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An evaluation of gastric adenocarcinoma-associated CircRNAs based on microarray meta-analysis and ceRNA networks

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TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101611

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Circular RNA; Gastric adenocarcinoma; qRT-PCR; Microarray; ceRNA

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This study investigates GAC-associated circRNAs and the underlying mechanisms of circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks in the development and progression of GAC. Through gene expression analysis and meta-analysis, GAC-associated circRNAs were identified and a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network was constructed. The network revealed the potential regulatory effect of hsa_circ_0002019 and hsa_circ_0074736 on key survival-related genes. Additionally, the expression levels of these circRNAs were measured in plasma samples and significant pathways were identified. This study contributes to improving the knowledge of regulatory networks underlying GAC formation and developing better strategies for diagnosis and treatment.
Gastric cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality and one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies worldwide. Gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) accounts for the majority of gastric cancer cases. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been shown to be associated with carcinogenesis and cancer progression. This research aims to investigate GAC-associated circRNAs and the underlying mechanisms of circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks in the development and progression of GAC. Differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs (DEMs and DEGs) were identified in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) microarray datasets using the R package Limma. A microarray meta-analysis was performed to identify potential GAC-associated circRNAs with high statistical power, resulting in 13 up-regulated and 19 down-regulated circRNAs. CircRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks were constructed by combining predicted and experimentally validated databases and considering differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs. The constructed ceRNA networks revealed the potential regulatory effect of hsa_circ_0002019 and hsa_circ_0074736 on key survival-related genes. The expression levels of these two circRNAs were measured in plasma samples from GAC patients and healthy controls using SYBR Green-based real-time PCR. Axon guidance, cellular senescence, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications, and AMPK signaling pathway were among the major significant (P-value <0.05) enriched pathways of main mRNAs in the constructed ceRNA networks. In conclusion, we identified strongly correlated circRNAs and their likely mechanisms of action in GAC, which may improve the knowledge of regulatory networks underlying GAC formation and contribute to developing better strategies for early diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

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