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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Hussein, Samiaa; * | Mosaad, Halaa | Rashed, Hayam E.b | El-Anwar, Mohammad W.c
Affiliations: [a] Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | [b] Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | [c] Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Samia Hussein, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. Tel.: +20 01062725981; E-mail: samiahussein82@hotmail.com.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Despite the improvement in the diagnosis and the management of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), many patients with advanced-stage have poor prognosis in the form of recurrence, metastasis or death. So, recognition of new molecular markers would facilitate the development of targeted therapies. OBJECTIVES: To investigate miR-221 expression in LSCC and its possible correlation to apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1). Also, we aimed to investigate the association between miR-221 and Apaf-1 expressions and the clinicopathological features of LSCC. METHODS: We investigated the expression of miR-221 (by qRT-PCR) and Apaf-1 (by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry) in primary LSCC and adjacent normal tissues. RESULTS: We found significant up-regulation of miR-221 and significant down-regulation of Apaf-1 expression in LSCC tissues compared to normal nearby laryngeal tissues. In addition, significant associations between up-regulated miR-221 and down-regulated Apaf-1 expressions and clinical stage and lymph node (LN) metastasis (P< 0.001 for each) were found. Furthermore, there was a negative correlation between miR-221 gene expression and Apaf-1 gene expression (r=-0.73, P< 0.001). CONCLUSION: miR-221 can be considered as a diagnostic marker in LSCC and Apaf-1 may be considered as a possible target of miR-221.
Keywords: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, miR-221, Apaf-1
DOI: 10.3233/CBM-160444
Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 279-287, 2017
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