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Park YN, Ryu JK, Ju Y. The Potential MicroRNA Diagnostic Biomarkers in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:6746-6756. [PMID: 39057044 PMCID: PMC11276561 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46070402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) of the tongue is a common type of head and neck malignancy with a poor prognosis, underscoring the urgency for early detection. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have remarkable stability and are easily measurable. Thus, miRNAs may be a promising biomarker candidate among biomarkers in cancer diagnosis. Biomarkers have the potential to facilitate personalized medicine approaches by guiding treatment decisions and optimizing therapy regimens for individual patients. Utilizing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, we identified 13 differentially expressed upregulated miRNAs in OSCC of the tongue. Differentially expressed miRNAs were analyzed by enrichment analysis to reveal underlying biological processes, pathways, or functions. Furthermore, we identified miRNAs associated with the progression of OSCC of the tongue, utilizing receiver operating characteristic analysis to evaluate their potential as diagnostic biomarkers. A total of 13 upregulated miRNAs were identified as differentially expressed in OSCC of the tongue. Five of these miRNAs had high diagnostic power. In particular, miR-196b has the potential to serve as one of the most effective diagnostic biomarkers. Then, functional enrichment analysis for the target gene of miR-196b was performed, and a protein-protein interaction network was constructed. This study assessed an effective approach for identifying miRNAs as early diagnostic markers for OSCC of the tongue.
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- Young-Nam Park
- Department of Dental Hygiene, Gimcheon University, Gimcheon 39528, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Gimcheon University, Gimcheon 39528, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Gimcheon University, Gimcheon 39528, Republic of Korea;
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Conrad O, Burgy M, Foppolo S, Jehl A, Thiéry A, Guihard S, Vauchelles R, Jung AC, Mourtada J, Macabre C, Ledrappier S, Chenard MP, Onea MA, Danic A, Dourlhes T, Thibault C, Schultz P, Dontenwill M, Martin S. Tumor-Suppressive and Immunomodulating Activity of miR-30a-3p and miR-30e-3p in HNSCC Cells and Tumoroids. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11178. [PMID: 37446353 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are heterogeneous tumors, well known for their frequent relapsing nature. To counter recurrence, biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment response prediction are urgently needed. miRNAs can profoundly impact normal physiology and enhance oncogenesis. Among all of the miRNAs, the miR-30 family is frequently downregulated in HNSCC. Here, we determined how levels of the 3p passenger strands of miR-30a and miR-30e affect tumor behavior and clarified their functional role in LA-HNSCC. In a retrospective study, levels of miR-30a-3p and miR-30e-3p were determined in 110 patients and correlated to overall survival, locoregional relapse, and distant metastasis. miR-30a/e-3p were expressed in HNSCC cell lines and HNSCC patient-derived tumoroids (PDTs) to investigate their effect on tumor cells and their microenvironment. Both miRNAs were found to have a prognosis value since low miR-30a/e-3p expression correlates to adverse prognosis and reduces overall survival. Low expression of miR-30a/e-3p is associated with a shorter time until locoregional relapse and a shorter time until metastasis, respectively. miR-30a/e-3p expression downregulates both TGF-βR1 and BMPR2 and attenuates the survival and motility of HNSCC. Results were confirmed in PDTs. Finally, secretomes of miR-30a/e-3p-transfected HNSCC activate M1-type macrophages, which exert stronger phagocytic activities toward tumor cells. miR-30a/e-3p expression can discriminate subgroups of LA-HNSCC patients with different prognosis, making them good candidates as prognostic biomarkers. Furthermore, by targeting members of the TGF-β family and generating an immune-permissive microenvironment, they may emerge as an alternative to anti-TGF-β drugs to use in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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- Ombline Conrad
- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathology, University of Strasbourg, UMR7021 CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathology, University of Strasbourg, UMR7021 CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathology, University of Strasbourg, UMR7021 CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathology, University of Strasbourg, UMR7021 CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Public Health, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathology, University of Strasbourg, UMR7021 CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory STREINTH, Inserm IRFAC U1113, Université de Strasbourg, 67200 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory STREINTH, Inserm IRFAC U1113, Université de Strasbourg, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory STREINTH, Inserm IRFAC U1113, Université de Strasbourg, 67200 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory STREINTH, Inserm IRFAC U1113, Université de Strasbourg, 67200 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pathology, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pathology, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathology, University of Strasbourg, UMR7021 CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathology, University of Strasbourg, UMR7021 CNRS, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Singh A, Khan DUZ, Singh P, Singh AK, Agarwal P. Prognostic utility of microRNA-145 and CD 133 in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A pilot study from Northern India. J Oral Biol Craniofac Res 2022; 13:92-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2022.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Mehterov N, Sacconi A, Pulito C, Vladimirov B, Haralanov G, Pazardjikliev D, Nonchev B, Berindan-Neagoe I, Blandino G, Sarafian V. A novel panel of clinically relevant miRNAs signature accurately differentiates oral cancer from normal mucosa. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1072579. [PMID: 36531016 PMCID: PMC9753689 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1072579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Although a considerable body of knowledge has been accumulated regarding the early diagnosis and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), its survival rates have not improved over the last decades. Thus, deciphering the molecular mechanisms governing oral cancer will support the development of even better diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Previous studies have linked aberrantly expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) with the development of OSCC. METHODS We combined bioinformatical and molecular methods to identify miRNAs with possible clinical significance as biomarkers in OSCC. A set of 10 miRNAs were selected via an in silico approach by analysing the 3'untranslated regions (3'UTRs) of cancer-related mRNAs such as FLRT2, NTRK3, and SLC8A1, TFCP2L1 and etc. RT-qPCR was used to compare the expression of in silico identified miRNAs in OSCC and normal tissues (n=32). RESULTS Among the screened miRNAs, miR-21-5p (p < 0.0001), miR-93-5p (p < 0.0197), miR-146b-5p (p <0.0012), miR-155-5p (p < 0.0001), miR-182-5p (p < 0.0001) were significantly overexpressed, whereas miR-133b (p < 0.05) was significantly downregulated in OSCC tissues, a scenario confirmed in two additional OSCC validation cohorts: Regina Elena National Cancer Institute (IRE cohort, N=74) and The Cancer Genome Atlas Data Portal (TCGA cohort, N=354). Initial stage tumors (T1, T2) expressed significantly higher levels of miR-133b (p < 0.0004) compared to more advanced ones (T3, T4). Also, we identified miR-93-5p (p < 0.0003), miR-133b (p < 0.0017) and miR-155-5p (p < 0.0004) as correlated with HPV-induced OSCC. The high expression of these 6 miRNAs as a signature predicted shorter disease-free survival (DFS) and could efficiently distinguish OSCC cases from healthy controls with areas under the curve (AUC) of 0.91 with sensitivity and specificity of 0.98 and 0.6, respectively. Further target identification analysis revealed enrichment of genes involved in FOXO, longevity, glycan biosynthesis and p53 cancer-related signaling pathways. Also, the selected targets were underexpressed in OSCC tissues and showed clinical significance related to overall survival (OS) and DFS. DISCUSSION Our results demonstrate that a novel panel consisting of miR-21-5p, miR-93-5p, miR-133b, miR-146b-5p, miR-155-5p and miR-182-5p could be used as OSCC-specific molecular signature with diagnostic and prognostic significance related to OS and DFS.
