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Salama RM, Eissa N, Doghish AS, Abulsoud AI, Abdelmaksoud NM, Mohammed OA, Abdel Mageed SS, Darwish SF. Decoding the secrets of longevity: unraveling nutraceutical and miRNA-Mediated aging pathways and therapeutic strategies. FRONTIERS IN AGING 2024; 5:1373741. [PMID: 38605867 PMCID: PMC11007187 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2024.1373741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short RNA molecules that are not involved in coding for proteins. They have a significant function in regulating gene expression after the process of transcription. Their participation in several biological processes has rendered them appealing subjects for investigating age-related disorders. Increasing data indicates that miRNAs can be influenced by dietary variables, such as macronutrients, micronutrients, trace minerals, and nutraceuticals. This review examines the influence of dietary factors and nutraceuticals on the regulation of miRNA in relation to the process of aging. We examine the present comprehension of miRNA disruption in age-related illnesses and emphasize the possibility of dietary manipulation as a means of prevention or treatment. Consolidating animal and human research is essential to validate the significance of dietary miRNA control in living organisms, despite the abundance of information already provided by several studies. This review elucidates the complex interaction among miRNAs, nutrition, and aging, offering valuable insights into promising areas for further research and potential therapies for age-related disorders.
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- Rania M. Salama
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Cairo, Egypt
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Egypt
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Egypt
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Heliopolis University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Cairo, Egypt
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Fong L, Huebner K, Jing R, Smalley K, Brydges C, Fiehn O, Farber J, Croce C. Zinc treatment reverses and anti-Zn-regulated miRs suppress esophageal carcinomas in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2220334120. [PMID: 37155893 PMCID: PMC10193985 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220334120] [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: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a deadly disease with few prevention or treatment options. ESCC development in humans and rodents is associated with Zn deficiency (ZD), inflammation, and overexpression of oncogenic microRNAs: miR-31 and miR-21. In a ZD-promoted ESCC rat model with upregulation of these miRs, systemic antimiR-31 suppresses the miR-31-EGLN3/STK40-NF-κB-controlled inflammatory pathway and ESCC. In this model, systemic delivery of Zn-regulated antimiR-31, followed by antimiR-21, restored expression of tumor-suppressor proteins targeted by these specific miRs: STK40/EGLN3 (miR-31), PDCD4 (miR-21), suppressing inflammation, promoting apoptosis, and inhibiting ESCC development. Moreover, ESCC-bearing Zn-deficient (ZD) rats receiving Zn medication showed a 47% decrease in ESCC incidence vs. Zn-untreated controls. Zn treatment eliminated ESCCs by affecting a spectrum of biological processes that included downregulation of expression of the two miRs and miR-31-controlled inflammatory pathway, stimulation of miR-21-PDCD4 axis apoptosis, and reversal of the ESCC metabolome: with decrease in putrescine, increase in glucose, accompanied by downregulation of metabolite enzymes ODC and HK2. Thus, Zn treatment or miR-31/21 silencing are effective therapeutic strategies for ESCC in this rodent model and should be examined in the human counterpart exhibiting the same biological processes.
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- Louise Y. Fong
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA19107
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA19107
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH43210
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA19107
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA19107
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, The Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, The Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA19107
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH43210
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Jimenez-Rondan FR, Ruggiero CH, Cousins RJ. Long Noncoding RNA, MicroRNA, Zn Transporter Zip14 (Slc39a14) and Inflammation in Mice. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14235114. [PMID: 36501144 PMCID: PMC9740689 DOI: 10.3390/nu14235114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Integration of non-coding RNAs and miRNAs with physiological processes in animals, including nutrient metabolism, is an important new focus. Twenty-three transporter proteins control cellular zinc homeostasis. The transporter Zip14 (Slc39a14) responds to proinflammatory stimuli. Using enterocyte-specific Zip14 knockout mice and RNA-sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), we conducted transcriptome profiling of proximal small intestine, where Zip14 is highly expressed, using RNA from whole intestine tissue, isolated intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and intestinal organoids. H19, U90926, Meg3, Bvht, Pvt1, Neat1 and miR-7027 were among the most highly expressed genes. Enterocyte-specific deletion of Zip14 demonstrated tissue specific expression, as such these changes were not observed with skeletal muscle. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays of chromatin from isolated intestinal epithelial cells showed that enterocyte-specific Zip14 deletion enhanced binding of proinflammatory transcription factors (TFs) signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-ĸβ) to promoters of H19, Meg3 and U90926. We conclude enterocyte-specific ablation of Zip14 restricts changes in those RNAs to the intestine. Binding of proinflammatory TFs, NF-ĸβ and STAT3 to the H19, Meg3 and U90926 promoters is consistent with a model where Zip14 ablation, leads to increased TF occupancy, allowing epigenetic regulation of specific lncRNA genes.
