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Conference Paper: Aberrant methylation of cyclooxygenase-2 in breast cancer patients

TitleAberrant methylation of cyclooxygenase-2 in breast cancer patients
Authors
KeywordsCpG island methylator
Epigenetics
Methylation-specific PCR
Issue Date2005
PublisherElsevier France, Editions Scientifiques et Medicales. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biopha
Citation
Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference of OOTR COX-2 and Angiogenesis in Oncology, Hong Kong, 15-16 October 2004. In Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2005, v. 59 n. suppl. 2, p. S264-S267 How to Cite?
AbstractBACKGROUND: Although aberrant CpG island methylation and subsequent silencing of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) promoter has been observed in colorectal and gastric tumors recently, little is known about that in breast cancers. The aim of this study was to identify the methylation status of COX-2 as well as to determine the association between clinical characteristics and COX-2 methylation in breast cancer patients. METHODS: Using bisulfite modification and a methylation-specific PCR, we examined the methylation status of the COX-2 promoter in primary tumors from 110 breast cancer patients. Meanwhile, the expression of COX-2 protein was determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS: Twenty out of 110 (18.2%) primary breast cancers showed aberrant methylation of the 5' region of COX-2. Loss of expression of COX-2 protein was found in all tumors with COX-2 methylation. Methylation of COX-2 was strongly correlated with tumor size (P = 0.026), presence of axillary lymph node metastasis (P = 0.001) and lymphovascular permeation (P = 0.034). CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that COX-2 methylation is associated with good prognostic factors in breast cancer patients. COX-2 promoter methylation may be one of the mechanisms by which tumor cells regulate COX-2 expression.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/211380
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dc.contributor.authorChow, LWC-
dc.contributor.authorZhu, L-
dc.contributor.authorLoo, WTY-
dc.contributor.authorLui, ELH-
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-09T04:14:46Z-
dc.date.available2015-07-09T04:14:46Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the 1st Annual Conference of OOTR COX-2 and Angiogenesis in Oncology, Hong Kong, 15-16 October 2004. In Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2005, v. 59 n. suppl. 2, p. S264-S267-
dc.identifier.issn0753-3322-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/211380-
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Although aberrant CpG island methylation and subsequent silencing of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) promoter has been observed in colorectal and gastric tumors recently, little is known about that in breast cancers. The aim of this study was to identify the methylation status of COX-2 as well as to determine the association between clinical characteristics and COX-2 methylation in breast cancer patients. METHODS: Using bisulfite modification and a methylation-specific PCR, we examined the methylation status of the COX-2 promoter in primary tumors from 110 breast cancer patients. Meanwhile, the expression of COX-2 protein was determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS: Twenty out of 110 (18.2%) primary breast cancers showed aberrant methylation of the 5' region of COX-2. Loss of expression of COX-2 protein was found in all tumors with COX-2 methylation. Methylation of COX-2 was strongly correlated with tumor size (P = 0.026), presence of axillary lymph node metastasis (P = 0.001) and lymphovascular permeation (P = 0.034). CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that COX-2 methylation is associated with good prognostic factors in breast cancer patients. COX-2 promoter methylation may be one of the mechanisms by which tumor cells regulate COX-2 expression.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherElsevier France, Editions Scientifiques et Medicales. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biopha-
dc.relation.ispartofBiomedicine & Pharmacotherapy-
dc.rightsNOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in [Journal title]. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in PUBLICATION, [VOL#, ISSUE#, (DATE)] DOI#-
dc.subjectCpG island methylator-
dc.subjectEpigenetics-
dc.subjectMethylation-specific PCR-
dc.subject.meshBreast Neoplasms - enzymology-
dc.subject.meshCpG Islands - genetics-
dc.subject.meshCyclooxygenase 2 - metabolism-
dc.subject.meshDNA, Neoplasm - genetics-
dc.subject.meshGene Silencing-
dc.titleAberrant methylation of cyclooxygenase-2 in breast cancer patients-
dc.typeConference_Paper-
dc.identifier.emailChow, LWC: lwcchow@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailZhu, L: zhuli@graduate.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLoo, WTY: tyloo@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLui, ELH: h0148841@hkusua.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0753-3322(05)80042-3-
dc.identifier.pmid16507389-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-33644601609-
dc.identifier.hkuros114688-
dc.identifier.volume59-
dc.identifier.issuesuppl. 2-
dc.identifier.spageS264-
dc.identifier.epageS267-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000234423600002-
dc.publisher.placeFrance-
dc.identifier.issnl0753-3322-

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