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- Nikolay Mehterov
- Department of Medical Biology, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Research Institute, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- UOSD Clinical Trial Center, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Oncology Research Unit, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostic, and Technological Innovation, IRCCS, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Endocrinology, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Translational Oncology Research Unit, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostic, and Technological Innovation, IRCCS, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biology, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Research Institute, Medical University-Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Du Q, Cao D, Lu X, Meng Z. Sensitive SERS detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma-related miRNAs in saliva via a gold nanohexagon array coupled with hybridization chain reaction amplification. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:4563-4575. [PMID: 36317581 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay01180h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
In this work, a highly specific and sensitive method for the detection of dual miRNAs was successfully developed by a hybridization chain reaction (HCR) amplification coupled with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) on Au-Ag hollow nanoparticles (Au-Ag HNPs) and a gold nanohexagon (AuNH) array. Two Raman reporter-labelled and hairpin DNA-modified Au-Ag HNPs acted as SERS probes (Au-Ag HNPs@4-MBA@HP1-1, Au-Ag HNPs@4-MBA@HP2-1, Au-Ag HNPs@DTNB@HP1-2, and Au-Ag HNPs@DTNB@HP2-2), and the hairpin DNA-modified AuNH array acted as the capture substrate. The HCR process could be triggered by the presence of target miRNAs, and long DNA hybridization chains on the substrate were formed by self-assembly rapidly, causing significant signal enhancement. Using the mentioned strategy, a low detection limit (LOD) of 6.51 aM for miR-31 and 6.52 aM for miR-21 in human saliva were obtained, showing the biosensor's remarkable sensitivity. The proposed biosensor also displays a significant specificity in detecting target miRNAs by introducing different interfering factors. This method has been successfully applied to detect and identify miR-21 and miR-31 in saliva from oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients and healthy subjects. The results were consistent with those of the traditional test method in detecting target miRNAs, which confirmed the good accuracy of our method. Hence, the new assay method has great potential to be a valuable platform for detecting miRNAs in the early diagnosis of OSCC.
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- Youwei Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225000, China
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- Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116011, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225000, China.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225000, China.
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Stojkovic G, Jovanovic I, Dimitrijevic M, Jovanovic J, Tomanovic N, Stankovic A, Arsovic N, Boricic I, Zeljic K. The meta-signature guided investigation of miRNA candidates as potential biomarkers of oral cancer. Oral Dis 2022; 29:1550-1564. [PMID: 35262985 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to experimentally validate dysregulated expression of miRNA candidates selected through updated meta-analysis of most commonly deregulated miRNAs in oral cancer and to explore their diagnostic and prognostic potential. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five miRNAs (miR-31-3p, miR-135b-5p, miR-18a-5p, miR-30a-5p, miR-139-5p) from updated meta-signature were selected for validation by qRT-PCR method in 35 oral cancer clinical specimens and adjacent non-cancerous tissue. RESULTS Updated meta-analysis has identified 13 most commonly deregulated miRNAs in oral cancer. Seven miRNAs were consistently up-regulated (miR-21-5p, miR-31-3p, miR-135b-5p, miR-31-5p, miR-424-5p, miR-18a-5p, miR-21-3p), while five were down-regulated (miR-139-5p, miR-30a-3p, miR-375-3p, miR-376c-3p, miR-30a-5p). Increased expression of miR-31-3p, miR-135b-5p, as well as decreased expression of miR-139-5p and miR-30a-5p were confirmed in oral cancer compared to adjacent non-cancerous tissue. A three-miRNAs combination (miR-31-3p, miR-139-5p, miR-30a-5p) gave the most promising diagnostic potential for discriminating oral cancer from non-cancerous tissue (AUC: 0.780 (95% CI: 0.673-0.886), p<0.0005, sensitivity 94.3%, specificity 51.4%). High expression of miR-135b-5p, miR-18a-5p and miR-30a-5p was associated with poor survival (p=0.003, p=0.048, p=0.016, respectively). CONCLUSION miR-31-3p, miR-139-5p, miR-30a-5p panel was confirmed as a potential diagnostic biomarker when distinguishing oral cancer from non-cancerous tissue. miR-135b-5p, miR-18a-5p and miR-30a-5p might serve as potential biomarkers of poor survival of oral cancer patients.
