Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer

Abstract ALDH1 isotype is an established cancer stem cell marker. In this study, immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of ALDH1/2 and ALDH1A3 protein was evaluated in a retrospective cohort of 99 pathologically confirmed MIBC patients and 11 distant normal bladder urothelium. IHC expression was asses...

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Main Authors: Sumit Dey, Smita Pattanaik, Nandita Kakkar, Monidipa Konar, Ipsita Panda, Arup Kumar Mandal, Ravimohan Suryanarayan Mavuduru
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82460-1
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Smita Pattanaik
Nandita Kakkar
Monidipa Konar
Ipsita Panda
Arup Kumar Mandal
Ravimohan Suryanarayan Mavuduru
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description Abstract ALDH1 isotype is an established cancer stem cell marker. In this study, immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of ALDH1/2 and ALDH1A3 protein was evaluated in a retrospective cohort of 99 pathologically confirmed MIBC patients and 11 distant normal bladder urothelium. IHC expression was assessed quantitatively using histopathology score (H score). H score of  ≥ 4 was graded as a high expression. Gene expression of ALDH1A1, 1A2 and 1A3 along with immunoblot procedure was also performed in a prospectively collected 30 MIBC patients to further validate the IHC findings. Expression of both ALDH1/2 and ALDH1A3 were found to be significantly higher in MIBC tumors than in the normal bladder urothelium. Tumors with higher T stage showed a significant association with ALDH1A3 expression (p = 0.002). Patients with a high H score of ALDH1A3 protein survived for significantly less (p = 0.008) duration of time (20 months) than patients with low score (34 months). Gene expression profile of ALDH1 isotypes revealed that high mRNA expression of ALDH1A3 was significantly associated with less overall survival which was further validated separately using public dataset. Our results indicate that ALDH1 isotypes have the potential to be used as an effective diagnostic and prognostic marker in patients with MIBC.
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spelling doaj-art-ec53487ac29147ef82d8fcb5f6804ed22025-08-20T03:03:25ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111310.1038/s41598-024-82460-1Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancerSumit Dey0Smita Pattanaik1Nandita Kakkar2Monidipa Konar3Ipsita Panda4Arup Kumar Mandal5Ravimohan Suryanarayan Mavuduru6Department of Urology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)Department of Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Department of Urology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)Abstract ALDH1 isotype is an established cancer stem cell marker. In this study, immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of ALDH1/2 and ALDH1A3 protein was evaluated in a retrospective cohort of 99 pathologically confirmed MIBC patients and 11 distant normal bladder urothelium. IHC expression was assessed quantitatively using histopathology score (H score). H score of  ≥ 4 was graded as a high expression. Gene expression of ALDH1A1, 1A2 and 1A3 along with immunoblot procedure was also performed in a prospectively collected 30 MIBC patients to further validate the IHC findings. Expression of both ALDH1/2 and ALDH1A3 were found to be significantly higher in MIBC tumors than in the normal bladder urothelium. Tumors with higher T stage showed a significant association with ALDH1A3 expression (p = 0.002). Patients with a high H score of ALDH1A3 protein survived for significantly less (p = 0.008) duration of time (20 months) than patients with low score (34 months). Gene expression profile of ALDH1 isotypes revealed that high mRNA expression of ALDH1A3 was significantly associated with less overall survival which was further validated separately using public dataset. Our results indicate that ALDH1 isotypes have the potential to be used as an effective diagnostic and prognostic marker in patients with MIBC.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82460-1
spellingShingle Sumit Dey
Smita Pattanaik
Nandita Kakkar
Monidipa Konar
Ipsita Panda
Arup Kumar Mandal
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Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
Scientific Reports
title Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
title_full Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
title_fullStr Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
title_full_unstemmed Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
title_short Expression of ALDH1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
title_sort expression of aldh1 isotypes and its potential as a prognostic and diagnostic marker in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82460-1
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