Advances in Tumor Chemo-resistance Regulated by MicroRNA
10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2014.10.06
- VernacularTitle:MicroRNA调控肿瘤耐药的研究进展
- Author:
LIN GAOYANG
1
;
XU KE
Author Information
1. 300052天津，天津医科大学总医院，天津市肺癌研究所，天津市肺癌转移与肿瘤微环境重点实验室
- Keywords:
MicroRNA;
Chemo-resistance;
MDR;
Targets
- From:
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
2014;(10):741-749
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Chemotherapy is one of the primary treatment for malignant tumors. Tumor multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major cause of clinical failure of chemotherapy;however the mechanisms of chemo-resistance have not been fully elucidated. Recently, microRNA is one of the new hotspots in life science. MicroRNA regulates the expression of genes and plays roles a series of life events by post-transcriptional regulations, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, fat metabolism, ner-vous development, hormone secretion, tumor vessels generation, stem cell differentiation, tumor cell invasion and metastasis, and other physiological and pathological processes. Recent studies show that microRNA regulates the expression of multiple genes with high efficiency and specificity. The abnormal regulation of target genes by microRNA is responsible for tumor chemo-resistance, this may be an important component of the complexity of the regulation of chemo-resistance. hTerefore, the study of microRNA and tumor drug resistance has profound practical signiifcance. In this review, recent studies of tumor drug resistance, regulation of tumor drug resistance by microRNA, and microRNA as a potential target for tumor drug resistance therapy are reviewed.
