Publications [#232640] of Michael C. Fitzgerald

Journal Articles

1. Campa, MJ; Wang, MZ; Howard, B; Fitzgerald, MC; Patz, EF, Protein Expression Profiling Identifies MIF and Cyclophilin A as Potential Molecular Targets in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Cancer Research, vol. 63 no. 7 (2003), pp. 1652-1656, ISSN 0008-5472 [12670919]
   (last updated on 2026/01/15)

   Abstract:
   Current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for lung cancer have had no significant impact on lung cancer mortality over the last several decades. This study used a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) discovery platform to generate protein expression profiles in search of overexpressed proteins in lung tumors as potentially novel molecular targets. Two differentially expressed protein peaks at m/z 12338 and 17882 in the MALDI-TOF spectra were identified in lung tumor specimens as macrophage migration inhibitory factor and cyclophilin A, respectively. Overexpression of both proteins was confirmed by Western blotting, and cyclophilin A was localized to the tumor cells by immunohistochemistry. These data demonstrate the feasibility of using a MALDI-TOF platform to generate protein expression profiles and identify potential molecular targets for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.