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Al-Awsi GRL, Jasim SA, Fakri Mustafa Y, Alhachami FR, Ziyadullaev S, Kandeel M, Abulkassim R, Sivaraman R, M Hameed N, Mireya Romero Parra R, Karampoor S, Mirzaei R. The role of miRNA-128 in the development and progression of gastrointestinal and urogenital cancer. Future Oncol 2022; 18:4209-4231. [PMID: 36519554 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2022-0574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Increasing data have shown the significance of various miRNAs in malignancy. In this regard, parallel to its biological role in normal tissues, miRNA-128 (miR-128) has been found to play an essential immunomodulatory function in the process of cancer initiation and development. The occurrence of the aberrant expression of miR-128 in tumors and the unique properties of miRNAs raise the prospect of their use as biomarkers and the next generation of molecular anticancer therapies. The function of miR-128 in malignancies such as breast, prostate, colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, esophageal, cervical, ovarian and bladder cancers and hepatocellular carcinoma is discussed in this review. Finally, the effect of exosomal miR-128 on cancer resistance to therapeutics and cancer immunotherapy in certain malignancies is highlighted.
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Al-maarif University College, Al-Anbar-Ramadi, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, 41001, Iraq
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- Department of Radiology, College of Health & Medical Technololgy, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Iraq
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- No. 1 Department of Internal Diseases, Vice-rector for Scientific Affairs & Innovations, Samarkand State Medical University, Amir Temur Street 18, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelshikh University, Kafrelshikh, 33516, Egypt
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- Department of Mathematics, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, University of Madras, Chennai, India
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- Anesthesia Techniques, Al-Nisour University College, Iraq
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- Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Venom & Biotherapeutics Molecules Lab, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Hashimoto R, Himoto T, Yamada M, Mimura S, Fujita K, Tani J, Morishita A, Masaki T. Antitumor Effect of Zinc Acetate in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines via the Induction of Apoptosis. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2022; 68:303-311. [PMID: 36047102 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We aimed to verify antitumor effects of zinc acetate on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in vitro. Five HCC cell lines (HepG2, Hep3B, Huh7, HLE and Alex) were used to evaluate the antitumor effects of zinc acetate. Cell viability was determined by the Cell Counting Kit-8 assay. The cell-cycle alteration was evaluated by a flow cytometric analysis and the detection of cell cycle-related proteins. Apoptosis was determined based on the caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 (cCK18) levels. The microRNAs (miRNAs) related to an antitumor effect of zinc acetate were identified using microarrays. Zinc acetate significantly inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells in a dose-dependent manner. The treatment with zinc acetate resulted in significantly increased cCK18 levels in the supernatant and enhanced the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in HCC cells. The flow cytometric analysis revealed an increase of HCC cells in the S and G2/M phases by the administration of zinc acetate, and the expressions of Cdk2 and cyclin E were increased. The miRNA expression profile of the HCC cells treated with zinc acetate was extremely different from that of the untreated HCC cells. These results suggest that the zinc acetate supplementation induces the apoptosis of HCC cells, but does not affect the cell cycle progression. Upregulation of HO-1 and the alteration of miRNAs' profile may be involved in antitumor effects of zinc acetate in HCC cells.
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- Rie Hashimoto
- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Konan Women's University.,Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Technology, Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine
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Chen Y, Liu FX, Liu H. Effects of dietary zinc deficiency on esophageal squamous cell proliferation and the mechanisms involved. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13:1755-1765. [PMID: 34853648 PMCID: PMC8603456 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i11.1755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Dietary zinc deficiency has been shown to be associated with the development of esophageal cancer in humans, but the exact mechanism of action is not known
AIM To observe the effects of dietary zinc deficiency on esophageal squamous cell proliferation.
METHODS Thirty C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups: A zinc-sufficient (ZS) group, zinc-deficient (ZD) group, and zinc-replenished (ZR) group. For weeks 1–10, zinc levels in the mice diets were 30.66–30.89 mg/kg in the ZS group and 0.66–0.89 mg/kg in the ZD and ZR groups. During weeks 10–12, the ZR group was switched to the ZS diet; the other two groups had no changes in their diets. Changes in body weight, serum, and esophageal tissue zinc concentrations were assessed as well as differences in the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 (p38MAPK), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p105, NF-κB p65, and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 proteins in the esophageal mucosa.
RESULTS The body weight and zinc concentration in the serum and esophageal mucosa were significantly lower in the ZD and ZR groups than in the ZS group (P < 0.05). In ZD mice, there was a marked proliferation of basal cells in the esophageal mucosa, resulting in a disturbance in the arrangement of basal cells in layers 2–4, a thickening of the squamous layer, and a significant increase in the expression of the above-mentioned five proteins involved in proliferation and inflammation in the esophageal mucosa. Two weeks after switching to the ZS diet, the serum zinc concentration in the ZR group increased, and the expression of PCNA, NF-κB p105, and COX-2 decreased, but the concentration of zinc in the esophageal mucosa and the structure of the esophageal mucosa did not display any significant changes
CONCLUSION The ZD diet decreased the growth rate and promoted the proliferation of esophageal squamous cells in mice. The mechanism of proliferation was related to the induced overexpression of COX-2, P38, PCNA, and NF-κB (p105 and p65), and the ZR diet reduced the expression of PCNA, NF-κB p105, and COX-2, thereby reversing this process.
