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Arndt P, Turkowski K, Cekay M, Eul B, Grimminger F, Savai R. Endothelin and the tumor microenvironment: a finger in every pie. Clin Sci (Lond) 2024; 138:617-634. [PMID: 38785410 PMCID: PMC11130555 DOI: 10.1042/cs20240426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a central role in the development of cancer. Within this complex milieu, the endothelin (ET) system plays a key role by triggering epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, causing degradation of the extracellular matrix and modulating hypoxia response, cell proliferation, composition, and activation. These multiple effects of the ET system on cancer progression have prompted numerous preclinical studies targeting the ET system with promising results, leading to considerable optimism for subsequent clinical trials. However, these clinical trials have not lived up to the high expectations; in fact, the clinical trials have failed to demonstrate any substantiated benefit of targeting the ET system in cancer patients. This review discusses the major and recent advances of the ET system with respect to TME and comments on past and ongoing clinical trials of the ET system.
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- Philipp F. Arndt
- Lung Microenvironmental Niche in Cancerogenesis, Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre (UGMLC), Member of the Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Member of the DZL, Member of the CPI, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Lung Microenvironmental Niche in Cancerogenesis, Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Member of the DZL, Member of the CPI, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Lung Microenvironmental Niche in Cancerogenesis, Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre (UGMLC), Member of the Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre (UGMLC), Member of the Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Lung Microenvironmental Niche in Cancerogenesis, Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre (UGMLC), Member of the Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Lung Microenvironmental Niche in Cancerogenesis, Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre (UGMLC), Member of the Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Member of the DZL, Member of the CPI, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Pazhani J, Jayaraman S, Veeraraghavan VP, Jasmine S. Endothelin-1 axis as a therapeutic target in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Molecular insights. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2024; 125:101792. [PMID: 38325627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2024.101792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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- Jayanthi Pazhani
- Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600 077, India
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- Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600 077, India.
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- Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600 077, India
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- Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajas Dental College and Hospital, Kavalkinaru, Tirunelveli, 627105, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abd El-Aziz YS, McKay MJ, Molloy MP, McDowell B, Moon E, Sioson L, Sheen A, Chou A, Gill AJ, Jansson PJ, Sahni S. Inhibition of autophagy initiation: A novel strategy for oral squamous cell carcinomas. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2024; 1871:119627. [PMID: 37963518 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common forms of oral cancer and is known to have poor prognostic outcomes. Autophagy is known to be associated with aggressive tumor biology of OSCC. Hence, this study aimed to develop a novel therapeutic strategy against OSCC by targeting the autophagic pathway. METHODS Immunoblotting, and confocal microscopy were used to examine the effect of tumor microenvironmental stressors on the autophagy activity. Cellular proliferation and migration assays were performed to assess the anti-cancer activity of standard chemotherapy and autophagy initiation inhibitors, either alone or in combination. High resolution mass-spectrometry based proteomic analysis was utilized to understand the mechanisms behind chemoresistance in OSCC models. Finally, immunohistochemistry was performed to determine associations between autophagy markers and clinicopathological characteristics. RESULTS Tumor microenvironmental stressors were shown to induce autophagy activity in OSCC cell lines. Novel combinations of chemotherapy and autophagy inhibitors as well as different classes of autophagy inhibitors were identified. Combination of MRT68921 and SAR405 demonstrated marked synergy in their anti-proliferative activity and also showed synergy with chemotherapy in chemoresistant OSCC cell models. Autophagy was identified as one of the key pathways involved in mediating chemoresistance in OSCC. Furthermore, TGM2 was identified as a key upstream regulator of chemoresistance in OSCC models. Finally, positive staining for autophagosome marker LC3 was shown to be associated with low histological grade OSCC. CONCLUSION In conclusion, this study identified a combination of novel autophagy inhibitors which can potently inhibit proliferation of both chemosensitive as well as chemoresistant OSCC cells and could be developed as a novel therapy against advanced OSCC tumors.
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- Yomna S Abd El-Aziz
- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia; Oral Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia
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- NSW Health Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia; NSW Health Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia; NSW Health Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia; NSW Health Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia; NSW Health Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia; Cancer Drug Resistance & Stem Cell Program, School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia.
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Wilczyński J, Paradowska E, Wilczyńska J, Wilczyński M. Prediction of Chemoresistance-How Preclinical Data Could Help to Modify Therapeutic Strategy in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. Curr Oncol 2023; 31:229-249. [PMID: 38248100 PMCID: PMC10814576 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is one of the most lethal tumors generally and the most fatal cancer of the female genital tract. The approved standard therapy consists of surgical cytoreduction and platinum/taxane-based chemotherapy, and of targeted therapy in selected patients. The main therapeutic problem is chemoresistance of recurrent and metastatic HGSOC tumors which results in low survival in the group of FIGO III/IV. Therefore, the prediction and monitoring of chemoresistance seems to be of utmost importance for the improvement of HGSOC management. This type of cancer has genetic heterogeneity with several subtypes being characterized by diverse gene signatures and disturbed peculiar epigenetic regulation. HGSOC develops and metastasizes preferentially in the specific intraperitoneal environment composed mainly of fibroblasts, adipocytes, and immune cells. Different HGSOC subtypes could be sensitive to distinct sets of drugs. Moreover, primary, metastatic, and recurrent tumors are characterized by an individual biology, and thus diverse drug responsibility. Without a precise identification of the tumor and its microenvironment, effective treatment seems to be elusive. This paper reviews tumor-derived genomic, mutational, cellular, and epigenetic biomarkers of HGSOC drug resistance, as well as tumor microenvironment-derived biomarkers of chemoresistance, and discusses their possible use in the novel complex approach to ovarian cancer therapy and monitoring.
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- Jacek Wilczyński
- Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, 4 Kosciuszki Str., 90-419 Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 106 Lodowa Str., 93-232 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Tele-Radiotherapy, Mikolaj Kopernik Provincial Multi-Specialized Oncology and Traumatology Center, 62 Pabianicka Str., 93-513 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Gynecological, Endoscopic and Oncological Surgery, Polish Mother’s Health Center—Research Institute, 281/289 Rzgowska Str., 93-338 Lodz, Poland;
- Department of Surgical and Endoscopic Gynecology, Medical University of Lodz, 4 Kosciuszki Str., 90-419 Lodz, Poland
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Aliabadi P, Sadri M, Siri G, Ebrahimzadeh F, Yazdani Y, Gusarov AM, Kharkouei SA, Asadi F, Adili A, Mardi A, Mohammadi H. Restoration of miR-648 overcomes 5-FU-resistance through targeting ET-1 in gastric cancer cells in-vitro. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 239:154139. [PMID: 36191447 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.154139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a peptide overexpressed in gastric cancer (GC) and linked to carcinogenesis and resistance to chemotherapy. Applying microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) to downregulate ET-1 and reverse resistance to commonly used chemotherapy drugs such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is practical. METHODS The current study sought to evaluate the miR-648 expression in GC and any plausibility of its replacement, either with or without the combination of chemo agents to downregulate ET-1 expression through interaction with its target gene. To this end, miR-648 and ET-1 expression levels were assessed in GC tissues and adjacent non-tumor tissues driven from 65 patients who had already undergone surgery, fifteen of which had received 5-FU before surgery. The impact of miR-648 and chemo agents on ET-1 expression was measured using qPCR and Western blotting. Further, an MTT assay was conducted to assess its association with cell viability. Ultimately, the association of miR-648 and ET-1 with clinicopathological characteristics was evaluated. RESULTS The current study revealed that miR-648 was considerably down-regulated, while ET-1 was substantially up-regulated in patients with GC. The 5-FU caused a significant increase in miR-648 and reduced ET-1 expression. It was also determined that overexpression of miR-648 suppressed ET-1 production, notably when combined with 5-FU, leading to survival reduction. These results further showed that miR-648 replacement could sensitize chemoresistant GC cells. Besides, a significant association between ET-1 and miR-648 with clinicopathological features was discovered CONCLUSIONS: miR-648 replacement may serve as a potential oncosuppressive therapeutic approach that warrants further investigation to translate into an effective GC treatment.
