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The Association of Mir-451 and Mir-21 in Plasma With Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Cancer



Motamedi M1 ; Hashemzadeh Chaleshtori M1 ; Ghasemi S1 ; Kheiri S2 ; Haji Gholami A3
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  1. 1. Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Basic Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  3. 3. Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Source: Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences Published:2018

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The expression of some circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) in biological fluids of healthy individuals is different from cancerous patients. circulating miRNAs are a new class of cancer biomarkers because of their high stability and sensitivity, ease of measurement and specificity due to their correlation with various cancer states. According to the miR-451 and miR-21 functions in the metastasis of some cancers, the aim of this study was to investigate the differences of expression levels of miR-451 and miR-21 in the plasma of breast cancer (BC) patients with and without lymph nodes metastasis (LNM). METHODS: In this descriptive-analytical study, blood samples were collected from 47 women with BC and 24 healthy women with mammography confirmation. The presence/or absence of LNM was recognized from patients' medical records. The expression levels of miR-451 and miR-21 in the plasma, were investigated using Real-Time PCR. FINDINGS: The median of expression of miR-451 in BC patients with LNM and without LNM was 1.739 and 3.187, respectively, and its expression in lymph node metastatic patients decreased 0.444 folds in comparison with non-metastatic patients (p=0.031). The median of expression of miR-21 in patients with LNM and in non-metastatic lymph nodes patients was 5.922 and 2.157, respectively, and its expression in metastatic status was 2 folds higher than non-metastatic (p=0.029). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicated that decreased miR-451 and increased miR-21 expression in plasma of BC patients was associated with LNM status. © 2018, Babol University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
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