Promoter methylated microRNAs: Potential therapeutic targets in gastric cancer (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Xiaoqiang Guo
    • Jiazeng Xia
    • Jiang Yan
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  • Published online on: October 27, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2780
  • Pages: 759-765
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Abstract

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most commonly diagnosed type of cancer worldwide and has the second highest mortality rate of all cancer types. Classical genetics alone does not fully explain how GC occurs; however, epigenetics provides a partial explanation with regard to the cause of cancer. DNA methylation, the best‑known type of epigenetic marker, represses the expression of tumor‑suppressor genes and is involved in the pathogenesis of various types of human cancer, including GC. Micro (mi)RNAs are critical in the initiation, progression, metastasis and invasion of GC through gene regulation. The dysregulation of miRNAs is widely recognized as a hallmark of cancer. Recently, studies concerning DNA methylation of miRNAs in GC have been frequently reported, and these studies deepen the knowledge of how epigenetic regulation of miRNAs results in GC pathogenesis and indicate novel therapeutic strategies for GC. The present review provides an overview of the reported DNA methylation of miRNAs in GC.
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Guo X, Xia J and Yan J: Promoter methylated microRNAs: Potential therapeutic targets in gastric cancer (Review). Mol Med Rep 11: 759-765, 2015
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Guo, X., Xia, J., & Yan, J. (2015). Promoter methylated microRNAs: Potential therapeutic targets in gastric cancer (Review). Molecular Medicine Reports, 11, 759-765. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2780
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Guo, X., Xia, J., Yan, J."Promoter methylated microRNAs: Potential therapeutic targets in gastric cancer (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 11.2 (2015): 759-765.
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Guo, X., Xia, J., Yan, J."Promoter methylated microRNAs: Potential therapeutic targets in gastric cancer (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 11, no. 2 (2015): 759-765. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2780