Gebauer Niklas, Gollub Wiebke, Stassek Björn, Bernard Veronica, Rades Dirk, Feller Alfred C, Thorns Christoph
Institut für Pathologie, Referenzzentrum für Lymphknotendiagnostik und Hämatopathologie, Universität zu Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Deutschland.
Anticancer Res. 2014 May;34(5):2105-11.
MicroRNAs are regulators of gene expression implicated in vital cellular processes including differentiation, cell growth and apoptosis. Distinct microRNA signatures have been identified for many malignancies including follicular lymphoma (FL). However, no microRNA expression profile characteristic of FL subtypes, e.g. FL with B-cell lymphoma-6 (BCL6) locus rearrangement (FL(BCL2+/BCL6+), FL(BCL2-/BCL6+)) or FL with diffuse growth pattern have been reported.
MicroRNA signatures from 44 cases of FL were generated employing a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction approach. 15 cases of diffuse FL and 15 cases of FL(BCL2+/BCL6+)/FL(BCL2-/BCL6+) were compared against 14 cases of typical FL(BCL2+/BCL6-).
Numerous microRNAs were found to be differentially expressed between FL(BCL2+/BCL6+) and FL(BCL2-/BCL6+), as well as diffuse FL, when compared to typical cases of FL. Up-regulation of several oncogenic microRNAs as well as down-regulation of tumor-suppressor microRNAs was identified. Cluster analysis, however, revealed no microRNA signatures distinct from the reference group for either subtype.
These results indicate an involvement of microRNAs in the pathogenesis of FL and its subtypes. Marked de-regulation of oncogenic RNAs and tumor suppressors appears to correspond with a more aggressive phenotype frequently observed in FL(BCL2+/BCL6+), FL(BCL2-/BCL6+) and diffuse FL.
微小RNA是基因表达的调节因子,参与包括分化、细胞生长和凋亡在内的重要细胞过程。已为包括滤泡性淋巴瘤(FL)在内的许多恶性肿瘤鉴定出独特的微小RNA特征。然而,尚未报道FL亚型(例如具有B细胞淋巴瘤-6(BCL6)基因座重排的FL(FL(BCL2+/BCL6+)、FL(BCL2-/BCL6+))或具有弥漫性生长模式的FL)的微小RNA表达谱。
采用定量实时聚合酶链反应方法生成44例FL的微小RNA特征。将15例弥漫性FL和15例FL(BCL2+/BCL6+)/FL(BCL2-/BCL6+)与14例典型的FL(BCL2+/BCL6-)进行比较。
与典型的FL病例相比,发现FL(BCL2+/BCL6+)和FL(BCL2-/BCL6+)以及弥漫性FL之间有许多微小RNA差异表达。鉴定出几种致癌微小RNA的上调以及肿瘤抑制微小RNA的下调。然而,聚类分析显示,两种亚型均未发现与参考组不同的微小RNA特征。
这些结果表明微小RNA参与了FL及其亚型的发病机制。致癌RNA和肿瘤抑制因子的明显失调似乎与FL(BCL2+/BCL6+)、FL(BCL2-/BCL6+)和弥漫性FL中经常观察到的更具侵袭性的表型相对应。