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Lee SY, Chao CT, Han DS, Chiang CK, Hung KY. A combined circulating microRNA panel predicts the risk of vascular calcification in community-dwelling older adults with age strata differences. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2024; 120:105333. [PMID: 38262252 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105333] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Older adults have a higher risk of developing vascular calcification (VC). Circulating miRNAs can be potential risk indicators. However, prior studies used single miRNA mostly, whereas miRNA panels were rarely evaluated. We aimed to examine whether a miRNA panel outperformed each miRNA alone, and analyzed whether advanced age affected VC risk predictive performance offered by the miRNA panel. METHODS We prospectively enrolled older adults (age ≥65 years) during their annual health checkup in 2017, and examined their VC severity followed by analyzing sera for VC regulatory miRNAs (miR-125b-5p, miR-125b-3p, and miR-378a-3p). We used multiple regression analyses to determine associations between each miRNA or a 3-combind panel and VC risk, followed by area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curve (AUROC) analysis. Participants were further divided to those of 65-75 and ≥75 years for comparison. RESULTS From 199 older adults screened, 169 (median age, 73.3 years) with available calcification assessment were analyzed, among whom 74.6 % having VC. Those with VC had significantly lower circulating miR-125b-5p, miR-125b-3p, and miR-378a-3p levels than those without. Regression analyses showed that the 3-combined miRNA panel exhibited significant associations with VC risk, with significantly higher AUROC than those of models based on individual miRNA. Importantly, in those ≥75 years, the miRNA-predicted risk of VC was more prominent than that in the 65-75 years group. CONCLUSION A miRNA panel for VC risk prediction might outperform individual miRNA alone in older adults, and advanced age modified the association between circulating miRNAs and the risk of VC.
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- Szu-Ying Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin branch, Yunlin County, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital BeiHu Branch, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Integrative diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Turkoglu F, Calisir A, Ozturk B. Clinical importance of serum miRNA levels in breast cancer patients. Discov Oncol 2024; 15:19. [PMID: 38280134 PMCID: PMC10821853 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-024-00871-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024] Open
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There is limited data on the relationship of miRNAs with parameters that may affect surgical management or reflect tumour prognosis. It was aimed to evaluate serum miRNA levels in breast carcinoma cases and reveal the relationship between these levels and prognosis-related factors such as the histological type of the tumour, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, Ki-67 index, HER-2neu, E-cadherin, tumour size, CK5/6, CA15.3 levels, number of tumour foci, number of metastatic lymph nodes, and status of receiving neoadjuvant therapy. Thirty-five patients with a histopathologically confirmed breast carcinoma diagnosis in the case group and 35 healthy individuals in the control group were examined. miR-206, miR-17-5p, miR-125a, miR-125b, miR-200a, Let-7a, miR-34a, miR-31, miR-21, miR-155, miR-10b, miR-373, miR-520c, miR-210, miR-145, miR-139-5p, miR-195, miR-99a, miR-497 and miR-205 expression levels in the serum of participants were determined using the Polymerase Chain Reaction method. While serum miR-125b and Let-7a expression levels were significantly higher in breast cancer patients, miR-17-5p, miR-125a, miR-200a, miR-34a, miR-21, miR-99a and miR-497 levels were significantly lower in them. The Let-7a expression level had a statistically significant relationship with breast cancer histological type and HER-2neu parameters, miR-17-5p, miR-125b, Let-7a, miR-34a, miR-21 and miR-99a levels with E-cadherin, miR-34a, miR-99a and miR-497 with CA15.3, miR-125b, miR-200a and miR-34a with the number of metastatic lymph nodes, miR-125a with the number of tumour foci and miR-200a with the status of having the neoadjuvant therapy. Serum miR-17-5p, miR-125a, miR-125b, miR-200a, Let-7a, miR-34a, miR-21, miR-99a and miR-497 expression levels were determined to have predictive and prognostic importance in breast cancer.
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- Fatih Turkoglu
- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Akademi Mahallesi Yeni İstanbul Caddesi No:313, Selçuk Üniversitesi Alaeddin Keykubat Yerleşkesi, Selçuklu, Konya, 42130, Turkey.
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Akademi Mahallesi Yeni İstanbul Caddesi No:313, Selçuk Üniversitesi Alaeddin Keykubat Yerleşkesi, Selçuklu, Konya, 42130, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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Zhu MR, Wang HR, Han FX, Cai ZL, Wang JJ, Guo MY. Polyethylene microplastics cause apoptosis via the MiR-132/CAPN axis and inflammation in carp ovarian. Aquat Toxicol 2023; 265:106780. [PMID: 38041969 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed pollutants in the environment and accumulate in the aquatic environment due to human activities. Carp, a common edible aquatic organism, has been found to accumulate MPs in body. MicroRNA (miRNAs) is a non-coding short RNA that regulates protein expression by binding to target genes in various physiological processes such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. The ovary is a crucial role in carp reproduction. In this study, we established a model of carp exposed to polyethylene microplastics (PE-MPs) in the aquatic environment to investigate the specific mechanism of PE-MPs causing ovarian injury and the involvement of miR-132/calpain (CAPN) axis. H&E stained sections revealed that PE-PMs induced inflammation in ovarian tissues and impaired oocyte development. TUNEL analysis showed an increased rate of apoptosis in ovarian cells treated with PE-PMs. RT-PCR and Western Blot assays confirmed that exposure to PE-MPs significantly decreased miR-132 expression while increasing CAPN expression at both mRNA and protein levels. The concentration of calcium ions was significantly increased in tissues, leading to CAPN enzyme activity increase. The expression of mitochondrial damage-related genes (bax, AIF, cyt-c, caspase-7, caspase-9, and caspase-3) was higher while the expression of anti-apoptotic genes (bcl-2 and bcl-xl) was lower. Protein levels of bax, AIF, caspase-3, bcl-2 and bcl-xl changed accordingly with the genetic alterations. Additionally, we discovered that PE-MPs can activate the p65 factor through the TRAF6/NF-kB pathway resulting in elevated production of pro-inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-a which contribute to ovarian inflammation development. This study investigates the impact of PE-MPs on carp ovarian function and provides insights into miRNAs' role and their target genes.
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- Meng-Ran Zhu
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Yoon J, Kaya S, Matsumae G, Dole N, Alliston T. miR181a/b-1 controls osteocyte metabolism and mechanical properties independently of bone morphology. Bone 2023; 175:116836. [PMID: 37414200 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116836] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Bone derives its ability to resist fracture from bone mass and quality concurrently; however, many questions about the molecular mechanisms controlling bone quality remain unanswered, limiting the development of diagnostics and therapeutics. Despite the increasing evidence on the importance of miR181a/b-1 in bone homeostasis and disease, whether and how osteocyte-intrinsic miR181a/b-1 controls bone quality remains elusive. Osteocyte-intrinsic deletion of miR181a/b-1 in osteocytes in vivo resulted in compromised overall bone mechanical behavior in both sexes, although the parameters affected by miR181a/b-1 varied distinctly based on sex. Furthermore, impaired fracture resistance in both sexes was unexplained by cortical bone morphology, which was altered in female mice and intact in male mice with miR181a/b-1-deficient osteocytes. The role of miR181a/b-1 in the regulation of osteocyte metabolism was apparent in bioenergetic testing of miR181a/b-1-deficient OCY454 osteocyte-like cells and transcriptomic analysis of cortical bone from mice with osteocyte-intrinsic ablation of miR181a/b-1. Altogether, this study demonstrates the control of osteocyte bioenergetics and the sexually dimorphic regulation of cortical bone morphology and mechanical properties by miR181a/b-1, hinting at the role of osteocyte metabolism in the regulation of mechanical behavior.
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- Jihee Yoon
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, California, USA; Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Program, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, California, USA; Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Program, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, California, USA.
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Yuan P, Wang S, Du T, Liu L, Chen X, Yan J, Han S, Peng B, He X, Liu W. ZNF219, a novel transcriptional repressor, inhibits transcription of the prototype foamy virus by interacting with the viral LTR promoter. Virus Res 2023; 334:199161. [PMID: 37356580 PMCID: PMC10410575 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199161] [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: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Prototype foamy virus (PFV) is an ancient retrovirus that infects humans with persistent latent infections and non-pathogenic consequences. Lifelong latent PFV infections can be caused by restrictive factors in the host. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying host cell regulation during PFV infection are not fully understood. The aim of the study was to investigate whether a zinc finger protein (ZFP), ZNF219, as a transcription factor, can regulate the transcriptional activity of the viral promoter. Here, using transcriptome sequencing, we found that ZNF219, is downregulated in PFV infected cells and that ZNF219 suppresses viral replication by targeting the viral 5'LTR promoter region to repress its transcription. We also found that PFV infection induced abnormal expression of miRNAs targeting the ZNF219-3'UTR to downregulate ZNF219 expression. These findings indicated that ZNF219 may be a potent antiviral factor for suppressing PFV infection, and may shed light on the mechanism of virus-host interactions.
