Hutanu Delia, Popescu Roxana, Stefanescu Horatiu, Pirtea Laurentiu, Candea Adrian, Sarau Cristi, Boruga Ovidiu, Mehdi Lagtonbi, Ciuca Ioana, Tanasescu Sonia
Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
Faculty of Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
Biochem Genet. 2017 Aug;55(4):291-299. doi: 10.1007/s10528-017-9801-1. Epub 2017 Apr 19.
One of the leading causes of death among patients with malignancies is represented by bone cancer. According to current studies, the leading cause of death among these patients is represented by late diagnosis, poor response to therapy, and the lack of accuracy in terms of clinical evaluation. In this regard, there have been developed a series of methods of diagnosis and evaluation, the most investigated being represented by miRNA expression. In this updated work, we want to present a series of changes in the expression of miRNAs in bone cancer. Moreover, we want to present the implications of miRNAs in targeted therapy in such patients. Studies available in scientific databases such as PubMed and Scopus were examined. The studies were searched using the keywords "miRNAs expression", "bone cancer", "genetic therapy" and "genetic biomarkers." For the evaluation and monitoring of bone cancer, the expression of miRNAs can be successfully used due to increased specificity. Using miRNAs as gene therapy can be also considered a therapeutic method of the future, mainly due to selective and targeted response of the body.
骨癌是恶性肿瘤患者的主要死因之一。根据目前的研究,这些患者的主要死因是诊断延迟、对治疗反应不佳以及临床评估缺乏准确性。在这方面,已经开发了一系列诊断和评估方法,研究最多的是miRNA表达。在这项更新的工作中,我们想展示骨癌中miRNA表达的一系列变化。此外,我们想展示miRNA在这类患者靶向治疗中的意义。我们检索了科学数据库如PubMed和Scopus中可用的研究。使用关键词“miRNA表达”、“骨癌”、“基因治疗”和“基因生物标志物”搜索这些研究。由于特异性增加,miRNA的表达可成功用于骨癌的评估和监测。将miRNA用作基因治疗也可被视为一种未来的治疗方法,主要是因为机体具有选择性和靶向性反应。