Affiliation:
1. School of Dental Medicine, Implant Research Center University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
2. Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
3. Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
4. School of Dental Medicine, Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
5. Department of Human Genetics, School of Dental Medicine University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundSalivary gland tumors (SGTs) are a heterogenous group of pathologies, which still represents a challenge regarding differential diagnosis and therapy. Although histological findings govern SGTs management, detection of molecular alterations is emerging as an effective additional tool. The aim of this study was to analyze the relative expression levels of three micro RNAs (miR‐26a, miR‐26b, and miR‐191), and three pro‐oncogenic molecular markers (PLAG1, MTDH, and HIF2) in SGTs and normal salivary gland (NSG) tissues and evaluate them as potential differential diagnosis markers.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study included 58 patients with SGTs (23 pleomorphic adenomas, 27 Warthin tumors, and 8 malignant SGTs) and 10 controls (normal salivary gland tissues). Relative gene expression levels of all investigated molecules were determined by reverse transcriptase‐real‐time polymerase chain reaction.ResultsAll three micro RNAs exhibited highest expression levels in benign SGTs, whereas miR‐26a And miR‐191 were significantly more expressed in PAs compared to WTs (p = 0.045 and p = 0.029, respectively). PLAG1 And HIF2 were both overexpressed in WTs compared to PAs (p = 0.048 and p = 0.053, respectively). Bioinformatic analysis suggested that all investigated micro RNAs function as negative regulators of MTDH.ConclusionThe results of this study suggest that all three micro RNAs have a considerable negative impact on MTDH oncogene expression in malignant tumors, while the differences between levels of miR‐26a, miR‐191, PLAG1, and HIF2 in PA and WT represent possible differential diagnosis markers.
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