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- Peipei Yuan
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Hubei Province, Shiyan 442000, China; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Hubei Province, Shiyan 442000, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Beijing Bioprocess Key Laboratory, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Allergy and Immunology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Bhowmick S, Rani MRP, Singh S, Abdul-Muneer PM. Discovery of novel microRNAs and their pathogenic responsive target genes in mild traumatic brain injury. Exp Brain Res 2023:10.1007/s00221-023-06672-z. [PMID: 37466694 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-023-06672-z] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNA molecules that function in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. They are profound mediators of molecular and cellular changes in several pathophysiological conditions. Since miRNAs play major roles in regulating gene expression after traumatic brain injury (TBI), their possible role in diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy is not much explored. In this study, we aimed to identify specific miRNAs that are involved in the pathophysiological conditions in the first 24 h after mild TBI (mTBI). The genome-wide expression of miRNAs was evaluated by applying RNA sequence in the injury area of the cerebral cortex 24 after inflicting the injury using a mouse model of mild fluid percussion injury (FPI; 10 psi). Here, we identified different annotated, conserved, and novel miRNAs. A total of 978 miRNAs after 24 h of TBI were identified, and among these, 906 miRNAs were differentially expressed between control and mTBI groups. In this study, 146 miRNAs were identified as novel to mTBI and among them, 21 miRNAs were significant (p < 0.05). Using q-RT-PCR, we validated 10 differentially and significantly expressed novel miRNAs. Further, we filtered the differentially expressed miRNAs that were linked with proinflammatory cytokines, apoptosis, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and tight junction and junctional adhesion molecule genes. Overall, this work shows that mTBI induces widespread changes in the expression of miRNAs that may underlie the progression of the TBI pathophysiology. The detection of several novel TBI-responsive miRNAs and their solid link with pathophysiological genes may help in identifying novel therapeutic targets.
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- Saurav Bhowmick
- Laboratory of CNS Injury and Molecular Therapy, JFK Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack Meridian Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James St, Edison, NJ, 08820, USA
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- Laboratory of CNS Injury and Molecular Therapy, JFK Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack Meridian Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James St, Edison, NJ, 08820, USA
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- Laboratory of CNS Injury and Molecular Therapy, JFK Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack Meridian Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James St, Edison, NJ, 08820, USA
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- Laboratory of CNS Injury and Molecular Therapy, JFK Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack Meridian Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James St, Edison, NJ, 08820, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ, 07110, USA.
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Chen C, Zhu F, Liu F, Yao Y, Ma Z, Luo S. Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomal miRNA-21-5p Inhibits Lidocaine-Induced Apoptosis in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells. Iran J Public Health 2023; 52:756-765. [PMID: 37551179 PMCID: PMC10404314 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v52i4.12446] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Background Local anesthetic lidocaine is one of the most common pain therapies, but high concentration of lidocaine induced neurotoxicity and its mechanism is unclear. Exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) is implicated in neuronal diseases, but its role in lidocaine induced neurotoxicity remains to be elucidated. Methods All the experiments were performed at Huzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China in 2022. Lidocaine was used to induce apoptosis of SH-SY5Y cells. Exosomes isolated from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC-exos) were used to co-treat SH-SY5Y cells with lidocaine. Cell apoptosis was measured using a flow cytometer. PKH-67 Dye was used for exosome uptake assay. miR-21-5p mimics/inhibitors, or negative controls were transfected with Lipo2000 to study its effect on lid-induced injury. Interactions between miR-21-5p and PDCD4 was analyzed by luciferase reporter assay. Results Administration of BMSC-exo protected SH-SY5Y cells against lidocaine induced apoptosis. Suppressing miR-21-5p dramatically enhanced PDCD4, but miR-21-5p overexpression sharply down-regulated PDCD4. Mechanism study showed that miR-21-5p bound to 3'-UTR of PDCD4 to inhibit it. Suppressing miR-21-5p reversed the effect of BMSC-exo on Lid-induced injury. Results also indicate that miR-21-5p regulated lidocaine-induced injury through targeting PDCD4. Conclusion BMSC-exos protected SH-SY5Y cells against lidocaine induced apoptosis through miR-21-5p by targeting PDCD4, which may develop new strategy in the management of lidocaine-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Chao Chen
- Department of Anesthesia, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China
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- Huzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China
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Koffler-Brill T, Noy Y, Avraham KB. The long and short: Non-coding RNAs in the mammalian inner ear. Hear Res 2023; 428:108666. [PMID: 36566643 PMCID: PMC9883734 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108666] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play a critical role in the entire body, and their mis-regulation is often associated with disease. In parallel with the advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies, there is a great deal of focus on this broad class of RNAs. Although these molecules are not translated into proteins, they are now well established as significant regulatory components in many biological pathways and pathological conditions. ncRNAs can be roughly divided into two main sub-groups based on the length of the transcript, with both the small and long non-coding RNAs having diverse regulatory functions. The smaller length group includes ribosomal RNAs (rRNA), transfer RNAs (tRNA), small nuclear RNAs (snRNA), small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNA), microRNAs (miRNA), small interfering RNAs (siRNA), and PIWI-associated RNAs (piRNA). The longer length group includes linear long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) and circular RNAs (circRNA). This review is designed to present the different classes of small and long ncRNA molecules and describe some of their known roles in physiological and pathological conditions, as well as methods used to assess the validity and function of miRNAs and lncRNAs, with a focus on their role and functions in the inner ear, hearing and deafness.
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- Tal Koffler-Brill
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
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Beske RP, Bache S, Abild Stengaard Meyer M, Kjærgaard J, Bro-Jeppesen J, Obling L, Olsen MH, Rossing M, Nielsen FC, Møller K, Nielsen N, Hassager C. MicroRNA-9-3p: a novel predictor of neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2022; 11:609-616. [PMID: 35695264 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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AIMS Resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who remain comatose after hospital arrival are at high risk of mortality due to anoxic brain injury. MicroRNA are small-non-coding RNA molecules ultimately involved in gene-silencing. They show promise as biomarkers, as they are stable in body fluids. The microRNA 9-3p (miR-9-3p) is associated with neurological injury in trauma and subarachnoid haemorrhage. METHODS AND RESULTS This post hoc analysis considered all 171 comatose OHCA patients from a single centre in the target temperature management (TTM) trial. Patients were randomized to TTM at either 33°C or 36°C for 24 h. MicroRNA-9-3p (miR-9-3p) was measured in plasma sampled at admission and at 28, 48, and 72 h. There were no significant differences in age, gender, and pre-hospital data, including lactate level at admission, between miR-9-3p level quartiles. miR-9-3p levels changed markedly following OHCA with a peak at 48 h. Median miR-9-3p levels between TTM 33°C vs. 36°C were not different at any of the four time points. Elevated miR-9-3p levels at 48 h were strongly associated with an unfavourable neurological outcome [OR: 2.21, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.64-3.15, P < 0.0001). MiR-9-3p was inferior to neuron-specific enolase in predicting functional neurological outcome [area under the curve: 0.79 (95% CI: 0.71-0.87) vs. 0.91 (95% CI: 0.85-0.97)]. CONCLUSION MiR-9-3p is strongly associated with neurological outcome following OHCA, and the levels of miR-9-3p are peaking 48 hours following cardiac arrest.
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- Rasmus Paulin Beske
- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centre for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen: Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen: Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences at Helsingborg, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Damodaran M, Chinambedu Dandapani M, SimonDuraiRaj, SandhyaSundaram, VenkatRamanan S, Ramachandran I, Venkatesan V. Differentially expressed miR-20, miR-21, miR-100, miR-125a and miR-146a as a potential biomarker for prostate cancer. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:3349-56. [PMID: 33948855 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06384-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Prostate cancer is the leading cause of death among men worldwide. Deregulation of microRNAs has been reported in many cancers. Expression of microRNAs miR-20a-5p, miR-21-5p, miR-100-5p, miR-125a-5p and miR-146a-5p in tissue blocks of histologically confirmed prostate cancer patients compared with BPH patients, to identify potential microRNA biomarker for prostate cancer. MicroRNA was isolated and expression was quantified by qRT-PCR using Taqman Advanced microRNA assay kits. The interactions between the microRNA:target mRNA were predicted by using bioinformatics tools such as miRwalk and miRTargetlink. The experimentally validated targets were analysed using gprofiler to identify their molecular function, biological process and related pathways. The expression analysis revealed that miR-21 and miR-100 were significantly down-regulated whereas miR-125a was up-regulated in prostate cancer patients. Comparative analysis of the expression levels with tumor grading reveal that miR-100 was significantly down-regulated (p < 0.05) in high grade tumor, indicating that miR-100 associated with prostate cancer. ROC analysis revealed that combined analysis of down-regulated miRNAs (miR-21 and miR-100) shown AUC of 0.72 (95% CI 0.65-0.79). The combined analysis of all five miRNAs showed AUC of 0.87 (95% CI 0.81-0.92). The targets prediction analysis revealed several validated targets including BCL2, ROCK1, EGFR, PTEN, MTOR, NAIF1 and VEGFA. Our results provide evidence that combined analysis of all the five miRNAs as a panel can significantly improve the prediction level of the presence of prostate cancer and may be used as a potential diagnostic biomarker.
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Toms D, Pan B, Bai Y, Li J. Small RNA sequencing reveals distinct nuclear microRNAs in pig granulosa cells during ovarian follicle growth. J Ovarian Res 2021; 14:54. [PMID: 33879202 PMCID: PMC8059229 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-021-00802-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nuclear small RNAs have emerged as an important subset of non-coding RNA species that are capable of regulating gene expression. A type of small RNA, microRNA (miRNA) have been shown to regulate development of the ovarian follicle via canonical targeting and translational repression. Little has been done to study these molecules at a subcellular level. Using cell fractionation and high throughput sequencing, we surveyed cytoplasmic and nuclear small RNA found in the granulosa cells of the pig ovarian antral preovulatory follicle. Bioinformatics analysis revealed a diverse network of small RNA that differ in their subcellular distribution and implied function. We identified predicted genomic DNA binding sites for nucleus-enriched miRNAs that may potentially be involved in transcriptional regulation. The small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) SNORA73, known to be involved in steroid synthesis, was also found to be highly enriched in the cytoplasm, suggesting a role for snoRNA species in ovarian function. Taken together, these data provide an important resource to study the small RNAome in ovarian follicles and how they may impact fertility.
