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Differential Expression Profiles of Mitogenome Associated MicroRNAs Among Colorectal Adenomatous Polyps

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Colorectal tumors are mostly of epithelial origin and represent a wide spectrum of neoplasms. About 97% of colorectal cancer originating from benign lesions of adenomatous polyps are adenocarcinomas. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations and microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with oncogene and tumor suppressor genes regulation which are known to parallel the tissue abnormalities involved with tumorigenesis such as colorectal adenoma to adenocarcinoma. However, the differential expression patterns of mitochondrial associated microRNAs (referred as MitomiRs) among colorectal adenomatous polyps progression is yet to be determined. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the differential expressions profiles of MitomiRs (miR-24, miR-181, miR-210, miR-21 and miR378) in patients with colorectal adenomatous polyps tissues in correlation with clinicopathological tumor architectures of tubular, tubulovillous, villous adenomas and adenocarcinomas. Isolation of mitochondria RNA from colorectal adenomatous polyps, adenocarcinomas, and normal adjacent tissue samples was performed and assessed for mitochondrial associated miRNAs expression differences using quantitative reverse transcription PCR. Data from this study demonstrates that mitochondria genome expression of mitomiRNAs; miR-24, miR-181, miR-210, miR-21 and miR-378 in colorectal tissue samples varies among the adenomatous polyps. Expression of mitomiRNAs 24, 181, 210 and 378 progressively increased from the precancerous of adenomatous polyps to adenocarcinoma. In addition, miR-210 and miR-181 expression increased 3 folds in villous adenomas and greater than 3 folds increased in miR378 in adenocarcinoma (p < 0.005) when compared to tubular adenoma. Meanwhile, miR-21 increased progressively in adenoma tissues but decreased almost 2.5 folds in adenocarcinomas when compared to villous adenoma tissues (p < 0.001). These results suggest mitomiRs may regulate important mitochondrial functional pathways leading to a more favorable environment for transformation or progression of colorectal adenomatous polyps into adenocarcinomas.

Published in Cancer Research Journal (Volume 9, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.crj.20210901.14
Page(s) 23-33
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Colorectal Adenomas, Mitochondrial microRNA (Denoted: mitomiRNAs), Reactive Oxygen Species, CRC Tissues

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  • College of Science and Mathematics, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

  • Department of Physiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  • Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  • Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA