Estrogen-like metabolites and DNA-adducts in urogenital schistosomiasis-associated bladder cancer.
By: Maria João Gouveia, Júlio Santos, Paul J Brindley, Gabriel Rinaldi, Carlos Lopes, Lúcio L Santos, José Manuel Correia da Costa, Nuno Vale

Center for the Study of Animal Science, ICETA, Rua de D. Manuel II, Apt 55142, 4051-401 Porto, University of Porto, Portugal; Department of Infectious Diseases, R&D Unit, INSA-National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Rua de Alexandre Herculano 321, 4000-055 Porto, Portugal.
2014-10-23; doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.01.018
Abstract

An estrogen-DNA adduct mediated pathway may be involved in the pathogenesis of the squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder associated with infection with the blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium. Extracts from developmental stages of S. haematobium, including eggs induce tumor-like phenotypes in cultured cells. In addition, estrogen-derived, reactive metabolites occur in this pathogen and in sera of infected persons. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis was performed on urine from 40 Angolans diagnosed with urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS), half of who also presented UGS-associated squamous cell carcinoma and/or urothelial cell carcinoma. The analysis revealed numerous estrogen-like metabolites, including seven specifically identified in UGS cases, but not reported in the database of metabolites in urine of healthy humans. These schistosome infection-associated metabolites included catechol estrogen quinones (CEQ) and CEQ-DNA-adducts, two of which had been identified previously in S. haematobium. In addition, novel metabolites derived directly from 8-oxo-7, 8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) were identified in urine of all 40 cases of UGS. These metabolites can be expected to provide deeper insights into the carcinogenesis UGS-induced bladder cancer, and as biomarkers for diagnosis and/ or prognosis of this neglected tropical disease-linked cancer.



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