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- Derek Toms
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.,School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528231, China
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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MicroRNA (miRNA) in situ hybridization (ISH) is a highly sensitive method that allows for the detection of expression and distribution of miRNAs in fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. MiRNA ISH requires time-consuming optimization based on the tissue type analyzed, method of tissue fixation, and miRNA detection probe. Here, we provide the optimized miRNA ISH protocol for human cartilage and mouse whole knee joints that also entails the necessary steps for sample collection, processing, and preparation for high-quality ISH staining.
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- Helal Endisha
- Arthritis Program, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Arthritis Program, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Saadatian Z, Nariman-Saleh-Fam Z, Khaheshi I, Mansoori Y, Daraei A, Ghaderian SMH, Omrani MD. Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Expression Levels of miR-196a and miR-100 in Coronary Artery Disease Patients. Immunol Invest 2020; 50:914-924. [PMID: 32928012 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2020.1791177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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As a chronic inflammatory disease, coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common cause of death worldwide. Dysregulation of microRNA expression levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) may contribute to CAD and serve as a potential diagnostic biomarker. Here, we evaluated PBMC expression of two CAD-related inflammatory miRNAs, miR-196a and miR-100, in PBMCs of CAD patients with significant stenosis (CAD, n: 72), patients with insignificant coronary stenosis (ICAD, n: 30), and controls (n: 74) and checked whether they can segregate study groups. MiRNA expression was evaluated using the standard stem-loop RT-qPCR method. MiR-196a expression was downregulated in ICAD compared to CADs and healthy groups. MiR100 expression levels were not different between groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis acquainted that miR-196a expression levels in PBMC could segregate CAD individuals or any of its clinical manifestations (i.e. unstable angina, stable angina, acute myocardial infarction) from ICADs. In conclusion, this study reported a distinct miR-196a expression pattern in PBMCs of all patient groups and recommended a biomarker potential for miR-196a in discriminating ICADs from CADs or healthy controls.
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- Zahra Saadatian
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
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- Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Khandagale K, Krishna R, Roylawar P, Ade AB, Benke A, Shinde B, Singh M, Gawande SJ, Rai A. Omics approaches in Allium research: Progress and way ahead. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9824. [PMID: 32974094 PMCID: PMC7486827 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The genus Allium (Family: Amaryllidaceae) is an economically important group of crops cultivated worldwide for their use as a vegetable and spices. Alliums are also well known for their nutraceutical properties. Among alliums, onion, garlic, leek, and chives cultivated worldwide. Despite their substantial economic and medicinal importance, the genome sequence of any of the Allium is not available, probably due to their large genome sizes. Recently evolved omics technologies are highly efficient and robust in elucidating molecular mechanisms of several complex life processes in plants. Omics technologies, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, metagenomics, etc. have the potential to open new avenues in research and improvement of allium crops where genome sequence information is limited. A significant amount of data has been generated using these technologies for various Allium species; it will help in understanding the key traits in Allium crops such as flowering, bulb development, flavonoid biosynthesis, male sterility and stress tolerance at molecular and metabolite level. This information will ultimately assist us in speeding up the breeding in Allium crops. METHOD In the present review, major omics approaches, and their progress, as well as potential applications in Allium crops, could be discussed in detail. RESULTS Here, we have discussed the recent progress made in Allium research using omics technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, micro RNAs, proteomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics. These omics interventions have been used in alliums for marker discovery, the study of the biotic and abiotic stress response, male sterility, organ development, flavonoid and bulb color, micro RNA discovery, and microbiome associated with Allium crops. Further, we also emphasized the integrated use of these omics platforms for a better understanding of the complex molecular mechanisms to speed up the breeding programs for better cultivars. CONCLUSION All the information and literature provided in the present review throws light on the progress and potential of omics platforms in the research of Allium crops. We also mentioned a few research areas in Allium crops that need to be explored using omics technologies to get more insight. Overall, alliums are an under-studied group of plants, and thus, there is tremendous scope and need for research in Allium species.
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- Kiran Khandagale
- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Rajgurunagar, India
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- Department of Botany, S. N. Arts, D. J. M. Commerce and B. N. S. Science College, Sangamner, India
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- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Rajgurunagar, India
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- Vidya Pratishthans’s Arts Science and commerce college, Baramati, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Rajgurunagar, India
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- Crop Improvement, ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, India
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Alizadeh-Fanalou S, Alian F, Mohammadhosayni M, Rahban D, Abbasi Ghasem Kheyli P, Ahmadi M. Dysregulation of microRNAs regulating survivin in CD4+ T cells in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020; 44:102303. [PMID: 32599467 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Impaired elimination mechanisms of the autoreactive lymphocytes, like T lymphocytes, via apoptosis may be the cause of continues inflammatory state in multiple sclerosis (MS). BIRC5 gene codify for the survivin, which participates in the modulation of apoptosis and cell survival. The objective of this study was investigation of the role of important confirmed miRNAs, including miR-335, miR-485, miR-542, and miR-708, in the regulation of survivin mRNA in the CD4+ T cells of MS cases. METHODS In this study, 50 RRMS patients as well as 50 healthy matched controls were recruited. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from whole blood samples and CD4+ T cells were prepared. After that, RNA was extracted, cDNA was synthesized, and the expression levels of miR-335, miR-485, miR-542, and miR-708 were measured using Real-time PCR. Moreover, the mRNA expression of survivin was detected. Serum level of survivin was detected using ELISA. RESULTS The mRNA of survivin was 2-folds upregulated in the CD4+ T cells from MS patients in comparison to the healthy controls (P = 0.0053). Serum level of survivin was higher in patients than controls. There was statistically significant downregulation of miR-485 (P = 0.001) and miR-708 (P = 0.011) in CD4+ T cells of patients compared with controls. The miR-485 downregulation had statistically significant correlation with the mRNA expression and serum level of survivin. CONCLUSION miRNAs play a role in the regulation of survivin, and therefore apoptosis of CD4+ T cells, and hence are probably participating in a persistent inflammatory condition in MS patients.
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- Shahin Alizadeh-Fanalou
- Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanomedicine, School of Advanced Medical Technologies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina St., Tehran, Iran.
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Daneshghah St., Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz, Iran; Student's Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Tabet F, Lee S, Zhu W, Levin MG, Toth CL, Cuesta Torres LF, Vinh A, Kim HA, Chu HX, Evans MA, Kuzmich ME, Drummond GR, Remaley AT, Rye KA, Sobey CG, Vickers KC. microRNA-367-3p regulation of GPRC5A is suppressed in ischemic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2020; 40:1300-1315. [PMID: 31296130 PMCID: PMC7238381 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19858637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ischemic stroke is a major cause of mortality and long-term disability with limited treatment options, and a greater understanding of the gene regulatory mechanisms underlying ischemic stroke-associated neuroinflammation is required for new therapies. To study ischemic stroke in vivo, mice were subjected to sustained ischemia by intraluminal filament-induced middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) for 24 h without reperfusion or transient ischemia for 30 min followed by 23.5 h reperfusion, and brain miRNA and mRNA expression changes were quantified by TaqMan OpenArrays and gene (mRNA) expression arrays, respectively. Sustained ischemia resulted in 18 significantly altered miRNAs and 392 altered mRNAs in mouse brains compared to Sham controls; however, the transient ischemic condition was found to impact only 6 miRNAs and 126 mRNAs. miR-367-3p was found to be significantly decreased in brain homogenates with sustained ischemia. G protein-coupled receptor, family C, group 5, member A (Gprc5a), a miR-367-3p target gene, was found to be significantly increased with sustained ischemia. In primary neurons, inhibition of endogenous miR-367-3p resulted in a significant increase in Gprc5a expression. Moreover, miR-367-3p was found to be co-expressed with GPRC5A in human neurons. Results suggest that loss of miR-367-3p suppression of GPRC5A may contribute to neuroinflammation associated with ischemic stroke.
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- Fatiha Tabet
- Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Research, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Research, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Research, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Meirav Segal
- HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Department of Pathology, Beth, Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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- HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Department of Pathology, Beth, Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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Camkurt MA, Karababa İF, Erdal ME, Kandemir SB, Fries GR, Bayazıt H, Ay ME, Kandemir H, Ay ÖI, Coşkun S, Çiçek E, Selek S. MicroRNA dysregulation in manic and euthymic patients with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2020; 261:84-90. [PMID: 31605836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a major psychiatric disorder with an unclear pathophysiology. Peripheral blood samples are easily drawn, making them are good candidates for diagnosing diseases. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNA transcripts that regulate gene expression by binding to the 3'- UTR of mRNAs and directing their degradation. The aim of this study was to use blood plasma to investigate microRNA dysregulations in bipolar manic and euthymic patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Blood samples were collected from 58 patients with bipolar I disorder (19 manic, 39 euthymic) and 51 healthy controls. RESULTS Four microRNAs (miR-29a-3p, p = 0.035; miR-106b-5p, p = 0.014; miR-107, p = 0.011; and miR-125a-3p, p = 0.014) were upregulated in the entire bipolar group, compared to the healthy controls. Seven microRNAs (miR-9-5p, p = 0.032; miR-29a-3p, p = 0.001; miR-106a-5p, p = 0.034; miR-106b-5p, p = 0.003; miR-107, p < 0.001; miR-125a-3p, p = 0.016; and miR-125b-5p, p = 0.004) were more upregulated in bipolar manic patients compared to the healthy controls, and two microRNAs (miR-106a-5p, p = 0.013, and miR-107, p = 0.021) showed statistically significant upregulation in the manic patients compared to the euthymic patients. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed greater miRNA dysregulation in the manic patients than in the euthymic patients. Two microRNAs could be more selective for bipolar manic episodes. Future studies should include depressive patients along with euthymic and manic patients.
