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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive cancer arising from mesothelial cells, mainly due to former asbestos exposure. Little is known about the microRNA (miRNA) expression of MM. miRNAs are small noncoding RNAs, which play an essential role in the regulation of gene expression. This study was carried out to analyze the miRNA expression profile of 17 MM samples using miRNA microarray. The analysis distinguished the overall miRNA expression profiles of tumor tissue and normal mesothelium. Differentially expressed miRNAs were found in tumor samples compared with normal sample. Twelve of them, let-7b*, miR-1228*, miR-195*, miR-30b*, miR-32*, miR-345, miR-483-3p, miR-584, miR-595, miR-615-3p, and miR-885-3p, were highly expressed whereas the remaining nine, let-7e*, miR-144*, miR-203, miR-340*, miR-34a*, miR-423, miR-582, miR-7-1*, and miR-9, were unexpressed or had severely reduced expression levels. Target genes for these miRNAs include the most frequently affected genes in MM such as CDKN2A, NF2, JUN, HGF, and PDGFA. Many of the miRNAs were located in chromosomal areas known to be deleted or gained in MM such as 8q24, 1p36, and 14q32. Furthermore, we could identify specific miRNAs for each histopathological subtype of MM. Regarding risk factors such as smoking status and asbestos exposure, significantly differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in smokers versus nonsmokers (miR-379, miR-301a, miR-299-3p, miR-455-3p, and miR-127-3p), but not in asbestos-exposed patients versus nonexposed ones. This could be related to the method of assessment of asbestos exposure as asbestos remains to be the main contributor to the development of MM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1098-2264
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
615-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Asbestos, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Chromosomes, Human, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Cluster Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Mesothelioma, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-MicroRNAs, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Neurofibromin 2, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Smoking, pubmed-meshheading:19396864-Survival Analysis
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
CDKN2A, NF2, and JUN are dysregulated among other genes by miRNAs in malignant mesothelioma -A miRNA microarray analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Haartman Institute and HUSLAB, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't