Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Al Fayoum, Egypt.
IUBMB Life. 2019 Oct;71(10):1571-1578. doi: 10.1002/iub.2096. Epub 2019 Jun 13.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent form of cancer. Various long non coding RNA (lncRNAs) and micro RNA have been confirmed to have a role in the progression of HCC. Our aim was to investigate for the first time the expression profile of serum level of LNC NEAT (nuclear enrich abundant transcript) and MiR-129-5p in HCC patients and their relations with patient's clinical and biochemical investigations rather than previous studies on tissue cell lines. Our study includes 72 subjects divided into 36 as control subjects and 36 patients with HCC. Complete physical and laboratory investigations were done on all subjects. RNAs were extracted from sera of all subjects. RNAs were reversed transcribed into cDNAs using Qiagen, Valenica, CA. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was performed using Rotor gene Q System (Qiagen). Relative NEAT1 expression level was significantly increased in serum of HCC patients 4.7 (1.31-6.82) (p < .0001). Meanwhile MiR-129-5p relative expression level was significantly decreased in serum of HCC patients 0.17 (0.14-20) (p < .0001). Also there was negative significant correlation between the expression level of LNC NEAT and MiR-129-5p in HCC group (p < .0001). ROC curve analysis revealed that LNC NEAT; AUC = 0.981, p < .0001, cutoff value (1.02), sensitivity 100%, specificity 88.9%. MiR-129-5p; AUC = 0.997, p < .0001, cutoff value (0.43), sensitivity 100%, specificity 97.2%. Serum LNC NEAT and MiR-129-5p could be used as potential biomarkers for HCC cancer diagnosis and prognosis.
肝细胞癌 (HCC) 是最常见的癌症之一。已经证实,各种长链非编码 RNA (lncRNA) 和 microRNA 在 HCC 的进展中起作用。我们的目的是首次研究 HCC 患者血清中 LNC NEAT(核富集丰富转录物)和 MiR-129-5p 的表达谱及其与患者临床和生化研究的关系,而不是以前对组织细胞系的研究。我们的研究包括 72 名受试者,分为 36 名对照组和 36 名 HCC 患者。对所有受试者进行了完整的体格检查和实验室检查。从所有受试者的血清中提取 RNA。使用 Qiagen、Valenica、CA 将 RNA 逆转录成 cDNA。使用 Rotor gene Q 系统 (Qiagen) 进行定量 PCR (qPCR)。HCC 患者血清中 NEAT1 的相对表达水平显著升高 4.7(1.31-6.82)(p < 0.0001)。同时,HCC 患者血清中 MiR-129-5p 的相对表达水平显著降低 0.17(0.14-20)(p < 0.0001)。此外,在 HCC 组中,LNC NEAT 的表达水平与 MiR-129-5p 之间存在负显著相关性(p < 0.0001)。ROC 曲线分析显示,LNC NEAT;AUC = 0.981,p < 0.0001,截断值(1.02),灵敏度 100%,特异性 88.9%。MiR-129-5p;AUC = 0.997,p < 0.0001,截断值(0.43),灵敏度 100%,特异性 97.2%。血清 LNC NEAT 和 MiR-129-5p 可作为 HCC 癌症诊断和预后的潜在生物标志物。