The Role of MicroRNA 181d as a Possible Biomarker Associated With Tumor Progression in Meningiomas

IntroductionMeningiomas are slow-growing intracranial neoplasms that originate from arachnoid meningothelial cells and represent 13-26% of intracranial tumors, thus being the most common. There are numerous technological advances available for a better understanding of the molecular pathways correla...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-10, Vol.13 (10), p.e19158-e19158
Main Authors: Carneiro, Vinícius, Cirino, Múcio, Panepucci, Rodrigo, Peria, Fernanda, Tirapelli, Daniela, Colli, Benedicto, Carlotti Jr, Carlos Gilberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomarkers
Brain cancer
Classification
Gene expression
Medical prognosis
MicroRNAs
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Pathology
Plasma
Polymerase chain reaction
Software
Tumors
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Summary:IntroductionMeningiomas are slow-growing intracranial neoplasms that originate from arachnoid meningothelial cells and represent 13-26% of intracranial tumors, thus being the most common. There are numerous technological advances available for a better understanding of the molecular pathways correlated with tumorigenesis and tumor progression of meningiomas. In this context, the role of microRNAs (miRNAs), which are non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) consisting of 18 to 25 nucleotides whose function is the silencing of mRNA at the posttranscriptional level, has been highlighted. Recent studies suggest that miRNAs may act as possible biomarkers as well as therapeutic targets for various diseases, including brain tumors. Therefore, the objective of our study was to evaluate the tissue and plasma expression of the miRNAs miR-181d, miR-181c, and miR-130a.MethodsThe miRNAs miR-181d, miR-181c, and miR-130a were selected from our group’s prior study by the large-scale microarray analysis technique. In this work, the expression of these miRNAs in the tumor tissue and plasma of patients with grade I (16 patients), II (16 patients), and III (eight patients) meningiomas was evaluated.ResultsMiR-181d was overexpressed in both tumor tissue and plasma in the studied groups. The level of expression was higher according to the progression of tumor grade. MiR-181c and miR-130a showed no significant difference in the studied groups in either tumor tissue or plasma.ConclusionsMiR-181d has potential as a biomarker for meningiomas and is associated with the tumor progression of meningiomas.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.19158