胰腺癌细胞株和胰腺癌组织中miRNAs的表达检测

目的:探明miRNAs在胰腺癌细胞株及组织中的表达情况,证实miRNAs的差异表达与胰腺癌的发生有相关性.方法:对胰腺癌细胞株和胰腺癌组织进行总RNA的提取,通过Real-time PCR方法检测17种miRNAs(miR-16、miR-20a、miR-21、miR-26a、miR-142-3p、miR-155、miR-210、miR-181a、miR-181b、miR-196a、miR-939、miR-223、miR-1202、miR-1207-5p、miR-1825、miR-1228、miR-1915)在胰腺癌细胞株及胰腺癌组织中的表达,分析miRNAs的表达与胰腺癌患者临床表现之间有无相关性.结果:胰腺癌细胞株和胰腺癌组织中miRNAs的表达明显较正常胰腺组织高.癌组织及癌旁组织中miRNAs表达量在不同性别的胰腺癌患者中差异不大(P＞0.05),并且miRNAs的表达与患者年龄及其血清CA19-9关系不大.结论:经筛选的miRNAs可以作为胰腺癌的诊断标志.胰腺癌组织中的miRNAs表达并不是一成不变的,而是随着肿瘤的生长而不断发生变化.     

miR-451a促进胰腺癌细胞对吉西他滨的敏感性

目的:探究miR-451a在胰腺癌吉西他滨耐药中的功能。方法:通过低浓度梯度递增法建立胰腺癌吉西他滨耐药细胞株,microRNA(miRNA)测序筛选耐药相关miRNA;细胞存活曲线、克隆形成实验及流式凋亡实验分析miR-451a对胰腺癌细胞耐药的影响;裸鼠成瘤实验检测在动物体内模型中miR-451a对胰腺癌吉西他滨耐药的调控作用;调取TCGA数据分析miR-451a表达水平与胰腺癌病人预后的相关性。结果:胰腺癌吉西他滨耐药细胞株中miR-451a表达水平明显下调;miR-451a过表达增加胰腺癌细胞对吉西他滨的敏感性,增强了吉西他滨抑制细胞增殖和诱导细胞凋亡的作用;miR-451a诱导了裸鼠皮下肿瘤对吉西他滨敏感;miR-451a低表达与胰腺癌患者不良预后相关。结论:miR-451a增强了胰腺癌细胞对吉西他滨的敏感性。     

miR-21高表达对非小细胞肺癌患者整体生存率影响的Meta分析

本研究通过Meta分析探究了miR-21的高表达对非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者整体生存率(OS)的影响。通过检索Pubmed、Medline、EMBASE、CNKI和万方中文科技期刊数据库,收集关于miR-21的高表达对NSCLC患者整体生存率影响的文献,参照Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS)评价标准对文献质量进行评估,本研究使用Revman 5.3软件对各研究的效应量进行了合并分析。本研究共纳入8篇文献(共1 037案例),OS的HR合并值为1.28 (95%CI:1.15～1.43,p0.001)。对纳入文献进行亚组分析,结果发现血清和组织中miR-21的高表达均预示着NSCLC患者OS降低(组织HR=1.74,95%CI:1.08～2.80,p0.05;血清HR=1.98,95%CI:1.22～3.20,p0.001)。本研究初步表明,miR-21的高表达预示着NSCLC患者OS降低。     

microRNA在胰腺癌中的研究进展

胰腺癌是预后很差的恶性肿瘤,其分子机制的研究是治愈胰腺癌的希望.microRNA(miRNA)是一类小分子非编码RNA,通过降解或抑制靶基因mRNA的翻译调节靶基因的功能.近年来,研究发现miRNA在胰腺癌中异常表达,有上调,也有下调.虽然很多miRNA异常表达的机制尚不清楚,但启动子CpG甲基化与在胰腺癌中某些miRNA的下调有关.研究发现miRNA表达谱可用于胰腺癌和单个miRNA表达如miR-21、miR-34、miR-10a、miR-155、miR-196a及miR-200和let-7家族成员等可作为肿瘤标志物用于胰腺癌与正常胰腺、慢性胰腺炎、胰腺内分泌肿瘤等的诊断和鉴别诊断,预测胰腺癌的预后等.研究发现miRNA在胰腺癌中上调或下调参与胰腺癌的增殖、凋亡、侵袭、转移以及对化疗药物的耐药.研究发现miR-34、miR-200c等与胰腺癌干细胞的自我更新有关.这些miRNA研究将为胰腺癌的早期诊断、分子靶向治疗打下坚实的基础.     