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- Goran Stojkovic
- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Center Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA" Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Center Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA" Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Center Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Scholtz B, Horváth J, Tar I, Kiss C, Márton IJ. Salivary miR-31-5p, miR-345-3p, and miR-424-3p Are Reliable Biomarkers in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11020229. [PMID: 35215172 PMCID: PMC8876825 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11020229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
If not detected early, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has very poor prognosis, emphasizing the need for reliable early diagnostics. Saliva is considered a promising surrogate biosample for OSCC detection, because it comes into contact with many cells of the tumor mass, providing a comprehensive sampling of tumor-specific biomolecules. Although several protein- and RNA-based salivary biomarkers have been proposed for the detection of OSCC, the results of the studies show large differences. Our goal was to clarify which salivary microRNAs (miRNA) show reliably high expression in the saliva of OSCC patients, to be used as cancer-specific biomarkers, and potentially as early diagnostic biomarkers. Based on a detailed literature search, we selected six miRNAs commonly overexpressed in OSCC, and analyzed their expression in saliva samples of cancer patients and controls by real-time quantitative PCR. Our results suggest that miR-345 and miR-31-5p are consistently upregulated salivary biomarkers for OSCC, and a three-miRNA panel of miR-345, miR-31-5p, and miR-424-3p can distinguish cancer and control patients with high sensitivity.
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- Beáta Scholtz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-30-634-6065; Fax: +36-52-314-989
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- Doctoral School of Molecular Cell and Immune Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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Kaunein N, Ramani RS, Koo K, Moore C, Celentano A, McCullough M, Yap T. A Systematic Review of MicroRNA Signatures Associated with the Progression of Leukoplakia with and without Epithelial Dysplasia. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11121879. [PMID: 34944523 PMCID: PMC8699326 DOI: 10.3390/biom11121879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Oral cancer is a significant public health issue, being the eighth most common cancer worldwide with over 300,000 cases diagnosed annually. Early diagnosis and adequate management of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) before transformation into oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is critical to reduce deaths, morbidity, and to improve overall prognosis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs involved in the post-transcriptional regulation of protein expression and implicated in the control of numerous cellular pathways and impacting physiological, developmental, and pathological processes. Dysregulation of miRNAs has been reported in many cancers and has been demonstrated to play a critical role in cancer initiation, progression, apoptosis, invasion and metastasis. This systematic review provides a comprehensive summary of the prevailing literature on miRNA signatures in OPMDs, specifically leukoplakia with or without oral epithelial dysplasia, and their utility in predicting malignant transformation into OSCC. Eighteen articles describing 73 unique and differentially expressed microRNAs met the criteria for inclusion in this review. We reviewed the characteristics and methodology for each of these studies and assessed the sensitivity and specificity of the studied miRNAs in predicting malignant transformation. This systematic review highlights the significant interest in miRNAs and their tremendous potential as prognostic markers for predicting the malignant transformation of OPMDs into OSCC.
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- Nadia Kaunein
- Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; (R.S.R.); (K.K.); (C.M.); (A.C.); (M.M.)
- Correspondence: (N.K.); (T.Y.); Tel.: +61-39-341-1485 (T.Y.)
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- Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; (R.S.R.); (K.K.); (C.M.); (A.C.); (M.M.)
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- Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; (R.S.R.); (K.K.); (C.M.); (A.C.); (M.M.)
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Parkville, VIC 3053, Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; (R.S.R.); (K.K.); (C.M.); (A.C.); (M.M.)
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- Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; (R.S.R.); (K.K.); (C.M.); (A.C.); (M.M.)
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- Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; (R.S.R.); (K.K.); (C.M.); (A.C.); (M.M.)
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- Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; (R.S.R.); (K.K.); (C.M.); (A.C.); (M.M.)
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Parkville, VIC 3053, Australia
- Correspondence: (N.K.); (T.Y.); Tel.: +61-39-341-1485 (T.Y.)
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Jung JE, Lee JY, Park HR, Kang JW, Kim YH, Lee JH. MicroRNA-133 Targets Phosphodiesterase 1C in Drosophila and Human Oral Cancer Cells to Regulate Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. J Cancer 2021; 12:5296-5309. [PMID: 34335946 PMCID: PMC8317528 DOI: 10.7150/jca.56138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) have been proposed to play diverse roles in cancer biology, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) crucial for cancer progression. Previous comparative studies revealed distinct expression profiles of miRNAs relevant to tumorigenesis and progression of oral cancer. With putative targets of these miRNAs mostly validated in vitro, it remains unclear whether similar miRNA-target relationships exist in vivo. In this study, we employed a hybrid approach, utilizing both Drosophila melanogaster and human oral cancer cells, to validate projected miRNA-target relationships relevant to EMT. Notably, overexpression of dme-miR-133 resulted in significant tissue growth in Drosophila larval wing discs. The RT-PCR analysis successfully validated a subset of its putative targets, including Pde1c. Subsequent experiments performed in oral cancer cells confirmed conserved targeting of human PDE1C by hsa-miR-133. Furthermore, the elevated level of miR-133 and its targeting of PDE1C was positively correlated with enhanced migrative ability of oral cancer cells treated with LPS, along with the molecular signature of a facilitated EMT process induced by LPS and TGF-β. The analysis on the RNAseq data also revealed a negative correlation between the expression level of hsa-miR-133 and the survival of oral cancer patients. Taken together, our mammal-to-Drosophila-to-mammal approach successfully validates targeting of PDE1C by miR-133 both in vivo and in vitro, underlying the promoted EMT phenotypes and potentially influencing the prognosis of oral cancer patients. This hybrid approach will further aid to widen our scope in investigation of intractable human malignancies, including oral cancer.