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- Yao Chen
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing 102206, China
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- International Medical Center, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing 102206, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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Favero A, Segatto I, Perin T, Belletti B. The many facets of miR-223 in cancer: Oncosuppressor, oncogenic driver, therapeutic target, and biomarker of response. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2021; 12:e1659. [PMID: 33951281 PMCID: PMC8518860 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Given their intrinsic pleiotropism, microRNAs (miR) play complex biological roles, in both normal and pathological conditions. Often the same miR can act as oncogene or oncosuppressor, depending on the biological process dysregulated in each specific tissue. miR‐223 does not represent an exception to this rule and its functions greatly differ in different contexts. miR‐223 has been widely studied in the hematopoietic compartment, where it plays a central role in innate immune response, regulating myeloid differentiation and granulocytes function. Accordingly, dysregulated expression of miR‐223 has been associated to different inflammatory disorders and tumors arising from the immune compartment. Most carcinomas, breast cancer being the most studied, display loss of miR‐223. However, in gastro‐esophageal cancers miR‐223 is frequently overexpressed and correlates with worse prognosis. A link between miR‐223 and response to CDK4/6‐inhibitors has been recently proposed, suggesting a role as biomarker of therapeutic response. The notion that one of the most commonly mutated protein in cancer, mutant p53, binds the promoter of miR‐223 and suppresses its transcription, adds a further level of complexity to the full understanding of miR‐223 in cancer. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge on the molecular networks that alter or are altered by miR‐223, in different cancer types. We will discuss if the times are ready for the exploitation of miR‐223 as predictive biomarker of treatment response or, even, as therapeutic target, in specific settings. Finally, we will suggest which could be the next steps to be taken for a realistic clinical application of miR‐223. This article is categorized under:RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease
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- Andrea Favero
- Molecular Oncology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO Aviano), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Molecular Oncology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO Aviano), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO Aviano), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Molecular Oncology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO Aviano), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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Celecoxib alleviates zinc deficiency-promoted colon tumorigenesis through suppressing inflammation. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:8320-8334. [PMID: 33686969 PMCID: PMC8034938 DOI: 10.18632/aging.202642] [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: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Accumulating evidence has shown that dietary zinc deficiency (ZD) increases the risk of various cancers including esophageal and gastric cancer. However, the role of ZD in colon tumorigenesis is unknown and the related mechanisms need to be investigated. Apcmin/+ mice, widely used to mimic the spontaneous process of human intestinal tumor, were used to construct a ZD mice model in this study. Inflammatory mediators such as COX-2, TNF-α, CCL, CXCL, and IL chemokines families were evaluated using real-time PCR and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Besides, the immunoreactivities of cyclin D1, PCNA, and COX-2 in the colon were detected by immunohistochemistry. We found that zinc deficiency could promote colon tumorigenesis in Apcmin/+ mice. The mechanisms are involved in the upregulation of inflammatory mediators: COX-2, TNF-α, CCL, CXCL, and IL chemokines families. Administration of celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, decreased colon tumorigenesis in Apcmin/+ mice via inhibiting the inflammatory mediators. ZD plays an important role in the process of colon cancers of Apcmin/+ mice. Celecoxib attenuates ZD-induced colon tumorigenesis in Apcmin/+ mice by inhibiting the inflammatory mediators. Our novel finding would provide potential prevention of colorectal tumor-induced by ZD.
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Zhu Z, Wang H, Pang Y, Hu H, Zhang H, Wang W. Exosomal long non-coding RNA UCA1 functions as growth inhibitor in esophageal cancer. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:20523–20539. [PMID: 33122449 PMCID: PMC7655204 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Esophageal cancer is a highly lethal and broad-spreading malignant tumor worldwide. Exosome-carrying lncRNAs play an essential role in the pathogenesis of various cancers. RESULTS The results revealed that the expression of UCA1 was decreased in esophageal cancer tissues and plasma exosomes. UCA1 was enriched in exosomes, and exosomal UCA1 was a promising biomarker for the diagnosis of esophageal cancer with 86.7% sensitivity and 70.2% specificity. Overexpression of UCA1 played anticancer roles in esophageal cancer cells through inhibiting cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and colony formation. Also, exosomal UCA1 was taken up by esophageal cancer cells and inhibited the progression of esophageal cancer in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, exosomal UCA1 could directly target miRNA-613 in esophageal cancer cells. CONCLUSIONS The results suggested that exosomal UCA1 inhibits tumorigenesis and progression of esophageal cancer in vitro and in vivo, and might be a promising biomarker for esophageal cancer. PATIENT AND METHODS In this study, we determined the expression of UCA1 in esophageal cancer tissues, plasma exosomes of patients with esophageal cancer. We determined the potential of exosomal UCA1 as a biomarker and its effect on the pathogenesis and progression of esophageal cancer in vitro and in vivo.