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Qi Z, Zhang T, Song L, Fu H, Luo H, Wu J, Zhao S, Zhang T, Guo L, Jin L, Zhang H, Huang G, Ma T, Wu Y, Huang L. PRAS40 hyperexpression promotes hepatocarcinogenesis. EBioMedicine 2020; 51:102604. [PMID: 31901857 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.102604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers, whereas the molecular mechanism remains largely unknown. PRAS40 (encoded by AKT1S1) phosphorylation was increased in human melanoma, prostate cancer and lung cancer specimens, which was considered as the results of Akt activation. However the mechanism in detail and its role in HCC stay elusive. Methods PRAS40 expression and phosphorylation were analyzed in HCC specimens, and the survival rates of patients were investigated. Functional analyses of PRAS40 in HCC were performed in vivo and in vitro. The miR-124-3p binding sites in PRAS40 were investigated using luciferase assay. MiR-124-3p expression in HCC specimens was examined by In Situ hybridization, and the correlation to PRAS40 level was evaluated. Findings The phosphorylation, protein and mRNA levels of PRAS40 were increased significantly in HCC specimens from our cohorts and TCGA database, which was positively correlated to the poor prognosis of HCC patients. Compared to Akt1s1+/+ mice, hepatocarcinogenesis was suppressed in Akt1s1−/− mice, and the activation of Akt was impaired. PRAS40 depletion resulted in the inhibition of HCC cellular proliferation. Tumor suppressor miR-124-3p was found to downregulate PRAS40 expression by targeting its 3′UTR. MiR-124-3p levels were inversely correlated to PRAS40 protein and phosphorylation levels in HCC specimens. The proliferation inhibition by miR-124-3p mimics was partially reversed by exogenous PRAS40 introduction in HCC cells. Interpretation PRAS40 hyperexpression induced by loss of miR-124-3p contributes to PRAS40 hyperphosphorylation and hepatocarcinogenesis. These results could be expected to offer novel clues for understanding hepatocarcinogenesis and developing approaches.
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Liu C, Yu Z, Huang S, Zhao Q, Sun Z, Fletcher C, Jiang Y, Zhang D. Combined identification of three miRNAs in serum as effective diagnostic biomarkers for HNSCC. EBioMedicine 2019; 50:135-43. [PMID: 31780396 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a disastrous disease with substantial morbidity and mortality. This study aims to explore the effective diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for HNSCC. Methods: MiRNA expression data and corresponding clinical information of HNSCC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database were analyzed comprehensively to identify the miRNAs with diagnostic and prognostic power. The predictive ability of different classifications was analyzed for the three-miRNA combinations. Diagnostic and prognostic value were then evaluated and verified in clinical patients. Findings: 128 differentially expressed miRNAs in HNSCC tissues were identified in the TCGA dataset, and 10 miRNAs were finally selected for further study. Classification analysis developed a three-miRNA signature of hsa-mir-383, hsa-mir-615, and hsa-mir-877 with the best diagnosis power, which was verified in validation patients. Survival analysis indicated that different expression levels of hsa-mir-383, rather than that of hsa-mir-615 or hsa-mir-877 led to significantly different survival rates in both cohorts. Furthermore, the multivariate Cox hazards analysis suggested that the microRNA signature yielded statistical significance to predict clinical outcome independently from other clinical variables in validation patients. Interpretation: A three-miRNA signature of hsa-mir-383, hsa-mir-615, and hsa-mir-877 may serve as an excellent diagnostic biomarker for HNSCC, and potential prognostic significance for HNSCC patients. Funding: This work was supported by the grants of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81901021), Key Research and Development Program of Shandong (2019GSF108277), China postdoctoral Scinence Foundation Grant (2019M652380), Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University (2018CJ047).
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microRNAs are small non-coding RNA molecules playing a central role in gene regulation. miRBase is the standard reference source for analysis and interpretation of experimental studies. However, the richness and complexity of the annotation is often underappreciated by users. Moreover, even for experienced users, the size of the resource can make it difficult to explore annotation to determine features such as species coverage, the impact of specific characteristics and changes between successive releases. A further consideration is that each new miRBase release contains entries that have had limited review and which may subsequently be removed in a future release to ensure the quality of annotation. To aid the miRBase user, we developed a software tool, miRBaseMiner, for investigating miRBase annotation and generating custom annotation sets. We apply the tool to characterize each release from v9.2 to v22 to examine how annotation has changed across releases and highlight some of the annotation features that users should keep in mind when using for miRBase for data analysis. These include: (1) entries with identical or very similar sequences; (2) entries with multiple annotated genome locations; (3) hairpin precursor entries with extremely low-estimated minimum free energy; (4) entries possessing reverse complementary; (5) entries with 3ʹ poly(A) ends. As each of these factors can impact the identification of dysregulated features and subsequent clinical or biological conclusions, miRBaseMiner is a valuable resource for any user using miRBase as a reference source.
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- Xiangfu Zhong
- Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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The precise increase and decrease of hormone ecdysone are critical for accurate development in insects. Most previous works focus on transcriptional activation of ecdysone production; however, little is known about the mechanism of switching off ecdysone biosynthesis after ecdysis. Here, we showed that the precursor microRNA-14 (pre-miR-14) encodes two mature miRNAs in silkworm; both of these two mature miRNAs regulate various genes in the ecdysone-signalling pathway. Bmo-miR-14-5p targets on nine genes whereas Bmo-miR-14-3p targets on two genes in the same pathway. These two mature miRNAs increased immediately after the ecdysis, efficiently suppressing the 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) biosynthesis, the upstream regulation, and the downstream response genes. Knocking down either of two mature miRNAs or both of them delays moult development, impairing development synchrony in antagomir-treated groups. In addition, overexpressing Bmo-miR-14-5p but not Bmo-miR-14-3p significantly affected the 20E titer and increased the moulting time variation, suggesting that Bmo-miR-14-5p, though it is less abundant, has more potent effects in development regulation than Bmo-miR-14-3p. In summary, we present evidence that a pre-miRNA encodes two mature miRNAs targeting on the same pathway, which significantly improves miRNA regulation efficiencies to programmatically switch off ecdysone biosynthesis.
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- Kang He
- a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China
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- b College of Life Sciences and Resource Environment, Yichun University , Yichun , China.,c Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , China
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- c Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , China.,d Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science , Nanchang , China
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- c Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , China
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- e Agricultural Genomes Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Shenzhen , China
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- a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China
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Fan R, Xiao C, Wan X, Cha W, Miao Y, Zhou Y, Qin C, Cui T, Su F, Shan X. Small molecules with big roles in microRNA chemical biology and microRNA-targeted therapeutics. RNA Biol 2019; 16:707-718. [PMID: 30900502 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1593094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression. Aberrant miRNA expression or function have close links with various human diseases. Therefore, therapeutic treatments with disease-associated miRNAs as targets are emerging. However, the intracellular miRNA networks are extremely complicated and poorly understood, which thus hinder the development of miRNA-targeted therapeutics. Small molecules that are able to regulate endogenous miRNAs hold great potential in both elucidation of miRNA networks and treatment of miRNA-related diseases. Herein, we summarize current strategies for discovery of small molecule modifiers of miRNAs, and we highlight aspects of miRNA cellular biology elucidated by using these small molecules and miRNA-targeted therapeutics realized by these small molecules. We envision that this area will expand dramatically in the near future and will ultimately contribute to a better understanding of miRNA-involved cellular processes and development of therapeutic agents for miRNA-associated diseases.
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- Rengen Fan
- a Department of General Surgery, Yancheng City No. 1 People's Hospital , Yancheng , China
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- b Department of General Surgery, Yancheng City No. 1 People's Hospital , Yancheng , China
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- c Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Yancheng City No. 1 People's Hospital , Yancheng , China
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- a Department of General Surgery, Yancheng City No. 1 People's Hospital , Yancheng , China
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- d Department of Medical Oncology , Wuxi Third People's Hospital , Wuxi , China
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- a Department of General Surgery, Yancheng City No. 1 People's Hospital , Yancheng , China
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- a Department of General Surgery, Yancheng City No. 1 People's Hospital , Yancheng , China
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- e Department of Cardiology, The Third People's Hospital of Yancheng , Yancheng , China
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- f School of Medical University, Xuzhou , Xuzhou , China
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- g Department of Geraeology, Yancheng City No.1 People's Hospital , Yancheng , China
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Wang W, Liu D, Chen D, Cheng Y, Zhang X, Song L, Hu M, Dong J, Shen F. MicroRNA414c affects salt tolerance of cotton by regulating reactive oxygen species metabolism under salinity stress. RNA Biol 2019; 16:362-375. [PMID: 30676211 PMCID: PMC6380294 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1574163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [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: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Salinity stress is a major abiotic stress affecting the productivity and fiber quality of cotton. Although reactive oxygen species (ROS) play critical roles in plant stress responses, their complex molecular regulatory mechanism under salinity stress is largely unknown in cotton, especially microRNA (miRNA)-mediated regulation of superoxide dismutase gene expression. Here, we report that a cotton iron superoxide dismutase gene GhFSD1 and the cotton miRNA ghr-miR414c work together in response to salinity stress. The miRNA ghr-miR414c targets the coding sequence region of GhFSD1, inhibiting expression of transcripts of this antioxidase gene, which represents the first line of defense against stress-induced ROS. Expression of GhFSD1 was induced by salinity stress. Under salinity stress, ghr-miR414c showed expression patterns opposite to those of GhFSD1. Ectopic expression of GhFSD1 in Arabidopsis conferred salinity stress tolerance by improving primary root growth and biomass, whereas Arabidopsis constitutively expressing ghr-miR414c showed hypersensitivity to salinity stress. Silencing GhFSD1 in cotton caused an excessive hypersensitive phenotype to salinity stress, whereas overexpressing miR414c decreased the expression of GhFSD1 and increased sensitivity to salinity stress, yielding a phenotype similar to that of GhFSD1-silenced cotton. Taken together, our results demonstrated that ghr-miR414c was involved in regulation of plant response to salinity stress by targeting GhFSD1 transcripts. This study provides a new strategy and method for plant breeding in order to improve plant salinity tolerance.
