Moesin (MSN) as a novel proteome-based diagnostic marker for early detection of invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma in liquid-based cytology

Jeong Hwan Park, Cheol Lee, Dohyun Han, Jae Seok Lee, Kyung Min Lee, Min Ji Song, Kwangsoo Kim, Heonyi Lee, Kyung Chul Moon, Youngsoo Kim, Minsun Jung, Ji Hye Moon, Hyebin Lee, Han Suk Ryu

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Abstract

Bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC) is the most lethal malignancy of the urinary tract. Treatment for the disease highly depends on the invasiveness of cancer cells. Therefore, a predictive biomarker needs to be identified for invasive BUC. In this study, we employed proteomics methods on urine liquid-based cytology (LBC) samples and a BUC cell line library to determine a novel predictive biomarker for invasive BUC. Furthermore, an in vitro three-dimensional (3D) invasion study for biological significance and diagnostic validation through immunocytochemistry (ICC) were also performed. The proteomic analysis suggested moesin (MSN) as a potential biomarker to predict the invasiveness of BUC. The in vitro 3D invasion study showed that inhibition of MSN significantly decreased invasiveness in BUC cell lines. Further validation using ICC ultimately confirmed moesin (MSN) as a potential biomarker to predict the invasiveness of BUC (p = 0.023). In conclusion, we suggest moesin as a potential diagnostic marker for early detection of BUC with invasion in LBC and as a potential therapeutic target.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1018
JournalCancers
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biomarker
  • Bladder urothelial carcinoma
  • Invasion
  • Liquid-based cytology
  • Moesin
  • Proteomics

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