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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
卷 12, 期 6A, 页码 2189-2204出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00533.x
关键词
microRNA; hepatocellular carcinoma; diagnosis; therapy
资金
- Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro
- Ministero dell'Universita e della Ricerca
- Ministero della Salute
- Fondazione Cariplo Progetto NOBEL
- Fondazione Carisbo
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Curative options for HCC are limited and exclusively available for patients carrying an early stage HCC. In advanced stages, traditional chemotherapy proved to be only marginally effective or even toxic. Thus, the identification of new treatment options is needed. New targets for non-conventional treatment will necessarily take advantage of progresses on the molecular pathogenesis of HCC. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of tiny RNAs with a fundamental role in the regulation of gene expression. Aberrant expression of several miRNAs was found to be involved in human hepatocarcinogenesis. miRNA expression signatures were correlated with bio-pathological and clinical features of HCC. In some cases, aberrantly expressed miRNAs could be linked to cancer-associated pathways, indicating a direct role in liver tumourigenesis. For example, up-regulation of mir-221 and mir-21 could promote cell cycle progression, reduce cell death and favour angiogenesis and invasion. These findings suggest that miRNAs could become novel molecular targets for HCC treatment. The demonstration of in vivo efficacy and safety of anti-miRNA compounds has opened the way to their use in clinical trials.
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