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Doghish AS, Radwan AF, Zaki MB, Elfar N, Moussa R, Walash Z, Alhamshry NAA, Mohammed OA, Abdel-Reheim MA, Elimam H. Decoding the role of long non-coding RNAs in gallbladder cancer pathogenesis: A review focus on signaling pathways interplay. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130426. [PMID: 38428766 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is one of the most aggressive types of biliary tree cancers and the commonest despite its rarity. It is infrequently diagnosed at an early stage, further contributing to its poor prognosis and low survival rate. The lethal nature of the disease has underlined a crucial need to discern the underlying mechanisms of GBC carcinogenesis which are still largely unknown. However, with the continual evolution in the research of cancer biology and molecular genetics, studies have found that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play an active role in the molecular pathophysiology of GBC development. Dysregulated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and their interaction with intracellular signaling pathways contribute to malignancy and disease development. LncRNAs, a subclass of ncRNAs with over 200 nucleotides, regulate gene expression at transcriptional, translational, and post-translational levels and especially as epigenetic modulators. Thus, their expression abnormalities have been linked to malignancy and therapeutic resistance. lnsRNAs have also been found in GBC patients' serum and tumor tissue biopsies, highlighting their potential as novel biomarkers and for targeted therapy. This review will examine the growing involvement of lncRNAs in GBC pathophysiology, including related signaling pathways and their wider clinical use.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ahmed S Doghish
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Cairo 11829, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire Hosted by Global Academic Foundation, New Administrative Capital 11578, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11567, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef 62521, Egypt.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt.
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Doghish AS, Zaki MB, Eldeib MG, Radwan AF, Moussa R, Abdel-Wahab MM, Kizilaslan EZ, Alhamshry NAA, Ashour AE, Elimam H. The potential relevance of long non-coding RNAs in colorectal cancer pathogenesis and treatment: A review focus on signaling pathways. Pathol Res Pract 2024; 253:155044. [PMID: 38141573 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.155044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent cancers in incidence and mortality. Despite advances in cancer biology, molecular genetics, and targeted treatments, CRC prognosis and survival have not kept pace. This is usually due to advanced staging and metastases at diagnosis. Thus, great importance has been placed upon understanding the molecular pathophysiology behind the development of CRC, which has highlighted the significance of non-coding RNA's role and associated intracellular signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of the disease. According to recent studies, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA), a subtype of ncRNAs whose length exceeds 200 nucleotides, have been found to have regulatory functions on multiple levels. Their actions at the transcription, post-transcriptional, translational levels, and epigenetic regulation have made them prime modulators of gene expression. Due to their role in cellular cancer hallmarks, their dysregulation has been linked to several illnesses, including cancer. Furthermore, their clinical relevance has expanded due to their possible detection in blood which has cemented them as potential future biomarkers and thus, potential targets for new therapy. This review will highlight the importance of lncRNAs and related signaling pathways in the development of CRC and their subsequent clinical applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ahmed S Doghish
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University - Kantara Branch, 41636 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Cairo 11829, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University - Kantara Branch, 41636 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Salman International University, Ras Sudr, South Sinai, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt.
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