THE MITOCHONDRIAL DNA COPY NUMBER AND LEVEL OF LARGE-SCALE DELETIONS IN LUNG TISSUE OF PATIENTS WITH NON-CANCEROUS LUNG DISEASE

Lan Phương Lê, Thị Thanh Nhàn Lê, Văn Sơn Hoàng, Phương Thảo Bùi, Thị Tú Linh Nguyễn, Trung Thọ Lê, Hồng Thái Trịnh

Main Article Content

Abstract

Objectives: The study was conducted to investigate mtDNA copy number and level of large deletion in the lung tissue of patients with non-cancerous lung disease in order to supply mtDNA data for potential application in the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases in Vietnam. Subjects and methods: The mtDNA copy number and level of large deletion were determined in 51 lung tissue samples of patients with non-cancerous lung disease by realtime PCR. Statistical comparison of mtDNA copy number and level of large deletion was performed between two groups of patients with non-cancerous lung disease and non-small cell lung cancer. Results: The mtDNA copy number and level of large-scale deletion in the group of patients with non-cancerous lung disease was lower than that in the group of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (P < 0.05). In addition, the age was negatively correlated with the level of mtDNA large-scale deletion in the lung tissue of patients with noncancerous lung disease (r = -0.3621; p = 0.0090). Conclusions: The mtDNA copy number and level of large-scale deletion could be a potential biomarkers for evaluating, monitoring disease progression of patients with noncancerous lung disease in the group of patients with lung disease.

Article Details

References