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- Zijiang Zhu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Fong LY, Taccioli C, Palamarchuk A, Tagliazucchi GM, Jing R, Smalley KJ, Fan S, Altemus J, Fiehn O, Huebner K, Farber JL, Croce CM. Abrogation of esophageal carcinoma development in miR-31 knockout rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:6075-6085. [PMID: 32123074 PMCID: PMC7084137 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1920333117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
MicroRNA-31 (miR-31) is overexpressed in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), a deadly disease associated with dietary Zn deficiency and inflammation. In a Zn deficiency-promoted rat ESCC model with miR-31 up-regulation, cancer-associated inflammation, and a high ESCC burden following N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA) exposure, systemic antimiR-31 delivery reduced ESCC incidence from 85 to 45% (P = 0.038) and miR-31 gene knockout abrogated development of ESCC (P = 1 × 10-6). Transcriptomics, genome sequencing, and metabolomics analyses in these Zn-deficient rats revealed the molecular basis of ESCC abrogation by miR-31 knockout. Our identification of EGLN3, a known negative regulator of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), as a direct target of miR-31 establishes a functional link between oncomiR-31, tumor suppressor target EGLN3, and up-regulated NF-κB-controlled inflammation signaling. Interaction among oncogenic miR-31, EGLN3 down-regulation, and inflammation was also documented in human ESCCs. miR-31 deletion resulted in suppression of miR-31-associated EGLN3/NF-κB-controlled inflammatory pathways. ESCC-free, Zn-deficient miR-31-/- rat esophagus displayed no genome instability and limited metabolic activity changes vs. the pronounced mutational burden and ESCC-associated metabolic changes of Zn-deficient wild-type rats. These results provide conclusive evidence that miR-31 expression is necessary for ESCC development.
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- Louise Y Fong
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107;
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, UC Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Office of Animal Resources, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, UC Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210;
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Mu Y, Wang Q, Tan L, Lin L, Zhang B. microRNA-144 inhibits cell proliferation and invasion by directly targeting TIGAR in esophageal carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2020; 19:3079-3088. [PMID: 32256808 PMCID: PMC7074326 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified to play vital roles in the development and progression of numerous different types of human malignancy, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In the present study, the biological function of microRNA-144 (miR-144) was investigated, as well as its underlying molecular mechanism in ESCC. The results revealed that miR-144 expression was significantly decreased, whereas the expression of TP53-inducible glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) was significantly increased in human ESCC tissues when compared with adjacent non-tumor tissues. An increase in TIGAR was significantly associated with tumor size and Tumor-Node-Metastasis staging in patients. Functional analysis revealed that the overexpression of miR-144 using lentivirus particles significantly inhibited cell proliferation and tumor colony formation, and induced cell apoptosis in EC9706 and EC109 cells. The autophagy activity was also enhanced by miR-144 activity. In addition, overexpression of miR-144 significantly inhibited tumor growth in vivo. In the present study, TIGAR was confirmed to be the downstream target of miR-144 in ESCC. siRNA-mediated downregulation of TIGAR inversely regulated the inhibition effect of miR-144 on ESCC cells. To conclude, the present study demonstrated that miR-144 inhibits proliferation and invasion in esophageal cancer by directly targeting TIGAR.
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- Yushu Mu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tai'an City Central Hospital, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Digestive Medicine, Tai'an City Central Hospital, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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Amba V, Murphy G, Etemadi A, Wang S, Abnet CC, Hashemian M. Nut and Peanut Butter Consumption and Mortality in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11071508. [PMID: 31269682 PMCID: PMC6682967 DOI: 10.3390/nu11071508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Although previous studies have shown inverse associations between nut consumption and mortality, the associations between nut consumption and less common causes of mortality have not been investigated. Additionally, about 50% of peanut consumption in the US is through peanut butter but the association between peanut butter consumption and mortality has not been thoroughly evaluated. The National Institutes of Health-AARP (NIH-AARP) Diet and Health Study recruited 566,398 individuals aged 50–71 at baseline in 1995–1996. A food-frequency questionnaire was used to evaluate nut and peanut butter consumption. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for mortality using the non-consumers as reference groups and three categories of consumption. After excluding subjects with chronic diseases at baseline, there were 64,464 deaths with a median follow-up time of 15.5 years. We observed a significant inverse association between nut consumption and overall mortality (HR C4 vs C1 = 0.78, 95% CI = 0.76, 0.81, p ≤ 0.001). Nut consumption was significantly associated with reduced risk of cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory, infectious, renal and liver disease mortality but not with diabetes or Alzheimer’s disease mortality. We observed no significant associations between peanut butter consumption and all-cause (HR C4 vs C1 = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.98, 1.04, p = 0.001) and cause-specific mortality. In a middle-aged US population, nut intake was inversely associated with all-cause mortality and certain types of cause-specific mortality. However, peanut butter consumption was not associated with differential mortality.
