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miR-515-3p, miR-623, miR-1272 and Notch3 protein as new biomarkers of Hepatocellular carcinoma

  • Zahra Asefy EMAIL logo , Sirus Hoseinnejhad , Aziz Eftekhari and Behrooz Shoukuhi
Published/Copyright: December 22, 2021
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Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
From the journal Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation Volume 43 Issue 2

Abstract

Backgrounds

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a diversity of hepatocellular neoplasms and is more prevalence in people with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. It has been revealed that modification in miRNA regulation possibly will be elaborated in HCC pathogenesis.

Materials and methods

In this research 40 samples of HCC subjects and 40 samples of healthy liver were considered. Total RNA was obtained from paraffin-embedded tissue blocks and miR-515, miR-623 and miR-1272 gene expression levels were quantified by Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR. Likewise, the Notch protein quantity was assayed in ffpe materials by immunohistochemistry.

Results

Our study disclosed that Notch protein deals was ominously elevated in cancer cells than healthy cells (p<0.05). Data analysis also displayed that miR-515, miR-623 and miR-1272 expression levels were 3.8, 4.7, and 2.9 fold in normal tissues, respectively (p<0.05). Furthermore, it was found that expression levels of these genes are not dependent by hepatitis B and hepatic cirrhosis and it could be used as a marker of high specificity and sensitivity for the diagnosis of HCC.

Discussions

Our study demonstrated main role of miR-515, miR-623 and miR-1272 in HCC pathogenesis and similarly disclosed that these genes expression could be utilized in HCC prognosis.

Keywords: HCC; miR-515-3p; miR-623; miR-1272; miRNA; Notch3
Corresponding author: Dr. Zahra Asefy, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran, E-mail:

Funding source: Maragheh University of Medical Sciences

Award Identifier / Grant number: 60848

  1. Research funding: This work was supported by grants Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Grant No. 60848).

  2. Competing interests: The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

  3. Ethical approval: This study was approved Maragheh University of Medical Sciences IR.MARAGHEHPHC.REC.1399.007 and Tabriz University of medical Sciences (Ethics No. IR.TBZMED.REC.1396.941).

  4. Declaration of comitatus interest: This article was written with the help of eminent professors of clinical biochemistry. And we are very enthusiastic to publish this article in Neurochemistry international journal.

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Received: 2021-03-07
Accepted: 2021-11-22
Published Online: 2021-12-22

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https://doi.org/10.1515/hmbci-2021-0019
Keywords for this article
HCC; miR-515-3p; miR-623; miR-1272; miRNA; Notch3

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  3. Review Articles
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