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. 2022 Jul;35(4):1084-1099.
doi: 10.1007/s13577-022-00712-6. Epub 2022 May 12.

Serum-derived extracellular vesicles mediate Smad4 expression through shuttling microRNA-27a in the progression of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Yu Shuang  1 , Xiaofeng Yao  2 , Jing Liu  3 , Juntao Niu  3 , Wenyu Guo  3 , Chao Li  3
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Serum-derived extracellular vesicles mediate Smad4 expression through shuttling microRNA-27a in the progression of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Yu Shuang et al. Hum Cell. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Serum-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) containing non-coding RNAs have been indicated to serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), while their functional role remains to be explored. Here, we summarize the possible mechanism explaining the laryngeal carcinogenesis and the associated changes with the involvement of extracellular microRNA (miR)-27a from serum of LSCC patients. Serum-derived EVs from LSCC patients were found to increase the proliferative activity and decreased the apoptotic activity of LSCC cells. miRNA microarrays revealed that miR-27a expression was elevated after EV treatment. miR-27a expression was elevated in LSCC tissues and predicted a poor prognosis for patients. Downregulation of miR-27a inhibited the effect of EVs to reduce the activity of LSCC cells in vitro and to suppress tumor development in vivo. miR-27a targeted SMAD family member 4 (Smad4) to mediate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, which was induced under the influence of EVs. Smad4 was downregulated in LSCC tissues, and simultaneous overexpression of miR-27a and Smad4 resulted in reduced cell activity and tumorigenicity. In conclusion, serum-derived EVs support the laryngeal carcinogenesis at least partially via transferring miR-27a. miR-27a targets Smad4 and is a biomarker to predict LSCC prognosis.

Keywords: Extracellular vesicles; Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma; Smad4; Wnt/β-catenin pathway; microRNA-27a.

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