Native glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest malignancies to date. The impressively developed stroma that surrounds and modulates the behavior of cancer cells is one of the main factors regulating the PDAC growth, metastasis and therapy resistance. Here, w...

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Autores principales: Na Sun, Marija Trajkovic-Arsic, Fengxia Li, Yin Wu, Corinna Münch, Thomas Kunzke, Annette Feuchtinger, Katja Steiger, Anna Melissa Schlitter, Wilko Weichert, Irene Esposito, Jens T. Siveke, Axel Walch
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:96cfb2d53afd4a988f9ac1824437c7b22021-12-05T12:11:04ZNative glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma10.1186/s13550-021-00862-y2191-219Xhttps://doaj.org/article/96cfb2d53afd4a988f9ac1824437c7b22021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-021-00862-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2191-219XAbstract Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest malignancies to date. The impressively developed stroma that surrounds and modulates the behavior of cancer cells is one of the main factors regulating the PDAC growth, metastasis and therapy resistance. Here, we postulate that stromal and cancer cell compartments differentiate in protein/lipid glycosylation patterns and analyze differences in glycan fragments in those compartments with clinicopathologic correlates. Results We analyzed native glycan fragments in 109 human FFPE PDAC samples using high mass resolution matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometric imaging (MALDI-FT-ICR-MSI). Our method allows detection of native glycan fragments without previous digestion with PNGase or any other biochemical reaction. With this method, 8 and 18 native glycans were identified as uniquely expressed in only stromal or only cancer cell compartment, respectively. Kaplan–Meier survival model identified glycan fragments that are expressed in cancer cell or stromal compartment and significantly associated with patient outcome. Among cancer cell region-specific glycans, 10 predicted better and 6 worse patient survival. In the stroma, 1 glycan predicted good and 4 poor patient survival. Using factor analysis as a dimension reduction method, we were able to group the identified glycans in 2 factors. Multivariate analysis revealed that these factors can be used as independent survival prognostic elements with regard to the established Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) classification both in tumor and stroma regions. Conclusion Our method allows in situ detection of naturally occurring glycans in FFPE samples of human PDAC tissue and highlights the differences among glycans found in stromal and cancer cell compartment offering a basis for further exploration on the role of specific glycans in cancer–stroma communication.Na SunMarija Trajkovic-ArsicFengxia LiYin WuCorinna MünchThomas KunzkeAnnette FeuchtingerKatja SteigerAnna Melissa SchlitterWilko WeichertIrene EspositoJens T. SivekeAxel WalchSpringerOpenarticleMALDI-FT-ICR-MSIGlycansPDACMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920ENEJNMMI Research, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic MALDI-FT-ICR-MSI
Glycans
PDAC
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
spellingShingle MALDI-FT-ICR-MSI
Glycans
PDAC
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
Na Sun
Marija Trajkovic-Arsic
Fengxia Li
Yin Wu
Corinna Münch
Thomas Kunzke
Annette Feuchtinger
Katja Steiger
Anna Melissa Schlitter
Wilko Weichert
Irene Esposito
Jens T. Siveke
Axel Walch
Native glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
description Abstract Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest malignancies to date. The impressively developed stroma that surrounds and modulates the behavior of cancer cells is one of the main factors regulating the PDAC growth, metastasis and therapy resistance. Here, we postulate that stromal and cancer cell compartments differentiate in protein/lipid glycosylation patterns and analyze differences in glycan fragments in those compartments with clinicopathologic correlates. Results We analyzed native glycan fragments in 109 human FFPE PDAC samples using high mass resolution matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometric imaging (MALDI-FT-ICR-MSI). Our method allows detection of native glycan fragments without previous digestion with PNGase or any other biochemical reaction. With this method, 8 and 18 native glycans were identified as uniquely expressed in only stromal or only cancer cell compartment, respectively. Kaplan–Meier survival model identified glycan fragments that are expressed in cancer cell or stromal compartment and significantly associated with patient outcome. Among cancer cell region-specific glycans, 10 predicted better and 6 worse patient survival. In the stroma, 1 glycan predicted good and 4 poor patient survival. Using factor analysis as a dimension reduction method, we were able to group the identified glycans in 2 factors. Multivariate analysis revealed that these factors can be used as independent survival prognostic elements with regard to the established Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) classification both in tumor and stroma regions. Conclusion Our method allows in situ detection of naturally occurring glycans in FFPE samples of human PDAC tissue and highlights the differences among glycans found in stromal and cancer cell compartment offering a basis for further exploration on the role of specific glycans in cancer–stroma communication.
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author Na Sun
Marija Trajkovic-Arsic
Fengxia Li
Yin Wu
Corinna Münch
Thomas Kunzke
Annette Feuchtinger
Katja Steiger
Anna Melissa Schlitter
Wilko Weichert
Irene Esposito
Jens T. Siveke
Axel Walch
author_facet Na Sun
Marija Trajkovic-Arsic
Fengxia Li
Yin Wu
Corinna Münch
Thomas Kunzke
Annette Feuchtinger
Katja Steiger
Anna Melissa Schlitter
Wilko Weichert
Irene Esposito
Jens T. Siveke
Axel Walch
author_sort Na Sun
title Native glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_short Native glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_full Native glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_fullStr Native glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Native glycan fragments detected by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_sort native glycan fragments detected by maldi mass spectrometry imaging are independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
publisher SpringerOpen
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/96cfb2d53afd4a988f9ac1824437c7b2
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