| Literature DB >> 24238736 |
Navneet Momi1, Sukhwinder Kaur1, Satyanarayana Rachagani1, Apar K Ganti2, Surinder K Batra3.
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional gene regulators that are differentially expressed in several pathophysiological conditions including cancer. They impact the disease course by modulating an array of putative target gene(s). Interestingly, there is a strong correlation between the various miRNAs target(s) and the smoking-regulated genes in cancer. This review article provides an insight into the current status of smoking-induced miRNAs and their genetic/epigenetic regulation in smoking-associated cancers, with a major focus on lung cancer (LC). Furthermore, it discusses the role of miRNAs in smoking-mediated oncogenic events in cancer and explores the diagnostic/prognostic potential of miRNA-based biomarkers and their efficacy as therapeutic targets.Entities:
Keywords: cancer; diagnostic; epigenetics; miRNA; signaling; smoking
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24238736 PMCID: PMC3880642 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2013.10.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Mol Med ISSN: 1471-4914 Impact factor: 11.951