Over-Expression of miR-21 and Lower PTEN Levels in Wilms' Tumor with Aggressive Behavior

The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Mingyu CuiRongde Wu

Abstract

Wilms' tumor (WT) is the most common pediatric kidney tumor. MiR-21 is one of the most frequently overexpressed microRNAs in solid tumors, while phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted from chromosome 10 (PTEN) is the most highly mutated tumor suppressor gene. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between miR-21 and PTEN in WT. The expression levels of miR-21 and the PTEN protein were determined by qRT-PCR and Western blot analyses in WT specimens, respectively. In WT tissues, the miR-21 expression levels were significantly higher and the PTEN protein levels were significantly lower, compared to the adjacent non-tumorous renal tissues. The higher levels of miR-21 and lower levels of PTEN were correlated with age (> 24 months), late clinical stage, unfavorable histopathological type and lymphatic metastasis. A univariate linear regression analysis indicated a significant correlation between higher miR-21 levels and lower PTEN levels. Using the SK-NEP-1 WT cell line, we showed that the decreased expression levels of miR-21 promoted cell proliferation and invasion, but inhibited apoptosis. Importantly, lowered expression levels of miR-21 increased the expression levels of PTEN protein and decreased the expressio...Continue Reading

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