| Autor: |
Desouky, EM, Khaliefa, AK, Hozayen, WG, Shaaban, SM, Hasona, NA |
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Human & Experimental Toxicology; Jan-Dec2023, Vol. 42, p1-7, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
Breast cancer is highly prevalent and considered the main challenge to public health among females in Egypt as in other countries. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) and MEG-2 are noncoding RNA attributed to their aberrant expression in several diseases, including breast cancer. This study aimed to assess the reliability of serum expression levels of miR-21 and MEG-2 in discriminating stages of breast cancer and scrutinize their correlations with the targeted transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) expression. One hundred and 30 participants whose ages ranged from 28 to 62 years were included in this study, divided into one hundred breast cancer patients and 30 healthy participants. miR-21 and TGF-β expression levels showed upregulation in patients with BC and elevated miR-21/TGF-β levels consistent with the BC stage. In addition, LncRNA (MEG-2) showed down-regulation in patients with BC. MEG-2 expression levels revealed a gradual decrease consistent with the BC stage. In addition, a negative relationship between the MEG-2 and the miR-21 and TGF-β differential expression was also noticed. This study suggested that miR-21 and MEG-2 can be used as prospective diagnostic biomarkers and emphasized the crucible role of TGF-β as therapeutic targets for BC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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