Identification of a miRNA multi-targeting therapeutic strategy in glioblastoma
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ABSTRACT: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a deadly and the most common primary brain tumor in adults. Due to their regulation of a high number ofmRNA transcripts, microRNAs (miRNAs) are key molecules in the control of biological processes and are thereby promisingtherapeutic targets for GBM patients. In this regard, we recently reported miRNAs as strong modulators of GBM aggressiveness.Here, using an integrative and comprehensive analysis of the TCGA database and the transcriptome of GBM biopsies, we identifiedthree critical and clinically relevant miRNAs for GBM, miR-17-3p, miR-222, and miR-340. In addition, we showed that thecombinatorial modulation of three of these miRNAs efficiently inhibited several biological processes in patient-derived GBM cells ofall these three GBM subtypes (Mesenchymal, Proneural, Classical), induced cell death, and delayed tumor growth in a mouse tumormodel. Finally, in a doxycycline-inducible model, we observed a significant inhibition of GBM stem cell viability and a significantdelay of orthotopic tumor growth. Collectively, our results reveal, for the first time, the potential of miR-17-3p, miR-222 and miR-340multi-targeting as a promising therapeutic strategy for GBM patients.Cell Death and Disease (2023) 14:630 ; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-023-06117-z
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE246708 | GEO | 2023/11/03
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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