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- Vineeth Amba
- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
- The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
- Digestive Oncology Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 14117-13135 Tehran, Iran
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
- Digestive Oncology Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 14117-13135 Tehran, Iran.
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Wang Y, Wang ZG, Song XQ, Chen Q, Tian H, Xie CZ, Li QZ, Xu JY. A dual functional turn-on non-toxic chemosensor for highly selective and sensitive visual detection of Mg 2+ and Zn 2+: the solvent-controlled recognition effect and bio-imaging application. Analyst 2019; 144:4024-4032. [PMID: 31140476 DOI: 10.1039/c9an00583h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A new dual functional turn-on chemosensor, 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol-di(isoquinolinyl-1-hydrazone) (HL), has been developed, which could highly selectively discriminate Mg2+ and Zn2+ in different solvent systems. The chemosensor HL exhibits rapid visual turn-on fluorescence enhancing recognition toward Mg2+/Zn2+, which is not interfered by other cations, especially for respective congeners Ca2+/Cd2+. The remarkable fluorescence enhancement (71-fold or 11-fold) was observed after adding Mg2+ in acetonitrile or Zn2+ in DMF-H2O solvent systems. Additionally such a solvent medium-controlled platform could achieve the quantitative determination of Mg2+ and Zn2+ quantitation with low detection limits of 2.97 × 10-8 M and 3.07 × 10-7 M, respectively. Furthermore, the turn-on fluorescence sensing mechanism is also investigated by 1H NMR, FT-IR and ESI-MS spectroscopy. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations derive optimized geometries of HL and its complexes. Notably, non-toxic HL also can be successfully applied as a visual probe for the practical determination of Mg2+/Zn2+ in MCF-7 cells, Zebrafish larvae, syrup and water samples, which might provide extensive application in biology and medicine fields.
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- Yang Wang
- Department of Chemical Biology and Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, P. R. China.
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MicroRNA-33-3p Regulates Vein Endothelial Cell Apoptosis in Selenium-Deficient Broilers by Targeting E4F1. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:6274010. [PMID: 31249647 PMCID: PMC6556262 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6274010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Selenium (Se) is a type of nutrient element. The tissues of organisms can have pathological damage, including apoptosis, due to Se deficiency. Apoptosis is an important cell process and plays a key role in vascular disease and Se-deficient symptoms. In this study, the Se-deficient broiler model was duplicated, miR-33-3p in the vein was overexpressed in response to Se-deficiency, and miR-33-3p target gene E4F transcription factor 1 (E4F1) expression was also confirmed. We utilized ectopic miR-33-3p expression to validate its function for apoptosis. The results showed that miR-33-3p-targeted E4F1 are involved in the glucose-regulated protein 78- (GRP78-) induced endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) apoptosis pathway. We presumed that Se deficiency might trigger apoptosis via downregulating miR-33-3p. Interestingly, the miR-33-3p inhibitor and VER-155008 (GRP78 inhibitor) partly hindered the apoptosis caused by Se deficiency. Thus, the above information provides a new avenue toward understanding the mechanism of Se deficiency and reveals a novel apoptotic injury regulation model in vascular disease.
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Mard SA, Akbari G, Dianat M, Mansouri E. The Effect of Zinc Sulfate on miR-122, miR-34a, Atioxidants, Biochemical and Histopathological Parameters Following Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 188:434-440. [PMID: 30014282 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1425-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Liver ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is a situation which occurs in various conditions such as pringle maneuver and liver transplantation. The regulatory effect of zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) is an important trace element on several liver disorders well known, but its effects on microRNAS (miR-122 and miR-34a) have not been evaluated. The goal of this study was to identify the protective effects of ZnSO4 on IR-induced liver injury, in particular, microRNAS in rats. Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups (eight each group): sham, IR, ZnSO4 pretreatment, and ZnSO4 + IR groups. In sham and ZnSO4 pretreatment groups, animals received normal saline (N/S, 2 ml/kg) and ZnSO4 (5 mg/kg) for 7 consecutive days intraperitoneally (ip), then only laparotomy was performed. In IR and ZnSO4 + IR groups, N/S and ZnSO4, respectively, were given with the same dose, time, and route, before induction of ischemia for 45 min followed by reperfusion for 60 min. Blood sample was taken for biochemical and microRNAs analysis. Tissue specimens also were obtained for the measurements of antioxidant activities and histopathological evaluations. Our results showed that ZnSO4 pretreatment ameliorated histopathological changes decreased the increased serum levels of liver enzymes, miR-122 and miR-34a, and enhanced the decreased activity of antioxidant enzymes following hepatic IR injury. The present study indicated that ZnSO4 had potential hepatoprotective action against IR-induced injury. Therefore, it has been suggested that it can be administered as an anti-miR before elective hepatic surgeries for prevention of this complication.
