Objective This meta-analysis explored whether the expression of actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1(AFAP1-AS1)is related to the prognosis and clinicopathological features of patients with cancer.Method...Objective This meta-analysis explored whether the expression of actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1(AFAP1-AS1)is related to the prognosis and clinicopathological features of patients with cancer.Methods PubMed,EMBASE,and Cochrane Library were systematically searched.Hazard ratios(HRs)with 95%confidence intervals(CIs)were used to assess the prognostic value based on overall survival(OS),disease-free survival(DFS),and progression-free survival(PFS).Odds ratios(ORs)with 95%CIs were used to determine the relationships between AFAP1-AS1 and clinicopathological features,such as large tumor size(LTS),high tumor stage(HTS),poor histological grade(PHG),lymph node metastasis(LNM),and distant metastasis(DM).Results Thirty-five eligible articles and 3433 cases were analyzed.High AFAP1-AS1 expression,compared to low AFAP1-AS1 expression,correlated with significantly shorter OS(HR=2.15,95%CI=1.97-2.34,P<0.001),DFS(HR=1.37,95%CI=1.19-1.57,P<0.001),and PFS(HR=1.97,95%CI=1.56-2.50,P<0.001)in patients with cancer.In various cancers,elevated AFAP1-AS1 expression was significantly associated with LTS(OR=2.76,95%CI=2.16-3.53,P<0.001),HTS(OR=2.23,95%CI=1.83-2.71,P<0.001),and PHG(OR=1.39,95%CI=1.08-1.79,P=0.01)but not LNM(OR=1.59,95%CI=0.88-2.85,P=0.12)or DM(OR=1.81,95%CI=0.90-3.66,P=0.10).Conclusion High AFAP1-AS1 expression was associated with prognostic and clinicopathological features,suggesting that AFAP1-AS1 is a prognostic biomarker for human cancers.展开更多
Background:Long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1(AFAP1-AS1)functions as a competing endogenous RNA to regulate target genes expression by sponging microRNAs(miRs)to play cancer...Background:Long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1(AFAP1-AS1)functions as a competing endogenous RNA to regulate target genes expression by sponging microRNAs(miRs)to play cancer-promoting roles in cancer stem cells.However,the regulatory mechanism of AFAP1-AS1 in cervical cancer(CC)stem cells is unknown.The present study aimed to provide a new therapeutic target for the clinical treatment of CC.Methods:Hyaluronic acid receptor cluster of differentiation 44 variant exon 6(CD44v6)(+)CC cells were isolated by flow cytometry(FCM).Small interfering RNAs of AFAP1-AS1(siAFAP1-AS1)were transfected into the(CD44v6)(+)cells.The levels of AFAP1-AS1 were measured by quantitative real-time PCR(qRT-PCR).Sphere formation assay,cell cycle analysis,and Western blotting were used to detect the effect of siAFAP1-AS1.RNA pull-down and luciferase reporter assay were used to verify the relationship between miR-27b-3p and AFAP1-AS1 or vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)-C.Results:CD44v6(+)CCcells had remarkable stemness and a high level ofAFAP1-AS1.However,AFAP1-AS1knockdownwithsiAFAP1-AS1suppressed the cell cycle transitionofG(1)/S phase and inhibited self-renewal ofCD44v6(+)CCcells,the levels of the stemnessmarkers octamer-binding transcription factor 4(OCT4),osteopontin(OPN),and cluster of differentiation 133(CD133),and the epithelialmesenchymal transition(EMT)-related proteins Twist1,matrix metalloprotease(MMP)-9,and VEGF-C.In the mechanism study,miR-27b-3p/VEGF-C signaling was demonstrated to be a key downstream of AFAP1-AS1 in the CD44v6(+)CC cells.Conclusions:LncRNA AFAP1-AS1 knockdown inhibits the CC cell stemness by upregulating miR-27b-3p to suppress VEGF-C.展开更多
基金Supported by a grant from the“Ten Thousand Plan”Youth Talent Project in Yunnan Province(no grant number is applicable).
文摘Objective This meta-analysis explored whether the expression of actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1(AFAP1-AS1)is related to the prognosis and clinicopathological features of patients with cancer.Methods PubMed,EMBASE,and Cochrane Library were systematically searched.Hazard ratios(HRs)with 95%confidence intervals(CIs)were used to assess the prognostic value based on overall survival(OS),disease-free survival(DFS),and progression-free survival(PFS).Odds ratios(ORs)with 95%CIs were used to determine the relationships between AFAP1-AS1 and clinicopathological features,such as large tumor size(LTS),high tumor stage(HTS),poor histological grade(PHG),lymph node metastasis(LNM),and distant metastasis(DM).Results Thirty-five eligible articles and 3433 cases were analyzed.High AFAP1-AS1 expression,compared to low AFAP1-AS1 expression,correlated with significantly shorter OS(HR=2.15,95%CI=1.97-2.34,P<0.001),DFS(HR=1.37,95%CI=1.19-1.57,P<0.001),and PFS(HR=1.97,95%CI=1.56-2.50,P<0.001)in patients with cancer.In various cancers,elevated AFAP1-AS1 expression was significantly associated with LTS(OR=2.76,95%CI=2.16-3.53,P<0.001),HTS(OR=2.23,95%CI=1.83-2.71,P<0.001),and PHG(OR=1.39,95%CI=1.08-1.79,P=0.01)but not LNM(OR=1.59,95%CI=0.88-2.85,P=0.12)or DM(OR=1.81,95%CI=0.90-3.66,P=0.10).Conclusion High AFAP1-AS1 expression was associated with prognostic and clinicopathological features,suggesting that AFAP1-AS1 is a prognostic biomarker for human cancers.
文摘Background:Long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1(AFAP1-AS1)functions as a competing endogenous RNA to regulate target genes expression by sponging microRNAs(miRs)to play cancer-promoting roles in cancer stem cells.However,the regulatory mechanism of AFAP1-AS1 in cervical cancer(CC)stem cells is unknown.The present study aimed to provide a new therapeutic target for the clinical treatment of CC.Methods:Hyaluronic acid receptor cluster of differentiation 44 variant exon 6(CD44v6)(+)CC cells were isolated by flow cytometry(FCM).Small interfering RNAs of AFAP1-AS1(siAFAP1-AS1)were transfected into the(CD44v6)(+)cells.The levels of AFAP1-AS1 were measured by quantitative real-time PCR(qRT-PCR).Sphere formation assay,cell cycle analysis,and Western blotting were used to detect the effect of siAFAP1-AS1.RNA pull-down and luciferase reporter assay were used to verify the relationship between miR-27b-3p and AFAP1-AS1 or vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)-C.Results:CD44v6(+)CCcells had remarkable stemness and a high level ofAFAP1-AS1.However,AFAP1-AS1knockdownwithsiAFAP1-AS1suppressed the cell cycle transitionofG(1)/S phase and inhibited self-renewal ofCD44v6(+)CCcells,the levels of the stemnessmarkers octamer-binding transcription factor 4(OCT4),osteopontin(OPN),and cluster of differentiation 133(CD133),and the epithelialmesenchymal transition(EMT)-related proteins Twist1,matrix metalloprotease(MMP)-9,and VEGF-C.In the mechanism study,miR-27b-3p/VEGF-C signaling was demonstrated to be a key downstream of AFAP1-AS1 in the CD44v6(+)CC cells.Conclusions:LncRNA AFAP1-AS1 knockdown inhibits the CC cell stemness by upregulating miR-27b-3p to suppress VEGF-C.