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- Parsa Aliabadi
- Department of Immunology and Biology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Senior Adult Oncology Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Oncology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran; Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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The Profile of MicroRNA Expression and Potential Role in the Regulation of Drug-Resistant Genes in Cisplatin- and Paclitaxel-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23010526. [PMID: 35008952 PMCID: PMC8745655 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. The high mortality results from late diagnosis and the development of drug resistance. Drug resistance results from changes in the expression of different drug-resistance genes that may be regulated miRNA. The main aim of our study was to detect changes in miRNA expression levels in two cisplatin (CIS) and two paclitaxel (PAC)—resistant variants of the A2780 drug-sensitive ovarian cancer cell line—by miRNA microarray. The next goal was to identify miRNAs responsible for the regulation of drug-resistance genes. We observed changes in the expression of 46 miRNA that may be related to drug resistance. The overexpression of miR-125b-5p, miR-99a-5p, miR-296-3p, and miR-887-3p and downregulation of miR-218-5p, miR-221-3p, and miR-222-3p was observed in both CIS-resistant cell lines. In both PAC-resistant cell lines, we observed the upregulation of miR-221-3p, miR-222-3p, and miR-4485, and decreased expression of miR-551b-3p, miR-551b-5p, and miR-218-5p. Analysis of targets suggest that expression of important drug-resistant genes like protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Type K (PTPRK), receptor tyrosine kinase—EPHA7, Semaphorin 3A (SEMA3A), or the ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 gene (ABCB1) can be regulated by miRNA.
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Cai Y, An B, Yao D, Zhou H, Zhu J. MicroRNA miR-30a inhibits cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells through autophagy. Bioengineered 2021; 12:10713-10722. [PMID: 34747309 PMCID: PMC8810079 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2001989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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We study whether microRNA miR-30a inhibits the autophagy through transforming growth factor (TGF)-β/Smad4 to generate cisplatin (DDP) resistance in ovarian cancer cells. The expression of miR-30a, Smad4, and TGF-β was detected in the serum of ovarian cancer patients and DDP-resistant cell lines (A2780) by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Computational search and western blotting were used to demonstrate the downstream target of miR-30a in ovarian cancer cells. Cell viability was measured with CCK8 assay. Apoptosis and autophagy of ovarian cancer cells were analyzed by flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy, and the expressions of Beclin1 and LC3II protein were detected by western blotting. Expression of miR-30a was significantly decreased, while expressions of TGF-β and Smad4 mRNA were increased in serum of ovarian cancer patients after DDP chemotherapy as well as in DDP-resistant cells. Activation of autophagy contributed to DDP-resistance cells. Moreover, Bioinformatics software predicted Smad4 to be a target of miR-30a. Overexpression of miR-30a decreased the expression of Smad4 and TGF-β. Additionally, miR-30a-overexpressing inhibited DDP-induce autophagy and promoted DDP-resistant cell apoptosis. In conclusion, miR-30a mediates DDP resistance in ovarian cancer by inhibiting autophagy via the TGF-β/Smad4 pathway.
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- Yi Cai
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Sun Y, Liu G. Endometriosis-associated Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma: A Special Entity? J Cancer 2021; 12:6773-6786. [PMID: 34659566 PMCID: PMC8518018 DOI: 10.7150/jca.61107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease, which serves as a precursor of ovarian cancer, especially clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) and endometrial carcinoma. Although micro-environmental factors such as oxidative stress, immune cell dysfunction, inflammation, steroid hormones, and stem cells required for malignant transformation have been found in endometriosis, the exact carcinogenic mechanism remains unclear. Recent research suggest that many putative driver genes and aberrant pathways including ARID1A mutations, PIK3CA mutations, MET activation, HNF-1β activation, and miRNAs dysfunction, play crucial roles in the malignant transformation of endometriosis to OCCC. The clinical features of OCCC are different from other histological types. Patients usually present with a large, unilateral pelvic mass, and occasionally have thromboembolic vascular complications. OCCC patients are easier to be resistant to chemotherapy, have a worse prognosis, and are usually difficult to treat. To improve the survival of OCCC patients, it is necessary to better understand its specific carcinogenic mechanism and explore new treatment strategy, including molecular target.
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- Yue Sun
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, 300052, China
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High miR-30 Expression Associates with Improved Breast Cancer Patient Survival and Treatment Outcome. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13122907. [PMID: 34200751 PMCID: PMC8230388 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13122907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Previous research on the miR-30 family and breast cancer patient survival and on miR-30-related chemosensitivity prompted us to design a comprehensive study on the role of the miR-30 family in general and on miR-30d in particular in breast cancer. We present a study consisting of a tumor microarray analysis of 1238 breast cancer patients, a survival analysis, a drug-sensitivity screen with six breast cancer cell lines, and an in-silico pathway analysis. In our analysis, high miR-30d expression was associated with improved survival in breast cancer patients with aggressive tumor phenotypes. In the drug-sensitivity analysis, ectopic expression of miR-30 family members sensitized the cell lines to the treatment. The pathway analysis based on miRNA and mRNA expression in the METABRIC data suggested that the miR-30 family may have an inhibitory role in pathways contributing to EMT and metastasis. Our results suggest prognostic and predictive potential for the miR-30 family for further investigation. Abstract Deregulated miRNA expression has been suggested in several stages of breast cancer pathogenesis. We have studied the miR-30 family, in particular miR-30d, in relation to breast cancer patient survival and treatment outcomes. With tumor specimens from 1238 breast cancer patients, we analyzed the association of miR-30d expression with tumor characteristics with the 5-year occurrence of breast cancer-specific death or distant metastasis (BDDM), and with 10-year breast cancer survival (BCS). We conducted a two-stage drug-screen to investigate the impact of miR-30 family members (miR-30a-30e) on sensitivity to doxorubicin and lapatinib in six breast cancer cell lines HCC1937, HCC1954, MDA-MB-361, MCF7, MDA-MB-436 and CAL-120, using drug sensitivity scores (DSS) to compare the miR-30 family mimics to their specific inhibitors. The study was complemented with Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) with the METABRIC data. We found that while high miR-30d expression is typical for aggressive tumors, it predicts better metastasis-free (pBDDM = 0.035, HR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.4–0.9) and breast cancer-specific survival (pBCS = 0.018, HR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.4–0.9), especially in HER2-positive (pBDDM = 0.0009), ER-negative (pBDDM = 0.003), p53-positive (pBDDM = 0.011), and highly proliferating (pBDDM = 0.0004) subgroups, and after adjuvant chemotherapy (pBDDM = 0.035). MiR-30d predicted survival independently of standard prognostic markers (pBDDM = 0.0004). In the drug-screening test, the miR-30 family sensitized the HER2-positive HCC1954 cell line to lapatinib (p < 10−2) and HCC1937, MDA-MB-361, MDA-MB-436 and CAL120 to doxorubicin (p < 10−4) with an opposite impact on MCF7. According to the pathway analysis, the miR-30 family has a suppressive effect on cell motility and metastasis in breast cancer. Our results suggest prognostic and predictive potential for the miR-30 family, which warrants further investigation.
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Yu T, Gong L, Li W, Zuo Q, Cai D, Mao H, Wang L, Lin J, Xiao B. MiR-30a suppresses metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma via targeting FAPα. Cancer Biomark 2020; 27:471-484. [PMID: 32116236 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-190314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. MicroRNA-30a (miR-30a) has been demonstrated to be involved in several types of cancer development. OBJECTIVE We aimed to identify the molecular mechanism of miR-30a in gastric cancer. METHODS We investigated the expression of miR-30a in gastric cancer tissues by qRT-PCR. The role of miR-30a on the metastasis and proliferation of gastric cancer was evaluated by cell migration assay, CCK-8 assay and tumor peritoneal dissemination model. The target of miR-30a in gastric cancer was identified. RESULTS We discovered that miR-30a was significantly downregulated in gastric cancer tissues compared with adjacent nonmalignant tissues. The expression of miR-30a was inversely correlated with progression of gastric cancer. Gain- and loss-of function revealed that miR-30a acted as a potent tumor suppressor in gastric cancer. Re-expressed miR-30a inhibited gastric cancer cells migration, knock down miR-30a have the opposite effects. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-30a suppressed tumor peritoneal dissemination in vivo. We identified that fibroblast activation protein α (FAPα) was a direct target of miR-30a. The relative expression of FAPα was significantly higher in gastric cancer tissues compared with adjacent nonmalignant tissues. Inhibition of FAPα could recapitulate the effects of miR-30a, and overexpression of FAPα could abrogate the effect of miR-30a. CONCLUSION MiR-30a inhibited gastric cancer metastasis by targeting FAPα, suggesting that miR-30a may function as a novel tumor suppressor in gastric cancer.
