Differential expression of miR-139, miR-486 and miR-21 in breast cancer patients sub-classified according to lymph node status

TY - JOUR

T1 - Differential expression of miR-139, miR-486 and miR-21 in breast cancer patients sub-classified according to lymph node status

AU - Rask, Lene

AU - Balslev, Eva

AU - Søkilde, Rolf

AU - Høgdall, Estrid

AU - Flyger, Henrik

AU - Eriksen, Jens

AU - Litman, Thomas

PY - 2014/6

Y1 - 2014/6

N2 - PURPOSE: Therapeutic decisions in breast cancer are increasingly guided by prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Non-protein-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been found to be deregulated in breast cancers and, in addition, to be correlated with several clinico-pathological features. One of the most consistently up-regulated miRNAs is miR-21. Here, we specifically searched for differentially expressed miRNAs in high-risk breast cancer patients as compared to low-risk breast cancer patients. In the same patients, we also compared miR-21 expression with the expression of its presumed target PTEN.METHODS: Both microarray and RT-qPCR techniques were used to assess miRNA expression levels in lymph node-positive and -negative human invasive ductal carcinoma tissues. Simultaneously, PTEN protein expression levels were assessed using immunohistochemistry.RESULTS: miR-486-5p and miR-139-5p were found to be down-regulated in patients with lymph node metastases, whereas miR-21 was found to be up-regulated in patients with a positive lymph node status. miR-21 expression levels were found to significantly correlate with tumour size (r = 0.403, p = 0.009; Spearman's rank), whereas no relation was found between miR-21 and PTEN expression levels (Kruskal-Wallis test).CONCLUSION: Down-regulation of miR-486-5p and miR-139-5p, in conjunction with up-regulation of miR-21, may represent a useful signature for the identification of high-risk breast cancer patients.

AB - PURPOSE: Therapeutic decisions in breast cancer are increasingly guided by prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Non-protein-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been found to be deregulated in breast cancers and, in addition, to be correlated with several clinico-pathological features. One of the most consistently up-regulated miRNAs is miR-21. Here, we specifically searched for differentially expressed miRNAs in high-risk breast cancer patients as compared to low-risk breast cancer patients. In the same patients, we also compared miR-21 expression with the expression of its presumed target PTEN.METHODS: Both microarray and RT-qPCR techniques were used to assess miRNA expression levels in lymph node-positive and -negative human invasive ductal carcinoma tissues. Simultaneously, PTEN protein expression levels were assessed using immunohistochemistry.RESULTS: miR-486-5p and miR-139-5p were found to be down-regulated in patients with lymph node metastases, whereas miR-21 was found to be up-regulated in patients with a positive lymph node status. miR-21 expression levels were found to significantly correlate with tumour size (r = 0.403, p = 0.009; Spearman's rank), whereas no relation was found between miR-21 and PTEN expression levels (Kruskal-Wallis test).CONCLUSION: Down-regulation of miR-486-5p and miR-139-5p, in conjunction with up-regulation of miR-21, may represent a useful signature for the identification of high-risk breast cancer patients.

KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

U2 - 10.1007/s13402-014-0176-6

DO - 10.1007/s13402-014-0176-6

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 25027758

SN - 2211-3428

VL - 37

SP - 215

EP - 227

JO - Cellular oncology (Dordrecht)

JF - Cellular oncology (Dordrecht)

IS - 3

ER -