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Identification of microRNAs in skeletal muscle associated with lung cancer cachexia

Authors :
Wouter R. P. H. van de Worp
Susan L. Coort
Marco C. J. M. Kelders
Jan Theys
Annemie M. W. J. Schols
Juliette H R J Degens
Ardy van Helvoort
Henry C. Woodruff
Annick Harel‐Bellan
Celine M. Op den Kamp
Ramon C. J. Langen
Gueorqui Kratassiouk
Anne-Marie C. Dingemans
Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC)
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
PARi (PARI)
Département Plateforme (PF I2BC)
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC)
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Pulmonologie
RS: NUTRIM - R3 - Respiratory & Age-related Health
Promovendi NTM
RS: GROW - R3 - Innovative Cancer Diagnostics & Therapy
Bioinformatica
RS: NUTRIM - R1 - Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health
Precision Medicine
RS: GROW - R2 - Basic and Translational Cancer Biology
Bedrijfsbureau NTM
Source :
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2019, ⟨10.1002/jcsm.12512⟩, Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 11(2), 452-463. Wiley, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 452-463 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Wiley, 2020.

Abstract

Background Cachexia, highly prevalent in patients with non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), impairs quality of life and is associated with reduced tolerance and responsiveness to cancer therapy and decreased survival. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non‐coding RNAs that play a central role in post‐transcriptional gene regulation. Changes in intramuscular levels of miRNAs have been implicated in muscle wasting conditions. Here, we aimed to identify miRNAs that are differentially expressed in skeletal muscle of cachectic lung cancer patients to increase our understanding of cachexia and to allow us to probe their potential as therapeutic targets. Methods A total of 754 unique miRNAs were profiled and analysed in vastus lateralis muscle biopsies of newly diagnosed treatment‐naïve NSCLC patients with cachexia (n = 8) and age‐matched and sex‐matched healthy controls (n = 8). miRNA expression analysis was performed using a TaqMan MicroRNA Array. In silico network analysis was performed on all significant differentially expressed miRNAs. Differential expression of the top‐ranked miRNAs was confirmed using reverse transcription–quantitative real‐time PCR in an extended group (n = 48) consisting of NSCLC patients with (n = 15) and without cachexia (n = 11) and healthy controls (n = 22). Finally, these miRNAs were subjected to univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis using overall survival and treatment‐induced toxicity data obtained during the follow‐up of this group of patients. Results We identified 28 significant differentially expressed miRNAs, of which five miRNAs were up‐regulated and 23 were down‐regulated. In silico miRNA‐target prediction analysis showed 158 functional gene targets, and pathway analysis identified 22 pathways related to the degenerative or regenerative processes of muscle tissue. Subsequently, the expression of six top‐ranked miRNAs was measured in muscle biopsies of the entire patient group. Five miRNAs were detectable with reverse transcription–quantitative real‐time PCR analysis, and their altered expression (expressed as fold change, FC) was confirmed in muscle of cachectic NSCLC patients compared with healthy control subjects: miR‐424‐5p (FC = 4.5), miR‐424‐3p (FC = 12), miR‐450a‐5p (FC = 8.6), miR‐144‐5p (FC = 0.59), and miR‐451a (FC = 0.57). In non‐cachectic NSCLC patients, only miR‐424‐3p was significantly increased (FC = 5.6) compared with control. Although the statistical support was not sufficient to imply these miRNAs as individual predictors of overall survival or treatment‐induced toxicity, when combined in multivariate analysis, miR‐450‐5p and miR‐451a resulted in a significant stratification between short‐term and long‐term survival. Conclusions We identified differentially expressed miRNAs putatively involved in lung cancer cachexia. These findings call for further studies to investigate the causality of these miRNAs in muscle atrophy and the mechanisms underlying their differential expression in lung cancer cachexia.

Details

ISSN :
21906009 and 21905991
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....96761848e88c9143669115e10f7124b5
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12512