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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Transcriptome Analysis in Patients With Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer.

Pietro Pepe, Michele Salemi, Giovanna Marchese, Maria Grazia Salluzzo, Giuseppe Lanza, Simona Marino, Francesca Schillaci, Anna Truda, Ludovica Pepe, Michele Pennisi

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Pietro PepeUrology Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy; piepepe@hotmail.com.
Michele SalemiOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Giovanna MarcheseGenomix4Life S.r.l., Baronissi, Italy.
Maria Grazia SalluzzoOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Giuseppe LanzaOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Simona MarinoGenomix4Life S.r.l., Baronissi, Italy.
Francesca SchillaciOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Anna TrudaGenomix4Life S.r.l., Baronissi, Italy.
Ludovica PepePathology Unit - Policlinico G. Martino University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Michele PennisiUrology Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimBladder cancer (BC) is the most prevalent malignant tumor in the urinary tract, classified mainly into muscle-invasive BC (MIBC) and non-MIBC (NMIBC). Recent studies highlight the important role of changes in transcriptome activity in carcinogenesis, aiding in the identification of additional differentially regulated candidate genes, improving our understanding of the molecular basis of gene regulation in BC. This study aimed to evaluate the transcriptome of MIBC patients compared with normal subjects. MATERIALS AND

methodsmRNA sequencing was conducted using the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 Dx system in a case series comprising 11 subjects with MIBC and 19 healthy controls matched for age and sex. For functional analysis, the pathfindR package was utilized to comprehensively identify pathways enriched in omics data within active subnetworks.

resultsOur results demonstrated the presence of differentiated pathways, including spliceosome activity, oxidative phosphorylation, and chemical carcinogenesis due to reactive oxygen species, in MIBC patients compared with controls.

conclusionThe identification of novel molecular pathways in MIBC patients could prove useful in defining cancer predisposition factors and exploring potential therapeutic options.

Indexed as

Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticTranscriptomeUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesComputational BiologyFemaleGene Regulatory NetworksHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessBiomarkers, TumormRNA sequencingMuscle-invasive bladder canceroxidative phosphorylationspliceosome activity

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PMID38936905
PMCPMC11215567

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