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- Ting Yu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 89th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Weifang, Shandong, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 89th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 89th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 89th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 904th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 904th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Guo C, Song C, Zhang J, Gao Y, Qi Y, Zhao Z, Yuan C. Revisiting chemoresistance in ovarian cancer: Mechanism, biomarkers, and precision medicine. Genes Dis 2020; 9:668-681. [PMID: 35782973 PMCID: PMC9243319 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Among the gynecological cancers, ovarian cancer is the most lethal. Its therapeutic options include a combination of chemotherapy with platinum-based compounds and cytoreductive surgery. Most ovarian cancer patients exhibit an initial response to platinum-based therapy, however, platinum resistance has led to up to 80% of this responsive cohort becoming refractory. Ovarian cancer recurrence and drug resistance to current chemotherapeutic options is a global challenge. Chemo-resistance is a complex phenomenon that involves multiple genes and signal transduction pathways. Therefore, it is important to elucidate on the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in chemo-resistance. This inform decisions regarding therapeutic management and help in the identification of novel and effective drug targets. Studies have documented the individual biomarkers of platinum-resistance in ovarian cancer that are potential therapeutic targets. This review summarizes the molecular mechanisms of platinum resistance in ovarian cancer, novel drug targets, and clinical outcomes.
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- Chong Guo
- College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
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- College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
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- College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
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- College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
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- College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
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- College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
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- College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
- Third-Grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Chinese Medicine Approved by State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Immunotherapy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China
- Corresponding author. College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, PR China.
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Targeting endothelin 1 receptor-miR-200b/c-ZEB1 circuitry blunts metastatic progression in ovarian cancer. Commun Biol 2020; 3:677. [PMID: 33188287 PMCID: PMC7666224 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Identification of regulatory mechanisms underlying the poor prognosis of ovarian cancer is necessary for diagnostic and therapeutic implications. Here we show that endothelin A receptor (ETAR) and ZEB1 expression is upregulated in mesenchymal ovarian cancer and correlates with poor prognosis. Notably, the expression of ETAR and ZEB1 negatively correlates with miR-200b/c. These miRNAs, besides targeting ZEB1, impair ETAR expression through the 3’UTR binding. ZEB1, in turn, restores ETAR levels by transcriptionally repressing miR-200b/c. Activation of ETAR drives the expression of ZEB1 integrating the miR-200/ZEB1 double negative feedback loop. The ETAR-miR-200b/c-ZEB1 circuit promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cell plasticity, invasiveness and metastasis. Of therapeutic interest, ETAR blockade with macitentan, a dual ETAR and ETBR antagonist, increases miR-200b/c and reduces ZEB1 expression with the concomitant inhibition of metastatic dissemination. Collectively, these findings highlight the reciprocal network that integrates ETAR and ZEB1 axes with the miR-200b/c regulatory circuit to favour metastatic progression in ovarian cancer. Rosanna Sestito et al. report a miR-200b/c-mediated regulatory circuit that drives ovarian cancer metastasis via the endothelin A receptor (ETAR). They show that blockade of ETAR increases miR-200b/c expression and subsequently reduces ZEB1 expression, thereby inhibiting further metastatic progression.
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Wang D, Cui Y, Xu A, Zhao L, Li P. MiR-596 activated by EP300 controls the tumorigenesis in epithelial ovarian cancer by declining BRD4 and KPNA4. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:447. [PMID: 32943995 PMCID: PMC7488530 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-01497-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), a subclass of ovarian cancer (OC), is usually diagnosed at advanced stages due to the lack of effective screening means. Mounting reports have disclosed the vitally important roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in carcinogenesis. Here, we aimed to find out possible miRNAs participating in EOC development. Methods qRT-PCR ad western blot respectively examined the mRNA and protein levels of studied genes. CCK-8, colony formation, flow cytometry, TUNEL and spheroid formation assays were appropriately employed for examining cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis and stemness. The interaction between molecules was affirmed by luciferase reporter, RNA pull down and ChIP assays. Results In consistent with the observation of a past study, miR-596 expression was relatively low in EOC cells. Up-regulating miR-596 suppressed EOC cell proliferation and stemness. EP300 transcriptionally activated miR-596 to serve as a tumor-repressor in EOC. Then BRD4 and KPNA4, whose knockdown led to restraining effects on cell growth and stemness, were both revealed to be targeted by miR-596 in EOC. Lastly, rescue assays affirmed the tumor-restraining role of miR-596-BRD4/KPNA4 axis in EOC. Conclusion EP300-activated miR-596 hampered cell growth and stemness via targeting BRD4 and KPNA4 in EOC, proofing miR-596 as a promising therapeutic target in treating EOC patients.
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- Deying Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China
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Parizadeh SM, Jafarzadeh-Esfehani R, Ghandehari M, Hasanzadeh M, Parizadeh SMR, Hassanian SM, Rezaei-Kalat A, Aghabozorgi AS, Rahimi-Kakhki R, Zargaran B, Ferns GA, Avan A. Circulating and Tissue microRNAs as Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer Prognosis. Curr Drug Targets 2020; 20:1447-1460. [PMID: 31284859 DOI: 10.2174/1389450120666190708100308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most common cancers globally with a high rate of cancer- associated mortality. OC may be classified into epithelial cell neoplasms, germ cell neoplasms and stromal cell neoplasms. The five-year survival in the early and advanced stages of disease is approximately 90% and 15%, respectively. microRNAs are short, single-stranded, non-coding ribonucleic acid (RNA). miRNAs play critical roles in post transcriptionally regulations of gene expression. miRNAs are found in different tissues and body fluids. In carcinogenesis the expression of miRNAs are altered. Recent studies have revealed that there is a relationship between alteration of miRNAs expression and the prognosis of patients with OC. The aim of this review was to summarize the findings of recent studies that have investigated the expression of circulating and tissue miRNAs as novel biomarkers in the prognosis of OC.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic syndrome Research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, Woman Health Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic syndrome Research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Metabolic syndrome Research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic syndrome Research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9PH, United Kingdom
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- Metabolic syndrome Research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.,Cancer Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Li L, Gou J, Yi T, Li Z. MicroRNA-30a-3p regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition to affect embryo implantation by targeting Snai2†. Biol Reprod 2020; 100:1171-1179. [PMID: 30753312 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study the potential role of miR-30a-3p in embryo implantation and explore underlying mechanisms. METHODS We first established normal pregnancy, pseudopregnancy, delayed implantation, and artificial decidualization mouse models. Next, we detected miR-30a-3p expression profiles of these models with real-time reverse transcription PCR(qRT-PCR), then predicted potential target genes through a dual-luciferase assay. Immunofluorescence-fluorescence in situ hybridization co-located miR-30a-3p and target genes. We then examined the effect of miR-30a-3p on embryo implantation in vivo and in vitro. Wound healing and transwell assays were employed to explore possible miR-30a-3p effects on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), before molecules related to the latter process were examined with qRT-PCR. RESULTS MiR-30a-3p expression decreased significantly on embryo implantation day, compared with the peri-implantation period (P < 0.05). Identified target gene Snai2 expression increased significantly during implantation (P < 0.05). In vivo and in vitro analysis showed that up-regulation of miR-30a-3p by agomir and mimics resulted in decreased implantation sites and embryo implantation rate. Transfection of miR-30a-3p mimics to HEC-1-b cells decreased expression of Snai2 and mesenchymal markers (Vimentin and N-cadherin). Furthermore, wound healing area decreased, as did migration and invasion capacity. CONCLUSION MiR-30a-3p is down-regulated in the embryo implantation period and might have some effect on embryo implantation by acting as a suppressor of EMT through targeting Snai2.
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- Lin Li
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Obstetrics & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Obstetrics & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Obstetrics & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Obstetrics & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
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Gong TT, Liu XD, Zhan ZP, Wu QJ. Sulforaphane enhances the cisplatin sensitivity through regulating DNA repair and accumulation of intracellular cisplatin in ovarian cancer cells. Exp Cell Res 2020; 393:112061. [PMID: 32437713 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cisplatin is commonly applied as anticancer agent for various cancers, including ovarian cancer. Unfortunately, the drug resistance frequently occurred which obstructing the effect of cisplatin on tumors. The goal of our research was to investigate the reversal actions and the potential mechanisms of sulforaphane (SFN) on cisplatin resistance in ovarian carcinoma. METHODS The A2780 and IGROV1 cells and their cisplatin resistance cells A2780/CP70 and IGROV1-R10 were used in this study. Cell viability was detected by CCK-8. The DNA repair was measured by comet assay. The cisplatin transporter proteins were measured with western blotting. The concentration of intracellular cisplatin was detected by HPLC. The luciferase activity assay was applied to determine the target site of miR-30a-3p on the 3'UTR of ERCC1 and ATP7A. A2780/CP70 and IGROV1-R10 xenograft mouse model were established to confirm the antineoplastic action of SFN combined with cisplatin. RESULTS SFN reversed the resistance of A2780/CP70 and IGROV1-R10 ovarian carcinoma cells to cisplatin through inducing DNA damage and accumulation of intracellular cisplatin. SFN treatment notably increased miR-30a-3p expression, which was decreased in cisplatin-resistant cells. Moreover, overexpressed miR-30a-3p enhanced the sensitivity of A2780/CP70 and IGROV1-R10 cells to cisplatin treatment, and inhibiting miR-30a-3p activity abated the reversal actions of SFN on cisplatin resistance. The luciferase assay findings showed that miR-30a-3p binds to ERCC1 and ATP7A which are the key regulators for DNA repair and cisplatin transportation. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicated that SFN could enhance cisplatin sensitivity of ovarian carcinoma cells through up-regulating miR-30a-3p to induce DNA damage and accumulation of intracellular cisplatin.
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- Ting-Ting Gong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shengjing hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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Kazmierczak D, Jopek K, Sterzynska K, Ginter-Matuszewska B, Nowicki M, Rucinski M, Januchowski R. The Significance of MicroRNAs Expression in Regulation of Extracellular Matrix and Other Drug Resistant Genes in Drug Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21072619. [PMID: 32283808 PMCID: PMC7177408 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer rates the highest mortality among all gynecological malignancies. The main reason for high mortality is the development of drug resistance. It can be related to increased expression of drug transporters and increased expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Our foremost aim was to exhibit alterations in the miRNA expression levels in cisplatin (CIS), paclitaxel (PAC), doxorubicin (DOX), and topotecan (TOP)-resistant variants of the W1 sensitive ovarian cancer cell line-using miRNA microarray. The second goal was to identify miRNAs responsible for the regulation of drug-resistant genes. According to our observation, alterations in the expression of 40 miRNAs were present. We could observe that, in at least one drug-resistant cell line, the expression of 21 miRNAs was upregulated and that of 19 miRNAs was downregulated. We identified target genes for 22 miRNAs. Target analysis showed that miRNA regulates key genes responsible for drug resistance. Among others, we observed regulation of the ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 gene (ABCB1) in the paclitaxel-resistant cell line by miR-363 and regulation of the collagen type III alpha 1 chain gene (COL3A1) in the topotekan-resistant cell line by miR-29a.
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miR-30a reverses TGF-β2-induced migration and EMT in posterior capsular opacification by targeting Smad2. Mol Biol Rep 2019; 46:3899-3907. [PMID: 31049834 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-04833-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Posterior capsular opacification (PCO) leads to secondary vision loss following cataract surgery. TGF-β2 and miRNA play important roles in PCO. The aim of this study was to investigate the reciprocal crosstalk between miR-30a and TGF-β2/Smad2 during PCO progression. The expressions of and relationship between miR-30a and Smad2 were detected by RT-qPCR. Migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were used to evaluate the functions of miR-30a and TGF-β2/Smad2. We found that miR-30a was downregulated by TGF-β2 and that it suppressed migration and EMT induced by TGF-β2. Moreover, we identified Smad2 as a direct target of miR-30a, suggesting that miR-30a may function partly through regulating Smad2. Altogether, we verified the function of and crosstalk between miR-30a and TGF-β2. We also provide evidence that miR-30a may serve as a potential candidate for PCO treatment.
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Xiao B, Shi X, Bai J. miR-30a regulates the proliferation and invasion of breast cancer cells by targeting Snail. Oncol Lett 2018; 17:406-413. [PMID: 30655781 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The present study aims to investigate the effect of miR-30a on the proliferative and invasive abilities of breast cancer cells, and to observe the role of miR-30a in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. With the increase of pathological grade and malignant degree of breast cancer cells, the miR-30a expression level gradually decreased (P<0.01). Transfection with miR-30a mimic significantly inhibited the proliferative and invasive ability of SK-BR-3 cells (P<0.01), while transfection with anti-miR-30a significantly improved the proliferative and invasive ability of these cells (P<0.01). It was revealed using bioinformatic methods that Snail was the functional target gene of miR-30a, and this was verified by the results of a luciferase reporter gene assay. The results of analysis of Snail expression in breast cancer tissues and breast cancer cells revealed that with the increase in pathological grade and malignant degree of breast cancer cells, Snail expression levels gradually increased (P<0.01). Western blotting revealed that miR-30a significantly inhibited Snail expression in SK-BR-3 cells, upregulated the expression of EMT-associated E-cadherin, and downregulated the expression of EMT-associated N-cadherin and Vimentin. MiR-30a was able to affect the proliferation and invasion of breast cancer cells by regulating Snail expression, and therefore has a regulatory effect on the occurrence and development of breast cancer.
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- Baoqiang Xiao
- Department of General Surgery, No. 254 Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Tianjin 300142, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Tianjin Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300142, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, No. 254 Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Tianjin 300142, P.R. China
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Jiang L, Liu Y, Ma C, Li B. MicroRNA-30a suppresses the proliferation, migration and invasion of human renal cell carcinoma cells by directly targeting ADAM9. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:3038-3044. [PMID: 30127894 PMCID: PMC6096089 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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An increasing number of studies reported that microRNA (miR)-30a was dysregulated in several types of human cancer and may contribute to cancer carcinogenesis and progression. However, its expression and roles in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remain unknown. In the present study, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed to quantify miR-30a expression in RCC tissues and cell lines. The cell counting kit-8 assay, migration and invasion assays were used to evaluate the roles of miR-30a on the proliferation, migration and invasion of RCC cells. The target gene of miR-30a was identified by luciferase reporter assays, RT-qPCR and western blotting. The results indicated that miR-30a was downregulated in RCC tissues and cell lines compared with corresponding noncancerous tissues and normal renal cell line, respectively. Re-expression of miR-30a inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of RCC cells. Additionally, ADAM metallopeptidase domain 9 (ADAM9) was validated as a direct target of miR-30a. Furthermore, the knockdown of ADAM9 by small interfering RNAs was able to mimic the effects of miR-30a overexpression in RCC cells. These results highlight the important role for miR-30a in the occurrence and development of RCC, and the restoration of miR-30a might be investigated as a potential strategy for treating RCC.
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- Lining Jiang
- Department of Urology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061110, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Shijiazhuang City No. 1 People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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Corrà F, Agnoletto C, Minotti L, Baldassari F, Volinia S. The Network of Non-coding RNAs in Cancer Drug Resistance. Front Oncol 2018; 8:327. [PMID: 30211115 PMCID: PMC6123370 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been implicated in most cellular functions. The disruption of their function through somatic mutations, genomic imprinting, transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation, plays an ever-increasing role in cancer development. ncRNAs, including notorious microRNAs, have been thus proposed to function as tumor suppressors or oncogenes, often in a context-dependent fashion. In parallel, ncRNAs with altered expression in cancer have been reported to exert a key role in determining drug sensitivity or restoring drug responsiveness in resistant cells. Acquisition of resistance to anti-cancer drugs is a major hindrance to effective chemotherapy and is one of the most important causes of relapse and mortality in cancer patients. For these reasons, non-coding RNAs have become recent focuses as prognostic agents and modifiers of chemo-sensitivity. This review starts with a brief outline of the role of most studied non-coding RNAs in cancer and then highlights the modulation of cancer drug resistance via known ncRNAs based mechanisms. We identified from literature 388 ncRNA-drugs interactions and analyzed them using an unsupervised approach. Essentially, we performed a network analysis of the non-coding RNAs with direct relations with cancer drugs. Within such a machine-learning framework we detected the most representative ncRNAs-drug associations and groups. We finally discussed the higher integration of the drug-ncRNA clusters with the goal of disentangling effectors from downstream effects and further clarify the involvement of ncRNAs in the cellular mechanisms underlying resistance to cancer treatments.