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- Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Wang CC, Chen X, Yin J, Qu J. An integrated framework for the identification of potential miRNA-disease association based on novel negative samples extraction strategy. RNA Biol 2019; 16:257-269. [PMID: 30646823 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1568820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human complex diseases. Predicting potential miRNA-disease associations could provide important prior information for medical researchers. Therefore, reliable computational models are expected to be an effective supplement for inferring associations between miRNAs and diseases. In this study, we developed a novel calculative model named Negative Samples Extraction based MiRNA-Disease Association prediction (NSEMDA). NSEMDA filtered reliable negative samples by two positive-unlabeled learning models, namely, the Spy and Rocchio techniques and calculated similarity weights for ambiguous samples. The positive samples, reliable negative samples and ambiguous samples with similarity weights were used to construct a Support Vector Machine-Similarity Weight model to predict miRNA-disease associations. NSEMDA improved the credibility of negative samples and reduced the impact of noise samples by introducing ambiguous samples with similarity weights to train prediction model. As a result, NSEMDA achieved the AUC of 0.8899 in global leave-one-out cross validation (LOOCV) and AUC of 0.8353 under local LOOCV. In 100 times 5-fold cross validation, NSEMDA obtained an average AUC of 0.8878 and standard deviation of 0.0014. These AUCs are higher than many classical models. Besides, we also carried out three kinds of case studies to evaluate the performance of NSEMDA. Among the top 50 potential related miRNAs of esophageal neoplasms, lung neoplasms and carcinoma hepatocellular predicted by NSEMDA, 46, 50 and 45 miRNAs were verified to be associated with the investigated disease by experimental evidences, respectively. Therefore, NSEMDA would be a reliable calculative model for inferring miRNA-disease associations.
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- Chun-Chun Wang
- a School of Information and Control Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou , China
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- a School of Information and Control Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou , China
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- a School of Information and Control Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou , China
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- a School of Information and Control Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou , China
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Osei J, Kelly W, Toffolo K, Donahue K, Levy B, Bard J, Wang J, Levy E, Nowak N, Poulsen D. Thymosin beta 4 induces significant changes in the plasma miRNA profile following severe traumatic brain injury in the rat lateral fluid percussion injury model. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2019; 18:159-164. [PMID: 29873258 DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2018.1484102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) has demonstrated neuroprotective potential in models of neurlogical injury. The neuroprotective potential of Tβ4 has been associated with increased miR-200a and miR-200b within the brain following stroke. Here we tested the hypothesis that Tβ4 treatment could also alter miRNA profiles within the plasma following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS We used the rat lateral fluid percusion injury model of severe TBI to test this hypothesis. Highly sensitive and quantitative droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) was used to measure the plasma concentrations of miR-200 family members. In addition, we conducted RNAseq analysis of plasma miRNA to further identify changes associated with TBI and treatment with Tβ4. RESULTS ddPCR demonstrated that miR-200a-3p andmiR-200b-3p were both significantly increased in plasma following treatment with Tβ4 after severe TBI. RNAseq analysis suggested that miR-300-3p and miR-598-3p increased while miR-450-3p and miR-194-5p significantly decreased following TBI. In contrast, miR-194-5p significantly increased in Tβ4 treated rats following TBI. In addition, we identified nine plasma miRNAs whose expression significantly changed following treatment with Tβ4. CONCLUSIONS Tβ4 treatment significantly increased plasma levels of miR-200a-3p and miR-200b-3p, while RNAseq analysis identified miR-194-5p as a candidate miRNA that may be critical for neuroprotection.
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- Jennifer Osei
- a Department of Neurosrgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sceinces , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- a Department of Neurosrgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sceinces , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- a Department of Neurosrgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sceinces , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- a Department of Neurosrgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sceinces , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- a Department of Neurosrgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sceinces , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- b New York State Center for Bioinformatics and Life Sciences , University at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- c Center for Computational Research , University at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- a Department of Neurosrgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sceinces , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- b New York State Center for Bioinformatics and Life Sciences , University at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA.,d Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- a Department of Neurosrgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sceinces , Univeristy at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA molecules that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression through silencing of complementary target mRNAs. miRNAs are involved in many biological processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, cell signaling and cellular defense responses to infection. Strategies that allow for strong and stable suppression of specific microRNA activity are needed to study miRNA functions and to develop therapeutic intervention strategies aimed at interfering with miRNA activity in vivo. One of these classes of miRNA inhibitors are Tough Decoys (TuD) RNAs, which comprise of an imperfect RNA hairpin structure that harbors two opposing miRNA binding sites. Upon developing TuDs targeting Epstein-Barr virus miRNAs, we observed a strong variation in inhibitory potential between different TuD RNAs targeting the same miRNA. We show that the composition of the 'bulge' sequence in the miRNA binding sites has a strong impact on the inhibitory potency of the TuD. Our data implies that miRNA inhibition correlates with the thermodynamic properties of the TuD and that design aimed at lowering the TuD opening energy increases TuD potency. Our study provides specific guidelines for the design and construction of potent decoy-based miRNA inhibitors, which may be used for future therapeutic intervention strategies.
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- Marjolein J G Hooykaas
- a Department of Medical Microbiology , University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Medical Microbiology , University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Medical Microbiology , University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Medical Microbiology , University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Medical Microbiology , University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Medical Microbiology , University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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The development and progression of numerous complex human diseases have been confirmed to be associated with microRNAs (miRNAs) by various experimental and clinical studies. Predicting potential miRNA-disease associations can help us understand the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms of diseases and promote the development of disease treatment and diagnosis. Due to the high cost of conventional experimental verification, proposing a new computational method for miRNA-disease association prediction is an efficient and economical way. Since previous computational models ignored the hubness phenomenon, we presented a novel computational model of Bipartite Local models and Hubness-Aware Regression for MiRNA-Disease Association prediction (BLHARMDA). In this method, we first used known miRNA-disease associations to calculate the Jaccard similarity between miRNAs and between diseases, then utilized a modified kNNs model in the bipartite local model method. As a result, we effectively alleviated the detriments from 'bad' hubs. BLHARMDA obtained AUCs of 0.9141 and 0.8390 in the global and local leave-one-out cross validation, respectively, which outperformed most of the previous models and proved high prediction performance of BLHARMDA. Besides, the standard deviation of 0.0006 in 5-fold cross validation confirmed our model's prediction stability and the averaged prediction accuracy of 0.9120 showed the high precision of our model. In addition, to further evaluate our model's accuracy, we implemented BLHARMDA on three typical human diseases in three different types of case studies. As a result, 49 (Esophageal Neoplasms), 50 (Lung Neoplasms) and 50 (Carcinoma Hepatocellular) out of the top 50 related miRNAs were validated by recent experimental discoveries.
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- Xing Chen
- a School of Information and Control Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou , China
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- b College of Computer Science and Technology , Wuhan University of Science and Technology , Hubei , China
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- a School of Information and Control Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou , China
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Mi Y, Ren K, Zou J, Bai Y, Zhang L, Zuo L, Okada A, Yasui T. The Association Between Three Genetic Variants in MicroRNAs (Rs11614913, Rs2910164, Rs3746444) and Prostate Cancer Risk. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 48:149-157. [PMID: 30001553 DOI: 10.1159/000491671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNA molecules which play a significant role in transcriptional and translational regulation. Published data on the association between the miRNA SNPs and prostate cancer (PCa) risk are somewhat inconclusive. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of all available studies including 2,227 patients and 2,331 control subjects to evaluate the impact of three common genetic variants of microRNAs in prostate cancer risk. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were utilized to investigate the strength of the association. RESULTS For miR-499 polymorphism, a significant association was observed between the rs3746444 A>G polymorphism and PCa risk in heterozygote comparison and dominant genetic model, in particular in Asian population subgroup. For miR-146a polymorphism, the rs2910164 CC genotype was associated with decreased PCa risk in Asian population in homozygote comparison. In addition, rs2910164 CC genotype had a weekly higher percentage value in subgroup of Gleason score < 7. Similar results were also indicated in localized prostate cancer in subgroup analysis by tumor stage. For miR-196a2 polymorphism, no association was observed between this variant and PCa risk in the overall group. However, in stratified analysis by ethnicity, we found that rs11614913 T allele was a risk factor for Asian PCa patients. CONCLUSIONS Polymorphisms of miR-196a2 rs11614913, miR-146a rs2910164, and miR-499 rs3746444 may contribute to the risk for developing prostate cancer in Asian descendants. Moreover, miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism was related to PCa prognosis.
