1. miRNAs Modulate the Dichotomy of Cisplatin Resistance or Sensitivity in Breast Cancer: An Update of Therapeutic Implications
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Farhad Seif, Mohammad R. Alivand, Milad Bastami, Khandan Ilkhani, Asma Safi, and Soheila Delghir
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Cancer Research ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Breast Neoplasms ,Drug resistance ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Cancer stem cell ,microRNA ,medicine ,Humans ,030304 developmental biology ,Pharmacology ,Cisplatin ,0303 health sciences ,Molecular Structure ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,MicroRNAs ,Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ,Apoptosis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer research ,Molecular Medicine ,Female ,Personalized medicine ,Stem cell ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Cisplatin has a broad-spectrum antitumor activity and is widely used for the treatment of various malignant tumors. However, acquired or intrinsic resistance of cisplatin is a major problem for patients during the therapy. Recently, it has been reported Cancer Stem Cell (CSC)-derived drug resistance is a great challenge of tumor development and recurrence; therefore, the sensitivity of Breast Cancer Stem Cells (BCSCs) to cisplatin is of particular importance. Increasing evidence has shown that there is a relationship between cisplatin resistance/sensitivity genes and related miRNAs. It is known that dysregulation of relevant miRNAs plays a critical role in regulating target genes of cisplatin resistance/sensitivity in various pathways such as cellular uptake/efflux, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), hypoxia, and apoptosis. Furthermore, the efficacy of the current chemotherapeutic drugs, including cisplatin, for providing personalized medicine, can be improved by controlling the expression of miRNAs. Thus, potential targeting of miRNAs can lead to miRNA-based therapies, which will help overcome drug resistance and develop more effective personalized anti-cancer and cotreatment strategies in breast cancer. In this review, we summarized the general understandings of miRNAregulated biological processes in breast cancer, particularly focused on the role of miRNA in cisplatin resistance/ sensitivity.
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- 2021
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