Absence of correlation between serum CRP levels and mitochondrial D-loop DNA mutations in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma

Benjamin H L Tan, Richard J E Skipworth, Nicholas M Wheelhouse, Kenneth C H Fearon, James A Ross

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Both inflammation and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation are thought to play a role in the many human cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between inflammation and accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in the D-loop region in carcinogenesis of gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinomas.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Blood samples of 20 patients with gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma were taken for measurement of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration. Direct sequencing of mtDNA in the D-loop region was done in the 20 adenocarcinoma samples and their corresponding surrounding non-cancerous tissue. Sequences were compared with existing mtDNA databases to identify mutations.

RESULTS: mtDNA mutations in the D-loop region occur commonly with almost identical frequency in both non-cancerous tissue (3.0 ± 1.6) and adenocarcinoma (3.1 ± 1.9) (P = 0.916, paired t-test). CRP levels are not predictive of the number of D-loop mutations in both adenocarcinoma (β: -0.131; 95% CI: -2.354-1.364; P = 0.583) and non-cancerous tissue samples (β: 0.130; 95% CI: -1.125-1.933; P = 0.586). Five new mutations were identified that were not recorded previously in mtDNA databases.

CONCLUSION: D-loop mtDNA mutations are common in both gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma and surrounding non-cancerous tissue. However, the accumulation of such mutations appears to occur independent of systemic inflammation. The frequency of D-loop mutations is likely not useful as a marker for carcinogenesis in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)176-9
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (JCRT)
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2014

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Aged
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • DNA, Mitochondrial
  • Esophageal Neoplasms
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prognosis
  • Stomach Neoplasms

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