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- Fabio Corrà
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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MicroRNA-200 and microRNA-30 family as prognostic molecular signatures in ovarian cancer: A meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018. [PMID: 30095616 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000011505] [] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRs) play a vital role in the occurrence, development, and progression of human cancers, but its role in the prognosis of ovarian cancer is unclear. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis by searching PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases for eligible studies. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to explore the association between miRs expression and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) on ovarian cancer patients. We also used Kaplan-Meier to analyze the relationship between miRs and OS in OncoLnc dataset. RESULTS A total of 15 records were included into the meta-analysis. The expression level of miR-200 family showed significant association with OS (HR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.64-0.94) and insignificant association with PFS (HR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.50-1.03). Subgroup analysis revealed that an increased expression level of miR-200c was associated with better OS (HR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.45-0.74). An increased expression level of miR-200a, miR-200c, and miR-141 was associated with better PFS (miR-200a, HR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.42-0.75; miR-200c, HR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.14-0.87, miR-141, HR = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.12-0.63). Similarly, higher expression of miR-30 family was associated with elevated OS/PFS for ovarian cancer (OS, HR = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.13-0.74; PFS, HR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.64-0.87). The OncoLnc dataset presented that elevated expression level of miR-30d-5p was associated with better OS (n = 470, P = .0197). CONCLUSION The meta-analysis reveals that miR-200 family and miR-30 family could be promising prognostic biomarkers of ovarian cancer.
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Wendel JRH, Wang X, Hawkins SM. The Endometriotic Tumor Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10080261. [PMID: 30087267 PMCID: PMC6115869 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10080261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Women with endometriosis are at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, specifically ovarian endometrioid, low-grade serous, and clear-cell adenocarcinoma. An important clinical caveat to the association of endometriosis with ovarian cancer is the improved prognosis for women with endometriosis at time of ovarian cancer staging. Whether endometriosis-associated ovarian cancers develop from the molecular transformation of endometriosis or develop because of the endometriotic tumor microenvironment remain unknown. Additionally, how the presence of endometriosis improves prognosis is also undefined, but likely relies on the endometriotic microenvironment. The unique tumor microenvironment of endometriosis is composed of epithelial, stromal, and immune cells, which adapt to survive in hypoxic conditions with high levels of iron, estrogen, and inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Understanding the unique molecular features of the endometriotic tumor microenvironment may lead to impactful precision therapies and/or modalities for prevention. A challenge to this important study is the rarity of well-characterized clinical samples and the limited model systems. In this review, we will describe the unique molecular features of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancers, the endometriotic tumor microenvironment, and available model systems for endometriosis-associated ovarian cancers. Continued research on these unique ovarian cancers may lead to improved prevention and treatment options.
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- Jillian R Hufgard Wendel
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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MiR-30a: A Novel Biomarker and Potential Therapeutic Target for Cancer. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2018; 2018:5167829. [PMID: 30158978 PMCID: PMC6106977 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5167829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, highly conserved noncoding RNAs molecules, consisting of 18–25 nucleotides that regulate gene expression by binding to complementary binding sites within the 3′untranslated region (3′UTR) of target mRNAs. MiRNAs have been involved in regulating gene expression and diverse physiological and pathological processes. Several studies have reported that miR-30a, situated on chromosome 6q.13, is produced by an intronic transcriptional unit. Moreover, miR-30a has demonstrated its role in biological processes, including inhibiting proliferation and metastasis in many tumors, autophagy in chronic myelogenous leukemia, and regulating TGF-b1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition. However, based on the pathogenetic relationship between miR-30a and cancer in tumorigenesis, we believe that miR-30a may serve as tumor promising biomarker. Moreover, it would offer a therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer.
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Shi M, Mu Y, Zhang H, Liu M, Wan J, Qin X, Li C. MicroRNA-200 and microRNA-30 family as prognostic molecular signatures in ovarian cancer: A meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e11505. [PMID: 30095616 PMCID: PMC6133642 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000011505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRs) play a vital role in the occurrence, development, and progression of human cancers, but its role in the prognosis of ovarian cancer is unclear. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis by searching PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases for eligible studies. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to explore the association between miRs expression and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) on ovarian cancer patients. We also used Kaplan-Meier to analyze the relationship between miRs and OS in OncoLnc dataset. RESULTS A total of 15 records were included into the meta-analysis. The expression level of miR-200 family showed significant association with OS (HR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.64-0.94) and insignificant association with PFS (HR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.50-1.03). Subgroup analysis revealed that an increased expression level of miR-200c was associated with better OS (HR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.45-0.74). An increased expression level of miR-200a, miR-200c, and miR-141 was associated with better PFS (miR-200a, HR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.42-0.75; miR-200c, HR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.14-0.87, miR-141, HR = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.12-0.63). Similarly, higher expression of miR-30 family was associated with elevated OS/PFS for ovarian cancer (OS, HR = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.13-0.74; PFS, HR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.64-0.87). The OncoLnc dataset presented that elevated expression level of miR-30d-5p was associated with better OS (n = 470, P = .0197). CONCLUSION The meta-analysis reveals that miR-200 family and miR-30 family could be promising prognostic biomarkers of ovarian cancer.
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Záveský L, Jandáková E, Weinberger V, Minář L, Hanzíková V, Dušková D, Drábková LZ, Svobodová I, Hořínek A. Ascites-Derived Extracellular microRNAs as Potential Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer. Reprod Sci 2018; 26:510-522. [PMID: 29779470 DOI: 10.1177/1933719118776808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ovarian cancer as the most fatal gynecological malignancy is often manifested by excessive fluid accumulation known as ascites or effusion. Ascites-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) may be closely associated with ovarian cancer progression. However, our knowledge of their roles, altered expression, and clinical outcomes remained limited. In this study, large-scale expression profiling of 754 human miRNAs was performed using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and 384-well TaqMan array human miRNA A and B cards to identify differentially expressed miRNAs between extracellular fraction of the ascitic fluid associated with high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas and control plasma. Of the 754 miRNAs, 153 were significantly differentially expressed relative to the controls. Expression of 7 individual miRNAs (miR-200a, miR-200b, miR-200c, miR-141, miR-429, miR-1290, and miR-30a-5p) was further validated in extended sample sets, including serous, endometrioid, and mucinous subtypes. All miR-200 family members and miR-1290 were conspicuously overexpressed, while miR-30a-5p was only weakly overexpressed. The ability of miRNAs expression to discriminate the pathological samples from the controls was strong. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses found area under the curve (AUC) values of 1.000 for miR-200a, miR-200c, miR-141, miR-429, and miR-1290 and of AUC 0.996 and 0.885 for miR-200b and miR-30a-5p, respectively. Preliminary survival analyses indicated low expression level of miR-200b as significantly related to longer overall survival (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.25, mean survival 44 months), while high expression level was related to poor overall survival (HR: 4.04, mean survival 24 months). Our findings suggested that ascites-derived miRNAs should be further explored and evaluated as potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for ovarian cancer.
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- Luděk Záveský
- 1 First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 2 Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- 4 Faculty Transfusion Centre, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 4 Faculty Transfusion Centre, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 1 First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 1 First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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Norouzi-Barough L, Sarookhani MR, Sharifi M, Moghbelinejad S, Jangjoo S, Salehi R. Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in ovarian cancer. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:4546-4562. [PMID: 29152737 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal malignancy among the gynecological cancers, with a 5-year survival rate, mainly due to being diagnosed at advanced stages, recurrence and resistance to the current chemotherapeutic agents. Drug resistance is a complex phenomenon and the number of known involved genes and cross-talks between signaling pathways in this process is growing rapidly. Thus, discovering and understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in chemo-resistance are crucial for management of treatment and identifying novel and effective drug targets as well as drug discovery to improve therapeutic outcomes. In this review, the major and recently identified molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in ovarian cancer from relevant literature have been investigated. In the final section of the paper, new approaches for studying detailed mechanisms of chemo-resistance have been briefly discussed.
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- Leyla Norouzi-Barough
- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetic, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Rosanò L, Cianfrocca R, Sestito R, Tocci P, Di Castro V, Bagnato A. Targeting endothelin-1 receptor/β-arrestin1 network for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2017; 21:925-932. [DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2017.1361930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Laura Rosanò
- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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Feng T, Wang Y, Lang Y, Zhang Y. KDM5A promotes proliferation and EMT in ovarian cancer and closely correlates with PTX resistance. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:3573-3580. [PMID: 28714030 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The authors initially performed reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction to determine the expression profile of KDM5A in ovarian cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissue. Compared with adjacent normal tissue, it was identified that KDM5A was highly expressed in ovarian cancer tissues. Moreover, human ovarian cell lines also confirmed that KDM5A was highly expressed in ovarian cancer. KDM5A was especially highly expressed in SKOV3/paclitaxel (PTX) cells, which are resistant to PTX. Previous studies demonstrated that chemoresistance in cancer cells facilitates epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT). Following this, whether KDM5A influenced EMT and metastasis was investigated. The expression of KDM5A and N‑cadherin were obviously higher in SKOV3/PTX cells than in SKOV3 cells. The expression of E‑cadherin was decreased and the expression of N‑cadherin was increased following ectopic expression of KDM5A, while the expression of E‑cadherin was increased and the expression of N‑cadherin was decreased following KDM5A depletion. Transwell and wound healing assays were used to explore the function of KMD5A in metastasis. The present results indicated that KDM5A facilitated EMT and metastasis in ovarian cells. Moreover, it was identified that P‑glycoprotein was increased while KDM5A was expressed ectopically in SKOV3 cells. Following fluorescence‑activated cell sorting flow cytometry analysis and CCK‑8 assay all revealed that KDM5A regulated the PTX sensitivity in SKOV3 and SKOV3/PTX cells. In brief, KDM5A is a crucial oncogene that is significantly upregulated in ovarian cancer. Its expression is closely correlated with cancer cell proliferation, EMT and metastasis. KDM5A suppresses ovarian cancer cell apoptosis under PTX treatment.
