miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma

Background. Endocrine disruption is an important factor in the development of endometrial cancer. Expression of miR-149-3p is observed in some cancer types, while its role in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) is unclear. Methods. The clinical and genomic data and prognostic information on...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiaoyuan Lu, Li Jing, Sicong Liu, Haihong Wang, Buze Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5006123
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832554958581399552
author Xiaoyuan Lu
Li Jing
Sicong Liu
Haihong Wang
Buze Chen
author_facet Xiaoyuan Lu
Li Jing
Sicong Liu
Haihong Wang
Buze Chen
author_sort Xiaoyuan Lu
collection DOAJ
description Background. Endocrine disruption is an important factor in the development of endometrial cancer. Expression of miR-149-3p is observed in some cancer types, while its role in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) is unclear. Methods. The clinical and genomic data and prognostic information on UCEC were obtained for patients from the TCGA database. The Kruskal–Wallis test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between clinical characteristics and miR-149-3p expression. Kaplan–Meier survival curve analysis was used to study the influence of miR-149-3p expression and miR-149-3p target genes on the prognosis of UCEC patients. The TargetScan, PicTar, Gene Ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were used to determine the involvement of miR-149-3p target genes in function. Immune infiltration analysis was used to analyze the functional involvement of miR-149-3p. QRT-PCR was used to validate the expression of miR-149-3p in UCEC cell lines. Results. High expression of miR-149-3p in UCEC was significantly associated with age (P<0.001), histological type (P<0.001), histological grade (P<0.001), tumor invasion (P=0.014), and radiation therapy (P=0.011). High miR-149-3p expression predicted poorer overall survival (OS) (HR: 2.56; 95% CI: 1.64–4.00; P<0.001), progression-free interval (PFI) (HR: 1.85; 95% CI: 1.29–2.65; P=0.001), and disease-specific survival (DSS) (HR: 2.33; 95% CI: 1.37–3.99; P=0.002). Low expressions of miR-149-3p target genes, including ADCYAP1R1, CGNL1, CHST3, CYGB, DNAH9, ESR1, HHIP, HIC1, HOXD11, IGF1, INMT, LSP1, MTMR10, NFIC, PLCE1, RARA, SNTN, SPRYD3, and ZBTB7A, were associated with poor OS in UCEC. MiR-149-3p may be involved in the occurrence and development of UCEC via pathways including PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, Ras signaling pathway, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications, focal adhesion, and MAPK signaling pathway. miR-149-3p may inhibit the function of CD8 T cells, cytotoxic cells, eosinophils, iDC, mast cells, neutrophils, NK CD56bright cells, NK CD56dim cells, pDC, T cells, T helper cells, TFH, Th17 cells, and Treg. miR-149-3p was significantly upregulated in UCEC cell lines compared with endometriotic stromal cells. Conclusion. High expression of miR-149-3p was significantly associated with poor survival in UCEC patients. It may be a promising biomarker of prognosis and response to immunotherapy for UCEC patients.
format Article
id doaj-art-3f6e8a0eeda04e42b47ac10e3bff7d80
institution Kabale University
issn 1687-8345
language English
publishDate 2022-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series International Journal of Endocrinology
spelling doaj-art-3f6e8a0eeda04e42b47ac10e3bff7d802025-02-03T05:50:00ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83452022-01-01202210.1155/2022/5006123miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial CarcinomaXiaoyuan Lu0Li Jing1Sicong Liu2Haihong Wang3Buze Chen4Department of GynecologyDepartment of GynecologyGraduate SchoolDepartment of GynecologyDepartment of GynecologyBackground. Endocrine disruption is an important factor in the development of endometrial cancer. Expression of miR-149-3p is observed in some cancer types, while its role in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) is unclear. Methods. The clinical and genomic data and prognostic information on UCEC were obtained for patients from the TCGA database. The Kruskal–Wallis test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between clinical characteristics and miR-149-3p expression. Kaplan–Meier survival curve analysis was used to study the influence of miR-149-3p expression and miR-149-3p target genes on the prognosis of UCEC patients. The TargetScan, PicTar, Gene Ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were used to determine the involvement of miR-149-3p target genes in function. Immune infiltration analysis was used to analyze the functional involvement of miR-149-3p. QRT-PCR was used to validate the expression of miR-149-3p in UCEC cell lines. Results. High expression of miR-149-3p in UCEC was significantly associated with age (P<0.001), histological type (P<0.001), histological grade (P<0.001), tumor invasion (P=0.014), and radiation therapy (P=0.011). High miR-149-3p expression predicted poorer overall survival (OS) (HR: 2.56; 95% CI: 1.64–4.00; P<0.001), progression-free interval (PFI) (HR: 1.85; 95% CI: 1.29–2.65; P=0.001), and disease-specific survival (DSS) (HR: 2.33; 95% CI: 1.37–3.99; P=0.002). Low expressions of miR-149-3p target genes, including ADCYAP1R1, CGNL1, CHST3, CYGB, DNAH9, ESR1, HHIP, HIC1, HOXD11, IGF1, INMT, LSP1, MTMR10, NFIC, PLCE1, RARA, SNTN, SPRYD3, and ZBTB7A, were associated with poor OS in UCEC. MiR-149-3p may be involved in the occurrence and development of UCEC via pathways including PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, Ras signaling pathway, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications, focal adhesion, and MAPK signaling pathway. miR-149-3p may inhibit the function of CD8 T cells, cytotoxic cells, eosinophils, iDC, mast cells, neutrophils, NK CD56bright cells, NK CD56dim cells, pDC, T cells, T helper cells, TFH, Th17 cells, and Treg. miR-149-3p was significantly upregulated in UCEC cell lines compared with endometriotic stromal cells. Conclusion. High expression of miR-149-3p was significantly associated with poor survival in UCEC patients. It may be a promising biomarker of prognosis and response to immunotherapy for UCEC patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5006123
spellingShingle Xiaoyuan Lu
Li Jing
Sicong Liu
Haihong Wang
Buze Chen
miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma
International Journal of Endocrinology
title miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma
title_full miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma
title_fullStr miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma
title_short miR-149-3p Is a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma
title_sort mir 149 3p is a potential prognosis biomarker and correlated with immune infiltrates in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5006123
work_keys_str_mv AT xiaoyuanlu mir1493pisapotentialprognosisbiomarkerandcorrelatedwithimmuneinfiltratesinuterinecorpusendometrialcarcinoma
AT lijing mir1493pisapotentialprognosisbiomarkerandcorrelatedwithimmuneinfiltratesinuterinecorpusendometrialcarcinoma
AT sicongliu mir1493pisapotentialprognosisbiomarkerandcorrelatedwithimmuneinfiltratesinuterinecorpusendometrialcarcinoma
AT haihongwang mir1493pisapotentialprognosisbiomarkerandcorrelatedwithimmuneinfiltratesinuterinecorpusendometrialcarcinoma
AT buzechen mir1493pisapotentialprognosisbiomarkerandcorrelatedwithimmuneinfiltratesinuterinecorpusendometrialcarcinoma