Bertoli Gloria, Cava Claudia, Castiglioni Isabella
a Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (IBFM-CNR) , Segrate ( MI ), Italy.
Scand J Clin Lab Invest Suppl. 2016;245:S34-9. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2016.1208444. Epub 2016 Jul 19.
Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) has a fundamental role in the initiation, development and progression of several human cancers, including breast cancer (BC), since strong evidence has shown that miRNAs can regulate the expression of oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. A possible role of miRNAs in the diagnosis in BC has been demonstrated. As miRNAs has been found stable in biofluids, extracellular multiple miRNA profiles have been proposed as diagnostic tools, showing better diagnostic performance than individual miRNAs in BC. In this paper, based on the current literature, we present the role of microRNAs in the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of BC. Furthermore, we report new miRNA-based drugs that could be turned into promising therapy for BC, alone or in combination with conventional therapy. We also discuss how extracellular miRNAs could become new, easily accessible, affordable, non-invasive tools for BC patients.
微小RNA(miRNA)失调在包括乳腺癌(BC)在内的多种人类癌症的发生、发展和进展中起着重要作用,因为有力证据表明miRNA可调控癌基因或肿瘤抑制基因的表达。miRNA在BC诊断中的潜在作用已得到证实。由于已发现miRNA在生物流体中稳定存在,细胞外多种miRNA谱已被提议作为诊断工具,在BC中显示出比单个miRNA更好的诊断性能。在本文中,基于当前文献,我们阐述了miRNA在BC诊断和治疗监测中的作用。此外,我们报告了基于miRNA的新型药物,这些药物单独或与传统疗法联合使用可能成为有前景的BC治疗方法。我们还讨论了细胞外miRNA如何成为BC患者新的、易于获取、价格低廉且非侵入性的工具。