Document Type : Research articles
Authors
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2 Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Medical Genetics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: The miRNAs are referred to small non-coding RNAs (consisting of 18 to 25 nucleotides). Functional studies have shown their functions to be oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in different types of cancers. The miR-106b and miR-21 have been identified to participate in the biological behaviors of cells.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the tissue and plasma levels of miR-21 and miR-106b in patients with breast cancer who were diagnosed with ductal carcinoma.
Methods: In total, 40 cases of breast cancer patients 180 samples were examined in this project. Samples included ductal carcinoma breast tumors (n=40), normal breast tissues of the margin of the tumor (n=40) and 20 samples from unaffected mammary tissue of females undergoing reduction mammoplasty (control group), plasma samples of patients with breast cancer (n=40), and plasma of non-affected individuals (n=40). The expression levels of miR-106b and miR-21 were determined using SYBR Green real-time RT-PCR assay in breast tissues and plasma of cancerous patients in comparison to the controls.
Results: MiR-106b and miR-21 revealed much higher expression in tissues and plasma of patients with breast cancer in comparison to that in the group of control (P<0.001). High levels of mir-106b and miR-21 expression in plasma and tumor tissues were highly correlated with tumors in higher stages and lymph node involvement (P<0.0001).
Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, upregulation of miR-106b and miR-21 in the plasma of patients with breast cancer can act as a possible non-invasive biomarker for breast cancer prognosis. Further follow-up studies are required to confirm this.
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