Combined identification of long non-coding RNA XIST and HIF1A-AS1 in serum as an effective screening for non-small cell lung cancer

Objective: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) XIST and HIF1A-AS1 have been shown to play important regulatory roles in cancer biology, and lncRNA-XIST and HIF1A-AS1 are upregulated in several cancers such as glioblastoma, breast cancer and thoracoabdominal aorta aneurysm, however, its value in the diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical significance of serum XIST and HIF1A-AS1 as a biomarker in the screening of NSCLC. Methods: Expression levels of lncRNA-XIST and HIF1A-AS1 in tumor tissues and serum from NSCLC patients were evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR, and its association with overall survival of patients was analyzed by statistical analysis. Moreover, the XIST and lncRNA-XIST expression correlation between tumor tissues and plasma was demonstrated by linear regression analysis. Results: The levels of XIST (P < 0.05) and HIF1A-AS1 (P < 0.05) were significantly increased in tumor tissues or serum from NSCLC patients as compared to those of control group. Correlation of lncRNA-XIST or HIF1A-AS1 expression between tumor tissues and serum from the same individuals was confirmed in NSCLC patients. Moreover, serum levels of XIST and HIF1A-AS1 were significantly decreased after surgical treatment as compared to pre-operative. The ROC curves illustrated strong separation between the NSCLC patients and control group, with an AUC of 0.834 (95% CI: 0.726-0.935; P < 0.001) for XIST and 0.876 (95% CI: 0.793-0.965; P < 0.001) for HIF1A-AS1, however, the combination of XIST and HIF1A-AS1 yielded an AUC of 0.931 (95% CI: 0.869-0.990; P < 0.001), which was significantly improved as compared to XIST or HIF1A-AS1 alone. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that increased serum XIST and HIF1A-AS1 could be used as a predictive biomarker for NSCLC screening, and that combination of XIST and HIF1A-AS1 had a higher positive diagnostic efficiency of NSCLC than XIST or HIF1A-AS1 alone.     

长链非编码RNA HOTAIR在宫颈癌患者组织及HeLa细胞中的表达和影响

目的探讨长链非编码RNA HOTAIR在宫颈癌患者组织中的表达及对宫颈癌细胞系He La细胞增殖和凋亡的影响。方法 66例宫颈癌手术切除标本(包括癌组织和癌旁组织),实时荧光定量PCR检测HOTAIR的表达,分析其与临床病理特征的关系;用慢病毒介导shRNA干扰人宫颈癌细胞He La HOTAIR表达后,分别用CCK-8法、流式细胞术检测细胞增殖、周期和凋亡。结果 HOTAIR在宫颈癌组织中的相对表达量为8.25±0.46,高于癌旁组织的3.60±0.26(P0.001);HOTAIR的表达水平与临床病理分期(P0.05)、肿瘤大小(P0.05)、淋巴结转移(P0.05)密切相关;HOTAIR的表达被干扰后,He La细胞增殖明显减慢,48、72和96 h的抑制率分别为20%、24.6%和33.1%;细胞周期被阻滞于G0/G1期;HOTAIR干扰组细胞凋亡比例为12.37%±2.74%,高于对照组的5.94%±1.27%(P0.01)。结论 HOTAIR在宫颈癌组织中显著高表达,可以作为宫颈癌预测、判断预后的分子标志物和潜在的治疗靶点。     

长链非编码RNA调控肿瘤细胞凋亡的研究进展

长链非编码RNA(long non-coding RNA,lncRNA)是一类长度>200个核苷酸、通常不编码蛋白质的RNA。近年研究表明,lncRNA在肿瘤的的发展过程中发挥抑癌或促癌作用,参与细胞增殖、凋亡等过程。本综述简要介绍lncRNA的生物学功能及其调控细胞凋亡的研究进展。     

长链非编码RNA H19与肿瘤关系的研究进展

长链非编码RNA(LncRNA)H19与肿瘤关系密切。H19在肺癌、乳腺癌、胃癌中起促癌作用,在肝癌中则具有双向作用。H19的作用机制有组织特异性,各不相同,多与微小RNA、影响原癌基因表达、EMT形成及甲基化状态下IGF2的印迹状态等有关,是一种有价值的潜在肿瘤生物靶标。     