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- Seyyed Ali Mard
- Physiology Research Center (PRC), Research Center for Infectious Diseases of Digestive System, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center (PRC), Research Center for Infectious Diseases of Digestive System, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Medical sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
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- Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Anatomic Sciences, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Jin J, Guo T, Guo Y, Liu J, Qu F, He Y. Methylation‑associated silencing of miR‑128 promotes the development of esophageal cancer by targeting COX‑2 in areas with a high incidence of esophageal cancer. Int J Oncol 2018; 54:644-654. [PMID: 30535495 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2018.4653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancer types in the world, with a widely varying incidence between different regions. Zinc deficiency (ZD) is very common in high‑risk areas for esophageal cancer. Dietary ZD is reported to be associated with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In the current study, the effects of ZD on tumorigenesis and expression of inflammatory factors were investigated in mice. It was identified that a ZD diet advanced ESCC and increased the expression of cyclooxygenase‑2 (COX‑2) prior to the occurrence of ESCC in mice. ZD significantly enhanced DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) activity and increased the expression of DNMT1 and DNMT3B. Furthermore, the expression of miR‑128 was downregulated by methylation, and COX‑2, a direct target of miR‑128, was upregulated with the reduction in miR‑128. Upregulation of miR‑128 inhibited the cell cycle, proliferation and metastasis, and the expression of COX‑2, cyclin D1 and retinoblastoma protein (Rb). Furthermore, the relative expression level of miR‑128 was negatively associated with COX‑2 in ESCC tissues. Collectively, these findings indicate that methylation‑associated silencing of miR‑128 promotes the development of esophageal cancer through upregulation of the expression of cyclin D1 and Rb by targeting COX‑2 in ZD regions with a high incidence of esophageal cancer.
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- Jing Jin
- Cancer Institute, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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Fong LY, Jing R, Smalley KJ, Wang ZX, Taccioli C, Fan S, Chen H, Alder H, Huebner K, Farber JL, Fiehn O, Croce CM. Human-like hyperplastic prostate with low ZIP1 induced solely by Zn deficiency in rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E11091-E11100. [PMID: 30397150 PMCID: PMC6255182 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813956115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in men over 50 years of age, and there is a characteristic marked decrease in Zn content in the malignant prostate cells. The cause and consequences of this loss have thus far been unknown. We found that in middle-aged rats a Zn-deficient diet reduces prostatic Zn levels (P = 0.025), increases cellular proliferation, and induces an inflammatory phenotype with COX-2 overexpression. This hyperplastic/inflammatory prostate has a human prostate cancer-like microRNA profile, with up-regulation of the Zn-homeostasis-regulating miR-183-96-182 cluster (fold change = 1.41-2.38; P = 0.029-0.0003) and down-regulation of the Zn importer ZIP1 (target of miR-182), leading to a reduction of prostatic Zn. This inverse relationship between miR-182 and ZIP1 also occurs in human prostate cancer tissue, which is known for Zn loss. The discovery that the Zn-depleted middle-aged rat prostate has a metabolic phenotype resembling that of human prostate cancer, with a 10-fold down-regulation of citric acid (P = 0.0003), links citrate reduction directly to prostatic Zn loss, providing the underlying mechanism linking dietary Zn deficiency with miR-183-96-182 overexpression, ZIP1 down-regulation, prostatic Zn loss, and the resultant citrate down-regulation, changes mimicking features of human prostate cancer. Thus, dietary Zn deficiency during rat middle age produces changes that mimic those of human prostate carcinoma and may increase the risk for prostate cancer, supporting the need for assessment of Zn supplementation in its prevention.
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- Louise Y Fong
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107;
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Health and Production, University of Padova, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
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- National Institutes of Health West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- National Institutes of Health West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210;
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Increased total iron and zinc intake and lower heme iron intake reduce the risk of esophageal cancer: A dose-response meta-analysis. Nutr Res 2018; 59:16-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Zhao L, Li R, Xu S, Li Y, Zhao P, Dong W, Liu Z, Zhao Q, Tan B. Tumor suppressor miR-128-3p inhibits metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by targeting ZEB1 in esophageal squamous-cell cancer. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2018; 50:171-180. [PMID: 29329360 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmx132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are some short RNAs that regulate multiple biological functions at post-transcriptional levels, such as tumorigenic processes, inflammatory lesions and cell apoptosis. Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox factor 1 (ZEB1) is a crucial mediator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). It induces malignant progression of various cancers including human esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC). In this study, we found that miR-128-3p was downregulated in ESCC tissues and cells by using PCR. Moreover, down-regulated expression of miR-128-3p was testified to be associated with poor prognosis of ESCC patients and might be regarded as an independent prognostic factor. Then, we examined the role of miR-128-3p in ESCC cells, and found that miR-128-3p could suppress the cell migration and invasion in vitro. Furthermore, ZEB1 was confirmed to be a direct target of miR-128-3p by luciferase reporter assay. Rescue experiments proved that EMT was regulated by miR-128-3p via suppression of ZEB1. Taken all together, we conclude that miR-128-3p suppresses EMT and metastasis via ZEB1, and miR-128-3p may be a critical mediator in ESCC.
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- Lili Zhao
- Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic Center, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu 610000, China
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Fong LY, Farber JL, Croce CM. Zinc intake, microRNA dysregulation, and esophageal cancer. Aging (Albany NY) 2018; 8:1161-2. [PMID: 27280381 PMCID: PMC4931822 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Louise Y Fong
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Jia Y, Lu H, Wang C, Wang J, Zhang C, Wang F, Zhang C. miR-25 is upregulated before the occurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Transl Res 2017; 9:4458-4469. [PMID: 29118908 PMCID: PMC5666055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are potential biomarkers for cancer detection including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC); however, little is known about their expression profile and diagnostic impact in esophageal squamous cell intraepithelial neoplasia, the pathological precancerous lesion of ESCC. In this study, we examined the expression levels of eight miRNAs that were reported to be deregulated in ESCC, including miR-25, let-7a, miR-100, miR-133a, miR-223, miR-375, miR-483-5p and miR-1322, in 30 pairs of esophageal squamous cell neoplasia lesion tissues and corresponding adjacent normal tissues using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Differential expression of miRNAs was further examined by in situ hybridization. Furthermore, the deregulated miRNAs were also measured in serum and serum exosome samples of these patients. miR-25, an oncomir that had been reported to be upregulated in ESCC tissues, were found to be overexpressed in esophageal squamous cell intraepithelial neoplasia lesions (66.7%, 20/30) compared to adjacent normal tissues (P < 0.05), while the other seven miRNAs did not show a significant difference between the lesions and controls. The miR-25 signal was stronger in lesion tissues than in normal tissues according to in situ hybridization. The concentrations of miR-25 in both serum and exosome samples of patients were not significantly different from those of healthy individuals. These findings suggested that the overexpression of miR-25 in esophageal squamous cell intraepithelial neoplasia lesions might be a promising early biomarker candidate for the prediction of ESCC.
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- Yaxu Jia
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinling Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, Nanjing University School of MedicineNanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of MedicineNanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinling Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, Nanjing University School of MedicineNanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinling Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, Nanjing University School of MedicineNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of MedicineNanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinling Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, Nanjing University School of MedicineNanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China
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Liu CM, Liang D, Jin J, Li DJ, Zhang YC, Gao ZY, He YT. Research progress on the relationship between zinc deficiency, related microRNAs, and esophageal carcinoma. Thorac Cancer 2017; 8:549-557. [PMID: 28892299 PMCID: PMC5668500 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Esophageal cancer (EC) is a common malignant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract with a high incidence in China. Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a key risk factor for the occurrence and development of EC and affects progression by regulating microRNA (miRNA, miR) expression. In addition, the dysregulation of miRNAs is accompanied by the dysregulation of their target genes in EC. In this paper, we review the potential molecular mechanisms between Zn deficiency and EC with the aim of providing new strategies and methods for early diagnosis, targeted therapy, and prognostic evaluation.
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- Cong-Min Liu
- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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Fong LY, Jing R, Smalley KJ, Taccioli C, Fahrmann J, Barupal DK, Alder H, Farber JL, Fiehn O, Croce CM. Integration of metabolomics, transcriptomics, and microRNA expression profiling reveals a miR-143-HK2-glucose network underlying zinc-deficiency-associated esophageal neoplasia. Oncotarget 2017; 8:81910-81925. [PMID: 29137232 PMCID: PMC5669858 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in humans is a deadly disease associated with dietary zinc (Zn)-deficiency. In the rat esophagus, Zn-deficiency induces cell proliferation, alters mRNA and microRNA gene expression, and promotes ESCC. We investigated whether Zn-deficiency alters cell metabolism by evaluating metabolomic profiles of esophageal epithelia from Zn-deficient and replenished rats vs sufficient rats, using untargeted gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (n = 8/group). The Zn-deficient proliferative esophagus exhibits a distinct metabolic profile with glucose down 153-fold and lactic acid up 1.7-fold (P < 0.0001), indicating aerobic glycolysis (the “Warburg effect”), a hallmark of cancer cells. Zn-replenishment rapidly increases glucose content, restores deregulated metabolites to control levels, and reverses the hyperplastic phenotype. Integration of metabolomics and our reported transcriptomic data for this tissue unveils a link between glucose down-regulation and overexpression of HK2, an enzyme that catalyzes the first step of glycolysis and is overexpressed in cancer cells. Searching our published microRNA profile, we find that the tumor-suppressor miR-143, a negative regulator of HK2, is down-regulated in Zn-deficient esophagus. Using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical analysis, the inverse correlation between miR-143 down-regulation and HK2 overexpression is documented in hyperplastic Zn-deficient esophagus, archived ESCC-bearing Zn-deficient esophagus, and human ESCC tissues. Thus, to sustain uncontrolled cell proliferation, Zn-deficiency reprograms glucose metabolism by modulating expression of miR-143 and its target HK2. Our work provides new insight into critical roles of Zn in ESCC development and prevention.