食管癌组织miR-21、miR-182表达与临床病理特征及预后的关系

目的:探讨食管癌组织微小RNA-21(miR-21)、微小RNA-182(miR-182)表达与临床病理特征及预后的关系。方法:选择2010年10月至2014年2月期间在我院治疗的120例食管癌患者为研究对象,采集患者的食管癌组织及癌旁组织,采用荧光定量PCR检测组织中miR-21、miR-182表达量,采用Kaplan-Meier法分析患者生存情况。结果:与癌旁组织相比,食管癌组织中miR-21、miR-182表达量明显升高(P<0.05)。食管癌组织中miR-21、miR-182表达均与TNM分期和淋巴结转移相关(P<0.05)。miR-21低表达患者的5年生存率明显高于高表达患者(P<0.05),miR-182低表达患者的5年生存率明显高于高表达患者(P<0.05)。结论:miR-21、miR-182表达量在食管癌中上调,与食管癌TNM分期和淋巴结转移相关。miR-21高表达以及miR-182高表达患者5年生存率下降,检测miR-21、miR-182表达量在食管癌患者预后预测中具有一定临床意义。     

黑色素瘤患者血浆miR-21表达与临床病理特征的相关性

摘要 目的：探讨黑色素瘤患者血浆miR-21表达与临床病理特征的相关性。方法：2018年2月到2019年5月选择在本院诊治的黑色素瘤患者121作为黑色素瘤组,另选取同期良性皮肤肿瘤患者121例作为良性组。采集患者的空腹静脉血并提取血浆,采用qRT-PCR 技术检测血浆miR-21表达。调查患者的临床病理特征并进行相关性分析。结果：黑色素瘤组的血浆miR-21相对表达水平显著高于良性组(P<0.05)。在黑色素瘤组中,血浆miR-21相对表达水平与患者的年龄、性别、饮酒、肿瘤部位等无相关性(P>0.05),与临床分期、肿瘤转移、溃疡、吸烟等有显著相关性(P<0.05)。取miR-21诊断黑色素瘤的临界值(4.71),其诊断黑色素瘤的敏感性、特异性、准确性分别为77.6 %、87.0 %和81.7 %。logistic 回归模型分析显示吸烟、溃疡、miR-21表达水平都为影响黑色素瘤发生的重要因素(P<0.05)。结论：miR-21变化在黑色素瘤中呈现高表达,且与临床特征显著相关性,早期鉴别诊断黑色素瘤的预后效果比较好,同时有助于提高患者的生存率与生活质量。     

人胰腺癌组织中miR-223与Hedgehog通路中SUFU、GLI1表达相关性分析

目的:探明SUFU、GLI1基因在正常胰腺组织以及胰腺癌和癌旁组织中的mRNA表达,分析miR-223的表达与GLI1、SUFU基因转录之间的关系,以及SUFU、GLI1基因在胰腺癌发病过程中的作用.方法:对正常胰腺组织以及胰腺癌和癌旁组织进行总RNA的提取,采用Real-time PCR方法,检测SUFU、GLI1基因的转录情况,对SUFU、GLI1的mRNA的表达量与miRNA-223的表达量进行相关性分析.结果:胰腺癌组织中GLI1 mRNA的表达量为4..79 (1.19,9.89),胰腺癌癌旁组织中的表达量为2.01(0.70,5.76)(P＜0.05).胰腺癌组织中SUFU mRNA表达量为1.34 (0.91,2.31),胰腺癌癌旁组织的表达量为1.51(1.23,2.56)(P＞0.05),胰腺癌癌旁组织中GLI1 mRNA的表达量与miR-223在胰腺癌癌旁组织中的表达量之间存在一定程度的相关性(P＜0.05).结论:GLI1mRNA参与了胰腺癌的发生,而SUFU mRNA与胰腺癌发生关系不大.GLI1基因及miR-223在胰腺癌的发生中可能起到一定的协同作用.     

CD133在胰腺癌中的表达及临床意义

目的:探讨CD133在胰腺癌中的表达及其与临床病理特征和预后的关系.方法:采用免疫组织化学方法,检测71例胰腺癌和10例正常胰腺组织中CD133的表达.分析CD133在胰腺癌中的表达与临床病理特征和预后之间的相关性.结果:CD133在胰腺癌中的表达的阳性率64.79%明显高于正常胰腺组织中的10%.胰腺癌中CD133的表达率随着临床TNM分期的增加而明显增高(P＜0.05).胰腺癌中CD133的表达率在有淋巴结转移中为71.4%(20/28)明显高于无淋巴结转移中的23.3%(10/43)(P＜0.05).CD133的表达与年龄、性别、肿瘤部位、肿瘤大小、神经浸润、切缘、病理学分级无显著相关性(P＞0.05).CD133高表达者的中位生存期明显短于低表达者(9.1个月vs 23.9个月,P＜0.05).结论:胰腺癌中CD133的高表达与TNM分期高及淋巴结转移有关.CD133高表达与胰腺癌预后差有关.CD133在胰腺癌的发展、转移及预后中可能发挥重要作用,可作为临床评价胰腺癌生物学行为及评估预后的指标之一.     

微小RNA-21与PTEN在上皮性卵巢癌组织中的表达及临床意义

目的:检测微小RNA-21(miR-21)和抑癌基因PTEN在上皮性卵巢癌组织中的表达,探讨二者的相关性及其与临床病理特征间的关系.方法:采用茎环实时荧光逆转录聚合酶链反应(Real-time RT-PCR)检测48例上皮性卵巢癌组织、24例良性上皮性卵巢肿瘤及15例正常卵巢组织标本中miR-21表达.采用链霉菌抗生物素蛋白一过氧化酶(SP)免疫组化方法检测上述组织中PTEN蛋白表达,分析mir-21表达和PTEN表达的相关性及其与临床病理特征的关系.结果:茎环Real-time RT-PCR检测miR-21表达的敏感性和特异性良好;miR-21在卵巢癌组织中的相对表达量(4.849±1.813)显著高于良性卵巢肿瘤(1.133±0.291)及正常卵巢组织(P<0.01),PTEN在卵巢癌组织中阳性表达率为(41.66%),明显低于卵巢良性肿瘤(83.33%)及正常卵巢(100%).卵巢癌组织中miR-21表达量与PTEN阳性表达率存在显著负相关(r=-0.447,P<0.01).miR-21及PTEN表达随卵巢癌的临床分期和组织分级的进展分别呈上升及下降趋势,而且二者表达均与淋巴结转移相关(P均<0.01),而与组织病理类型无关.结论:miR-21在上皮性卵巢癌组织中的表达升高,可能通过负性调节PTEN表达在卵巢癌的发生发展中发挥致癌基因的作用,并且与卵巢癌的演进及不良预后密切相关.     