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- Yuanyuan Mi
- Department of Urology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 585 Xingyuan Road, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Southeast University Medical School, Jiangyin, China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,29 Xinglong Road, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,29 Xinglong Road, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,29 Xinglong Road, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,29 Xinglong Road, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrourology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Nephrourology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Aichi, Japan
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INTRODUCTION Epigenetic modifications have recently been linked to neurodegenerative diseases, such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which represents the second most common form of dementia in adulthood after Alzheimer's disease (AD). Epigenetic regulation occurs at different cellular levels and serve as a way to alter genetic information not only in aging but also following environmental signals. Thus, epigenetics mechanisms could exert their function at early stage of the disease, especially in sporadic cases. Areas covered: Herein, the available evidence supporting the concept that epigenetic-driven changes might shed the light into the pathogenic mechanisms of FTD will be summarized, with particular regard to their influence in underlying sporadic/familiar FTD onset and/or severity, and to the possibility to open a new scenario to facilitate early diagnosis and the identification of novel therapeutic targets. Bibliographic search through PubMed was used to find the studies included in this review. Expert commentary: Although epigenetic investigation in neurodegenerative disorders is in its infancy, recent advances in the technology of epigenetic change determination has led to novel, challenging findings. In particular, the knowledge and the characterization of epigenetic events could result in novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Chiara Fenoglio
- a Neurodegenerative Disease Unit , University of Milan, Dino Ferrari Center, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- a Neurodegenerative Disease Unit , University of Milan, Dino Ferrari Center, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- a Neurodegenerative Disease Unit , University of Milan, Dino Ferrari Center, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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Yang Y, Jiang Z, Ma N, Wang B, Liu J, Zhang L, Gu L. MicroRNA-223 Targeting STIM1 Inhibits the Biological Behavior of Breast Cancer. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 45:856-866. [PMID: 29414804 DOI: 10.1159/000487180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS To investigate the cellular effects and clinical significance of microRNA-223 (miR-223) in breast cancer by targeting stromal interaction molecule1 (STIM1). METHODS Breast cancer cell lines (T47D, MCF-7, SKB-R3, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-435) and a normal breast epithelial cell line (MCF-10A) were prepared for this study. MiR-223 mimics, anti-miR-223 and pcDNA 3.1-STIM1 were transiently transfected into cancer cells independently or together, and then RT-qPCR was performed to detect the expressions of miR-223 and STIM1 mRNA, dual-luciferase reporter assay was conducted to examine the effects of miR-223 on STIM1, Western blotting was used to measure the expressions of the STIM1 proteins, MTT and Trans-well assays were performed to detect cell proliferation and invasion. Finally, the correlation of miR-223 and STIM1 was investigated by detecting with ISH and IHC in breast cancer specimens or the corresponding adjacent normal tissues. RESULTS Compared with normal cells and tissues, breast cancer tissues and cells exhibited significantly lower expression of miR-223, but higher expression of STIM1. MiR-223 could inhibit the proliferation and invasiveness of breast cancer cells by negatively regulating the expressions of STIM1. Reimplantation with STIM1 partially rescued the miRNA-223-induced inhibition of breast cancer cells. Clinical data revealed that high expression of STIM1 and miR-223 was respectively detrimental and beneficial factor impacting patient's disease-free survival (DFS) rather than overall survival (OS). Moreover, Pearson correlation analysis also confirmed that STIM1 was inversely correlated with miR-223. CONCLUSION MiR-223 inhibits the proliferation and invasion of breast cancer by targeting STIM1. The miR-223/STIM1 axis could possibly be a potential therapeutic target for treating breast cancer patients.
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- Yanfang Yang
- Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin, China
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Hu N, Yin JF, Ji Z, Hong Y, Wu P, Bian B, Song Z, Li R, Liu Q, Wu F. Strengthening Gastric Cancer Therapy by Trastuzumab-Conjugated Nanoparticles with Simultaneous Encapsulation of Anti-MiR-21 and 5-Fluorouridine. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017; 44:2158-2173. [PMID: 29241186 DOI: 10.1159/000485955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS MicroRNA-21 is an oncogenic miR (oncomiR) frequently elevated in gastric cancer (GC). Overexpression of miR-21 decreases the sensitivity of GC cells to 5-fluorouridine (5-Fu) and trastuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Receptor-mediated endocytosis plays a crucial role in the delivery of biotherapeutics including anti-miRNA oligonucleotides (AMOs). This study is a continuation of earlier findings involving poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)-poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) nanoparticles (PEG-PCL NPs), which were coated with trastuzumab to target GC with HER2 receptor over-expression using anti-miRNA-21 (AMO-21) and 5-Fu. METHODS HER-PEG-PCL NPs were prepared by one-step carbodiimide coupling using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDAc) and Sulfo-NHS in aqueous phase. Covalent coupling of amino groups at the surface of PEG-PCL with the carboxyl groups of trastuzumab was analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). AMO-21/5-Fu NPs were formulated by a double-emulsion solvent evaporation technique. The cell line specificity, cellular uptake and AMO-21 delivery were investigated through the rhodamine-B-labeled 6-carboxyfluorescein (FAM)-AMO-21-PEG-PCL NPs coated with or without the antibody in both Her2-positive (NUGC4) and negative GC cells (SGC7901) visualized by fluorescence microscopy. The cytotoxicity of the HER-PEG-PCL NPs encapsulating AMO-21 was evaluated by MTT and apoptosis. Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to examine miR-21 and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) and Sprouty2 expression in GC cell lines. The antitumor effects of AMO-21/5-Fu NPs were compared with other groups in xenograft gastric cancer mice. RESULTS The antibody conjugates significantly enhanced the cellular uptake of NPs. The AMO-21/5-Fu NPs effectively suppressed the target miRNA expression in GC cells, which further up-regulated PTEN and Sprouty2. As a result, the sensitivity of HER2-expressing gastric cancer to trastuzumab and 5-Fu were enhanced both in vitro and in vivo. The approach enhanced the targeting by trastuzumab as well as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) of immune effector cells Conclusions: Taken together, the results provide insight into the biological and clinical potential of targeted AMO-21 and 5-Fu co-delivery using modified trastuzumab for GC treatment.
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- Nan Hu
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Deparment of Respiratory Medicine, Suzhou Kowloon Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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Zhang L, Huang LS, Chen G, Feng ZB. Potential Targets and Clinical Value of MiR-224-5p in Cancers of the Digestive Tract. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017; 44:682-700. [PMID: 29169158 DOI: 10.1159/000485281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS MicroRNAs participate in various biological processes in malignant tumors. However, the mechanisms of miR-224-5p in digestive system cancers are not fully understood. A comprehensive investigation of the clinical value and potential targets of miR-224-5p in cancers of the digestive tract is necessary. METHODS Expression profiling data and related-prognostic data of miR-224-5p were acquired from Gene Expression Omnibus, The Cancer Genome Atlas, ArrayExpress, and published literature. The potential target mRNAs of miR-224-5p were predicted using bioinformatics methods and finally annotated using Gene Ontology (GO) annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis. RESULTS MiR-224-5p is up-regulated in digestive system cancers (SMD=0.69, 95% CI: 0.43-0.96, P<0.0001) and exhibits a moderate diagnostic ability (AUC=0.84, 95% CI: 0.80-0.87). Our data also demonstrated that miR-224-5p is statistically significantly correlated with overall survival univariate analysis (HR=1.69, 95% CI: 1.15-2.49, P=0.007) and multivariate analysis (HR=2.39, 95% CI: 1.74-3.30, P<0.0001). In total, 388 potential miR-224-5p target mRNAs were predicted by bioinformatics methods. GO annotation analysis revealed that the top terms of miR-224-5p in biological process, cellular component and molecular function were system development, neuron part, and transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding, respectively. Moreover, eight pathways were identified in KEGG pathway enrichment analysis. CONCLUSIONS MiR-224-5p is up-regulated and has the potential to become a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in digestive system cancers. MiR-224-5p might play vital roles in cancers of the digestive tract but the exact molecular mechanisms need further study and verification.
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Bone metastasis is one of the most common forms of metastasis from a number of different primary carcinomas. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, endogenous RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression to control essential pathways, including those involved in bone organogenesis and homeostasis. As these pathways are often hijacked during bone metastasis, it is not surprising that miRNAs can also influence bone metastasis formation. Areas covered: In this review, we first summarize the major signalling pathways involved in normal bone development and bone metastasis. We will then discuss the overall roles of miRNAs in cancer metastasis and highlight the recent findings on the effects of miRNAs in bone metastasis. To this aim, we have performed a literature search in PubMed by using the search words 'miRNAs' and 'bone metastasis', selecting relevant scientific articles published between 2010 and 2016. Seminal publications before 2010 on the metastatic role of miRNAs have also been considered. Expert commentary: With the lack of current diagnostic biomarkers and effective targeted therapies for bone metastasis, the significant role of miRNAs in the regulation of bone homeostasis and bone metastasis may support the future use of miRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Douglas G Cheung
- a Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA
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- b Biomedical Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences , University of Salford , Salford , UK
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- b Biomedical Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences , University of Salford , Salford , UK
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Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are nanometer-sized cell-derived membrane vesicles that are released by donor cells and play an important role in intercellular communication. In this short communication, we discuss the obstacles currently faced in EV-mediated drug delivery research. The commonly used vehicle for drug delivery in prevalent practice are liposome's which are synthetic vesicles, these vesicles commonly interact with serum proteins, macrophages and other innate immune response molecules and may be destroyed before they can deliver the drug. EVs however have the same membrane compositions and similar cell surface markers as the cells from which they are derived which thus prevents interactions or provocations of an immune response. In addition, EVs have been used to deliver molecules across tight cellular junctions such as the blood brain barrier. This has led to an interest in using EVs as a novel method for drug delivery. We hereby discuss the potential pitfalls and difficulties that need to be addressed before EVs can be used as drug delivery vehicles in pharmacological research.