CCAT1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and invasion

It has been reported that CCAT1 is involved in the development of malignancies including colon cancer and gastric cancer. However, the role of CCAT1 in HCC still remains unknown. Real-time PCR was performed to test the relative expression of CCAT1 in HCC tissues and cell lines. We performed Chi-Square Analysis to study the correlation between clinical characteristics and CCAT1 expression. Based on the correlation, cell proliferation assay, cell invasion assay, wound healing assay and cell apoptosis assay were conducted in two HCC cell lines to examine the regulatory effect of CCAT1 on the HCC cells. The results indicated that the expression of CCAT1 was significantly increased in HCC tissues and cells compared with controls. We also found that the abnormally expressed CCAT1 could promote cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Taken together, our findings demonstrated that the aberrant expression of CCAT1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro.     

长链非编码RNA CCAT2在肿瘤中的研究进展

长链非编码RNA(LncRNA)是继微小RNA(miRNA)之后非编码RNA(ncRNA)研究的热点.LncRNA在基因组中普遍转录,由于其在转录调控、转录后调控和表观遗传调控中的不同功能,使其正在成为肿瘤发生研究的新热点.结肠癌-相关转录本2(CCAT2)作为一种长链非编码RNA首先在大肠癌中被发现并命名,后被证实在其他多种肿瘤如乳腺癌、卵巢癌、胃癌、非小细胞肺癌、子宫颈癌、食管鳞状细胞癌的发生发展中存在异常表达,说明C C A T 2可以作为肿瘤标记物广泛应用.     

长链非编码RNA WIF1-1在食管鳞状细胞癌组织中的表达及其临床意义

目的:探究食管鳞状细胞癌组织及癌旁组织中长链非编码RNA(long noncoding RNA,lncRNA)WIF1-1的表达水平,并评估其对患者预后的价值.方法:使用实时荧光定量PCR检测50例食管鳞状细胞癌组织样本及其对应同源的癌旁组织样本中lncRNA WIF1-1的表达水平,分析临床病理特征及其与患者预后的相关性.结果:食管鳞状细胞癌组织中lncRNA WIF1-1的表达水平明显低于癌旁组织,差异有统计学意义(P<0.001).进一步分析发现:lncRNA WIF1-1的表达水平与食管鳞状细胞癌的淋巴结转移、TNM分期和临床分期之间呈负相关.对预后资料分析发现:lncRNA WIF1-1表达水平较低的食管鳞癌患者的总生存时间(overall survival,OS)以及无进展生存期(progression-free survival,PFS)均较短.单因素及多因素分析结果显示:lncRNA WIF1-1可作为食管鳞状细胞癌患者OS和PFS的独立危险因素.结论:lncRNA WIF1-1可能在食管鳞状细胞癌中发挥抑癌基因的作用,其表达量与患者预后具有相关性,有可能成为食管鳞状细胞癌的治疗靶点.     

长链非编码RNA与病毒和微小非编码RNA关系的研究进展

非编码RNA,包括以miRNA、siRNA和piRNA等为代表的短小RNA和长链非编码RNA.长链非编码RNA,有别于其他小分子非编码RNA,是目前非编码RNA研究的热点.随着研究的不断推进,人们发现lncRNA与物种进化、胚胎发育、物质代谢以及肿瘤发生等都有着密切的联系.microRNA是一类长度为19～ 23个核苷酸的内源性非编码RNA,可以在转录水平或转录后水平调节基因的表达.     