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- Ji Eun Jung
- Department of Life Science in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.,BK21 FOUR Project, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea
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- Dental and Life Science Institute, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea
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- Department of Life Science in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.,BK21 FOUR Project, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.,Dental and Life Science Institute, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.,Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program of Genomic Science, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea
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- Department of Life Science in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.,BK21 FOUR Project, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.,Dental and Life Science Institute, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.,Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea
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MicroRNA-31 Regulates Expression of Wntless in Both Drosophila melanogaster and Human Oral Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197232. [PMID: 33007980 PMCID: PMC7582764 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Recent comparative studies have indicated distinct expression profiles of short, non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) in various types of cancer, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In this study, we employed a hybrid approach using Drosophila melanogaster as well as OSCC cell lines to validate putative targets of oral cancer-related miRNAs both in vivo and in vitro. Following overexpression of Drosophila miR-31, we found a significant decrease in the size of the imaginal wing discs and downregulation of a subset of putative targets, including wntless (wls), an important regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway. Parallel experiments performed in OSCC cells have also confirmed a similar miR-31-dependent regulation of human WLS that was not initially predicted as targets of human miR-31. Furthermore, we found subsequent downregulation of cyclin D1 and c-MYC, two of the main transcriptional targets of Wnt signaling, suggesting a potential role of miR-31 in regulating the cell cycle and proliferation of OSCC cells. Taken together, our Drosophila-based in vivo system in conjunction with the human in vitro platform will thus provide a novel insight into a mammal-to-Drosophila-to-mammal approach to validate putative targets of human miRNA and to better understand the miRNA-target relationships that play an important role in the pathophysiology of oral cancer.
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microRNAs in oral cancer: Moving from bench to bed as next generation medicine. Oral Oncol 2020; 111:104916. [PMID: 32711289 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oral cancer is the thirteenth most common cancer in the world, with India contributing to 33% of the global burden. Lack of specific non-invasive markers, non-improvement in patient survival and tumor recurrence remain a major clinical challenge in oral cancer. Epigenetic regulation in the form of microRNAs (miRs) that act as tumor suppressor miRs or oncomiRs has gained significant momentum with the advancement in the field, suggesting the potential for clinical application of miRs in oral cancer. The current review of literature identified miR-21, miR-27a(-3p), miR-31, miR-93, miR-134, miR-146, miR-155, miR-196a, miR-196b, miR-211, miR-218, miR-222, miR-372 and miR-373 to be up-regulated and let-7a, let-7b, let-7c, let-7d, let-7e, let-7f, let-7g, let-7i, miR-26a, miR-99a-5p, miR-137, miR-139-5p, miR-143-3p, miR-184 and miR-375 to be down-regulated in oral cancer. Mechanistic studies have uncovered several miRs that are deregulated at varying levels and in different stages of oral cancer progression, thus providing clinical utility in better diagnosis as well as usefulness in prognosis by identifying patients with poor prognosis or stratifying patients based on responsiveness to chemo- and radio-therapy. Lastly, exogenous modulation of miR expression using miRNA-based drugs in combination with first-line agents may be adopted as a new therapeutic modality to treat oral cancer. Knowledge of miRs and their involvement in key molecular processes, clinical association, responsiveness to therapy and clinical advancement may highlight additional avenues in order to improve patient morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, combinatorial approaches with miR-therapy may be efficacious in oral cancer.
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Li C, Feng Y, Shao W. Changes of serum miR-223-3p in patients with oral cancer treated with TPF regimen and the prognosis. Oncol Lett 2020; 19:2527-2532. [PMID: 32194755 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Changes of serum miR-223-3p in patients with oral cancer treated with TPF regimen and the prognosis were investigated. Fifty patients with oral cancer treated in the Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Jiamusi University from March 2014 to January 2016 were enrolled in the study group, while 50 healthy subjects receiving physical examinations during the same period were enrolled in the control group. Serum expression of miR-223-3p was quantified by RT-qPCR. The diagnostic value of miR-223-3p in oral cancer was analyzed by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Expression of miR-223-3p before and after treatment was compared. The study group was divided into the remission and the non-remission group based on the treatment outcome to analyze the predictive value of miR-223-3p. Patients were followed up for 3 years. Cox regression analysis was performed to analyze the independent prognostic factors. The relative serum miR-223-3p level was lower in the study than in the control group (P<0.001). Expression of miR-223-3p was significantly higher after treatment than before (P<0.05). Spearman's correlation analysis indicated that miR-223-3p expression before treatment gradually increased with the improvement of treatment outcome (r=0.617, P<0.001). The miR-223-3p level was markedly higher in the remission than in the non-remission group (P<0.05). The area under the ROC curve of miR-223-3p was 0.797. Multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that the degree of differentiation [HR: 11.862 (95% CI: 2.730-51.547)] and miR-223-3p [HR: 3.489 (95% CI: 1.447-8.413)] were independent prognostic factors. The 3-year survival of patients with high differentiation and high miR-223-3p expression was significantly higher than that of patients with poor differentiation and low miR-223-3p expression (P<0.05). In conclusion, miR-223-3p expression is low in oral cancer, and it shows potential for predicting the efficacy and prognosis of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) after TPF regimen.
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- Chunru Li
- Department of Endodontics, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang 154002, P.R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang 154002, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang 154002, P.R. China
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Identification and profiling of microRNAs expressed in oral buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma of Chinese hamster. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15616. [PMID: 31666604 PMCID: PMC6821846 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs are known to play essential role in the gene expression regulation in cancer. In our research, next-generation sequencing technology was applied to explore the abnormal miRNA expression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in Chinese hamster. A total of 3 novel miRNAs (Novel-117, Novel-118, and Novel-135) and 11 known miRNAs (crg-miR-130b-3p, crg-miR-142-5p, crg-miR-21-3p, crg-miR-21-5p, crg-miR-542-3p, crg-miR-486-3p, crg-miR-499-5p, crg-miR-504, crg-miR-34c-5p, crg-miR-34b-5p and crg-miR-34c-3p) were identified. We conducted functional analysis, finding that 340 biological processes, 47 cell components, 46 molecular functions were associated with OSCC. Meanwhile the gene expression of Caspase-9, Caspase-3, Bax, and Bcl-2 were determined by qRT-PCR and the protein expression of PTEN and p-AKT by immunohistochemistry. Our research proposed further insights to the profiles of these miRNAs and provided a basis for investigating the regulatory mechanisms involved in oral cancer research.
