scholarly journals mRNA Network: Solution for Tracking Chemotherapy Insensitivity in Small-Cell Lung Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Peixin Chen ◽  
Shengyu Wu ◽  
Jia Yu ◽  
Xuzhen Tang ◽  
Chunlei Dai ◽  
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Background. Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has poor prognosis and is prone to drug resistance. It is necessary to search for possible influencing factors for SCLC chemotherapy insensitivity. Therefore, we proposed an mRNA network to track the chemotherapy insensitivity in SCLC. Methods. Six samples of patients with SCLC were recruited for RNA sequencing. TopHat2 and Cufflinks were used to make differential analysis. Functional analysis was applied as well. Finally, multidimensional validation was applied for verifying the results we obtained by experiment. Results. This study was a trial of drug resistance in 6 SCLC patients after first-line chemotherapy. The top 10 downregulated genes differentially expressed in the chemo-insensitive group were SERPING1, DRD5, PARVG, PRAME, NKX1-1, MCTP2, PID1, PLEKHA4, SPP1, and SLN. Cell-cell signaling by Wnt ( p = 6.98 E − 21 ) was the most significantly enriched GO term in biological process, while systemic lupus erythematosus ( p = 6.97 E − 10 ), alcoholism ( p = 1.01 E − 09 ), and transcriptional misregulation in cancer ( p = 0.00227988 ) were the top three ones of KEGG pathways. In multiple public databases, we also highlighted and verified the vital role of glycolysis/gluconeogenesis pathway and corresponding genes in chemo-insensitivity in SCLC. Conclusion. Our study confirmed some SCLC chemotherapy insensitivity-related genes, biological processes, and pathways, thus constructing the chemotherapy-insensitive network for SCLC.

2021 ◽  
Vol 567 ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Koujun Zhu ◽  
Jun Zhu ◽  
Jichun Geng ◽  
Yongjian Zhang ◽  
Yan Qin ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 2509-2522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shousen Hu ◽  
Yongliang Yuan ◽  
Zhizhen Song ◽  
Dan Yan ◽  
Xiangzhen Kong

Background/Aims: Drug resistance remains a main obstacle to the treatment of non- small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to identify the expression profiles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in drug-resistant NSCLC cell lines. Methods: The expression profiles of miRNAs in drug-resistant NSCLC cell lines were examined using miRNA sequencing, and the common dysregulated miRNAs in these cell lines were identified and analyzed by bioinformatics methods. Results: A total of 29 upregulated miRNAs and 36 downregulated miRNAs were found in the drug-resistant NSCLC cell lines, of which 26 upregulated and 36 downregulated miRNAs were found to be involved in the Ras signaling pathway. The expression levels, survival analysis, and receiver operating characteristic curve of the dysregulated miRNAs based on The Cancer Genome Atlas database for lung adenocarcinoma showed that hsa-mir-192, hsa-mir-1293, hsa-mir-194, hsa-mir-561, hsa-mir-205, hsa-mir-30a, and hsa-mir-30c were related to lung cancer, whereas only hsa-mir-1293 and hsa-mir-561 were not involved in drug resistance. Conclusion: The results of this study may provide novel biomarkers for drug resistance in NSCLC and potential therapies for overcoming drug resistance, and may also reveal the potential mechanisms underlying drug resistance in this disease.


Open Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1160-1167
Author(s):  
Xing Chai ◽  
Xinru Zhang ◽  
Wenqian Li ◽  
Jin Chai

Abstract Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) are the two major histological categories of lung cancers. Drug resistance is a great challenge for cancer treatment, and histological transformation from NSCLC to SCLC is one of the mechanisms underlying drug resistance in NSCLC patients. SCLC-transformed patients show combined characteristics of NSCLC and SCLC; however, they lack timely diagnoses and effective treatment strategies. Thus, we reviewed the clinical characteristics of SCLC transformation patients with a literature search to enhance clinical consciousness, diagnosis, and personalized treatment for patients with it.


2019 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjun Jin ◽  
Huanqin Wang ◽  
Jiming Si ◽  
Ran Ni ◽  
Yuanhua Liu ◽  
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Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to play a vital role in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ZEB1-AS1 overexpression predicts a poor prognosis in osteosarcoma and colorectal cancers. In the current study, we determined the clinical significance and prognostic value of ZEB1-AS1 in patients with NSCLC. The expression of ZEB1-AS1 and inhibitor of differentiation-1 (ID1) was measured using qRT-PCR and Western blot. Cell growth, migration, and invasion were determined using colony formation assays, Transwell assay, and flow cytometry, respectively. Tumor growth was determined with a xenograft model. ZEB1-AS1 was significantly up-regulated in NSCLC tissues compared with normal samples. ZEB1-AS1 overexpression was significantly associated with advanced tumor, lymph node, and metastases (TNM) stage and tumor size, as well as poorer overall survival. Moreover, ZEB1-AS1 knockdown inhibited NSCLC cell proliferation and migration, and promoted cell apoptosis. In addition, a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay revealed that ZEB1-AS1 interacted with STAT3, thereby repressing ID1 expression. Furthermore, rescue experiments indicated that ZEB1-AS1 functioned as an oncogene partly by repressing ID1 in NSCLC cells. Taken together, our findings indicate that ZEB1-AS1 serves as a promising therapeutic target to predict the prognosis of NSCLC.


2019 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 79-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunli Wei ◽  
Xiaojun Yao ◽  
Zebo Jiang ◽  
Yuwei Wang ◽  
Dianzheng Zhang ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol Volume 9 ◽  
pp. 4397-4409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Cai ◽  
Lin Zhu ◽  
Qing-Wei Meng ◽  
Liyan Wang ◽  
Xue-Song Chen ◽  
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