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- Tongfu Feng
- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, Hubei Maternal and Children's Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, Hubei Maternal and Children's Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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Mandilaras V, Vernon M, Meryet-Figuière M, Karakasis K, Lambert B, Poulain L, Oza A, Denoyelle C, Lheureux S. Updates and current challenges in microRNA research for personalized medicine in ovarian cancer. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2017.1340935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Victoria Mandilaras
- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- INSERM U1086 “ANTICIPE” (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, Axis BioTICLA “Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers”), Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre François Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen, France
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- INSERM U1086 “ANTICIPE” (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, Axis BioTICLA “Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers”), Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre François Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- INSERM U1086 “ANTICIPE” (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, Axis BioTICLA “Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers”), Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre François Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen, France
- Délégation régionale de Normandie, CNRS, Caen, France
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- INSERM U1086 “ANTICIPE” (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, Axis BioTICLA “Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers”), Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre François Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- INSERM U1086 “ANTICIPE” (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, Axis BioTICLA “Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers”), Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Caen, France
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre François Baclesse, UNICANCER, Caen, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Silpanisong J, Kim D, Williams JM, Adeoye OO, Thorpe RB, Pearce WJ. Chronic hypoxia alters fetal cerebrovascular responses to endothelin-1. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2017; 313:C207-C218. [PMID: 28566491 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00241.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In utero hypoxia influences the structure and function of most fetal arteries, including those of the developing cerebral circulation. Whereas the signals that initiate this hypoxic remodeling remain uncertain, these appear to be distinct from the mechanisms that maintain the remodeled vascular state. The present study explores the hypothesis that chronic hypoxia elicits sustained changes in fetal cerebrovascular reactivity to endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vascular contractant and mitogen. In fetal lambs, chronic hypoxia (3,820-m altitude for the last 110 days of gestation) had no significant effect on plasma ET-1 levels or ETA receptor density in cerebral arteries but enhanced contractile responses to ET-1 in an ETA-dependent manner. In organ culture (24 h), 10 nM ET-1 increased medial thicknesses less in hypoxic than in normoxic arteries, and these increases were ablated by inhibition of PKC (chelerythrine) in both normoxic and hypoxic arteries but were attenuated by inhibition of CaMKII (KN93) and p38 (SB203580) in normoxic but not hypoxic arteries. As indicated by Ki-67 immunostaining, ET-1 increased medial thicknesses via hypertrophy. Measurements of colocalization between MLCK and SMαA revealed that organ culture with ET-1 also promoted contractile dedifferentiation in normoxic, but not hypoxic, arteries through mechanisms attenuated by inhibitors of PKC, CaMKII, and p38. These results support the hypothesis that chronic hypoxia elicits sustained changes in fetal cerebrovascular reactivity to ET-1 through pathways dependent upon PKC, CaMKII, and p38 that cause increased ET-1-mediated contractility, decreased ET-1-mediated smooth muscle hypertrophy, and a depressed ability of ET-1 to promote contractile dedifferentiation.
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- Jinjutha Silpanisong
- Divisions of Physiology and Biochemistry, Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California; and
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- Divisions of Physiology and Biochemistry, Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California; and
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- Divisions of Physiology and Biochemistry, Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California; and
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda, California
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- Divisions of Physiology and Biochemistry, Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California; and
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- Divisions of Physiology and Biochemistry, Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California; and
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miR-30a-5p enhances paclitaxel sensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer through targeting BCL-2 expression. J Mol Med (Berl) 2017; 95:861-871. [PMID: 28487996 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-017-1539-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Paclitaxel, either as monotherapy or combined with other agents, is the standard treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer. However, both de novo and acquired resistance against paclitaxel frequently occurs and represents a huge clinical problem. The underlying mechanisms remain poorly characterized. Here, by comparing microRNA (miRNA) expression levels using miRNA arrays, we observed differential expression of miR-30a-5p in two independent lung cancer cell pairs (paclitaxel-resistant vs paclitaxel-sensitive A549 cell lines). Overexpression of miR-30a-5p sensitizes NSCLC cells to paclitaxel both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, miR-30a-5p increases paclitaxel sensitivity by promoting chemotherapy-induced apoptosis via downregulating BCL-2, a key apoptosis regulator. High miR-30a-5p expression is positively correlated with enhanced responsiveness to paclitaxel and predicts a more favorable clinical outcome in NSCLC patients. Moreover, miR-30a-5p expression is negatively correlated with BCL-2 expression in NSCLC tissues. These data indicate that miR-30a-5p may be useful to treat paclitaxel-resistant lung cancer and may also provide a biomarker to predict paclitaxel responsiveness in lung cancer. KEY MESSAGES BCL-2 is a novel direct target of miR-30a-5p. miR-30a-5p enhances NSCLC paclitaxel sensitivity in vitro and in vivo. miR-30a-5p sensitizes NSCLC cells to paclitaxel by inducing apoptosis through BCL-2 inhibition. miR-30a-5p negatively correlates with BCL-2 and predicts a favorable clinical outcome in NSCLC patients.
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Li L, Kang L, Zhao W, Feng Y, Liu W, Wang T, Mai H, Huang J, Chen S, Liang Y, Han J, Xu X, Ye Q. miR-30a-5p suppresses breast tumor growth and metastasis through inhibition of LDHA-mediated Warburg effect. Cancer Lett 2017; 400:89-98. [PMID: 28461244 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA), a key enzyme regulating aerobic glycolysis, is overexpressed in many human cancers, and correlates with poor clinical outcomes. Aerobic glycolysis is a hallmark of cancer, and drugs targeting its regulators, including LDHA, are being developed. However, the mechanisms of LDHA inhibition and the physiological significance of the LDHA inhibitors in cancer cells are unclear. Here, we show that microRNA-30a-5p (miR-30a-5p) suppresses LDHA expression by directly targeting its 3'-UTR. Through inhibition of LDHA, miR-30a-5p dampens glycolysis by decreasing glucose uptake, lactate production, ATP generation, and extracellular acidification rate (ECAR), and increasing oxygen consumption rate (OCR) in breast cancer cells. Importantly, glycolysis regulated by miR-30a-5p is critical for its regulating breast tumor growth and metastasis both in vitro and in vivo. In breast cancer patients, miR-30a-5p expression is negatively correlated with LDHA expression. Moreover, patients who had increased glucose uptake in tumors assessed by PET scans showed decreased miR-30a-5p expression and increased expression of LDHA. Our findings provide clues regarding the role of miR-30a-5p as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer through the inhibition of LDHA. Targeting LDHA through miR-30a-5p could be a potential therapeutic strategy in breast cancer.
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- Ling Li
- Department of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100850, China
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- Institute of Liver Disease, Beijing Military General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Department of Medical Molecular Biology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100850, China.
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Hu JL, Hu XL, Han Q, Guo AY, Wang CJ, Wen YY, Cang SD. INSR gene polymorphisms correlate with sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy and prognosis in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Gene Ther 2017; 24:392-398. [PMID: 28436941 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2017.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the correlation between INSR gene polymorphisms on platinum-based chemotherapy sensitivity and prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). A total of 339 EOC patients receiving postoperative chemotherapy were recruited for the study. Tag single-nucleotide polymorphism of INSR gene was screened from HapMap combined with available literature. Frequency distribution of genotypes and alleles in INSR gene was sequenced by ABI3100-Avant. Compared with CC+GC genotype, INSR rs2252673 GG genotype and rs3745546 CC genotype showed less platinum-based chemotherapy sensitivity in EOC patients (odds ratio (OR)=0.269, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.159~0.456; OR=0.445, 95% CI=0.214~0.926, respectively), as well as serous EOC patients (OR=0.083, 95% CI=0.024~0.278; OR=0.235, 95%CI=0.053~1.041, respectively). The clinical characteristics including age, clinical stage, histological grade and residual lesion size were significantly related with chemosensitivity to platinum drugs and mortality in EOC patients. According to Kaplan-Meier curve, compared with CC+GC genotype, rs2252673 GG genotype showed significantly decreased survival rate in EOC patients (P<0.05). Cox regression model indicated that rs2252673, age and clinical stage were independent risk factors for the prognosis in EOC (all P<0.05). These findings indicate that INSR rs2252673 and rs3745546 polymorphisms were associated with sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy in EOC patients and rs2252673 polymorphism may be an independent risk factor for EOC prognosis.