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Kondoh N, Mizuno-Kamiya M, Umemura N, Takayama E, Kawaki H, Mitsudo K, Muramatsu Y, Sumitomo S. Immunomodulatory aspects in the progression and treatment of oral malignancy. JAPANESE DENTAL SCIENCE REVIEW 2019; 55:113-120. [PMID: 31660091 PMCID: PMC6806653 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2019.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Inflammation substantially affects the risk of oral malignancy. Pro-inflammatory cytokine, interferon (IFN)-γ, confers anti-tumor activity using several different mechanisms. Conversely, higher expression of interleukin (IL)-17 is associated with worse prognosis. Monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1 correlates positively with poor long-term survival of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients. IL-1α affects cancer associated fibroblasts and macrophages, and promote several malignant phenotypes including immune suppression. Some anti-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, relate to pro-tumoral activities. Among immune checkpoint modulators, programmed death (PD-)1 and PD-ligand (L)1 facilitate oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell evasion from immune surveillance, and the expression status of these has a prognostic value. OSCCs contain tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) as major stromal cells of their tumor microenvironment. Among the two distinctive states, M2 macrophages support tumor invasion, metastasis and immune suppression. Crosstalk between TAMs and OSCC or cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) plays an important role in the progression of OSCC. Clinical trials with blocking antibodies against IL-1α or melanoma-associated antigens have been reported as therapeutic approaches against OSCCs. The most promising approach activating antitumor immunity is the blockade of PD-1/PD-L1 axis. Manipulating the polarization of pro-tumorigenic macrophages has been reported as a novel therapeutic approach.
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- Nobuo Kondoh
- Department of Oral Biochemistry, Division of Oral Structure, Function and Development, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan
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- Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Business Administration, Asahi University School of Business Administration, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
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- Department of Oral Biochemistry, Division of Oral Structure, Function and Development, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan
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- Department of Oral Biochemistry, Division of Oral Structure, Function and Development, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan
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- Department of Oral Biochemistry, Division of Oral Structure, Function and Development, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan
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Yan Y, Wang X, Venø MT, Bakholdt V, Sørensen JA, Krogdahl A, Sun Z, Gao S, Kjems J. Circulating miRNAs as biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma recurrence in operated patients. Oncotarget 2018; 8:8206-8214. [PMID: 28030794 PMCID: PMC5352394 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory non-coding RNAs for which altered expression in cancers can serve as potential biomarkers for diseases. We here investigated whether circulating miRNAs can serve as biomarkers for predicting post-operational recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in patients. Plasma samples from 8 Danish OSCC patients were collected before, and one year after surgical operation, as well as from 3 Danish healthy controls and subjected to miRNA profiling by next generation sequencing. Disease recurrence did not occur in the 8 patients when the post-operative plasma samples were collected. Based on the sequencing data, three up-regulated miRNAs (miR-148a-3p, miR-26a-5p and miR-21-5p) and three down-regulated miRNAs (miR-375, miR-92b-3p and miR-486-5p) in the OSCC samples compared to healthy controls were selected for qRT-PCR validation in a Chinese cohort of 20 plasma samples collected before, and 9-12 months after surgical operation, and 18 healthy controls. Disease recurrence had occurred in 8 out of the 20 Chinese patients at the time their post-operative plasma samples were collected. The results of qRT-PCR showed that down-regulation of miR-486-5p, miR-375 and miR-92b-3p were highly associated with OSCC recurrence. This study indicates that the plasma miRNA profile is altered in OSCC during its progression and can be used to monitor the likelihood of OSCC recurrence in patients after surgery.
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- Yan Yan
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Department of Stomatology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,R&D Center, Suzhou Ribo Life Science Co., Ltd, Suzhou, China
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Zeljic K, Jovanovic I, Jovanovic J, Magic Z, Stankovic A, Supic G. MicroRNA meta-signature of oral cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis. Ups J Med Sci 2018; 123:43-49. [PMID: 29482431 PMCID: PMC5901467 DOI: 10.1080/03009734.2018.1439551] [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: 12/22/2022] Open
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AIM It was the aim of the study to identify commonly deregulated miRNAs in oral cancer patients by performing a meta-analysis of previously published miRNA expression profiles in cancer and matched normal non-cancerous tissue in such patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Meta-analysis included seven independent studies analyzed by a vote-counting method followed by bioinformatic enrichment analysis. RESULTS Amongst seven independent studies included in the meta-analysis, 20 miRNAs were found to be deregulated in oral cancer when compared with non-cancerous tissue. Eleven miRNAs were consistently up-regulated in three or more studies (miR-21-5p, miR-31-5p, miR-135b-5p, miR-31-3p, miR-93-5p, miR-34b-5p, miR-424-5p, miR-18a-5p, miR-455-3p, miR-450a-5p, miR-21-3p), and nine were down-regulated (miR-139-5p, miR-30a-3p, miR-376c-3p, miR-885-5p, miR-375, miR-486-5p, miR-411-5p, miR-133a-3p, miR-30a-5p). The meta-signature of identified miRNAs was functionally characterized by KEGG enrichment analysis. Twenty-four KEGG pathways were significantly enriched, and TGF-beta signaling was the most enriched signaling pathway. The highest number of meta-signature miRNAs was involved in the sphingolipid signaling pathway. Natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity was the pathway with most genes regulated by identified miRNAs. The rest of the enriched pathways in our miRNA list describe different malignancies and signaling. CONCLUSIONS The identified miRNA meta-signature might be considered as a potential battery of biomarkers when distinguishing oral cancer tissue from normal, non-cancerous tissue. Further mechanistic studies are warranted in order to confirm and fully elucidate the role of deregulated miRNAs in oral cancer.