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- Heedoo Lee
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Salem Hospital, North Shore Medical Center, 81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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Bai B, Shi B, Hou N, Cao Y, Meng Y, Bian H, Zhu M, Han N. microRNAs participate in gene expression regulation and phytohormone cross-talk in barley embryo during seed development and germination. BMC Plant Biol 2017; 17:150. [PMID: 28877679 PMCID: PMC5586051 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Small RNA and degradome sequencing have identified a large number of miRNA-target pairs in plant seeds. However, detailed spatial and temporal studies of miRNA-mediated regulation, which can reflect links between seed development and germination are still lacking. RESULTS In this study, we extended our investigation on miRNAs-involved gene regulation by a combined analysis of seed maturation and germination in barley. Through bioinformatics analysis of small RNA sequencing data, a total of 1324 known miRNA families and 448 novel miRNA candidates were identified. Of those, 16 known miRNAs with 40 target genes, and three novel miRNAs with four target genes were confirmed based on degradome sequencing data. Conserved miRNA families such as miR156, miR168, miR166, miR167, and miR894 were highly expressed in embryos of developing and germinating seeds. A barley-specific miRNA, miR5071, which was predicted to target an OsMLA10-like gene, accumulated at a high level, suggesting its involvement in defence response during these two developmental stages. Based on target prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis of putative targets, nine highly expressed miRNAs were found to be related to phytohormone signalling and hormone cross-talk. Northern blot and qRT-PCR analysis showed that these miRNAs displayed differential expression patterns during seed development and germination, indicating their different roles in hormone signalling pathways. In addition, we showed that miR393 affected seed development through targeting two genes encoding the auxin receptors TIR1/AFBs in barley, as over-expression of miR393 led to an increased length-width ratio of seeds, whereas target mimic (MIM393)-mediated inhibition of its activity decreased the 1000-grain weight of seeds. Furthermore, the expression of auxin-responsive genes, abscisic acid- and gibberellic acid-related genes was altered in miR393 misexpression lines during germination and early seedling growth. CONCLUSIONS Our work indicates that miRNA-target pairs participate in gene expression regulation and hormone interaction in barley embryo and provides evidence that miR393-mediated auxin response regulation affects grain development and influences gibberellic acid and abscisic acid homeostasis during germination.
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- Bin Bai
- Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310058 China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310036 China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310058 China
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D'Asti E, Rak J. Biological basis of personalized anticoagulation in cancer: oncogene and oncomir networks as putative regulators of coagulopathy. Thromb Res 2017; 140 Suppl 1:S37-43. [PMID: 27067976 DOI: 10.1016/s0049-3848(16)30096-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Activation of stromal response pathways in cancer is increasingly viewed as both a local and systemic extension of molecular alterations driving malignant transformation. Rather than reflecting passive and unspecific responses to anatomical abnormalities, the coagulation system is a target of oncogenic deregulation, impacting the role of clotting and fibrinolytic proteins, and integrating hemostasis, inflammation, angiogenesis and cellular growth effects in cancer. These processes signify, but do not depend on, the clinically manifest coagulopathy and thrombosis. In this regard, the role of driver mutations affecting oncoprotein coding genes such as RAS, EGFR or MET and tumour suppressors (PTEN, TP53) are well described as regulators of tissue factor (TF), protease activated receptors (PAR-1/2) and ectopic coagulation factors (FVII). Indeed, in both adult and pediatric brain tumours the expression patterns of coagulation and angiogenesis regulators (coagulome and angiome, respectively) reflect the molecular subtypes of the underlying diseases (glioblastoma or medulloblastoma) as defined by their oncogenic classifiers and clinical course. This emerging understanding is still poorly established in relation to the transforming effects of non-coding genes, including those responsible for the expression of microRNA (miR). Indeed, several miRs have been recently found to regulate TF and other effectors. We recently documented that in the context of the aggressive embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) the oncogenic driver miR (miR-520g) suppresses the expression of TF and correlates with hypocoagulant tumour characteristics. Unlike in adult cancers, the growth of pediatric embryonal brain tumour cells as spheres (to maintain stem cell properties) results in upregulation of miR-520g and downregulation of TF expression and activity. We postulate that oncogenic protein and miR coding genes form alternative pathways of coagulation system regulation in different tumour settings, a property necessitating more personalised and biologically-based approaches to anticoagulation.
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- Esterina D'Asti
- McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, RI MUHC, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, RI MUHC, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Wang B, Guo J, Feng L, Suen CW, Fu WM, Zhang JF, Li G. MiR124 suppresses collagen formation of human tendon derived stem cells through targeting egr1. Exp Cell Res 2016; 347:360-6. [PMID: 27569005 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Collagen formation is used as a crucial indicator of tenogenic differentiation of human tendon derived stem cell (hTDSC). Early growth response-1(egr1), a transcriptional factor, has been demonstrated to regulate tendon differentiation and promote tendon repair. Considering that the therapeutic options for tendon injuries remain limited, investigating the regulation of egr1 could facilitate the understanding of tendon development at molecular level so as to find a promising therapeutic target. MicroRNAs (miRNA) have been considered as epigenetic regulators to mediate multiple biological activities including stem cell differentiation. In the present study, biological experiments confirmed the prediction that miR124-3p (miR124) could have direct binding with egr1. We also found that miR124 suppressed collagen formation during the tendon differentiation of hTDSC while anti-miR124 promoted it. Furthermore, egr1 knockdown abolished the promotive effect of anti-miR124, suggesting that miR124 prevents tendon differentiation via suppressing egr1 expression. Therefore, miR124 may be a promising therapeutic target for tendon injury.
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- Bin Wang
- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, PR China; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, PR China; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, PR China; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, PR China.
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Motta V, Favero C, Dioni L, Iodice S, Battaglia C, Angelici L, Vigna L, Pesatori AC, Bollati V. MicroRNAs are associated with blood-pressure effects of exposure to particulate matter: Results from a mediated moderation analysis. Environ Res 2016; 146:274-81. [PMID: 26775008 PMCID: PMC5250797 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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AIMS Exposure to particulate air pollution is associated with increased blood pressure (BP), a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying this relationship, we investigated whether the effects of particulate matter of less than 10μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) on BP are mediated by microRNAs. METHODS AND RESULTS We recruited 90 obese individuals and we assessed their PM10 exposure 24 and 48h before the recruitment day. We performed multivariate linear regression models to investigate the effects of PM10 on BP. Using the TaqMan® Low-Density Array, we experimentally evaluated and technically validated the expression levels of 377 human miRNAs in peripheral blood. We developed a mediated moderation analysis to estimate the proportion of PM10 effects on BP that was mediated by miRNA expression. PM10 exposure 24 and 48h before the recruitment day was associated with increased systolic BP (β=1.22mmHg, P=0.019; β=1.24mmHg, P=0.019, respectively) and diastolic BP (β=0.67mmHg, P=0.044; β=0.91mmHg, P=0.007, respectively). We identified nine miRNAs associated with PM10 levels 48h after exposure. A conditional indirect effect (CIE=-0.1431) of PM10 on diastolic BP, which was mediated by microRNA-101, was found in individuals with lower values of mean body mass index. CONCLUSIONS Our data provide evidence that miRNAs are a molecular mechanism underlying the BP-related effects of air pollution exposure, and indicate miR-101 as epigenetic mechanism to be further investigated.
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- Valeria Motta
- EPIGET-Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab-Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- EPIGET-Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab-Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- EPIGET-Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab-Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- EPIGET-Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab-Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20129 Milan, Italy.
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- EPIGET-Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab-Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- Worker's Health Protection and Promotion Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- EPIGET-Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab-Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- EPIGET-Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab-Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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Liu W, Zhu M, Liu H, Wei J, Zhou X, Xing D. Invading stacking primer: A trigger for high-efficiency isothermal amplification reaction with superior selectivity for detecting microRNA variants. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 81:309-316. [PMID: 26985583 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.02.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Searching for a strategy to enhance the efficiency of nucleic acid amplification and achieve exquisite discrimination of nucleic acids at the single-base level for biological detection has become an exciting research direction in recent years. Here, we have developed a simple and universal primer design strategy which produces a fascinating effect on isothermal strand displacement amplification (iSDA). We refer to the resultant primer as "invading stacking primer (IS-Primer)" which is based on contiguous stacking hybridization and toehold-mediated exchange reaction and function by merely changing the hybridization location of the primer. Using the IS-Primer, the sensitivity in detecting the target miR-21 is improved approximately five fold compared with the traditional iSDA reaction. It was further demonstrated that the IS-Primer acts as an invading strand to initiate branch migration which can increase the efficiency of the untwisting of the hairpin probe. This effect is equivalent to reducing the free energy of the stem, and the technique shows superior selectivity for single-base mismatches. By demonstrating the enhanced effect of the IS-Primer in the iSDA reaction, this work may provide a potentially new avenue for developing more sensitive and selective nucleic acids assays.
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- Weipeng Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
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Shen Y, Tian F, Chen Z, Li R, Ge Q, Lu Z. Amplification-based method for microRNA detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 71:322-331. [PMID: 25930002 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Over the last two decades, the study of miRNAs has attracted tremendous attention since they regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally and have been demonstrated to be dysregulated in many diseases. Detection methods with higher sensitivity, specificity and selectivity between precursors and mature microRNAs are urgently needed and widely studied. This review gave an overview of the amplification-based technologies including traditional methods, current modified methods and the cross-platforms of them combined with other techniques. Many progresses were found in the modified amplification-based microRNA detection methods, while traditional platforms could not be replaced until now. Several sample-specific normalizers had been validated, suggesting that the different normalizers should be established for different sample types and the combination of several normalizers might be more appropriate than a single universal normalizer. This systematic overview would be useful to provide comprehensive information for subsequent related studies and could reduce the un-necessary repetition in the future.
