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Proteomic Analysis of Bone Marrow CD138+ Cells to Identify Proteins Associated With the Response of Multiple Myeloma Patients to Commonly Used Therapeutic Regimens.

Foteini Paradeisi, Aggeliki Tserga, Vasiliki Lygirou, Manousos Makridakis, Rafael Stroggilos, Grigoris Georgiou, George M Spyrou, Ioannis V Kostopoulos, Christine-Ivy Liacos, Aikaterini Termentzi and 5 more

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Foteini ParadeisiDepartment of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0870-1488
Aggeliki TsergaDepartment of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5531-2111
Vasiliki LygirouDepartment of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Manousos MakridakisDepartment of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Rafael StroggilosDepartment of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4068-9167
Grigoris GeorgiouBioinformatics Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
George M SpyrouBioinformatics Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-2470-3363
Ioannis V KostopoulosFlow Cytometry Unit, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Christine-Ivy LiacosDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Aikaterini TermentziLaboratory of Toxicological Control of Pesticides, Scientific Directorate of Pesticides' Control & Phytopharmacy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Attica, Greece.
Meletios A DimopoulosDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ourania TsitsilonisFlow Cytometry Unit, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Antonia VlahouDepartment of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3284-5713
Efstathios KastritisDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Jerome ZoidakisDepartment of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4557-3430

Funding

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI), GreeceHorizon Europe (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
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Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable; gaps in our understanding of MM molecular pathogenesis and drugs' resistance mechanisms are involved in the failure of therapies. This study aims to identify proteins significantly impacting MM patients' response to commonly used therapeutic regimens. Bone marrow CD138+ selected plasma cells were isolated from patients who had achieved Response (Responders, R) and those who were Non-Responders (NR) to their primary MM therapy. We used LC-MS/MS to investigate the proteomic profile of MM samples, followed by bioinformatics analysis. We identified 1190 proteins, of which 230 showed a statistically significant difference between R and NR, with 27 proteins being upregulated and 203 downregulated in R compared to NR. Pathway enrichment analysis identified pathways related to the immune response and protein synthesis regulation, closely associated with MM progression and response to therapy. The results were validated through individual RNA dataset analysis, corroborating the differential expression of several proteins, including proteins associated with MM (e.g., MIF, ILF3) as well as novel findings (e.g., DCPS and SET). Collectively, proteomics data obtained from R and NR to MM therapy displayed significant changes in the immune system and protein synthesis regulation, supporting their potential role in progression and therapeutic response of MM.

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Bone Marrow CellsMultiple MyelomaProteomeProteomicsSyndecan-1AgedBone MarrowFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTandem Mass SpectrometryProteomeSDC1 protein, humanSyndecan-1biomarkerscancermultiple myelomaproteomicstherapy

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PMCPMC12381911

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