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- Katarina Zeljic
- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- CONTACT Katarina Zeljic , University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 3, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Belgrade, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Belgrade, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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Maheswari TNU, Venugopal A, Sureshbabu NM, Ramani P. Salivary micro RNA as a potential biomarker in oral potentially malignant disorders: A systematic review. Tzu Chi Med J 2018; 30:55-60. [PMID: 29875583 PMCID: PMC5968743 DOI: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_114_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) are oral mucosal disorders which have a high potential to turn into malignancy. A recent report suggests that 16%–62% of epithelial dysplasia cases of OPMD undergo malignant transformation, showing the need for early detection of malignancy in these disorders. Micro RNA (miRNA) plays an important role in cellular growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and immune response, and hence, deregulation of miRNA is considered a signature of oral carcinogenesis. A search was done using MeSH terms in the PubMed, ScienceDirect databases, hand search, and finally, six studies were included in this systematic review. A total of 167 patients with oral cancer, 78 with OPMDs, 147 healthy controls, and 20 disease controls were analyzed for the expression of salivary miRNAs. Quality assessment based on the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 tool was used to obtain a risk of bias chart using Revman 5.3 software and it was proved that the study done by Zahran et al. in 2015 had a low risk of bias. The results of this study revealed upregulated miRNA 184 with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.86 and miRNA 21 with an AUC of 0.73 and downregulated miRNA 145 with an AUC of 0.68, which proved that these miRNAs are significant in detecting early malignancy in OPMD and should be further analyzed in various populations. This systematic review explored the potential of expression of salivary miRNA in OPMD for future studies. This could pave the way to utilize saliva as a surrogate marker in diagnosing early malignant changes in OPMD.
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- T N Uma Maheswari
- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kawakubo-Yasukochi T, Morioka M, Hazekawa M, Yasukochi A, Nishinakagawa T, Ono K, Kawano S, Nakamura S, Nakashima M. miR-200c-3p spreads invasive capacity in human oral squamous cell carcinoma microenvironment. Mol Carcinog 2017; 57:295-302. [PMID: 28981169 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) constitutes over 90% of all cancers in the oral cavity. The prognosis for patients with invasive OSCC is poor; therefore, it is important to understand the molecular mechanisms of invasion and subsequent metastasis not only to prevent cancer progression but also to detect new therapeutic targets against OSCC. Recently, extracellular vesicles-particularly exosomes-have been recognized as intercellular communicators in the tumor microenvironment. As exosomic cargo, deregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) can shape the surrounding microenvironment in a cancer-dependent manner. Previous studies have shown inconsistent results regarding miR-200c-3p expression levels in OSCC cell lines, tissues, or serum-likely because of the heterogeneous characters of the specimen materials. For this reason, single-cell clone analyses are necessary to effectively assess the role of exosome-derived miRNAs on cells within the tumor microenvironment. The present study utilized integrated microarray profiling to compare exosome-derived miRNA and exosome-treated cell-derived mRNA expression. Data were acquired from noninvasive SQUU-A and highly invasive SQUU-B tongue cancer cell clones derived from a single patient to determine candidate miRNAs that promote OSCC invasion. Matrigel invasion assays confirmed that hsa-miR-200c-3p was a key pro-invasion factor among six miRNA candidates. Consistently, silencing of the miR-200c-3p targets, CHD9 and WRN, significantly accelerated the invasive potential of SQUU-A cells. Thus, our data indicate that miR-200c-3p in exosomes derived from a highly invasive OSCC line can induce a similar phenotype in non-invasive counterparts.
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- Tomoyo Kawakubo-Yasukochi
- Department of Immunological and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunological and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.,Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunological and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunological and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunological and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunological and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Clinicopathologic implications of the miR-197/PD-L1 axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2017; 8:66178-66194. [PMID: 29029502 PMCID: PMC5630402 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Immune escape of a tumor from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is induced by PD-L1, which is suppressed by miR-197. We investigated the clinicopathologic implications of the miR-197/PD-L1 axis and its effects on TILs and the clinicopathologic features of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). We used RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry in 68 OSCC patients to analyze the correlations between tumoral expression of miR-197 and PD-L1 and the degree of tumoral invasion by TILs (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, PD-1+, FoxP3+, and CD20+ lymphocytes). PD-L1 levels correlated inversely with miR-197 but correlated positively with TILs. The aggressive features of OSCC, including high stage, angiolymphatic invasion, perineural invasion, and death, were associated with TIL depletion. High T stage (T4) tumors also had low PD-L1 but had high miR-197 expression. In a univariate survival analysis of the full cohort, high miR-197 was associated with poor overall survival, whereas high PD-L1 expression (2+) associated with good overall survival. In a multivariate analysis stratified based on miR-197 (median), high PD-L1 expression (2+) was an independent favorable prognostic factor for overall survival (P = 0.040) in the miR-197high subgroup but not the miR-197low subgroup. These findings may have clinicopathologic implications for the miR-197/PD-L1 axis and TILs in OSCC.
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Ries J, Baran C, Wehrhan F, Weber M, Neukam FW, Krautheim-Zenk A, Nkenke E. Prognostic significance of altered miRNA expression in whole blood of OSCC patients. Oncol Rep 2017; 37:3467-3474. [DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Kumar A, Sarode SC, Sarode GS, Majumdar B, Patil S, Sharma NK. Beyond gene dictation in oral squamous cell carcinoma progression and its therapeutic implications. TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN ORAL ONCOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/2057178x17701463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Ajay Kumar
- Cancer and Translational Research Lab, Dr D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Dr D.Y. Patil Dental College and Research, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Dr D.Y. Patil Dental College and Research, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Cancer and Translational Research Lab, Dr D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Wang K, Jin J, Ma T, Zhai H. MiR-376c-3p regulates the proliferation, invasion, migration, cell cycle and apoptosis of human oral squamous cancer cells by suppressing HOXB7. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 91:517-525. [PMID: 28482289 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To test the influence of miR-376c-3p on the proliferation, invasion, migration, cell cycle and apoptosis of human oral squamous cancer cells (OSCC) and the relevant mechanism. METHODS We applied qRT-PCR and Western blot to compare the expression level of miR-376c-3p and HOXB7 in SCC-4, SCC-9, SCC-15, SCC-25 OSCC cell lines and 49 paired OSCC and normal oral epithelial tissue specimens were included in our present study. Also we analyzed the relative relationship of expression level between miR-376c-3p and HOXB7 in cancer tissues. Luciferase assay was used to confirm the target relationship between miR-376c-3p and HOXB7. Besides, MTT, Transwell, wound healing, colony formation and flow cytometer experiments were applied to evaluate the proliferation, cell viability, apoptosis, invasion and migration of transfected OSCC. RESULTS MiR-376c-3p was down-regulated while HOXB7 was up-regulated in OSCC tissues and cells than the normal ones. MiR-376c-3p directly targeted HOXB7 and reduced the expression of HOXB7. Overexpression of miR-376c-3p attenuated proliferation of SCC-9, SCC-15, SCC-24 and SCC-25 cells. Moreover, miR-376c-3p suppressed proliferation, viability, migration and invasion and induced G1/G0 arrest and cell apoptosis of SCC-25 cells. Besides, overexpression of HOXB7 efficiently abrogates these influences caused by overexpression of miR-376c-3p. CONCLUSION MiR-376c-3p suppresses the fission, proliferation, migration and invasion and induces cell apoptosis of OSCC via targeting HOXB7.
