Alsoufi Feras, Zetoune Almoutassem Billah
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Discov Oncol. 2025 Aug 25;16(1):1622. doi: 10.1007/s12672-025-03462-7.
BACKGROUND: Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract, and is characterized by a high risk of recurrence and mortality. Therefore, the research is still ongoing to determine new molecular markers that would be a part of bladder cancer diagnosing approach. Based on the above, this study determined the level of HMGA2 protein in bladder cancer tissues for the purpose of investigating the possibility of proposing it as a promising diagnostic marker, as HMGA2 is an architectural transcription factor that regulates cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. METHODS: Forty primary transitional cell bladder samples and 20 adjacent normal tissue samples were collected from patients at Al-Assad University Hospital in Damascus between March 2023 and January 2024. Immunohistochemical staining was used to assess HMGA2 protein levels. The relationship between HMGA2 tissue levels and clinical variables was analyzed using the Chi-Square Independence Test. RESULTS: This study showed that HMGA2 protein was overexpressed in 70% of bladder cancer tissues, with no expression in normal tissues. Also, a High HMGA2 levels were noticed to be significantly associated with advanced tumor stage, higher tumor grade, and muscle invasion (p < 0.05). No significant association was found between HMGA2 levels and gender or smoking habits. CONCLUSION: HMGA2 protein is overexpressed in bladder cancer tissues and correlates with tumor progression and aggressiveness. HMGA2 can be considered a promising marker for bladder cancer. Further studies with larger patient cohorts are needed to confirm these findings and establish HMGA2 as a reliable diagnostic tool.
背景:膀胱癌是泌尿系统最常见的恶性肿瘤,其特点是复发和死亡风险高。因此,仍在进行研究以确定可作为膀胱癌诊断方法一部分的新分子标志物。基于上述情况,本研究测定了膀胱癌组织中HMGA2蛋白的水平,目的是研究将其作为一种有前景的诊断标志物的可能性,因为HMGA2是一种调节细胞增殖、细胞分化和细胞凋亡的结构转录因子。 方法:2023年3月至2024年1月期间,从大马士革阿萨德大学医院的患者中收集了40份原发性移行细胞膀胱样本和20份相邻正常组织样本。采用免疫组织化学染色评估HMGA2蛋白水平。使用卡方独立性检验分析HMGA2组织水平与临床变量之间的关系。 结果:本研究表明,70%的膀胱癌组织中HMGA2蛋白过度表达,正常组织中无表达。此外,发现HMGA2水平高与肿瘤晚期、肿瘤分级高和肌肉浸润显著相关(p < 0.05)。未发现HMGA2水平与性别或吸烟习惯之间存在显著关联。 结论:HMGA2蛋白在膀胱癌组织中过度表达,与肿瘤进展和侵袭性相关。HMGA2可被视为一种有前景的膀胱癌标志物。需要对更大的患者队列进行进一步研究,以证实这些发现并将HMGA2确立为一种可靠的诊断工具。
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