title: miR-15a and miR-24-1 as putative prognostic microRNA signatures for pediatric pilocytic astrocytomas and ependymomas.
abstract: In the current setting, we attempted to verify and validate miRNA candidates relevant to pediatric primary brain tumor progression and outcome, in order to provide data regarding the identification of novel prognostic biomarkers. Overall, 26 resected brain tumors were studied from children diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytomas (PAs) (n = 19) and ependymomas (EPs) (n = 7). As controls, deceased children who underwent autopsy and were not present with any brain malignancy were used. The experimental approach included microarrays covering 1211 miRNAs. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to validate the expression profiles of miR-15a and miR-24-1. The multiparameter analyses were performed with MATLAB. Matching differentially expressed miRNAs were detected in both PAs and EPs, following distinct comparisons with the control cohort; however, in several cases, they exhibited tissue-specific expression profiles. On correlations between miRNA expression and EP progression or outcome, miR-15a and miR-24-1 were found upregulated in EP relapsed and EP deceased cases when compared to EP clinical remission cases and EP survivors, respectively. Taken together, following several distinct associations between miRNA expression and diverse clinical parameters, the current study repeatedly highlighted miR-15a and miR-24-1 as candidate oncogenic molecules associated with inferior prognosis in children diagnosed with ependymoma.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Choremeio Research Laboratory, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. mbraoudak@med.uoa.|University Research Institute for the Study and Treatment of Childhood Genetic and Malignant Diseases, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. mbraoudak@med.uoa.|Department of Medical Genetics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. mbraoudak@med.uoa.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braoudaki
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Choremeio Research Laboratory, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Lambrou
authors.affiliation: University Research Institute for the Study and Treatment of Childhood Genetic and Malignant Diseases, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Giannikou
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Papadodima
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lykoudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital "Aghia Sophia", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stefanaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital "Aghia Sophia", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sfakianos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolialexi
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Choremeio Research Laboratory, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tzortzatou-Stathopoulou
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tzetis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitsiou-Tzeli
authors.affiliation: University Research Institute for the Study and Treatment of Childhood Genetic and Malignant Diseases, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kanavakis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012372:ROC Curve; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C505361:MIRN15 microRNA, human; C543845:MIRN24 microRNA, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D012333:RNA, Messenger
keywords: Biomarkers; Ependymomas; MicroRNA microarrays; Pilocytic astrocytomas; Prognosis
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