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Alterations in Gene Expression of Components of the Renin-Angiotensin System and Its Related Enzymes in Lung Cancer.
Lung Cancer International
  • Benjamin Goldstein, Cooper City High School
  • Malav Suchin Trivedi, Nova Southeastern University
  • Robert Charles Speth, Nova Southeastern University
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
7-16-2017
Keywords
  • enzymes,
  • gene alteration,
  • renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
Abstract

Objectives. The study assessed the existence and significance of associations between the expression of fifteen renin-angiotensin system component genes and lung adenocarcinoma. Materials and Methods. NCBI’s built-in statistical tool, GEO2R, was used to calculate Student’s -tests for the associations found in a DNA expression study of adenocarcinoma and matched healthy lung tissue samples. The raw data was processed with GeneSpring™ and then used to generate figures with and without Sidak’s multiple comparison correction. Results. Ten genes were found to be significantly associated with adenocarcinoma. Seven of these associations remained statistically significant after correction for multiple comparisons. Notably, AGTR2, which encodes the AT2 angiotensin II receptor subtype, was significantly underexpressed in adenocarcinoma tissue (). AGTR1, ACE, ENPEP, MME, and PRCP, which encode the AT1 angiotensin II receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme, aminopeptidase N, neprilysin, and prolylcarboxypeptidase, respectively, were also underexpressed. AGT, which encodes angiotensinogen, the angiotensin peptide precursor, was overexpressed in adenocarcinoma tissue. Conclusion. The results suggest an association between the expression of the genes for renin-angiotensin system-related proteins and adenocarcinoma. While further research is necessary to conclusively demonstrate a link between the renin-angiotensin system and lung cancers, the results suggest that the renin-angiotensin system plays a role in the pathology of adenocarcinoma.

DOI
10.1155/2017/6914976
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Copyright © 2017 Benjamin Goldstein et al.
Citation Information
Benjamin Goldstein, Malav Suchin Trivedi and Robert Charles Speth. "Alterations in Gene Expression of Components of the Renin-Angiotensin System and Its Related Enzymes in Lung Cancer." Lung Cancer International Vol. 2017 (2017) p. Article ID 6914976 ISSN: 2090-3200
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-speth/30/