Serum miR-122-5p and miR-206 expression: Non-invasive prognostic biomarkers for renal cell carcinoma

Frauke G. Heinemann, Yuri Tolkach, Mario Deng, Doris Schmidt, Sven Perner, Glen Kristiansen, Stefan C. Müller, Jörg Ellinger*

*Corresponding author for this work
19 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNA) play a relevant role in carcinogenesis, cancer progression, invasion, and metastasis. Thus, they can serve as diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers. The knowledge on circulating miRNAs for clear cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCC) is limited. Our study was designed to identify novel biomarkers for ccRCC patients. Results: The serum small RNA expression profile was determined in 18 ccRCC and 8 patients with benign renal tumors (BRT) using small RNA sequencing. We detected 29 differentially expressed miRNAs (17 upregulated and 12 downregulated in ccRCC) in the expression profiling cohort. Based on the expression levels, we next validated serum miR-122-5p, miR-193a-5p, and miR-206 levels in an independent cohort (68 ccRCC, 47 BRT, and 28 healthy individuals) using quantitative real-time PCR. Serum expression levels of miR-122-5p and miR-206 were significantly decreased in ccRCC compared to healthy individuals. Both miRNAs were circulating at similar levels in ccRCC and BRT patients. miR-193a-5p expression levels were not different within the study cohort. High serum miR-122-5p and miR-206 levels were associated with adverse clinicopathological parameters: miR-122-5p levels were correlated with metastatic RCC and grade, and miR-206 with pT-stage and metastasis. Furthermore, high miR-122-5p and miR-206 serum levels were associated with a shorter period of progression-free, cancer-specific, and overall survival in patients with ccRCC. Conclusion: We identified serum miR-122-5p and miR-206 as novel non-invasive prognostic biomarkers for patients with ccRCC.

Original languageEnglish
Article number11
JournalClinical epigenetics
Volume10
Issue number1
ISSN1868-7075
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23.01.2018

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