The expression of long non-coding RNA HOTAIR in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and its prognostic correlation with sunitinib therapy

IntroductionThe study was designed to assess the expression of long non-coding RNA HOTAIR (lncRNA HOTAIR) in tissues and peripheral blood of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In addition, we also investigated the prognostic correlation between the expression level of lncRNA HOTAIR in tumour tissues and peripheral blood of patients with advanced HCC and sunitinib monotherapy.Material and methodsA total of 60 patients with advanced HCC who received sunitinib monotherapy and another 60 healthy individuals who were examined at the physical examination centre during the same period were included in the study. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-QPCR) was used to determine the relative expression of lncRNA HOTAIR in tumour tissue, adjacent tissue, and peripheral blood of HCC patients as well as peripheral blood of healthy controls. Moreover, the clinicopathological information, overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS) were collected, followed by correlation analysis with lncRNA HOTAIR expression.ResultsThe expression of lncRNA HOTAIR was significantly higher in tumour tissues compared to that in adjacent tissues (t = 9.03, p < 0.001). The expression of lncRNA HOTAIR in peripheral blood of HCC patients was higher than that in healthy controls (t = 8.04, p < 0.001). There was a correlation between the expression of lncRNA HOTAIR in tumour tissue and peripheral blood in HCC patients (r = 0.638, p < 0.001). Patients with low lncRNA HOTAIR expression in tumour tissues harboured significantly longer OS (13.4 vs. 9.5, p < 0.001) and PFS (8.4 vs. 6.2, p < 0.001) compared to those with high expression. Consistently, patients with low lncRNA HOTAIR expression in peripheral blood had significantly prolonged OS (12.8 vs. 9.1, p < 0.001) and PFS (8.9 vs. 6.4, p < 0.001) compared to those with high expression. Patients with low expression both in tumour tissue and peripheral blood had prolonged OS (14.3 vs. 8.8, p < 0.001) and PFS (10.6 vs. 6.0, p < 0.001) compared to the rest of the patients. Cox regression analysis indicated that the expression level of lncRNA HOTAIR in tumour tissue and peripheral blood was an independent predictive factor of OS and PFS in patients with advanced HCC treated by sunitinib.ConclusionsThe expression of lncRNA HOTAIR was up-regulated in tumour tissue and peripheral blood in patients with advanced HCC. In addition, the expression level of lncRNA HOTAIR was one of the indicators predicting the effectiveness of sunitinib therapy.     

Downregulation of long non-coding RNA B-Raf proto-oncogene-activated non-coding RNA reverses cisplatin resistance in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

IntroductionThis study was performed to explore the function of B-Raf proto-oncogene-activated non-coding RNA (BANCR) in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and cisplatin resistance.Material and methodsThe relative expression level of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) BANCR was examined by qRT-PCR in tumor tissues and adjacent tissues, normal laryngeal cells (Het-1A) and laryngeal squamous carcinoma cells (TU686, TU177). Cisplatin-resistant laryngeal squamous carcinoma cell lines (TU686-DDP-R, TU177-DDP-R) were established. Next, we inhibited BANCR expression by transfecting siRNA-BANCR and enhanced BANCR expression by transfecting pcDNA3.1-BANCR into TU686, TU177, TU686-DDP-R and TU177-DDP-R cells. The CCK-8 assay and clone formation assay were performed to detect colony proliferation ability and formation ability of cells. Further, to investigate through which BANCR cell viability/formation is regulated, we detected the expression of MRP1, Bcl-2, p-PKB, and Bax by western blot.ResultsBANCR was highly expressed in laryngeal squamous carcinoma tissues and cells. Chemoresistance was generated in TU686-DDP-R and TU177-DDP-R compared with TU686 and TU177 cells after cisplatin treatment. In addition, upregulated lncRNA BANCR reduced or postponed cell sensitivity to cisplatin by enhancing cell proliferation in TU686 and TU177 cells. Meanwhile, the expression of MRP1, Bcl-2, and p-PKB was increased, while Bax was reduced. After cisplatin treatment, down-regulation of BANCR could consequently attenuate TU686-DDP-R and TU177-DDP-R cell proliferation, and the expression of MRP1, Bcl-2, and p-PKB was decreased and Bax was increased.ConclusionsDown-regulation of BANCR reverses cisplatin resistance of cisplatin-resistant LSCC cell lines.     

