyalears

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Papitchaya WatcharanurakFaculty of Medical Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
Apiwat MutiranguraDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Vitavat AksornkittiDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Narumol BhummaphanCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Sabbasastravicaya Building, Phayathai Road. Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. narumol.b@chula.ac.th.
Charoenchai PuttipanyalearsDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. charoenchai.p@chula.ac.th.
Chulalongkorn University · THPrince of Songkla University · TH

Funding

National Research Council of Thailand N35A661026Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Grant No. RGNS 63-004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the limitation of current routine approaches for pancreatic cancer screening and detection, the mortality rate of pancreatic cancer cases is still critical. The development of blood-based molecular biomarkers for pancreatic cancer screening and early detection which provide less-invasive, high-sensitivity, and cost-effective, is urgently needed. The goal of this study is to identify and validate the potential molecular biomarkers in white blood cells (WBCs) of pancreatic cancer patients. Gene expression profiles of pancreatic cancer patients from NCBI GEO database were analyzed by CU-DREAM. Then, mRNA expression levels of three candidate genes were determined by quantitative RT-PCR in WBCs of pancreatic cancer patients (N = 27) and healthy controls (N = 51). ROC analysis was performed to assess the performance of each candidate gene. A total of 29 upregulated genes were identified and three selected genes were performed gene expression analysis. Our results revealed high mRNA expression levels in WBCs of pancreatic cancer patients in all selected genes, including FKBP1A (p < 0.0001), PLD1 (p < 0.0001), and PSMA4 (p = 0.0002). Among candidate genes, FKBP1A mRNA expression level was remarkably increased in the pancreatic cancer samples and also in the early stage (p < 0.0001). Moreover, FKBP1A showed the greatest performance to discriminate patients with pancreatic cancer from healthy individuals than other genes with the 88.9% sensitivity, 84.3% specificity, and 90.1% accuracy. Our findings demonstrated that the alteration of FKBP1A gene in WBCs serves as a novel valuable biomarker for patients with pancreatic cancer. Detection of FKBP1A mRNA expression level in circulating WBCs, providing high-sensitive, less-invasive, and cost-effective, is simple and feasible for routine clinical setting that can be applied for pancreatic cancer screening and early detection.

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Early Detection of CancerPancreatic NeoplasmsBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorHumansLeukocytesRNA, MessengerTacrolimus Binding ProteinsBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorFKBP1A protein, humanRNA, MessengerTacrolimus Binding ProteinsBiomarkersPancreatic cancerReal time polymerase chain reactionWhite blood cells

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PMID38570626
PMCPMC10991374
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