Lenart Marzena, Siemińska Izabela, Szatanek Rafał, Mordel Anna, Szczepanik Antoni, Rubinkiewicz Mateusz, Siedlar Maciej, Baj-Krzyworzeka Monika
Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, 30-663 Krakow, Poland.
Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University Center of Veterinary Medicine JU-AU, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jul 5;16(13):2464. doi: 10.3390/cancers16132464.
Globally, an increasing prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) prompts a need for the development of new methods for early tumor detection. MicroRNAs (also referred to as miRNAs) are short non-coding RNA molecules that play a pivotal role in the regulation of gene expression. MiRNAs are effectively transferred to extracellular vesicle (EVs) membrane sacs commonly released by cells. Our study aimed to examine the expression of miRNAs in four CRC cell lines and EVs derived from them (tumor EVs) in comparison to the normal colon epithelium cell line and its EVs. EVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation from the culture supernatant of SW480, SW620, SW1116, HCT116 and normal CCD841CoN cell lines and characterized according to the MISEV2023 guidelines. MiRNAs were analyzed by small RNA sequencing and validated by quantitative PCR. The performed analysis revealed 22 common miRNAs highly expressed in CRC cell lines and effectively transferred to tumor EVs, including miR-9-5p, miR-182-5p, miR-196b-5p, miR-200b-5p, miR-200c-3p, miR-425-5p and miR-429, which are associated with development, proliferation, invasion and migration of colorectal cancer cells, as well as in vesicle maturation and transport-associated pathways. In parallel, normal cells expressed miRNAs, such as miR-369 and miR-143, which play a role in proinflammatory response and tumor suppression. The analysis of selected miRNAs in plasma-derived EVs and tumor samples from CRC patients showed the similarity of miRNA expression profile between the patients' samples and CRC cell lines. Moreover, miR-182-5p, miR-196-5p, miR-425-5p and miR-429 were detected in several EV samples isolated from patients' plasma. Our results suggest that miR-182-5p, miR-196b-5p and miR-429 are differentially expressed between EVs from CRC patients and healthy donors, which might have clinical implications.
在全球范围内,结直肠癌(CRC)患病率的上升促使人们需要开发新的早期肿瘤检测方法。微小RNA(也称为miRNA)是短的非编码RNA分子,在基因表达调控中起关键作用。miRNA可有效转移至细胞通常释放的细胞外囊泡(EV)膜囊中。我们的研究旨在检测四种CRC细胞系及其衍生的EV(肿瘤EV)中miRNA的表达,并与正常结肠上皮细胞系及其EV进行比较。通过超速离心从SW480、SW620、SW1116、HCT116和正常CCD841CoN细胞系的培养上清液中分离出EV,并根据MISEV2023指南进行表征。通过小RNA测序分析miRNA,并通过定量PCR进行验证。所进行的分析揭示了22种在CRC细胞系中高表达并有效转移至肿瘤EV的常见miRNA,包括miR-9-5p、miR-182-5p、miR-196b-5p、miR-200b-5p、miR-200c-3p、miR-425-5p和miR-429,它们与结直肠癌细胞的发育、增殖、侵袭和迁移以及囊泡成熟和运输相关途径有关。同时,正常细胞表达miRNA,如miR-369和miR-143,它们在促炎反应和肿瘤抑制中起作用。对CRC患者血浆来源的EV和肿瘤样本中选定miRNA的分析表明,患者样本与CRC细胞系之间miRNA表达谱具有相似性。此外,在从患者血浆中分离的多个EV样本中检测到了miR-182-5p、miR-196-5p、miR-425-5p和miR-429。我们的结果表明,CRC患者和健康供体的EV之间miR-182-5p、miR-196b-5p和miR-429存在差异表达,这可能具有临床意义。