Project description:The goal of this experiment was to identify possible genes affected directly or indirectly by anti-miR-191. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a fatal disease with currently very limited beneficial therapies. MicroRNAs (miRs), which are considered to be master regulators of gene expression, have significant influence on cellular pathways and phenotype, and are de-regulated in HCC, and hence are thought to be of great therapeutic potential as novel targets. We identified hsa-miR-191 as a potential target for HCC therapy. Inhibition of this miR causes decreased cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in vitro as well as a significant reduction of tumor mass in vivo in an orthotopic liver xenograft model. This miR was also found to be up-regulated by a dioxin, a known liver carcinogen, and was found to be a key regulator of cancer related pathways. HCC cell line treated with anti-miR-191, and treated with negative control anti-miR. Treatment was done twice (duplicates) but in independent studies.
Project description:The goal of this experiment was to identify possible genes affected directly or indirectly by anti-miR-191. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a fatal disease with currently very limited beneficial therapies. MicroRNAs (miRs), which are considered to be master regulators of gene expression, have significant influence on cellular pathways and phenotype, and are de-regulated in HCC, and hence are thought to be of great therapeutic potential as novel targets. We identified hsa-miR-191 as a potential target for HCC therapy. Inhibition of this miR causes decreased cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in vitro as well as a significant reduction of tumor mass in vivo in an orthotopic liver xenograft model. This miR was also found to be up-regulated by a dioxin, a known liver carcinogen, and was found to be a key regulator of cancer related pathways.
Project description:The goal of this experiment was to study the effectivity of miR down regulation by using an anti-miR molecule. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a fatal disease with currently very limited beneficial therapies. MicroRNAs (miRs), which are considered to be master regulators of gene expression, have significant influence on cellular pathways and phenotype, and are de-regulated in HCC, and hence are thought to be of great therapeutic potential as novel targets. We identified hsa-miR-191 as a potential target for HCC therapy. Inhibition of this miR causes decreased cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in vitro as well as a significant reduction of tumor mass in vivo in an orthotopic liver xenograft model. This miR was also found to be up-regulated by a dioxin, a known liver carcinogen, and was found to be a key regulator of cancer related pathways. HCC cell line treated with anti-miR-191, and treated with negative control anti-miR. Although this experiment was done with dual channel, chanels are not compared, irrelevant samples were on the reciprocal channel. Sample data tables represent relevant, single channel data.
Project description:The goal of this experiment was to study the effectivity of miR down regulation by using an anti-miR molecule. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a fatal disease with currently very limited beneficial therapies. MicroRNAs (miRs), which are considered to be master regulators of gene expression, have significant influence on cellular pathways and phenotype, and are de-regulated in HCC, and hence are thought to be of great therapeutic potential as novel targets. We identified hsa-miR-191 as a potential target for HCC therapy. Inhibition of this miR causes decreased cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in vitro as well as a significant reduction of tumor mass in vivo in an orthotopic liver xenograft model. This miR was also found to be up-regulated by a dioxin, a known liver carcinogen, and was found to be a key regulator of cancer related pathways.
Project description:HepG2 cell lines were treated with TCDD, as an activator for the TF AhR/arnt since it is a known ligand for AhR. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a fatal disease with currently very limited beneficial therapies. MicroRNAs (miRs), which are considered to be master regulators of gene expression, have significant influence on cellular pathways and phenotype, and are de-regulated in HCC, and hence are thought to be of great therapeutic potential as novel targets. We identified hsa-miR-191 as a potential target for HCC therapy. Inhibition of this miR causes decreased cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in vitro as well as a significant reduction of tumor mass in vivo in an orthotopic liver xenograft model. This miR was also found to be up-regulated by a dioxin, a known liver carcinogen, and was found to be a key regulator of cancer related pathways.
Project description:HepG2 cell lines were treated with TCDD, as an activator for the TF AhR/arnt since it is a known ligand for AhR. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a fatal disease with currently very limited beneficial therapies. MicroRNAs (miRs), which are considered to be master regulators of gene expression, have significant influence on cellular pathways and phenotype, and are de-regulated in HCC, and hence are thought to be of great therapeutic potential as novel targets. We identified hsa-miR-191 as a potential target for HCC therapy. Inhibition of this miR causes decreased cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in vitro as well as a significant reduction of tumor mass in vivo in an orthotopic liver xenograft model. This miR was also found to be up-regulated by a dioxin, a known liver carcinogen, and was found to be a key regulator of cancer related pathways. HCC cell lines treated with TCDD and control. Although this experiment was done with dual channel, chanels are not compared, irrelevant samples were on the reciprocal channel. Sample data tables represent relevant, single channel data.
Project description:We constructed a genome wide target profile of hsa-miR-191 by sequencing RNA isolated from Ago2 immunoprecipitations and total RNA samples following miR-191 transfection
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and their target genes are aberrantly expressed in many cancers and are linked to carcinogenesis and metastasis, especially among hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. This study sought to identify new biomarkers related to HCC prognosis using small RNA sequencing from the tumor and matched normal adjacent tissue of 32 patients with HCC. Eight miRNAs were downregulated and 61 were upregulated more than twofold. Of these, five miRNAs, hsa-miR-3180, hsa-miR-5589-5p, hsa-miR-490-5p, hsa-miR-137, and hsa-miR-378i, were significantly associated with 5-year overall survival (OS) rates. Differential upregulation of hsa-miR-3180 and downregulation of hsa-miR-378i in tumor samples supported the finding that low and high concentrations of hsa-miR-3180 (p = 0.029) and hsa-miR-378i (p = 0.047), respectively, were associated with higher 5-year OS. Cox regression analyses indicated that hsa-miR‑3180 (HR = 0.08; p = 0.013) and hsa-miR‑378i (HR = 18.34; p = 0.045) were independent prognostic factors of poor survival. However, high hsa-miR‑3180 expression obtained larger AUCs for OS and progression-free survival (PFS) and had better nomogram prediction than hsa-miR‑378i. These findings indicate that hsa-miR‑3180 may be associated with HCC progression and could serve as a potential biomarker for this disease.
Project description:Ovarian cancer is a malignant gynecologic disease rarely diagnosed in the early stages. Among ovarian cancers, clear cell carcinoma has a poor prognosis due to its malignant potential. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression in cells by suppressing the translation of the target gene or by degrading the target mRNA. They are also secreted from the cells in the blood, binding to the proteins or lipids and assisting in cell-cell communication. Hence, serum miRNAs can also be diagnostic biomarkers for ovarian cancer. This study investigated and identified specific miRNAs for ovarian clear cell carcinoma and compared them to those of ovarian endometrioma in healthy patients. CA125, an ovarian tumor marker, did not differ between patients with ovarian clear cell carcinoma, endometriosis, or healthy controls. Four miRNAs (miR-146a-5p, miR-191-5p, miR-484, and miR-574-3p) were analyzed. The miR-146a-5p and miR-191-5p expression levels were significantly increased in the serum samples from the patients with ovarian clear cell carcinoma compared to the healthy controls but not in the patients with endometriosis (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the bioinformatics analysis showed that CCND2 and NOTCH2 were the candidate target genes of miR 146a-5p and miR-191-5p. In conclusion, our results showed that miR 146a-5p and miR-191-5p might be useful as early and non-invasive diagnostic tools in ovarian clear cell carcinoma. These miRNAs can help in distinguishing between ovarian clear cell carcinoma and ovarian endometrioma. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have screened any candidates specifically for clear cell carcinoma.