Large-scale gene expression study of mammary carcinoma in female dogs

Author(s)

Talita Mariana Morata Raposo Ferreira

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: Jaboticabal. 2016-08-30.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Jaboticabal
• Defense date: 2016-08-22
• Advisor: Renée Laufer Amorim; Andrigo Barboza De Nardi; Geovanni Dantas Cassali

Abstract

Mammary tumors are the main tumors that affect female dogs, as well as in women and in both species, it is observed similarity related to the biological and molecular behavior of this neoplasia. So, female dogs are considered an excellent model for the understanding of carcinogenesis process from mammary tumors. Metastasis occurs frequently and it is the main responsible for the mortality by this neoplasia in both species. Global gene expression profile allows the better understanding of carcinogenesis and metastasis process by the identification of several genes that may be involved with these processes. Therefore, the aim of study was to perform a large-scale study by microarray technique using samples from canine mammary tissues, as normal mammary gland, benign tumors and malignant tumors (simple and mixed carcinomas), beyond metastatic and non-metastatic mammary carcinomas for the identification of differentially expression genes among these groups and related to canine mammary tumors tumorigenesis and metastasis. It was observed next to 1000 differentially expression genes between tumors and normal mammary glands samples and 465 differentially expression genes between benign and malignant mammary tumors mostly related to cell cycle, mammary gland development and tumor suppressors. Related to metastatic and non-metastatic mammary carcinomas was identified 633 differentially expression genes. ATM and BRCA1, associated with tumor suppressor gene pathway, showed to play an important role in both tumor progression and metastasis development. Other networks observed were related to angiogenesis and extracellular matrix organization. Thus, large-scale gene profile analysis allowed the identification of numerous genes and networks involved with both tumor progression and metastasis, allowing new studies in search of specific prognostic markers. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/03940-4 - Study on Large-Scale of Gene Expression of Bitches Mammary Carcinomas
• Grantee: Talita Mariana Morata Raposo Ferreira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate