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Bastard P, Cozic N, Brion R, Gaspar N, Piperno-Neumann S, Cordero C, Leculée-Thébaud E, Gomez-Mascard A, Rédini F, Marchais A, Ikonomova R, Cleirec M, Laurence V, Rigaud C, Abbas R, Verrecchia F, Brugières L, Minard-Colin V. Prognostic value of hemogram parameters in osteosarcoma: The French OS2006 experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e31029. [PMID: 38679845 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR) ratio at diagnosis and early lymphocytes recovery on doxorubicin-based chemotherapy, may impact the outcome in patients with osteosarcoma (OST). This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of hemogram parameters in patients with OST treated with high-dose methotrexate and etoposide/ifosfamide (M-EI) chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the prognostic value of various hemogram parameters at diagnosis and during therapy in a large consecutive cohort of patients with OST included in the French OS2006 trial and treated with M-EI chemotherapy. RESULTS A total of 164 patients were analyzed. The median age was 14.7 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 11.7-17). Median follow-up was 5.6 years (IQR: 3.3-7.7 years). Three-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were 71.5% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 64%-78%) and 86.4% (95% CI: 80%-91%), respectively. In univariate analysis, blood count parameters at diagnosis and early lymphocyte recovery at Day 14 were not found prognostic of survival outcomes. By contrast, an increase of NLR ratio at Day 1 of the first EI chemotherapy (NLR-W4) was associated with reduced OS in univariate (p = .0044) and multivariate analysis (hazards ratio [HR] = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.1-1.5; p = .002), although not with EFS. After adjustment on histological response and metastatic status, an increase of the ratio NLR-W4 of 1 was associated with an increased risk of death of 30%. CONCLUSIONS We identified NLR-W4 as a potential early biomarker for survival in patients with OST treated with M-EI chemotherapy. Further studies are required to confirm the prognostic value of NLR and better identify immune mechanisms involved in disease surveillance.
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- Paul Bastard
- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Intégrée Nantes Angers (CRCI2NA), INSERM UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université de NantesCHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- INSERM U1015, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Pediatric Oncology Department, CHU-Hôpital de la Mère et de l'Enfant, Nantes, France
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- Department of Pathology, CHU, IUCT-Oncopole, University of Toulouse, Eq19. ONCOSARC CRCT, UMR 1037 Inserm/UT3, ERL 5294 CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Intégrée Nantes Angers (CRCI2NA), INSERM UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université de NantesCHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- INSERM U1015, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Pediatric Oncology Department, CHU-Hôpital de la Mère et de l'Enfant, Nantes, France
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- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Biostatistics Unit, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Intégrée Nantes Angers (CRCI2NA), INSERM UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université de NantesCHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- INSERM U1015, University Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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Flaadt T, Jaki C, Maier CP, Amorelli G, Klingebiel T, Schlegel PG, Eyrich M, Greil J, Schulte JH, Bader P, Handgretinger R, Lang P. Immune reconstitution after transplantation of autologous peripheral stem cells in children: a comparison between CD34+ selected and nonmanipulated grafts. Cytotherapy 2024:S1465-3249(24)00716-3. [PMID: 38904583 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) improves the prognosis in pediatric patients with several solid tumors and lymphomas. Little is known about the reconstitution of the immune system after ASCT and the influence of CD34+ cell selection on the reconstitution in pediatric patients. METHODS Between 1990 and 2001, 94 pediatric patients with solid tumors and lymphomas received autologous CD34+ selected or unmanipulated peripheral stem cells after HDC. CD34+ selection was carried out with magnetic microbeads. The absolute numbers of T cells, B cells and natural killer (NK) cells were measured and compared in both groups at various time points post-transplant. RESULTS Recovery of T cells was significantly faster in the unmanipulated group at day 30, with no significant difference later on. Reconstitution of B and NK cells was similar in both groups without significant differences at any time. The CD34+-selected group was divided into patients receiving less or more than 5.385 × 106/kg CD34+ cells. Patients in the CD34+ high-dose group displayed significantly faster reconstitutions of neutrophiles and lymphocyte subsets than the CD34+ low-dose group. CONCLUSIONS Engraftment and reconstitution of leukocytes, B cells and NK cells after transplantation of CD34+ selected stem cells were comparable to that in patients receiving unmanipulated grafts. T-cell recovery was faster in the unmanipulated group only within the first month. However, this delay could be compensated by transplantation of >5.385 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg. Especially for patients receiving immunotherapy after HDC large numbers of immune effector cells such as NK and T cells are necessary to mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Therefore, in patients receiving autologous CD34+-selected grafts, our data emphasize the need to administer high stem cell counts.
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- Tim Flaadt
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany; Simulation Center STUPS, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany; Department of Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Center for Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Goethe University, University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division for Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Goethe University, University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division for Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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BMSC-EV-derived lncRNA NORAD Facilitates Migration, Invasion, and Angiogenesis in Osteosarcoma Cells by Regulating CREBBP via Delivery of miR-877-3p. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:8825784. [PMID: 35281474 PMCID: PMC8906129 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8825784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) can boost osteosarcoma (OS) cell proliferation and invasion, yet the function of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from BMSCs on OS is scarcely known. This study is aimed at examining the role of BMSC-EVs in OS cells. BMSCs and BMSC-EVs were isolated and identified. The effect of EVs and EVs-si-NORAD on OS cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis was determined. Expressions of NORAD, miR-877-3p, and CREBBP were detected. The binding relationship among NORAD, miR-877-3p, and CREBBP was verified. The miR-877-3p inhibitor or pc-CREBBP was delivered into OS cells treated with EVs-si-NORAD for in vitro analysis. The nude mouse model of the subcutaneous tumor xenograft was established for in vivo analysis. BMSC-EVs promoted OS cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis. BMSC-EVs carried NORAD into OS cells and upregulated CREBBP by sponging miR-877-3p. miR-877-3p downregulation or CREBBP overexpression partly inverted the inhibitory effect of EVs by silencing NORAD on OS cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis. In vivo experiments validated that BMSC-EV-derived NORAD facilitated tumor growth by upregulating CREBBP via miR-877-3p. To conclude, BMSC-EV-derived NORAD facilitated OS cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis by modulating CREBBP via miR-877-3p, which may offer new insights into OS treatment.
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Wang Y, Zhou B, Yan L, Wu J, Xing Z, Zhang S, Xiang F. lncRNA NORAD promotes the progression of osteosarcoma via targeting of miR-155-5p. Exp Ther Med 2021; 21:645. [PMID: 33968176 PMCID: PMC8097224 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common malignant bone tumor in teens. Non-coding RNA activated by DNA damage (NORAD), a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), has been reported to be involved in cancer biology, although its role in OS remains largely unknown. In the present study reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to determine the expression levels of NORAD and miR-155-5p in samples from patients with OS. OS cell lines (Saos-2 and U2OS) were used as cell models. The biological influence of NORAD on OS cells was studied in vitro using Cell Counting Kit-8 and Transwell assays. The interaction between NORAD and miR-155-5p was clarified by bioinformatics analysis, RT-qPCR, luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation. NORAD was significantly increased in OS samples in comparison with controls, while miR-155-5p was reduced. Knockdown of NORAD and transfection of miR-155-5p mimics markedly inhibited the viability, migration and invasion of OS cells. There was a negative correlation between NORAD and miR-155-5p expression levels in OS samples. Taken together, the results of the present study indicated that the NORAD/miR-155-5p axis played a crucial role in regulating the proliferation, migration and invasion of OS cells. It is hypothesized that NORAD and miR-155-5p may serve as potential novel therapeutic targets for OS management.
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- Ye Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, Hubei 436000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, Hubei 436000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, Hubei 436000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, Hubei 436000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, Hubei 436000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, Hubei 436000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, Hubei 436000, P.R. China
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Prospects for NK Cell Therapy of Sarcoma. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12123719. [PMID: 33322371 PMCID: PMC7763692 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12123719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Sarcomas are a group of aggressive tumors originating from mesenchymal tissues. Patients with advanced disease have poor prognosis due to the ineffectiveness of current treatment protocols. A subset of lymphocytes called natural killer (NK) cells is capable of effective surveillance and clearance of sarcomas, constituting a promising tool for immunotherapeutic treatment. However, sarcomas can cause impairment in NK cell function, associated with enhanced tumor growth and dissemination. In this review, we discuss the molecular mechanisms of sarcoma-mediated suppression of NK cells and their implications for the design of novel NK cell-based immunotherapies against sarcoma. Abstract Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphoid cells with potent antitumor activity. One of the most NK cell cytotoxicity-sensitive tumor types is sarcoma, an aggressive mesenchyme-derived neoplasm. While a combination of radical surgery and radio- and chemotherapy can successfully control local disease, patients with advanced sarcomas remain refractory to current treatment regimens, calling for novel therapeutic strategies. There is accumulating evidence for NK cell-mediated immunosurveillance of sarcoma cells during all stages of the disease, highlighting the potential of using NK cells as a therapeutic tool. However, sarcomas display multiple immunoevasion mechanisms that can suppress NK cell function leading to an uncontrolled tumor outgrowth. Here, we review the current evidence for NK cells’ role in immune surveillance of sarcoma during disease initiation, promotion, progression, and metastasis, as well as the molecular mechanisms behind sarcoma-mediated NK cell suppression. Further, we apply this basic understanding of NK–sarcoma crosstalk in order to identify and summarize the most promising candidates for NK cell-based sarcoma immunotherapy.
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Ménétrier-Caux C, Ray-Coquard I, Blay JY, Caux C. Lymphopenia in Cancer Patients and its Effects on Response to Immunotherapy: an opportunity for combination with Cytokines? J Immunother Cancer 2019; 7:85. [PMID: 30922400 PMCID: PMC6437964 DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0549-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Quantitative lymphocyte alterations are frequent in patients with cancer, and strongly impact prognosis and survival. The development of cancers in immunosuppressed patients has demonstrated the contribution of different T cell populations, including CD4+ cells, in the control of cancer occurrence.Whereas absolute numbers of neutrophils, platelets and red blood cells are routinely monitored in clinic following treatments, because of possible short-term complications, absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC), their subpopulations or diversity (phenotype, TCR) are rarely analyzed and never used to choose therapy or as prognostic criteria. The recent identification of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPi) as powerful therapeutic agents has revitalized immunotherapy of cancer in a broader group of diseases than anticipated. The status of the immune system is now recognized as an important biomarker for response to these novel treatments. Blood ALC values, along with tumor infiltration by CD8+T cells, and ICPi and ICPi-ligand expression, are likely to be a potential marker of sensitivity to anti-ICPi therapy.In this article, we review the current knowledge on the incidence and significance of lymphopenia in cancer patients, and discuss therapeutic strategies to restore lymphocyte numbers.
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- Christine Ménétrier-Caux
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), Centre Léon Bérard, F-69008, Lyon, France. .,Innovation in Immuno-monitoring and Immunotherapy Platform (PI3), Centre Léon Bérard, F-69008, Lyon, France.
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), Centre Léon Bérard, F-69008, Lyon, France.,Medical Oncology department, Centre Léon Bérard, F-69008, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), Centre Léon Bérard, F-69008, Lyon, France.,Innovation in Immuno-monitoring and Immunotherapy Platform (PI3), Centre Léon Bérard, F-69008, Lyon, France
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Li T, Li L, Wu X, Tian K, Wang Y. The oncogenic role of GNL3 in the progression and metastasis of osteosarcoma. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:2179-2188. [PMID: 30936750 PMCID: PMC6421870 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s195360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background GNL3 has been reported to be up-regulated in cancers and function in tumor progression, whereas the role of GNL3 in the progression of osteosarcoma remains unclear. Materials and methods In this study, we blocked the expression of GNL3 by siRNA interference in osteosarcoma cell lines MG63 and U20S. CCK8, colony formation, wound-healing, Transwell, flow cytometry, and Hoechst/PI staining assays were used to examine the effects of GNL3 knockdown on cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis in MG63 and U20S cells. The relative activity of MMP9 was detected using Gelatin zymography assay. Western blot was performed to detect the expression of related proteins. Results We found that silencing of GNL3 reduced the growth, migration, and invasion abilities of MG63 and U20S cells. Moreover, silencing GNL3 triggered cell cycle arrest in MG63 and U20S cells, as well as promoted cell apoptosis. In addition, depletion of GNL3 was observed to reduce the activity of MMP9 and suppress the process of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) through up-regulation of E-cadherin and down-regulation of N-cadherin. Furthermore, we found that X-box-binding protein 1 (XBP1) could bind to GNL3 using dual-luciferase reporter assay, and XBP1 overexpression could restore the inhibitory effects on proliferation, invasion, and EMT in MG63 and U20S cells caused by GNL3 knockdown. Conclusion These data suggest that GNL3 functions as an oncogene in the progression of osteosarcoma by regulation of EMT, and XBP1 is also involved in its mechanism.
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- Tianyou Li
- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China,
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China,
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China,
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China,
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China,
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Zhou H, Gao Z, Wan F. Taurine-upregulated gene 1 contributes to cancers through sponging microRNA. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2019; 51:123-130. [PMID: 30590378 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmy156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of RNAs whose transcripts are more than 200 nucleotides in length and lack protein-coding ability. Taurine-upregulated gene 1 (TUG1), a novel cancer-related lncRNA, has been documented to be abnormally expressed in various types of cancers and act as an oncogene or anti-oncogene. It has been considered previously that TUG1 is closely related to the cell proliferation, invasion, metastasis, and apoptosis of cancer. In recent years, it has been found that TUG1 acts as a microRNA (miRNA) sponge to indirectly regulate the expression of the miRNA target gene and dominates cancer progression in several types of cancers. However, TUG1 also binds to different miRNAs to produce diverse regulatory mechanisms in the same cancer. TUG1 is expected to be a biomarker and a new therapeutic target for the diagnosis and prognosis of certain cancers. In this review, we highlight the up-to-date original studies that focus on the role of TUG1 sponging miRNA in cancers and summarize the function of TUG1 in cancer progression. The novel TUG1-miRNA regulatory network is comprehensively and minutely included in this review. We hope that this review will help readers obtain a more detailed knowledge of the molecular mechanism by which TUG1 sponging miRNA plays its role in cancers, and provide some insights and directions for future cancer research.
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- Hui Zhou
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Wang B, Qu XL, Liu J, Lu J, Zhou ZY. HOTAIR promotes osteosarcoma development by sponging miR-217 and targeting ZEB1. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:6173-6181. [PMID: 30367466 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have drawn increasing attention because of the role which they play in various diseases, including osteosarcoma. So far, the function and mechanism of HOTAIR in osteosarcoma are unclear. In our study, we observed that HOTAIR was elevated accompanied with a decrease of miR-217 and an increase of ZEB1 in human osteosarcoma cells including U2OS, MG63, Saos-2, and SW1353 compared with human osteoblast cell line hFOB. In addition, the subsequent functional assay exhibited that silencing HOTAIR could significantly repress osteosarcoma cell growth, migration, invasion, and induce cell apoptosis capacity, which indicated that HOTAIR exerted an oncogenic role in osteosarcoma. Moreover, it was revealed by using bioinformatics analysis that HOTAIR can be targeted by microRNA-217 (miR-217). miR-217 has been recognized as a crucial tumor suppressive gene in cancers. We verified that mimics of miR-217 were able to suppress the osteosarcoma development. Furthermore, real-time quantitative PCR showed that HOTAIR siRNA increased miR-217 expression. Besides these, ZEB1 was identified as a downstream gene of miR-217 and we found that HOTAIR can mediate osteosarcoma progress by upregulating ZEB1 expression via acting as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) via miR-217. Taken these together, our findings in this study indicated that HOTAIR/miR-217/ZEB1 axis, as a novel research point can provide new insights into molecular mechanism of osteosarcoma development.
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- Bing Wang
- Department of Oncological Surgery, Minhang Branch, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncological Surgery, Minhang Branch, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Huai'an Second People's Hospital and The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huaiyin Hospital of Huai'an City, Huai'an, China
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Lee JA, Oh HL, Kim DH, Lim JS. Lymphocyte-monocyte ratio at day 14 of first cisplatin-doxorubicin chemotherapy is associated with treatment outcome of pediatric patients with localized osteosarcoma. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2018; 62:62-67. [PMID: 30304898 PMCID: PMC6382963 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2018.06618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Purpose We aimed to determine the prognostic significance of lymphocyte counts and the lymphocytemonocyte ratio (LMR) in pediatric patients with osteosarcoma. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 27 pediatric patients with localized extremity osteosarcoma, treated at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital between May 2002 and March 2016. Leukocyte counts and LMR before treatment and on day 14 (LMR14) of the first cisplatin-doxorubicin chemotherapy round were evaluated. Patients were dichotomized according to the median value of these parameters, and survival rates were compared. Results The median age of the 27 patients was 9.9 years (range, 3.2–14.1 years) and tumor sites were: distal femur (n=14), proximal humerus (n=7), proximal tibia (n=2), proximal fibula (n=2), and elsewhere (n=2). Patients were followed up on for a median of 76.4 months (range, 4.5–174.7 months), and 5-year overall (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) rates were 66.0%±9.8% and 60.9%±9.7%, respectively. Patients with a higher pretreatment lymphocyte count (≥2,320/μL) had better OS (90.9% vs. 46.2%, P=0.04) and EFS (83.9% vs. 38.5%, P=0.02). However, the day 14 lymphocyte count was not associated with survival. While no survival difference was observed between patients grouped according to pretreatment LMR (median value, 6.3), patients with a higher LMR14 (≥5) fared better than those with lower LMR14 (5-year OS: 83.3% vs. 46.3%, P=0.04). Conclusion Pretreatment lymphocyte count and LMR during chemotherapy had prognostic significance in pediatric osteosarcoma patients. Further studies involving larger cohorts are necessary to validate our findings.
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- Jun Ah Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Ren D, Zheng H, Fei S, Zhao JL. MALAT1 induces osteosarcoma progression by targeting miR-206/CDK9 axis. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:950-957. [PMID: 30076726 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Long noncoding RNAs (LncRNAs) have been reported to participate in cancer development, including osteosarcoma. Here, in our study, we observed that lncRNA metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcription 1 (MALAT1) was remarkably overexpressed in osteosarcoma. However, the role it plays in osteosarcoma proliferation mediated by miR-206/cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) axis remains uninvestigated. It was found that miR-206 was decreased and CDK9 was elevated in human osteosarcoma cells including MG63, Saos-2, U2OS, and KHOS compared with human osteoblast cell line hFOB 1.19. In addition, it was exhibited that knockdown of MALAT1 was able to inhibit osteosarcoma cell proliferation, which suggested that MALAT1 played an oncogenic role in osteosarcoma development. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that MALAT1 can function as a competing endogenous RNA by sponging miR-206. Because miR-206 has been identified as a significant tumor suppressive gene in multiple cancers, we validated that mimics of miR-206 can restrain osteosarcoma progression. Furthermore, dual-luciferase reporter assay, RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation, and RNA pull-down assay demonstrated the correlation between miR-206 and MALAT1. Besides these, CDK9 was predicted as a downstream gene of miR-206, and we observed that MALAT1 can regulate osteosarcoma progress by modulating CDK9 expression via sponging miR-206. In conclusion, our study implied that MALAT1/miR-206/CDK9 axis can provide novel insights into the biological mechanism of osteosarcoma progression.
