MicroRNA in the pathogenesis and prognosis of esophageal cancer

J Gu, Y Wang, X Wu - Current pharmaceutical design, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Esophageal cancer (EC) is a deadly disease. EC usually occurs as either adenocarcinoma
(EAC) or squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC). The development of EAC generally follows the …

A review of the current understanding and clinical utility of miRNAs in esophageal cancer

NS Sakai, E Samia-Aly, M Barbera… - Seminars in cancer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, well-conserved, non-coding RNAs
that regulate the translation of RNAs. They have a role in biological and pathological …

Analysis of microRNAs and their precursors in bovine early embryonic development

E Mondou, I Dufort, M Gohin, E Fournier… - Molecular human …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
In animals, the maternal-to-embryonic transition (MET) occurs in the first days of early
development and involves the degradation of maternal transcripts that have been stored …

MiR-9 and miR-21 as prognostic biomarkers for recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer

A Sondermann, FM Andreghetto, ACB Moulatlet… - Clinical & experimental …, 2015 - Springer
Despite low mortality rates, nodal recurrence in papillary thyroid carcinoma occurs in up to
20% of patients. Emerging evidences indicate that dysregulated microRNAs are implicated …

Expression, tissue distribution and function of miR-21 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

N Nouraee, K Van Roosbroeck, M Vasei, S Semnani… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective MiR-21 is an oncomir expressed by malignant cells and/or tumor
microenvironment components. In this study we focused on understanding the effects of …

The role of microRNAs in cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract

S Song, JA Ajani - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2013 - nature.com
Cancers of the oesophagus, gastro-oesophageal junction and stomach (upper
gastrointestinal tract cancers; UGICs) pose a major health risk around the world …

Circulating plasma levels of MicroRNA-21 and MicroRNA-221 are potential diagnostic markers for primary intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

C Correa-Gallego, D Maddalo, A Doussot, N Kemeny… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are potential biomarkers in various malignancies. We
aim to characterize miRNA expression in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and identify …

MicroRNAs in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets

LL Mei, YT Qiu, B Zhang, ZZ Shi - Cancer Biomarkers, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Esophageal cancer is a common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) is the major histological type of esophageal cancer in developing …

MicroRNA-143 functions as a tumor suppressor in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Y Ni, L Meng, L Wang, W Dong, H Shen, G Wang, Q Liu… - Gene, 2013 - Elsevier
Esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide with a poor prognosis.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of naturally occurring small noncoding RNAs and play an …

MicroRNA expression profiles distinguish liposarcoma subtypes and implicate miR‐145 and miR‐451 as tumor suppressors

CMM Gits, PF van Kuijk, MBE Jonkers… - … journal of cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Liposarcomas are rare, heterogeneous and malignant tumors that can be divided into four
histological subtypes with different characteristics and clinical behavior. Treatment consists …