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Pecqueux M, Liebetrau I, Werft W, Dienemann H, Muley T, Pfannschmidt J, Müssle B, Rahbari N, Schölch S, Büchler MW, Weitz J, Reissfelder C, Kahlert C. A Comprehensive MicroRNA Expression Profile of Liver and Lung Metastases of Colorectal Cancer with Their Corresponding Host Tissue and Its Prognostic Impact on Survival. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17101755. [PMID: 27775664 PMCID: PMC5085780 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17101755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs with a length of 18–25 nucleotides. They can regulate tumor invasion and metastasis by changing the expression and translation of their target mRNAs. Their expression is substantially altered in colorectal cancer cells as well as in the adjacent tumor-associated stroma. Both of these compartments have a mutual influence on tumor progression. In the development of metastases, cancer cells initially interact with the host tissue. Therefore, compartment-specific expression signatures of these three locations—tumor, associated stroma, and host tissue—can provide new insights into the complex tumor biology of colorectal cancer. Frozen tissue samples of colorectal liver (n = 25) and lung metastases (n = 24) were laser microdissected to separate tumor cells and the adjacent tumor-associated stroma cells. Additionally, normal lung and liver tissue was collected from the same patients. We performed a microarray analysis in four randomly selected liver metastases and four randomly selected lung metastases, analyzing a total of 939 human miRNAs. miRNAs with a significant change >2-fold between the tumor, tumor stroma, and host tissue were analyzed in all samples using RT-qPCR (11 miRNAs) and correlated with the clinical data. We found a differential expression of several miRNAs between the tumor, the tumor-associated stroma, and the host tissue compartment. When comparing liver and lung metastases, miR-194 showed a 1.5-fold; miR-125, miR-127, and miR-192 showed a 2.5-fold; miR-19 and miR-215 a 3-fold; miR-145, miR-199-3, and miR-429 a 5-fold; miR-21 a 7-fold; and, finally, miR-199-5 a 12.5-fold downregulation in liver metastases compared to lung metastases. Furthermore miR-19, miR-125, miR-127, miR-192, miR-194, miR-199-5, and miR-215 showed a significant upregulation in the normal liver tissue compared to the normal lung tissue. Univariate analysis identified an association of poor survival with the expression of miR-125 (p = 0.05), miR-127 (p = 0.001), miR-145 (p = 0.005), miR-192 (p = 0.015), miR-194 (0.003), miR-199-5 (p = 0.008), miR-215 (p < 0.001), and miR-429 (p = 0.03) in the host liver tissue of the liver metastases. Colorectal liver and lung metastases have a unique miRNA expression profile. miRNA expression in the host tissue of colorectal liver metastases seems to be able to influence tumor progression and survival. These findings can be used in the development of tailored therapies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mathieu Pecqueux
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- German Cancer Research Center, Division of Biostatistics, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
| | - Hendrik Dienemann
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Amalienstrasse 5, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany.
| | - Thomas Muley
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Amalienstrasse 5, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany.
| | - Joachim Pfannschmidt
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Helios Clinic Emil von Behring, Walterhöferstraße 11, 14165 Berlin, Germany.
| | - Benjamin Müssle
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
| | - Nuh Rahbari
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
| | - Sebastian Schölch
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
| | - Jürgen Weitz
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
| | - Christoph Reissfelder
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
| | - Christoph Kahlert
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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