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- Dong Ren
- Department of Hand Surgery, Wuhan Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Lian Shui People's Hospital, Lianshui, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Huai'an Second People's Hospital and The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China
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Chen Y, Chen Q, Zou J, Zhang Y, Bi Z. Construction and analysis of a ceRNA‑ceRNA network reveals two potential prognostic modules regulated by hsa‑miR‑335‑5p in osteosarcoma. Int J Mol Med 2018; 42:1237-1246. [PMID: 29845268 PMCID: PMC6089708 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancer of the skeletal system, which is associated with a poor prognosis due to the high recurrence rate. Although previous studies have revealed that competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) are involved in various biological processes in the physiology and development of osteosarcoma, the roles of ceRNAs in osteosarcoma recurrence remain largely unexplored. The present study constructed a ceRNA-ceRNA network for osteosarcoma by systematically integrating matched expression profiles for microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) and mRNAs, and identified two ceRNA-mediated modules that were associated with recurrence in patients with osteosarcoma. A multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that the recurrence-free prognosis associated with the expression of the two modules was independent of other clinical factors. In addition, hsa-miR-335-3p was identified as an upstream regulating factor for both modules. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that ceRNAs may act as potential therapeutic biomarkers for predicting the recurrence of osteosarcoma, and may help to identify patients with osteosarcoma at a high risk of recurrence, who may benefit from adjuvant therapy.
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- Yuxi Chen
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The PLA 211 Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150080, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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Yang C, Wu K, Wang S, Wei G. Long non-coding RNA XIST promotes osteosarcoma progression by targeting YAP via miR-195-5p. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:5646-5656. [PMID: 29384226 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The lncRNA XIST (X inactive-specific transcript) is an oncogenic lncRNA that is present in various malignant tumors; however, its role and molecular mechanisms in osteosarcoma (OS) progression remain unclear. In the current study, 40 pairs of OS tissues and matched adjacent non-tumor tissues were collected. qRT-PCR was conducted to investigate the differences in XIST expression in tissues and OS cell lines. The proliferation, invasion, and EMT status of OS cells after transfection were assessed with WST-1 assays, Transwell assays, and Western blot analysis, respectively. Whether miR-195-5p was a direct downstream target of XIST was verified by both bioinformatics target gene prediction and dual-luciferase report analysis. A mouse model was established to evaluate tumor proliferation in vivo. Our results demonstrated that XIST expression was significantly upregulated in OS tissues and cell lines and negatively correlated with clinical prognosis. XIST knockdown inhibited cancer cell proliferation and invasion in vitro, inhibited the EMT of OS cells in vitro, and suppressed subcutaneous tumor growth in vivo. Further analysis demonstrated that XIST regulated YAP expression by functioning as a competing endogenous RNA that sponged miR-195-5p in OS cells. XIST directly interacted with miR-195-5p and decreased the binding of miR-195-5p to the YAP 3'UTR, which suppressed the degradation of YAP mRNA by miR-195-5p. In conclusion, this work demonstrates that lncRNA XIST enhances OS cancer cell proliferation and invasion in part through the miR-195-5p/YAP pathway. Therefore, lncRNA XIST might be a promising therapeutic target for OS.
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- Chao Yang
- Department of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China.,China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China.,China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China.,Department of Urology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China
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Immune Reconstitution Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with High-Risk Neuroblastoma at the Time of Immunotherapy. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 24:452-459. [PMID: 29191664 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Outcomes for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NBL) are significantly improved with the addition of immunotherapy (dinutuximab + cytokines) following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT). We hypothesized that the immune system is not fully reconstituted at the initiation of immunotherapy. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated hematologic and immune subsets in 34 patients with HR-NBL before and after auto-HSCT. We found that absolute T, B, and NK cell counts at the time of immunotherapy were below normal in 80% of patients. Patients with residual disease at the time of transplantation had significantly lower absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC; P = .008), lower CD16+ cell counts (P = .009), and an abnormal ratio of cytokine-releasing to cytotoxic NK cells at the time of dinutuximab treatment. In addition, the preparative regimen used for auto-HSCT predicted immune recovery. Finally, higher total white blood cell count (P = .013) and ALC (P = .013) at 3 months after completion of therapy were measured in patients who remained in remission compared with those who relapsed. Our results indicate that most patients with HR-NBL do not have full immune reconstitution at the time of dinutuximab treatment after auto-HSCT, and that immune recovery may correlate with disease-related outcomes in patients with high-risk disease.
