Analysis of Differential Gene Expression by Bead-based Fiber-Optic Array in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas

Abstract

Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are relatively common, accounting for 30% of all pituitary adenomas; however, their pathogenesis remains enigmatic. To explore the possible pathogenesis of NFPAs, we used fiber-optic BeadArray to examine gene expression in 5 NFPAs compared with 3 normal pituitaries. 4 differentially expressed genes were chosen randomly for validation by reverse transcriptase-real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). We then analyzed the differentially expressed gene profile with Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). The array analysis indentified significant increases in the expression of 1 402 genes and 383 expressed sequence tags (ESTs), and decreases in 1 697 genes and 113 ESTs in the NFPAs. Bioinformatic and pathway analysis showed that the genes HIGD1B, FAM5C, PMAIP1 and the pathway cell-cycle regulation may play an important role in tumorigenesis and progression of NFPAs. Our data suggest fiber-optic BeadArray combined with pathway analysis of differential gene expression profile appears to be a valid approach for investigating the pathogenesis of tumors.

Key words

pituitary adenomas - nonfunctioning adenoma - bead-based fiber-optic array - gene expression proling - pathway analysis

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