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- J-L Hu
- Department of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Technology, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Du Z, Sha X. Demethoxycurcumin inhibited human epithelia ovarian cancer cells’ growth via up-regulating miR-551a. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317694302. [PMID: 28345465 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317694302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Curcumin is a natural agent that has ability to dampen tumor cells’ growth. However, the natural form of curcumin is prone to degrade and unstable in vitro. Here, we demonstrated that demethoxycurcumin (a curcumin-related demethoxy compound) could inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells. Moreover, IRS2/PI3K/Akt axis was inactivated in cells treated with demethoxycurcumin. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that miR-551a was down-regulated in ovarian cancer tissues and ovarian cancer cell lines. Over-expression of miR-551a inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells, whereas down-regulation of miR-551a exerted the opposite function. Luciferase assays confirmed that there was a binding site of miR-551a in IRS2, and we found that miR-551a exerted tumor-suppressive function by targeting IRS2 in ovarian cancer cells. Remarkably, miR-551a was up-regulated in the cells treated with demethoxycurcumin, and demethoxycurcumin suppressed IRS2 by restoration of miR-551a. In conclusion, demethoxycurcumin hindered ovarian cancer cells’ malignant progress via up-regulating miR-551a.
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- Zhenhua Du
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Shenyang, China
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Ayers D, Vandesompele J. Influence of microRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs in Cancer Chemoresistance. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8030095. [PMID: 28273813 PMCID: PMC5368699 DOI: 10.3390/genes8030095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Innate and acquired chemoresistance exhibited by most tumours exposed to conventional chemotherapeutic agents account for the majority of relapse cases in cancer patients. Such chemoresistance phenotypes are of a multi-factorial nature from multiple key molecular players. The discovery of the RNA interference pathway in 1998 and the widespread gene regulatory influences exerted by microRNAs (miRNAs) and other non-coding RNAs have certainly expanded the level of intricacy present for the development of any single physiological phenotype, including cancer chemoresistance. This review article focuses on the latest research efforts in identifying and validating specific key molecular players from the two main families of non-coding RNAs, namely miRNAs and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), having direct or indirect influences in the development of cancer drug resistance properties and how such knowledge can be utilised for novel theranostics in oncology.
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- Duncan Ayers
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta.
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium.
- Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium.
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Biersack B. Interactions between anticancer active platinum complexes and non-coding RNAs/microRNAs. Noncoding RNA Res 2017; 2:1-17. [PMID: 30159416 PMCID: PMC6096430 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncrna.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Platinum(II) complexes such as cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin are clinically approved for the therapy of various solid tumors. Challenging pathogenic properties of cancer cells and the response of cancers towards platinum-based drugs are strongly influenced by non-coding small RNA molecules, the microRNAs (miRNAs). Both increased platinum activity and formation of tumor resistance towards platinum drugs are controlled by miRNAs. This review gives an overview of the interactions between platinum-based drugs and miRNAs, and their influence on platinum activity in various cancer types is discussed.
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Key Words
- 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil
- Anticancer drugs
- CBDCA, cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxylate
- Carboplatin
- Cisplatin
- DACH, 1,2-diaminocyclohexane
- DDP, cisplatin
- EGCG, (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate
- EOX, epirubicin/oxaliplatin/xeloda
- FOLFOX, folinate/5-FU/oxaliplatin
- GC, gemcitabine/cisplatin, gastric cancer
- LNA, locked nucleic acid
- MVAC, methotrexate/vinblastine/adriamycin/cisplatin
- MicroRNA
- Oxaliplatin
- Platinum complexes
- XELOX, xeloda/oxaliplatin
- dTTP, deoxythymidine triphosphate
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Han X, Zhen S, Ye Z, Lu J, Wang L, Li P, Li J, Zheng X, Li H, Chen W, Li X, Zhao L. A Feedback Loop Between miR-30a/c-5p and DNMT1 Mediates Cisplatin Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Cells. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017; 41:973-986. [PMID: 28222434 DOI: 10.1159/000460618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many microRNAs (miRs) are dysregulated in cancers, and aberrant miR expression patterns have been suggested to correlate with chemo-resistance of cancer cells. We aim to study the role of miR-30 family members in cisplatin-resistance of ovarian cancer cells. METHODS qRT-PCR was used to compare differential expression levels of miR-30 family members in ovarian cancer cell line A2780 and its cisplatin-resistant derivative CP70. Changes of cisplatin-sensitivity in miR-30a-5p- and miR-30c-5p-overexpressed-CP70 cells and miR-30a-5p- and miR-30c-5p-inhibited-A2780 cells were examined by CCK8 assay and apoptosis analysis using flow cytometry; targets of miR-30a/c-5p were analyzed by western blotting and luciferase reporter assay; methylation regulation of pre-miR-30a/c-5p was examined by methylation specific PCR. RESULTS miR-30a-5p and miR-30c-5p, in contrast to other miR-30 family members, dramatically decreased in cisplatin-resistant CP70 cells due to overexpressed-DNMT1 induced aberrant methylation. miR-30a/c-5p in turn directly inhibited DNMT1 as well as Snail. Forced expression of miR-30a/c-5p or knocking down of DNMT1 and Snail promoted cisplatin susceptibility and partially reversed epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in CP70 cells, while inhibition of miR-30a/c-5p or ectopic expression of DNMT1 and Snail induced cisplatin resistance and partial EMT in cisplatin-sensitive A2780 cells. CONCLUSIONS A feedback loop between miR-30a/c-5p and DNMT1 is a potent signature for cisplatin-resistance and EMT in ovarian cancer, promising a potential target for improved anti-cancer treatment.
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Guo Y, Sun W, Gong T, Chai Y, Wang J, Hui B, Li Y, Song L, Gao Y. miR-30a radiosensitizes non-small cell lung cancer by targeting ATF1 that is involved in the phosphorylation of ATM. Oncol Rep 2017; 37:1980-1988. [PMID: 28259977 PMCID: PMC5367375 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Increasing number of studies report that microRNAs play important roles in radiosensitization. miR-30a has been proved to perform many functions in the development and treatment of cancer, and it is downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues and cells. This study was conducted to understand if miR-30a plays a role in the radiosensitivity of NSCLC cells. Radiosensitivity was examed by colony survival assay and tumor volume changing in vitro and in vivo, respectively. Bioinformatic analysis and luciferase reporter assays were used to distinguish the candidate target of miR-30a. qRT-PCR and western blotting were carried out to detect the relative expression of mRNAs and proteins. Cell cycle and cell apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry. Our results illustrated miR-30a could increase the radiosensitivity of NSCLC, especially in A549 cell line. In vivo experiment also showed the potential radiosensitizing possibility of miR-30a. Further exploration validated that miR-30a was directly targeting activating transcription factor 1 (ATF1). In studying the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) associated effects on cell radiosensitivity, we found that miR-30a could reduce radiation induced G2/M cell cycle arrest and may also affect radiation induced apoptosis. Together, our results demonstrated that miR-30a may modulate the radiosensitivity of NSCLC through reducing the function of ATF1 in phosphorylation of ATM and have potential therapeutic value.
