Circulating miR-21 as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Oral cancer Real time PCR miRNA miRNA-21

Journal

Pakistan journal of medical sciences
ISSN: 1682-024X
Titre abrégé: Pak J Med Sci
Pays: Pakistan
ID NLM: 100913117

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez: 7 9 2019
pubmed: 7 9 2019
medline: 7 9 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The high-throughput analysis of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) is an active area of biomarker research. The oral cancer remains a common cancer among Pakistani males that continues to present at an advance stage, thus exhibiting poor survival. MiRNA 21 (miR-21) is the most consistently over-expressed miRNA in different types of tumor tissues. However, information regarding expression of miR-21 in plasma remains to be resolved. Therefore, present study was designed to investigate if miR-21 was expressed in plasma of patients with oral cancer, and further explore its diagnostic and prognostic potential. Present study was conducted at Ziauddin University and Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN). Histologically confirmed cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma were recruited from Oncology Department of Ziauddin Hospital between 2013 and 2017. Controls were carefully selected after considering age, gender and socioeconomic condition. MiRNA was extracted and immediately reverse transcribed to cDNA. MiR-21 expression was evaluated using probes specifically designed for Real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. A significant over expression of miRNA 21 was observed in histologically confirmed cases as compared to controls. The increased expression of miRNA 21 was also reported to be associated with tumor size, metastasis and local invasion (p<0.05). The expression of circulating miR-21 in plasma samples of oral cancer patients makes it a promising diagnostic and prognostic marker.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
The high-throughput analysis of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) is an active area of biomarker research. The oral cancer remains a common cancer among Pakistani males that continues to present at an advance stage, thus exhibiting poor survival. MiRNA 21 (miR-21) is the most consistently over-expressed miRNA in different types of tumor tissues. However, information regarding expression of miR-21 in plasma remains to be resolved. Therefore, present study was designed to investigate if miR-21 was expressed in plasma of patients with oral cancer, and further explore its diagnostic and prognostic potential.
METHODS METHODS
Present study was conducted at Ziauddin University and Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN). Histologically confirmed cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma were recruited from Oncology Department of Ziauddin Hospital between 2013 and 2017. Controls were carefully selected after considering age, gender and socioeconomic condition. MiRNA was extracted and immediately reverse transcribed to cDNA. MiR-21 expression was evaluated using probes specifically designed for Real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
RESULTS RESULTS
A significant over expression of miRNA 21 was observed in histologically confirmed cases as compared to controls. The increased expression of miRNA 21 was also reported to be associated with tumor size, metastasis and local invasion (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The expression of circulating miR-21 in plasma samples of oral cancer patients makes it a promising diagnostic and prognostic marker.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31489016
doi: 10.12669/pjms.35.5.331
pii: PJMS-35-1408
pmc: PMC6717445
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1408-1412

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest: None.

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Auteurs

Nosheen Mahmood (N)

Dr. Nosheen Mahmood, MBBS, M.Phil, M.Phil Pathology, PhD Fellow. Department of Pathology, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Muhammad Hanif (M)

Dr. Muhammad Hanif, PhD (Microbiology) Head of Department (Pr. Scientist) Clinical labs & Molecular Biology Lab, Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN), Karachi, Pakistan.

Akhtar Ahmed (A)

Dr. Akhtar Ahmed, FCPS. Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN), Karachi, Pakistan.

Qamar Jamal (Q)

Dr. Qamar Jamal, PhD Pathology, Professor of Pathology, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Shamim Mushtaq (S)

Dr. Shamim Mushtaq, PhD. Associate Professor, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Adnan Khan (A)

Dr. Adnan Khan, PhD. Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN), Karachi, Pakistan.

Muhammad Saqib (M)

Mr. Muhammad Saqib, M.Sc. Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN), Karachi, Pakistan.

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