血清miR-21表达水平与子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂的相关性

摘要 目的：探讨血清miR-21表达水平与子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂的相关性。方法：选取我院2017年12月到2020年12月共收治的60例子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂的患者作为观察组,另取60例来我院体检的健康女性作为对照组,分析两组患者胶原蛋白Ⅰ、Ⅲ和miR-21表达水平,并分析血清miR-21表达水平与子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂的相关性。对所有患者经盆底重建术和相关治疗之后,将术后1年子宫和阴道壁基本复位未见脱垂,且POP-Q分度＜Ⅱ度的40例患者分为预后良好组,将术后1年内再次发生子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂,且POP-Q分度≥Ⅱ度的20例患者分为预后不良组,对比两组患者的临床情况,并分期血清miR-21表达水平对于子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂的预后预测价值。结果：两组患者胶原蛋白Ⅰ、Ⅲ和血清miR-21表达水平对比差异显著,观察组患者胶原蛋白Ⅰ、Ⅲ水平低于对照组,观察组患者血清miR-21水平高于对照组（P＜0.05）;Spearman相关分析结果显示：胶原蛋白Ⅰ、Ⅲ水平与子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂呈负相关,血清miR-21与子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂呈正相关（P＜0.05）;预后良好组与预后不良组患者孕次、脱垂部位、胶原蛋白Ⅰ、Ⅲ情况对比无差异（P＞0.05）,预后良好组与预后不良组患者年龄、BIM、产次、miR-21情况对比有差异（P＜0.05）;logistic回归分析结果得出,只有血清miR-21水平和BMI是子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂的预后独立因素（P＜0.05）。结论：胶原蛋白Ⅰ、Ⅲ和血清miR-21表达水平与子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂疾病具有明显相关性,因此可以考虑应用三种指标对患者进行诊断和治疗参考。而仅有血清miR-21水平和BIM水平是子宫脱垂和阴道壁脱垂的预后独立因素,可以用两者的水平来判断患者的预后情况,及时采取措施提升治疗方法。     

Long noncoding RNA LINC-PINT is inhibited in gastric cancer and predicts poor survival

Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) LINC-PINT expression is inhibited in many types of cancer cells, suggesting its role as a tumor suppressor. However, the functionality of LINC-PINT in gastric cancer and the clinical values are unknown. In the present study, we found that lncRNA LINC-PINT was downregulated, while microRNA-21 (miR-21) was upregulated in tumor tissues than in adjacent healthy tissues of gastric cancer patients. A significant and inverse correlation between expression levels of lncRNA LINC-PINT and miR-21 was found in both tumor tissues and adjacent healthy tissues. The low expression level of LINC-PINT and high expression level of the miR-21 tumor were correlated with poor prognosis. LINC-PINT overexpression casued miR-21 inhibition in cells of human gastric cancer cell lines, while miR-21 overexpression did not alter LINC-PINT expression. LINC-PINT overexpression led to inhibited, while miR-21 overexpression led to promoted proliferation, migration, and invasion of gastric cancer cells. Effects of LINC-PINT overexpression on cellular behaviors of gastric cancer cells were attenuated by miR-21 overexpression. Therefore, LINC-PINT may participate in gastric cancer through the crosstalk with miR-21.     

MiRNA-615-5p Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Targeting AKT2

Background

Aberrant microRNA (miRNA) expression is associated with tumor development. This study aimed to elucidate the role of miR-615-5p in the development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Methods

Locked nucleic acid in situ hybridization (LNA-ISH) was performed to compare miR-615-5p expression in patients between PDAC and matched adjacent normal tissues. Effects of miR-615-5p overexpression on cell proliferation, apoptosis, colony formation, migration, and invasion were determined in the pancreatic cancer cell lines PANC-1 and MIA PaCa-2. Effects of miR-615-5p on AKT2 were examined by dual-luciferase reporter assay. Lentivirus expressing miR-615 was used to create stable overexpression cell lines, which were subsequently used in mouse xenograft and metastasis models to assess tumor growth, apoptosis and metastasis.

Results

miR-615-5p expression was significantly lower in PDAC than in adjacent normal tissues. Low levels of miR-615-5p were independently associated with poor prognosis (HR: 2.243, 95% CI: 1.190-4.227, P=0.013). AKT2 protein expression was inversely correlated with miR-615-5p expression (r=-0.3, P=0.003). miR-615-5p directly targeted the 3’-untranslated region of AKT2 mRNA and repressed its expression. miR-615-5p overexpression inhibited pancreatic cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro, and tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. Furthermore, miR-615-5p overexpression also induced pancreatic cancer cell apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo.

Conclusions

These results show that miR-615-5p inhibits pancreatic cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by targeting AKT2. The data implicate miR-615-5p in the prognosis and treatment of PDAC.     

