Abstract

Carcinogenesis is a multifaceted process of cancer formation. The transformation of normal cells into cancerous ones may be difficult to determine at a very early stage. Therefore, methods enabling identification of initial changes caused by cancer require novel approaches. Although physical spectroscopic methods such as FT-Raman and Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) are used to detect chemical changes in cancer tissues, their potential has not been investigated with respect to carcinogenesis. The study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of FT-Raman and FTIR spectroscopy as diagnostic methods of endometrial cancer carcinogenesis. The results indicated development of endometrial cancer was accompanied with chemical changes in nucleic acid, amide I and lipids in Raman spectra. FTIR spectra showed that tissues with development of carcinogenesis were characterized by changes in carbohydrates and amides vibrations. Principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis of Raman spectra demonstrated similarity of tissues with cancer cells and lesions considered precursor of cancer (complex atypical hyperplasia), however they differed from the control samples. Pearson correlation test showed correlation between cancer and complex atypical hyperplasia tissues and between non-cancerous tissue samples. The results of the study indicate that Raman spectroscopy is more effective in assessing the development of carcinogenesis in endometrial cancer than FTIR.

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Title
Spectroscopic evaluation of carcinogenesis in endometrial cancer
Author
Depciuch Joanna 1 ; Barnaś Edyta 2 ; Skręt-Magierło Joanna 3 ; Skręt Andrzej 3 ; Kaznowska Ewa 4 ; Łach Kornelia 5 ; Jakubczyk Paweł 6 ; Cebulski Jozef 6 

 Polish Academy of Science, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow, Poland (GRID:grid.413454.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 1958 0162) 
 University of Rzeszow, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College, Rzeszow, Poland (GRID:grid.13856.39) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 3176) 
 University of Rzeszow, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Rzeszow, Poland (GRID:grid.13856.39) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 3176) 
 University of Rzeszow, Chair of Morphological Sciences, Department of Pathomorphology, Medical College, Rzeszow, Poland (GRID:grid.13856.39) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 3176) 
 University of Rzeszow, Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Rzeszow, Poland (GRID:grid.13856.39) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 3176) 
 University of Rzeszow, Institute of Physics, College of Natural Sciences, Rzeszow, Poland (GRID:grid.13856.39) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 3176) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2518853743
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.