Baran Kamila, Kordiak Jacek, Jabłoński Sławomir, Antczak Adam, Brzeziańska-Lasota Ewa
Department of Biomedicine and Genetics, Medical University of Lodz, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.
Department of Thoracic, General and Oncological Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 90-549 Lodz, Poland.
J Clin Med. 2022 Jan 27;11(3):655. doi: 10.3390/jcm11030655.
The chemokine receptor 7/C-C ligand 19 chemokine (CCR7/CCL19) has been implicated in the development and progression of NSCLC. Its expression is regulated by various epigenetic factors including miRNAs. The aim of this study was to assess the expression of in cancer tissue in relation to that of miRNAs (miR-let-7a, miR-335) as transcriptional regulators. The expression of the tested miRNAs was also evaluated in serum exosomes. Sixty patients ( = 60) were enrolled in the study. The total expression of the studied mRNA and miRNAs were evaluated using qPCR. Tumor tissue fragments, macroscopically unchanged adjacent tissue, and serum were used as controls. Higher and mRNA expression levels were observed in tumor tissue compared to control. According to stages of the disease (AJCC tumor staging), the greatest expression level of the studied genes' mRNA was observed in patients with stage III. In NSCLC patients, lower miR let-7a expression level was observed in tumor tissue compared to serum; however, miR-335 expression level was higher ( < 0.05). The expression level of miR-335 positively correlated with tumor size (T features according to pTNM staging) and AJCC tumor staging, while miR let-7a had a negative correlation ( > 0.05) with liquid biopsy. Significantly greater miR-335 expression level and lower miR let-7a expression level in serum were observed in patients with metastases to lymph nodes. Our findings reveal a significant correlation between the expression levels of the mRNA of the studied genes and miRNAs. Changes in miR-335 and miR let-7a expression levels in the serum exosomes of NSCLC patients in relation to lymph node metastases and tumor stage may serve as a non-invasive molecular biomarker of tumor progression.
趋化因子受体7/C-C配体19趋化因子(CCR7/CCL19)与非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的发生和发展有关。其表达受包括微小RNA(miRNA)在内的多种表观遗传因素调控。本研究旨在评估该趋化因子在癌组织中的表达与作为转录调节因子的miRNA(miR-let-7a、miR-335)表达之间的关系。还对血清外泌体中检测的miRNA表达进行了评估。60例患者(n = 60)纳入本研究。使用定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)评估所研究的信使核糖核酸(mRNA)和miRNA的总表达。肿瘤组织碎片、肉眼无变化的相邻组织和血清用作对照。与对照相比,肿瘤组织中观察到趋化因子和mRNA表达水平更高。根据疾病分期(美国癌症联合委员会(AJCC)肿瘤分期),在III期患者中观察到所研究基因mRNA的最高表达水平。在NSCLC患者中,与血清相比,肿瘤组织中观察到miR let-7a表达水平较低;然而,miR-335表达水平较高(P < 0.05)。miR-335表达水平与肿瘤大小(根据pTNM分期的T特征)和AJCC肿瘤分期呈正相关,而miR let-7a与液体活检呈负相关(P > 0.05)。在有淋巴结转移的患者中,血清中观察到miR-335表达水平显著更高且miR let-7a表达水平更低。我们的研究结果揭示了所研究基因的mRNA和miRNA表达水平之间存在显著相关性。NSCLC患者血清外泌体中miR-335和miR let-7a表达水平与淋巴结转移和肿瘤分期相关的变化可能作为肿瘤进展的非侵入性分子生物标志物。