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- Louise Y Fong
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Center for Molecular Carcinogenesis, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Animal Medicine, Production and Health Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- University of California, Davis, West Coast Metabolomics Center, Davis, CA, USA
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- University of California, Davis, West Coast Metabolomics Center, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of California, Davis, West Coast Metabolomics Center, Davis, CA, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Gao Y, Lin L, Li T, Yang J, Wei Y. The role of miRNA-223 in cancer: Function, diagnosis and therapy. Gene 2017; 616:1-7. [PMID: 28322994 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a large family of small, non-coding RNAs with the capacity to regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. miRNAs appear to hold promise of mechanistic explanations for various physiological and pathological processes. miRNA-223 is highly conserved and preferentially expressed in the hematopoietic system in regulation of myeloid differentiation. Recently, increasing evidence suggests that miRNA-223 may also play an essential part in both hematological malignancies and solid tumors. miRNA-223 can function as either an oncogene or a tumor suppressor gene, which is achieved by targeting a wide range of genes and regulating downstream signal transduction. As yet, the function of miR-223 in cancer has not been fully characterized and understood. To make it more clear, this review firstly summarizes the present understanding of the regulation of miR-223 at the molecular level, its crucial role in oncogenesis, development, and metastasis, its function as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker and finally, its potential applications in monitoring and therapy of diverse types of malignancies.
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- Yunliang Gao
- Department of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China; Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
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- Department of Urology, Fujian Medical University Teaching Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Fujian Medical University Teaching Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, PR China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China.
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- Department of Urology, Fujian Medical University Teaching Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, PR China.
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He Y, Jin J, Wang L, Hu Y, Liang D, Yang H, Liu Y, Shan B. Evaluation of miR-21 and miR-375 as prognostic biomarkers in oesophageal cancer in high-risk areas in China. Clin Exp Metastasis 2016; 34:73-84. [PMID: 27885434 PMCID: PMC5285435 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-016-9828-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
MicroRNAs have been associated with prognosis in oesophageal cancer (EC), suggesting that miRNAs could play a role in guiding treatment decisions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic potential of miRNAs found to be associated with zinc deficiency in a geographical area with a high incidence of EC. miRNAs found to be associated with zinc deficiency were isolated from EC cell lines cultured with various Zn levels. The expression levels of the miRNAs were quantified using qRT-PCR. The potential prognostic value of the selected miRNAs was assessed in a cohort study of 88 patients from an area in China with a high incidence of EC. Correlations between miRNAs and patient characteristics were assessed using χ2 statistical tests or Fisher's exact test. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the correlations between miRNAs and overall survival (OS). Forest plots were performed to evaluate the prognostic impact of the miRNAs examined in the present study in the Asian population. The expression levels of miR-21, miR-31, miR-93 and miR-375 were different when Zn levels were varied in EC cell lines, but only miR-21 and miR-375 were associated with patient characteristics and prognosis in patients with EC from an area of China with a high incidence of EC. The patients expressing high levels of miR-21 had poor OS (HR 2.15, 95% CI 1.16-3.97), whereas those with high levels of miR-375 had improved OS (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.26-0.87).The patients with both a high level of miR-375 and a low level of miR-21 had significantly better outcomes. Forest plots based on an analysis of this Asian population indicated that a high level of miR-21 significantly predicted a shortened OS (HR 1.83, 95% CI 1.42-2.37), whereas a high level of miR-375 was significantly correlated with increased survival (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.43-0.73). MiR-21 and miR-375 could be used as prognostic biomarkers in areas with a high incidence of EC, and combining these markers may results in a better effect.
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- Yutong He
- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China
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- Hospital Medical Insurance Department, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China
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- Pathology Department, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Pathology Department, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University/The Tumor Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China.
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STEPICHEVA NADEZDAA, SONG JIAL. Function and regulation of microRNA-31 in development and disease. Mol Reprod Dev 2016; 83:654-74. [PMID: 27405090 PMCID: PMC6040227 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that orchestrate numerous cellular processes both under normal physiological conditions as well as in diseases. This review summarizes the functional roles and transcriptional regulation of the highly evolutionarily conserved miRNA, microRNA-31 (miR-31). miR-31 is an important regulator of embryonic implantation, development, bone and muscle homeostasis, and immune system function. Its own regulation is disrupted during the onset and progression of cancer and autoimmune disorders such as psoriasis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Limited studies suggest that miR-31 is transcriptionally regulated by epigenetics, such as methylation and acetylation, as well as by a number of transcription factors. Overall, miR-31 regulates diverse cellular and developmental processes by targeting genes involved in cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell differentiation, and cell motility. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 83: 654-674, 2016 © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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