title: Long non-coding RNAs in anti-cancer drug resistance.
abstract: Chemotherapy is one of the basic treatments for cancers; however, drug resistance is mainly responsible for the failure of clinical treatment. The mechanism of drug resistance is complicated because of interaction among various factors including drug efflux, DNA damage repair, apoptosis and targets mutation. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been a focus of research in the field of bioscience, and the latest studies have revealed that lncRNAs play essential roles in drug resistance in breast cancer, gastric cancer and lung cancer, et al. Dysregulation of multiple targets and pathways by lncRNAs results in the occurrence of chemoresistance. In this review, we will discuss the mechanisms underlying lncRNA-mediated resistance to chemotherapy and the therapeutic potential of lncRNAs in future cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qin-Nan
authors.initials: QN
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chen-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhao-Xia
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000235:genetics*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding
keywords: cancer; chemotherapy; drug resistance; long non-coding RNAs; targets