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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.4.1887

Micro RNA 34a and Let-7a Expression in Human Breast Cancers is Associated with Apoptotic Expression Genes  

Behzad, Mansoori (Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)
Ali, Mohammadi (Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)
Solmaz, Shirjang (Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)
Elham, Baghbani (Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)
Behzad, Baradaran (Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.17, no.4, 2016 , pp. 1887-1890 More about this Journal
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among women in the whole world. MiR- 34a and let-7a are well known tumor suppressors that participate in the regulation of apoptosis, invasion and other cellular functions. In this study, expression of miR-34a, let-7a and apoptosis pathway genes such as Bcl-2, Caspase-3 and P53 were evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR in 45 paired samples of normal margin and tumor tissue collected from breast cancer patient at advanced stage (3-4). MiR-34a, let-7a, caspase-3 and P53 expression are reduced and Bcl-2 expression is increased within tumoral tissues in comparison with normal margin tissues. P53 expression directly or indirectly was correlated with miR-34a, let-7a, Bcl-2 and caspase-3 expression. In This study we found that MiR-34a and let-7a expression are reduced in the tumoral tissues. Down-regulation of these two molecules correlated with expression of genes associated with apoptosis. These results suggest that due to the correlation of miR-34a and let-7a with apoptotic and anti-apoptotic pathways these molecules could participate as regulators in advanced clinical stages of breast cancer and should be considered as markers for diagnosis, prognostic assessment and targeted therapy.
Keywords
Breast cancer; miR-34a; let-7a; Bcl-2; caspase-3; P53; apoptosis;
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