血清miR-92a在胰腺癌诊断及预后评估中的临床意义研究

目的:探讨血清miR-92a在胰腺癌诊断和预后分析中的价值,为胰腺癌早诊断以及预后评估提供潜在的分子标志物。方法:回顾性分析我院及重庆医科大学附属第一、第二医院2014年8月~2016年12月收治的30例胰腺癌未转移患者、30例胰腺癌转移患者和30例慢性胰腺炎患者的临床资料,另选择同期在我院进行健康体检的30例健康人作为健康组。收集血清,应用定量PCR法检测各组血清miR-92a的表达水平,利用化学发光法检测各组血清中的糖蛋白抗原19-9(CA-19-9)含量。以ROC分析比较血清miR-92a与CA 19-9在胰腺癌诊断中的特异度、敏感性。结果:胰腺癌未转移组患者和胰腺癌转移组患者血清中miR-92a水平显著高于健康组和慢性胰腺炎组(P0.05),胰腺癌转移组患者血清中miR-92a水平显著高于胰腺癌未转移组患者(P0.05)。胰腺癌未转移组患者和胰腺癌转移组患者血清中CA19-9水平显著高于健康组和慢性胰腺炎组(P0.05)。miR-92a诊断胰腺癌的敏感度高于CA19-9和miR-92a+CA 19-9,而miR-92a+CA 19-9诊断胰腺癌的特异度显著高于miR-92a和CA19-9(P0.05),且有较高的胰腺癌转移预测应用价值。结论:血清miR-92a联合CA 19-9检测能够诊断胰腺癌,具有良好的敏感度和特异度,miR-92a还具有较好的胰腺癌转移预测价值,可作为胰腺癌早期无创筛查方法加以应用。     

LncRNA CRNDE promotes the progression and angiogenesis of pancreatic cancer via miR-451a/CDKN2D axis

BackgroundThe lncRNA colorectal neoplasia differentially expressed (lncRNA CRNDE) has been reported to play a pivotal role in various cancers. However, the expression and function of CRNDE in pancreatic cancer remain unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of CRNDE on pancreatic cancer and the underlying mechanisms.MethodsThe expression of CRNDE in pancreatic cancer tissues and cell lines was determined by RT-qPCR. Proliferation and angiogenesis were detected by MTT, colony formation, transwell and tube formation assays in vitro and in vivo. ELISA assay was used to detect the secretion of VEGFA. IHC was performed to test the expression levels of Ki67 and CD31. The binding sites between CRNDE, CDKN2D and miR-451a were predicted by bioinformatics analysis. Dual luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation assays were conducted to confirm the interaction with each other.ResultsThe results showed that CRNDE was significantly up-regulated in pancreatic cancer tissues as well as cell lines. CRNDE overexpression promoted the progression and angiogenesis of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, we identified that CRNDE functioned as a sponge for miR-451a and CRNDE overexpression inhibited the expression of miR-451a. Furthermore, we confirmed that miR-451a directly interacted with CDKN2D and negatively regulated CDKN2D expression. In addition, CRNDE was found to positively regulate CDKN2D expression and mediate pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and angiogenesis through miR-451a/CDKN2D axis.ConclusionCRNDE modulates cell proliferation and angiogenesis via miR-451a/CDKN2D axis in pancreatic cancer, which provides a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer treatment.     

MiR-126 acts as a tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer cells via the regulation of ADAM9

The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical step for pancreatic cancer cells as an entry of metastatic disease. Wide variety of cytokines and signaling pathways are involved in this complex process while the entire picture is still cryptic. Recently, miRNA was found to regulate cellular function including EMT by targeting multiple mRNAs. We conducted comprehensive analysis of miRNA expression profiles in invasive ductal adenocarcinoma (IDA), intraductal papillary mucinous adenoma, intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma, and human pancreatic cancer cell line to elucidate essential miRNAs which regulate invasive growth of pancreatic cancer cells. Along with higher expression of miR-21 which has been shown to be highly expressed in IDA, reduced expression of miR-126 in IDA and pancreatic cancer cell line was detected. The miR-126 was found to target ADAM9 (disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 9) which is highly expressed in pancreatic cancer. The direct interaction between miR-126 and ADAM9 mRNA was confirmed by 3' untranslated region assay. Reexpression of miR-126 and siRNA-based knockdown of ADAM9 in pancreatic cancer cells resulted in reduced cellular migration, invasion, and induction of epithelial marker E-cadherin. We showed for the first time that the miR-126/ADAM9 axis plays essential role in the inhibition of invasive growth of pancreatic cancer cells.     