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- Kai Wang
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China.
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Yan ZY, Luo ZQ, Zhang LJ, Li J, Liu JQ. Integrated Analysis and MicroRNA Expression Profiling Identified Seven miRNAs Associated With Progression of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Cell Physiol 2017; 232:2178-2185. [PMID: 27935034 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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MicroRNAs have been used as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for many cancers including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Several studies have been shown that microRNA (miRNA) play important roles during the progression of OSCC. However, the results vary largely in different studies due to different platforms and sample sizes. In this study, we systematically evaluated a large scale of miRNA profiles from current qualified OSCC samples, and further investigated the functions of genes regulated by these key miRNAs as well as the signaling pathways through which these miRNA effect carcinogenesis. Seven key miRNAs were identified, and of which three were significantly upregulated, including hsa-miR-21, hsa-miR-31, hsa-miR-338, and four were downregulated, namely hsa-miR-125b, hsa-miR-133a, hsa-miR-133b, and hsa-miR-139. The function enrichment analysis revealed that target genes of upregulated miRNAs were associated with cellular protein metabolic process, macromolecule metabolic process, and TGF-beta pathway, while the targets of downregulated were enriched in negative regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process and gene expression, and p53, long-term potentiation and adherens junction pathways. Transcription factor analysis revealed that there were 67 (51.1%) transcription factors influenced by both up and downregulated miRNAs. In summary, seven key miRNAs were found to play essential role in progression of OSCC, as well as the target genes and transcription factors of these miRNAs. The potential functions of these target genes identified in our study may be profitable to diagnosis and prognostic prediction of OSCC as biomarkers. J. Cell. Physiol. 232: 2178-2185, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Zhong-Yi Yan
- Department of Stomatology, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Chang WM, Lin YF, Su CY, Peng HY, Chang YC, Lai TC, Wu GH, Hsu YM, Chi LH, Hsiao JR, Chen CL, Chang JY, Shieh YS, Hsiao M, Shiah SG. Dysregulation of RUNX2/Activin-A Axis upon miR-376c Downregulation Promotes Lymph Node Metastasis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Res 2016; 76:7140-7150. [PMID: 27760788 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Epigenetic correlates of the head and neck cancer may illuminate its pathogenic roots. Through a gene set enrichment analysis, we found that the oncogenic transcription factor RUNX2 is widely upregulated in the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with lymph node metastasis, where it also predicts poor prognosis in patients with HNSCC. Enforced expression of ectopic RUNX2 promoted the metastatic capabilities of HNSCC, whereas RUNX2 silencing inhibited these features. Mechanistic investigations showed that manipulating levels of activin A (INHBA) could rescue or compromise the RUNX2-mediated metastatic capabilities of HNSCC cells. Furthermore, we found that miR-376c-3p encoded within the 3'-untranslated region of RUNX2 played a pivotal role in regulating RUNX2 expression in highly metastatic HNSCC cells, where it was downregulated commonly. Restoring miR-376c expression in this setting suppressed expression of RUNX2/INHBA axis along with metastatic capability. Clinically, we observed an inverse relationship between miR-376c-3p expression and the RUNX2/INHBA axis in HNSCC specimens. In summary, our results defined a novel pathway in which dysregulation of the RUNX2/INHBA axis due to miR-376c downregulation fosters lymph node metastasis in HNSCC. Cancer Res; 76(24); 7140-50. ©2016 AACR.
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- Wei-Min Chang
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.,Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.,The PhD Program for Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Collaborative Oncology Group and National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Department of Dentistry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan. .,Department of Dentistry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shi Z, Johnson JJ, Jiang R, Liu Y, Stack MS. Decrease of miR-146a is associated with the aggressiveness of human oral squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Oral Biol 2015; 60:1416-27. [PMID: 26159827 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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With the aim to identify microRNAs that may contribute to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) progression, we compared the microRNA expression profiles of two related cell lines that form tumors with differential aggressiveness. A panel of 28 microRNAs was found to be more than 1.5-fold altered, among which miR-146a was the most significantly changed (-4.6-fold). Loss of miR-146a expression was validated in human high-grade tumors, while normal oral mucosa retained expression, using fluorescence in situ hybridization on a tissue microarray. Restoration of miR-146a in SCC25 and UMSCC1 cells decreased in vitro invasive activity, suppressed tumor growth in vivo, and decreased the incidence of UMSCC1 lung metastasis. The transcription factor Sox2 was found to be a putative target of miR-146a. In conclusion, the loss or decrease of miR-146a is a new feature that is associated with more aggressive behaviour in oral squamous carcinoma.
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- Zonggao Shi
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States.
