Identification of cluster of differentiation molecule-associated microRNAs as potential therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal cancer immunotherapy.
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Cluster of differentiation molecules are markers of immune cells that have been identified as a potential immunotherapeutic target for cancer treatment. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that act as tumor suppressors or oncogenes whose importance in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of gastric and colorectal cancers has been widely reported. However, their association with cluster of differentiation molecules in gastrointestinal cancers has not been well studied. Therefore, our study aimed to analyze the relationship between microRNAs and cluster of differentiation molecules in gastrointestinal cancers, and to identify cluster of differentiation molecule-associated microRNAs as prognostic biomarkers for gastrointestinal cancer patients. METHODS: Targetscan, Starbase, DIANA microT, and miRDB were used to investigate microRNA profiles that might be correlated with cluster of differentiation molecules in gastrointestinal cancers. Moreover, The Cancer Genome Atlas data analysis was used to investigate the association between cluster of differentiation molecules and microRNA expression in patients with gastric, colon, rectal, pancreatic, and esophageal cancers. The Kaplan-Meier plotter was used to identify the association between overall survival and cluster of differentiation molecule-associated microRNA expression in gastrointestinal cancer patients. RESULTS: miR-200a, miR-559, and miR-1236 were negatively associated with CD86, CD81, and CD160, respectively, in almost all types of gastrointestinal cancers, which were further verified in the in vitro studies by transfecting microRNA mimics in gastric cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic, and esophageal cell lines. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Hanyu Zhang, Mingxing Li, Parham Jabbarzadeh Kaboli, Huijiao Ji, Fukuan Du, Xu Wu, Yueshui Zhao, Jing Shen, Lin Wan, Tao Yi, Qinglian Wen, Xiang Li, Chi Hin Cho, Jing Li, Zhangang Xiao |
Journal | The International journal of biological markers
(Int J Biol Markers)
Vol. 36
Issue 2
Pg. 22-32
(Jun 2021)
ISSN: 1724-6008 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33788641
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Cell Differentiation
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
(drug therapy, genetics)
- Humans
- Immunotherapy
(methods)
- MicroRNAs
(genetics)
- Transfection
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