Study of circulating MicroRNA-125b levels in serum exosomes in advanced melanoma
Context: Malignant melanoma is an aggressive tumor that produces exosomes, which contain microRNAs (miRNAs) that could be of utility in following tumoral cell dysregulation. MicroR-125b is a miRNA whose down-regulation seems to be implicated in melanoma progression. Objective: To analyze miR-125b le...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositório: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/68524 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/68524 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Malignant melanoma Exosomes MicroRNAs (miRNAs) Tumoral cell dysregulation |
| Resumo: | Context: Malignant melanoma is an aggressive tumor that produces exosomes, which contain microRNAs (miRNAs) that could be of utility in following tumoral cell dysregulation. MicroR-125b is a miRNA whose down-regulation seems to be implicated in melanoma progression. Objective: To analyze miR-125b levels in serum, and in exosomes obtained from serum, from patients with advanced melanoma. Design: Serum samples were obtained from 21 patients with advanced melanoma, from 16 disease-free patients with melanoma, and from 19 healthy volunteers. Exosomes were isolated from serum by precipitation, and miR-16 and miR-125b levels were quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: MicroR-16, but not miR-125b, was detected in all samples, and miR-16 levels were significantly higher in serum than they were in exosomes. MicroR-16 expression levels did not differ significantly between the 2 groups (patients with melanoma and healthy donors). There was a significant relationship between miR-125b and miR-16 levels in exosomes. Additionally, miR-125b levels in exosomes were significantly lower in patients with melanoma compared with disease-free patients with melanoma and healthy controls. Conclusions: Exosomes can provide a suitable material to measure circulating miRNA in melanoma, and miR-16 can be used as an endogenous normalizer. Lower levels of miR-125b in exosomes obtained from serum are associated with advanced melanoma disease, probably reflecting the tumoral cell dysregulation. |
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