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Yang T, Zhao W, Wang N, Li P, Zeng X, Zhang W. Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 for promoting metastasis and proliferation by acting as a ceRNA of miR-144-3p in osteosarcoma cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:59417-59434. [PMID: 28938647 PMCID: PMC5601743 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in various biological processes and diseases including osteosarcoma. Long non-coding RNA metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) is overly expressed in osteosarcoma. But the function and mechanism it works on in osteosarcoma proliferation and metastasis mediated by Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 1 (ROCK1) and Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2 (ROCK2) remain unclear. In the present study, an elevated MALAT1 was found in osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines, and the elevated MALAT1 was correlated with a poor prognosis in osteosarcoma patients. The functional experiments show that a decreased MALAT1 could remarkably inhibit osteosarcoma cell metastasis and proliferation but induce cell cycle arrest, indicating that MALAT1 functioned as an oncogene in osteosarcoma. Furthermore, we confirmed that MALAT1 and ROCK1/ROCK2 which were targeted by microRNA-144-3p (miR-144-3p) shared the same miR-144-3p combining site. Furthermore, the constructed luciferase assay verified that MALAT1 was a target of miR-144-3p. Additionally, the results of a qRT-PCR demonstrated that MALAT1 and miR-144-3p repressed each other's expression in a reciprocal manner. Finally, we affirmed that an overexpression of MALAT1 inhibited ROCK1/ROCK2 expression and its mediated metastasis and proliferation by working as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) via miR-144-3p. In summary, the findings of this study based on the ceRNA theory, combining the research foundation of miR-144-3p, ROCK1 and ROCK2, taking MALAT1 as a new point of study, provided new insights into molecular level proliferation reversal and metastasis of osteosarcoma.
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- Yong Wang
- The 4th Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China
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- The 4th Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- The 2nd Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- The 4th Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China
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Wang Y, Yang T, Zhang Z, Lu M, Zhao W, Zeng X, Zhang W. Long non-coding RNA TUG1 promotes migration and invasion by acting as a ceRNA of miR-335-5p in osteosarcoma cells. Cancer Sci 2017; 108:859-867. [PMID: 28205334 PMCID: PMC5448616 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) have been the focus of increasing attention due to the role they play in many diseases, including osteosarcoma. The function of taurine upregulated gene 1 (TUG1) and its mechanism in osteosarcoma remain unclear. In our research, we found that TUG1 was elevated and correlated with a poor prognosis in osteosarcoma patients. In addition, the following functional experiment showed that decreased TUG1 could remarkably inhibit osteosarcoma cell migration and invasion, indicating that TUG1 functioned as an oncogene in osteosarcoma. Moreover, we revealed that TUG1 and Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 1 (ROCK1), a metastasis-related gene targeted by microRNA-335-5p (miR-335-5p), had the same miR-335-5p combining site. The subsequent luciferase assay verified TUG1 was a target of miR-335-5p. Furthermore, the results of a real-time quantitative PCR showed that TUG1 and miR-335-5p could affect each other's expression. respectively. Finally, we affirmed that TUG1 affected ROCK1 expression and ROCK1-mediated migration/invasion by working as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) via miR-335-5p. In summary, the findings of this study, based on ceRNA theory, combining the research foundation of miR-335-5p and ROCK1, and taking TUG1 as a new study point, provide new insight into molecular-level reversing migration and invasion of osteosarcoma.
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- Yong Wang
- The 4th Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China.,Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- The 4th Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Surgery Oncology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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