Growth arrest-specific 5 attenuates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in cervical cancer by regulating STAT3 signaling via miR-21

Cervical cancer is the most common cause of female cancer-related mortality worldwide. Decreased expression of long noncoding RNA growth arrest-specific 5 (GAS5) is found in human cervical cancer tissues and associated with poor prognosis. However, the studies on associations between GAS5 level and malignant phenotypes, as well as sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drug in cervical cancer cells are limited. In this study, overexpression of GAS5 in cervical cancer cells resulted in prohibited cell proliferation and colony formation, which were promoted by siGAS5. Enhanced GAS5 increased cell percentage in the G0/G1 phase and decreased cells percentage in the S phase, whereas reduced expression did not. The malignant behaviors of cervical cancer cells, manifested by cell migration and invasion, could be weakened by the GAS5 overexpression and enhanced by siGAS5. Furthermore, in cisplatin-induced cell, overexpression of GAS5 reduced cells viability and enhanced apoptosis, whereas in cells transfected with siGAS5, apoptosis eliminated. We have reported the upregulation of microRNA-21 (miR-21) and its oncogenetic roles in cervical cancer previously. In this study, we found the negative relationship between the GAS5 and miR-21. Moreover, the decrease of miR-21 associated proteins phosphorylated STAT3 and E2F3 was seen in GAS5 overexpressed cells, both of which could be increased by siGAS5. The GAS5 deficiency also reduced miR-21 target proteins TIMP3 and PDCD4 expressions. Taken together, the GAS5 expression level is inversely associated with malignancy, but positively associated with sensitivity to cisplatin-induced apoptosis, suggesting that GAS5 could be a biomarker of cisplatin-resistance in clinical therapy of human cervical cancer.     

Long non-coding RNA OIP5-AS1 promotes pancreatic cancer cell growth through sponging miR-342-3p via AKT/ERK signaling pathway

Opa-interacting protein 5 antisense RNA 1 (OIP5-AS1), a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), has been reported to link with the progression of some cancers. However, its biological functions and underlying molecular mechanisms in pancreatic cancer are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of lncRNA OIP5-AS1 in pancreatic cancer. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that OIP5-AS1 is highly expressed in pancreatic cancer tissues versus adjacent non-tumor tissues. In vitro functional assays showed that downregulation of OIP5-AS1 or overexpression of miR-342-3p inhibited the proliferation, decreased Ki67 expression, and induced cell cycle arrest in pancreatic cancer cells. The expression of cyclinD1, CDK4, and CDK6 was decreased by knockdown of OIP5-AS1. Moreover, we found that OIP5-AS1 acted as a miR-342-3p sponge to suppress its expression and function. Dual-luciferase assay confirmed the interaction of OIP5-AS1 and miR-342-3p and verified anterior gradient 2 (AGR2) as a direct target of miR-342-3p. Results showed that depletion of miR-342-3p abolished the inhibitory effects of OIP5-AS1 knockdown on pancreatic cancer cell growth. The expression of Ki67, AGR2, cyclinD1, CDK4, CDK6, p-AKT, and p-ERK1/2 was reversed by silencing of miR-342-3p in pancreatic cancer cells with OIP5-AS1 knockdown. Further, knockdown of OIP5-AS1 suppressed tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model of pancreatic cancer. OIP5-AS1 induced pancreatic cancer progression via activation of AKT and ERK signaling pathways. Therefore, we demonstrate that OIP5-AS1 functions as oncogene in pancreatic cancer and its downregulation inhibits pancreatic cancer growth by sponging miR-342-3p via targeting AGR2 through inhibiting AKT/ERK signaling pathway.