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- Yanting Shen
- Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China.
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- Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China.
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- Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China.
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- Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China.
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- Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China.
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- Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Sipailou road no. 2, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 2100096, PR China.
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Ling L, Ge X, Li Z, Zeng B, Xu J, Aslam AFM, Song Q, Shang P, Huang Y, Tan A. MicroRNA Let-7 regulates molting and metamorphosis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 53:13-21. [PMID: 25016132 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of endogenous, non-coding, regulatory RNA molecules that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression by binding to the 3'UTRs of mRNA targets and thus cause their degradation or translational inhibition. In insects, important roles of miRNAs in various biological processes have been demonstrated in Drosophila melanogaster. However, biological roles of miRNAs are barely unveiled in the majority of insect species due to limited genetic tools. In the present study, we introduce the transgenic miRNA sponge (miR-SP) technology combining with the binary GAL4/UAS system in the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, to exploit the biological function of an evolutionally conserved miRNA, let-7. We successfully established transgenic silkworm lines in which a miRNA sponge construct targeting BmLet-7 seed region was expressed in a ubiquitous manner directed by A3-GAL4 driver. Transgenic animals showed decreased expression of BmLet-7, leading to developmental arrestment during the larval-larval and larval-pupal transition. Simultaneously, expression levels of the predicted BmLet-7 target genes, FTZ-F1 and Eip74EF (E74), key regulatory factors in the ecdysone pathway, were elevated in transgenic animals. The current study is the first report on application of the transgenic miR-SP technology in non-drosophilid insects, which will not only contribute to better understanding of let-7 biological roles, but also greatly facilitate future miRNA functional analysis in insects.
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- Lin Ling
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Han Y, Liu Y, Zhang H, Wang T, Diao R, Jiang Z, Gui Y, Cai Z. Hsa-miR-125b suppresses bladder cancer development by down-regulating oncogene SIRT7 and oncogenic long noncoding RNA MALAT1. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:S0014-5793(13)00780-1. [PMID: 24512851 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [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: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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MicroRNAs mainly inhibit coding genes and long non-coding RNA expression. Here, we report that hsa-miR-125b and oncogene SIRT7/ oncogenic long noncoding RNA MALAT1 were inversely expressed in bladder cancer. Hsa-miR-125b mimic downregulated, whereas hsa-miR-125b inhibitor upregulated the expression of SIRT7 and MALAT1. Binding sites were confirmed between hsa-miR-125b and SIRT7/MALAT1. Upregulation of hsa-miR-125b or downregulation of SIRT7 inhibited proliferation, motility and increased apoptosis. The effects of upregulation of hsa-miR-125b were similar to that of silencing MALAT1 in bladder cancer as we had previously described. These data suggest that hsa-miR-125b suppresses bladder cancer development via inhibiting SIRT7 and MALAT1.
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- Yonghua Han
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Tumor, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Postdoctroal Scientific Research Base, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Tumor, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Postdoctroal Scientific Research Base, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Tumor, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Postdoctroal Scientific Research Base, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Tumor, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Postdoctroal Scientific Research Base, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Mazan-Mamczarz K, Gartenhaus RB. Role of microRNA deregulation in the pathogenesis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Leuk Res 2013; 37:1420-8. [PMID: 24054860 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2013.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous RNA molecules that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level through its sequence complementation with target mRNAs. An individual miRNA species can simultaneously influence the expression of multiple genes and conversely, several miRNAs can synchronously control expression of specific gene product mRNA levels. Thus, miRNAs expression in cells has to be precisely regulated and alterations in miRNA levels may cause an aberrant expression of genes involved in oncogenic pathways and consequently result in cancer development. Indeed, miRNA expression is often deregulated in many cancers, including B-cell lymphomas. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous group of B-cell lymphomas with different genetic backgrounds, morphologic features, and responses to therapy. Over the past decade, miRNAs emerged as a new tool for understanding DLBCL biology, and promising candidate molecular markers in DLBCL classification and treatment. In this review, we will focus on miRNAs aberrantly expressed in DLBCL and discuss the putative mechanisms of this deregulation. Additionally, we will summarize miRNAs' involvement in the identification of DLBCL subgroups, and their potential role as diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers as well as specific therapeutic targets for DLBCL.
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- Krystyna Mazan-Mamczarz
- Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Zhang Y, Hu H, Song L, Cai L, Wei R, Jin W. Epirubicin-mediated expression of miR-302b is involved in osteosarcoma apoptosis and cell cycle regulation. Toxicol Lett 2013; 222:1-9. [PMID: 23845851 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.06.242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Epirubicin is widely used in osteosarcoma chemotherapy. Growing evidence indicates that the microRNA (miRNA) expression levels which are induced by chemotherapeutic agents play an important role in osteosarcoma development and progression. In this study we investigate the alterations of miRNA expression in the osteosarcoma cells after epirubicin treatment and whether miRNAs can enhance its anti-osteosarcoma effect. After epirubicin exposure, microarray shows 40 miRNAs are differentially expressed in osteosarcoma cells including 24 down-regulated miRNAs. Notably, miR-302b, which is stably low-expressed in osteosarcoma, could be induced by the epirubicin. Furthermore, we find that miR-302b can inhibit the osteosarcoma cell proliferation, promote cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest MiR-302b can activate caspase-3 and regulate the Akt/pAkt, Bcl-2, Bim expression to increase the cell apoptosis. Meanwhile, miR-302b also attenuates cyclin D1 and CDKs expression to induce cell cycle arrest. Therefore, our results suggest miR-302b can play an essential role in osteosarcoma treatment as a potential tumor suppressor.
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Xiong L, Jiang W, Zhou R, Mao C, Guo Z. Identification and analysis of the regulatory network of Myc and microRNAs from high-throughput experimental data. Comput Biol Med 2013; 43:1252-60. [PMID: 23930820 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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As a transcription factor, c-Myc exerts significant influence in cancer development by regulating transcription of a large number of target genes including microRNAs. However, details of regulatory networks composed of Myc, microRNAs, and microRNA target genes are still unclear. Here, at system level, we built a comprehensive Myc-regulated miRNAs (Myc-miRNAs) regulatory network through the integration of experimentally validated high-throughput data and computational predictions. Using miRNA genomic information with ChIP-PET, we identified 30 Myc-miRNAs and found most of these Myc-miRNAs target genes were significantly enriched in cell cycle, apoptosis, cell proliferation GO terms and Myc-regulated signaling pathways, using gene sets enrichment analysis. We found most Myc-miRNAs involved in Myc-related cancer pathways expressed abnormally in Myc-associated tumors through the integration of diverse types of experimental data. Based upon Myc target genes identified by ChIP-chip assays, we identified that 1031 Myc-miRNAs feed-forward loops (FFLs) were significantly different from those obtained by chance; also, 11 high-quality FFLs were extracted from experimentally validated interactions. Finally, we built the miRNA-protein interaction network of experimentally validated Myc-miRNAs and discussed the more complex network composed of several FFLs networks. As shown in this study, we performed comprehensive analysis of the Myc-miRNAs regulatory network and provided potential Myc-miRNAs target genes which were involved in Myc pathway and cancer-related biological processes.
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- Lili Xiong
- School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, PR China
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Ma J, Xia J, Miele L, Sarkar FH, Wang Z. Notch Signaling Pathway in Pancreatic Cancer Progression. Pancreat Disord Ther 2013; 3:1000114. [PMID: 24027656 PMCID: PMC3767173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Jia Ma
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, PR China
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- University of Mississippi Cancer Institute, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
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- Department of Pathology and oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, PR China
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, MA 02215, USA
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Zhang Z, Ge S, Wang X, Yuan Q, Yan Q, Ye H, Che Y, Lin Y, Zhang J, Liu P. Serum miR-483-5p as a potential biomarker to detect hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatol Int. 2013;7:199-207. [PMID: 26201634 DOI: 10.1007/s12072-012-9341-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND GOALS There are no highly sensitive and specific minimally invasive biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to date. The objective of this study was to identify serum microRNAs (miRNAs) as potential HCC biomarkers. METHODS Using miRCURY LNA™ microRNA arrays, the levels of circulating miRNAs in the serum of patients with HCC were compared and controls were matched. Then 253 subjects (112 HCC, 85 chronic hepatitis B [CHB], and 56 healthy controls) were recruited and 12 serum miRNAs were compared by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). It was followed by the comparison of serum miRNA concentrations before and after the surgical resection in HCC group. RESULTS Median levels of miR-483-5p and miR-500a were higher in HCC patients than in patients with CHB and in healthy controls (p < 0.0001), but there were no differences between CHB patients and healthy controls (p > 0.05) and miR-483-5p levels were significantly reduced in serum samples obtained 30 days after surgical resection (p < 0.0001). The area under receiver operating characteristic curves of miR-483-5p and miR-500a was 74% (cutoff [Ct] value = 2.824, sensitivity = 74%, and specificity = 66%) and 66% (Ct value = 1.830, sensitivity = 74%, and specificity = 51%) for the prediction of HCC, respectively. In detecting HCC, combining α-fetoprotein (AFP) and serum miR-483-5p (sensitivity = 81% and specificity = 83%) was better than AFP alone (sensitivity = 78%, specificity = 70%). CONCLUSION Our observations suggest that serum miR-483-5p and miR-500a might serve as novel, noninvasive biomarkers for HCC. Serum miR-483-5p might complement AFP in detecting HCC.
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