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States
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- Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46617, United States
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Peng SC, Liao CT, Peng CH, Cheng AJ, Chen SJ, Huang CG, Hsieh WP, Yen TC. MicroRNAs MiR-218, MiR-125b, and Let-7g predict prognosis in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102403. [PMID: 25050621 PMCID: PMC4106832 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have a major impact on regulatory networks in human carcinogenesis. In this study, we sought to investigate the prognostic significance of miRNAs in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In a discovery phase, RNA was extracted from 58 OSCC tumor samples and paired normal tissues. MiRNAs expression was evaluated with TaqMan Array Card and TaqMan MicroRNA assays. The prognostic significance of the miRNA signature identified in the discovery phase was validated by qRT-PCR in a replication set consisting of 141 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples. We identified a miRNA regulatory network centered on the three hub genes (SP1, MYC, and TP53) that predicted distinct clinical endpoints. Three miRNAs (miR-218, miR-125b, and let-7g) and their downstream response genes had a concordant prognostic significance on disease-free survival and disease-specific survival rates. In addition, patients with a reduced expression of miR-218, miR-125b, and let-7g have a higher risk of poor outcomes in presence of specific risk factors (p-stage III-IV, pT3-4, or pN+). Our findings indicate that specific miRNAs have prognostic significance in OSCC patients and may improve prognostic stratification over traditional risk factors.
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- Shih-Chi Peng
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Resource Center for Clinical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Institute of Statistics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C
- * E-mail: (WPH); (TCY)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- * E-mail: (WPH); (TCY)
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Momen-Heravi F, Trachtenberg AJ, Kuo WP, Cheng YS. Genomewide Study of Salivary MicroRNAs for Detection of Oral Cancer. J Dent Res 2014; 93:86S-93S. [PMID: 24718111 PMCID: PMC4107544 DOI: 10.1177/0022034514531018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in human saliva have recently demonstrated to be potential biomarkers for diagnosis purposes. However, lack of well-characterized/matched clinical groups and lack of suitable endogenous control (EC) for salivary extracellular miRNA detection and normalization are among the restrictions of applying salivary-based miRNA biomarker discovery. In the present study, we examined the differential expression pattern of miRNAs among 4 groups of subjects-including patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), patients with OSCC in remission (OSCC-R), patients with oral lichen planus, and healthy controls (HCs)-using a genomewide high-throughput miRNA microarray. First, we systematically screened 10 pooling samples and 34 individual samples of different groups to find a proper EC miRNA. We then investigated the genomewide expression patterns of differentially expressed miRNAs in saliva of different groups using NanoString nCounter miRNA expression assay and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, followed by construction of receiver operating characteristic curves to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the assay. We identified miRNA-191 as a suitable EC miRNA with minimal intergroup and intragroup variability, and we used it for normalization. Of more than 700 miRNAs tested, 13 were identified as being significantly deregulated in saliva of OSCC patients compared to HCs: 11 miRNAs were underexpressed (miRNA-136, miRNA-147, miRNA-1250, miRNA-148a, miRNA-632, miRNA-646, miRNA668, miRNA-877, miRNA-503, miRNA-220a, miRNA-323-5p), and 2 miRNAs were overexpressed (miRNA-24, miRNA-27b). MiRNA-136 was underexpressed in both OSCC vs. HCs and OSCC vs. OSCC-R. MiRNA-27b levels were significantly higher in OSCC patients compared to those found in HCs, patients with OSCC-R, and patients with oral lichen planus and served as a characteristic biomarker of OSCC. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses showed that miRNA-27b could be a valuable biomarker for distinguishing OSCC patients from the other groups. Our novel findings established a reliable EC miRNA for salivary-based diagnostic and indicate that the salivary miRNA profiles are discriminatory in OSCC patients.
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- F Momen-Heravi
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University-Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA
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Ruland R, Florea AM. Are microRNAs key players in epithelial skin cancers? A review focused on basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.5339/jlghs.2014.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The cancer of the skin is an increasing problem for public health worldwide. The fair skin populations that are environmentally or occupationally exposed to solar ultraviolet (UV)-radiation are the most affected. Intensive research investigating the molecular mechanisms of skin cancer is ongoing, however the role of noncoding RNAs in the pathology of cutaneous cell carcinoma is not fully understood. Accumulating evidence show that miRNAs play an important role in physiologic, pathologic and carcinogenic processes but their role in epithelial skin cancers (i.e. basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) was to date not sufficiently highlighted. MiRNAs are single-stranded small RNAs which specifically target mRNAs for translational repression and/or mRNA decay. In this review we focus on the latest findings in this area of research reviewing the newest research trends and perspectives.
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- Rebecca Ruland
- Environmental Toxicology, University of Trier, FBVI, Universitätsring 15, 54296, Trier
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- Environmental Toxicology, University of Trier, FBVI, Universitätsring 15, 54296, Trier
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RIES JUTTA, VAIRAKTARIS ELEFTHERIOS, AGAIMY ABBAS, KINTOPP RITA, BARAN CHRISTOPH, NEUKAM FRIEDRICHW, NKENKE EMEKA. miR-186, miR-3651 and miR-494: Potential biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma extracted from whole blood. Oncol Rep 2014; 31:1429-36. [DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.2983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Zhang SZ, Zhou Y, Liu Q, Wang ZF, Wan B. A miR-30d antisense oligonucleotide inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of colon cancer cells. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2013; 21:2143-2150. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v21.i22.2143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the expression of miR-30d in colon cancer tissues and the effect of a miR-30d antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon cancer cells.
METHODS: The expression of miR-30d in 102 colon cancer tissues and matched tumor-adjacent tissues was detected by real-time quantitative PCR. After colon cancer cells were transfected with a miR-30d ASO, cell proliferation and apoptosis were measured by MTT assay, colony formation assay and flow cytometry.
RESULTS: miR-30d was overexpressed in 52.94% (54/102) of colon cancer tissues, and the positive rate of miR-30d overexpression was significantly higher in colon cancer tissues than in tumor-adjacent colon tissues (P < 0.05). Transfection of miR-30d ASO significantly reduced the expression of miR-30d (P < 0.05), decreased cell survival at 24, 48 and 96 h (all P < 0.05), inhibited colony formation (P < 0.05), and increased apoptosis (P < 0.05) compared with control cells. In addition, the expression of Bcl-2 mRNA and protein was significantly decreased after the expression of miR-30d was down-regulated.
CONCLUSION: MiR-30d is overexpressed in human colon cancer. Inhibition of the expression of miR-30d can effectively inhibit growth and promotes apoptosis of colon cancer cells. MiR-30d may become a new target for the regulation of gene expression in colon cancer.
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