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Sasikarn Komkleow1, Churat Weeraphan2, Daranee Chokchaichamnankit2
1Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background/Aim:
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Cigarette smoke is the most important risk factor for cancer development. Growing evidence indicates that prolonged nicotine exposure is a potential factor associated with tumorigenesis. Here, the effect of prolonged nicotine exposure on A549 cells was investigated, using label-free quantitative proteomics.
Materials And Methods:
Selection of an invasive subpopulation from the A549 cell line was performed to reveal the differential expression of proteins in relation to prolonged nicotine exposure, using Boyden chamber assays in combination with a proteomics approach.
Results:
One hundred proteins from the NicoA549-L5 subline showed significant change in expression compared to those from the A549-L5 subline and their A549 parental cell line. Heat shock protein, protein disulfide isomerase A3, profilin-1 and legumain were expressed at higher levels in A549 cells after prolonged nicotine exposure.
Conclusion:
These aberrant proteins might serve as novel cancer biomarkers for cigarette smokers.
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