长链非编码RNA BCYRN1与相关疾病的研究进展

BCYRN1是一种长链非编码RNA,在大脑中高水平表达,并在多种肿瘤类型和其他系统疾病中表达升高。随着对BCYRN1研究的深入,发现BCYRN1与肿瘤、神经系统疾病、呼吸系统疾病以及其他系统疾病密切相关并扮演着重要角色。本文总结了BCYRN1在不同疾病的作用及相关机制的研究进展,为深入了解BCYRN1是如何影响和促进疾病的发生、发展过程提供一点参考或启示。     

Overexpression of long non-coding RNA CCAT1 is a novel biomarker of poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer

Introduction: Recent studies have demonstrated that lncRNA CCAT1 was increased in many types of cancers and was involved in various cellular processes related to carcinogenesis. However, the clinical significance and prognostic value of lncRNA CCAT1 in breast cancer (BC) haven’t been investigated. Methods: Expression levels of lncRNA CCAT1 in 92 pairs of BC cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues were detected by quantitative real-time PCR. In order to determine its prognostic value, overall survival and progression-free survival were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazard analysis. Results: Expression levels of lncRNA CCAT1 in BC tissues were significantly higher than those in adjacent normal tissues. High expression of lncRNA CCAT1 was associated with differentiation grade, TNM stage, and lymph node metastases. Kaplan-Meier analysis with the log-rank test indicated that high expression of lncRNA CCAT1 had a decreased overall survival and progression-free survival. Multivariable analysis was further identified high expression of lncRNA CCAT1 as an independent prognosis factor for overall survival and progression-free survival. Conclusions: Our findings provided that the expression of lncRNA CCAT1 was up-regulated in BC and associated with overall survival as well as progression-free survival, suggesting that lncRNA CCAT1 could be a potential prognostic biomarker for BC progression.     

长链非编码RNA与口腔癌研究进展

口腔癌(oral cancer)是口腔外科常见的恶性肿瘤,易发生转移且预后不容乐观,长链非编码RNA(Long non-coding RNA,lncRNA)是一类内源性的长度大于200个核苷酸、缺少特异完整的开放阅读框,不具有蛋白质编码功能的转录本,最初认为并没有生物学功能,但随着生物学技术的发展,发现其能够在表观遗传水平、转录水平和转录后水平等多个层面上调控基因的表达,从而影响机体生长、发育、衰老和死亡等重要的生命活动以及疾病的发生和发展。近年来的研究显示口腔癌的发生、发展、侵袭、转移和预后与lncRNA的表达水平密切相关。因此本文对lncRNA在口腔癌中的研究进展进行论述,并探讨lncRNA与口腔癌发生、发展之间的关系,旨在进一步阐述lncRNA与OSCC的关系并为寻找口腔癌肿瘤标志物提供新的方向,为口腔癌患者提供新的治疗策略。     

Construction of a long non-coding RNA-associated ceRNA network reveals potential prognostic lncRNA biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma

Objectives

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. Accumulating evidence has highlighted the regulatory roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) acting as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) in HCC.

TET3 mediates the activation of human hepatic stellate cells via modulating the expression of long non-coding RNA HIF1A-AS1

Activated Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a critical role in liver fibrosis and a lot of efforts have been made to dissect the underlying mechanism involved in activation of HSCs. However, the underlying mechanism remains douteux up to now. In the present study, we found that TET3, one member of ten-eleven translocation (TET) protein family, reduced significantly in HSCs LX-2 activated by TGF-β1. To study the function of TET3 in activation of HSCs, knockdown was performed by RNA interference. Results showed that cell proliferation rise significantly and cell apoptosis reduce obviously after knockdown of TET3. Meanwhile, IHC showed that the expression of α-SMA rise significantly compared to control. These results indicated that TET3 is closely associated with the activation of HSCs. Further studies found that long non-coding RNA HIF1A-AS1 was reduced significantly in LX-2 cell after treatment with siRNA for TET3. The result hinted that TET3 activate HSCs through modulating the expression of HIF1A-AS1. To confirm this hypothesis, RNA interference was performed to silence the HIF1A-AS1. Results showed that HIF1A-AS1 silencing lead to enhancing in cell proliferation and declining apoptosis. Taken together, TET3 can mediate the activation of HSCs via modulating the expression of the long non-coding RNA HIF1A-AS1.