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- Yuyan Guo
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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Li C, Zou J, Zheng G, Chu J. MiR-30a Decreases Multidrug Resistance (MDR) of Gastric Cancer Cells. Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:4509-4515. [PMID: 27876712 PMCID: PMC5123779 DOI: 10.12659/msm.898415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The effectiveness of chemotherapy for gastric cancer is largely limited by either intrinsic or acquired drug resistance. In this study, we aimed to explore the association between miR-30a dysregulation and multidrug resistance (MDR) in gastric cancer cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS We recruited 20 patients with advanced gastric cancer. Chemosensitivity was assessed after completion of the chemotherapy. SGC-7901 and SGC-7901/DDP cells were transfected for miR-30a overexpression or knockdown. Then, MTT assay was performed to assess the IC50 of DPP and 5-FU in SGC-7901 and SGC-7901/DDP cells. Flow cytometry analysis was used to detect DPP- and 5-FU-induced cell apoptosis. Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining were used to assess EMT of the cells. RESULTS MiR-30a was significantly downregulated in the chemoresistant tissues. In both SGC-7901 and SGC-7901/DDP cells, miR-30a overexpression decreased the expression of P-gp, a MDR-related protein. MTT assay and flow cytometry analysis showed that miR-30a inhibition increased chemoresistance, while miR-30a overexpression decreased chemoresistance in gastric cancer cells. Both Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining confirmed that miR-30a inhibition decreased E-cadherin but increased N-cadherin in SGC-7901 cells, while miR-30a overexpression increased E-cadherin but decreased N-cadherin in SGC-7901 cells. CONCLUSIONS MiR-30a can decrease multidrug resistance (MDR) of gastric cancer cells. It is also an important miRNA modulating EMT of the cancer cells.
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- Chunying Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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Onco-GPCR signaling and dysregulated expression of microRNAs in human cancer. J Hum Genet 2016; 62:87-96. [PMID: 27734836 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2016.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family is the largest family of cell-surface receptors involved in signal transduction. Aberrant expression of GPCRs and G proteins are frequently associated with prevalent human diseases, including cancer. In fact, GPCRs represent the therapeutic targets of more than a quarter of the clinical drugs currently on the market. MiRNAs (miRNAs) are also aberrantly expressed in many human cancers, and they have significant roles in the initiation, development and metastasis of human malignancies. Recent studies have revealed that dysregulation of miRNAs and their target genes expression are associated with cancer progression. The emerging information suggests that miRNAs play an important role in the fine tuning of many signaling pathways, including GPCR signaling. We summarize our current knowledge of the individual functions of miRNAs regulated by GPCRs and GPCR signaling-associated molecules, and miRNAs that regulate the expression and activity of GPCRs, their endogenous ligands and their coupled heterotrimeric G proteins in human cancer.
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Ma Y, Lu Y, Lu B. MicroRNA and Long Non-Coding RNA in Ovarian Carcinoma: Translational Insights and Potential Clinical Applications. Cancer Invest 2016; 34:465-476. [PMID: 27673409 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2016.1227446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Reliable biomarkers for the detection of early ovarian carcinoma are currently unavailable. MicroRNA and long non-coding RNA may be important in cancer initiation and progression by regulating gene expression through post-transcriptional mechanisms. MicroRNAs, such as miR-26a and miR-132, have been investigated as novel biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring of therapeutic response, and therapeutic targets in ovarian carcinomas. Some long non-coding RNAs, such as H19 and UCA1, may be involved in the pathogenesis of ovarian carcinomas. MicroRNA and long non-coding RNA have potential clinical utility in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer and predicting prognosis, metastasis, recurrence, and response to therapy.
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- Yu Ma
- a Department of Clinical Laboratory , Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University , China
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- b Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine , Zhejiang University , China
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- c Department of Surgical Pathology , Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University , China
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Rosanò L, Bagnato A. β-arrestin1 at the cross-road of endothelin-1 signaling in cancer. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2016; 35:121. [PMID: 27473335 PMCID: PMC4966762 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-016-0401-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The advent of targeted therapeutics in human cancer has begun to find novel druggable targets and, in this context, the endothelin-1 receptor (ET-1R), namely ETA receptor (ETAR) and ETB receptor, among the GPCR family represents a class of highly druggable molecules in cancer. ET-1R are aberrantly expressed in human malignancies, potentially representing prognostic factors. Their activation by ligand stimulation initiate signaling cascades activating different downstream effectors, allowing precise control over multiple signaling pathways. ET-1R regulates cell proliferation, survival, motility, cytoskeletal changes, angiogenesis, metastasis as well as drug resistance. The molecular events underlying these responses are the activation of transcriptional factors and coactivators, and downstream genes, acting as key players in tumor growth and progression. ET-1R represent crucial cancer targets that have been exploited for ET-1R therapeutics. Importantly, efforts to explore new information of ETAR in cancer have uncovered that their functions are crucially regulated by multifunctional scaffold protein β-arrestins (β-arrs) which orchestrate the multidimensionality of ETAR signaling into highly regulated and distinct signaling complexes, a property that is highly advantageous for tumor signaling. Moreover, the role of β-arr1 in ET-1 signaling in cancer highlights why the pleiotropic effects of ET-1 and its dynamic signaling are more complex than previously recognized. In order to improve therapeutic strategies that interfere with the widespread effects of ET-1R, it is important to consider antagonists able to turn the receptors “off” selectively controlling β-arr1-dependent signaling, highlighting the possibility that targeting ETAR/β-arr1 may display a large therapeutic window in cancer.
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- Laura Rosanò
- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi, 53, 00144, Rome, Italy.
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- Preclinical Models and New Therapeutic Agents Unit, Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi, 53, 00144, Rome, Italy.
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Cianfrocca R, Tocci P, Rosanò L, Caprara V, Sestito R, Di Castro V, Bagnato A. Nuclear β-arrestin1 is a critical cofactor of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α signaling in endothelin-1-induced ovarian tumor progression. Oncotarget 2016; 7:17790-804. [PMID: 26909598 PMCID: PMC4951250 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) mediates the response to hypoxia or other stimuli, such as growth factors, including endothelin-1 (ET-1), to promote malignant progression in numerous tumors. The importance of cofactors that regulate HIF-1α signalling within tumor is not well understood. Here we elucidate that ET-1/ET(A) receptor (ET(A)R)-induced pathway physically and functionally couples the scaffold protein β-arrestin1 (β-arr1) to HIF-1α signalling. In epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells, ET-1/ET(A)R axis induced vascular-endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression through HIF-1α nuclear accumulation. In these cells, activation of ET(A)R by ET-1, by mimicking hypoxia, promoted the nuclear interaction between β-arr1 and HIF-1α and the recruitment of p300 acetyltransferase to hypoxia response elements on the target gene promoters, resulting in enhanced histone acetylation, and HIF-1α target gene transcription. Indeed, β-arr1-HIF-1α interaction regulated the enhanced expression and release of downstream targets, such as ET-1 and VEGF, required for tumor cell invasion and pro-angiogenic effects in endothelial cells. These effects were abrogated by β-arr1 or HIF-1α silencing or by pharmacological treatment with the dual ET-1 receptor antagonist macitentan. Interestingly, ET(A)R/β-arr1 promoted the self-amplifying HIF-1α-mediated transcription of ET-1 that sustained a regulatory circuit involved in invasive and angiogenic behaviors. In a murine orthotopic model of metastatic human EOC, treatment with macitentan, or silencing of β-arr1, inhibits intravasation and metastasis formation. Collectively, these findings reveal the interplay of β-arr1 with HIF-1α in the complexity of ET-1/ET(A)R signalling, mediating epigenetic modifications directly involved in the metastatic process, and suggest that targeting ET-1-dependent β-arr1/HIF-1α pathway by using macitentan may impair EOC progression.
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- Roberta Cianfrocca
- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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Rosanò L, Bagnato A. Endothelin therapeutics in cancer: Where are we? Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2016; 310:R469-75. [PMID: 26818060 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00532.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In human cancers, the autocrine and paracrine loop mediated by the aberrantly activation of endothelin-1 (ET-1) receptor (ET-1R) elicits pleiotropic effects, preferentially mediated by the scaffold protein β-arrestin 1 (β-arr1), on tumor cells and on the host microenvironment, providing a strong rationale for targeting ET-1 receptors. This review describes the most up-to-date preclinical and clinical results obtained by using ET-1 therapeutics. The previous negative clinical results of ET-1 therapeutics should not prevent us from setting the standard of this class of drugs for future well-designed clinical trials. The preclinical data obtained with the dual ETAR and ETBR antagonist macitentan indicate that this molecule, which targets cancer cells and tumor-associated microenvironmental elements, could be a cancer therapeutic option. The field of ET-1 therapeutics will be improved in the next decade, facilitated by the new knowledge on the genomic landscape of the human stroma and tumor, and by the low invasive approaches based on liquid biopsies for the discovery of predictive biomarkers. The information obtained from preclinical studies in patient-derived models and from the Cancer Genome Atlas will set the scene of precision medicine for cancer. Results from these studies are expected to open the possibility that ET-1R antagonists might be more efficacious as molecular cancer therapeutics, able to hamper the functional β-arr1-dependent signaling complexes, either alone or coupled with new targeted approaches.
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- Laura Rosanò
- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Research Functional Departmental Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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