Introduction
Mechanism of miR-122 in human cancers
Digestive system
Liver cancer
Gastric cancer
Bile duct carcinoma
Colon/Colorectal cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Reproductive system
Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
Bladder cancer
Cervical cancer
Endocrine system
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Renal cancer
Other cancer
Lung cancer
Osteosarcoma
Glioma
Hematological malignancy
Melanoma
Oral squamous cell carcinoma
Prognosis, and diagnosis perspective of miR-122 in human cancer
MiR-122 in cancer therapy resistance
MiR-122 and cancer stem cell
Mir-122-mediated therapy
Conclusion
Cancer | Author/year | Verified target | Remark | Expression levels | Sample | miR-122/lncRNA or circular RNA axis | Tumor suppressor/Enhancer | Refs. |
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Liver | Barajas et al./2018 | G6PD | Modulate glucose metabolism in liver cancer | ↓ | Cell lines | – | Suppressor | [18] |
Li et al./2020 | LMNB2 | Inhibit hepatocarcinoma progression | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | – | Suppressor | [19] | |
Li et al./2019 | APOBEC2 | Involved in HBV infection | ↓ | Cell lines | – | Suppressor | [21] | |
Cheng et al./2018 | – | Blocked tumorigenicity | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | lncRNA-HOTAIR | Suppressor | [22] | |
Lee et al./2021 | – | Increased serum levels of miR-122-5p associated with increased risk of incident LC in T2D | ↑ | Serum samples | – | Enhancer | [23] | |
Zhan et al./2021 | – | Can predict LC patient responses to sorafenib chemotherapy | ↓ | Tissues samples | – | Suppressor | [76] | |
Yin et al./2016 | TGFβ1 | Exerts markedly different effects on metastatic liver cancer in humans and mice | ↓ | Cell lines | – | Suppressor | [111] | |
Shyu et al./2016 | PEG10 | Serve as early biomarkers for identifying an HCC subpopulation that is at high risk for poor outcome | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | – | Suppressor | [112] | |
Akuta et al./2022 | – | Predicting LC for NAFLD patients with severe fibrosis stage | ↓ | Serum samples | – | [77] | ||
Coulouarn et al./2009 | An important determinant in the control of cell migration and invasion | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | – | Suppressor | [113] | ||
Gastric | Meng et al./2020 | LYN | Inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | – | Suppressor | [24] |
Xu et al./2018 | DUSP4 | Restrained migration and invasion | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | – | Suppressor | [25] | |
Rao et al./2017 | CREB1 | Inhibited GC tumorigenesis | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | – | Suppressor | [26] | |
Pei et al./2017 | MYC | Inhibits tumor cell proliferation and induces apoptosis | ↓ | Cell lines | – | Suppressor | [27] | |
Chen et al./2014 | – | Function as potential novel biomarkers for the early detection of distant metastasis | ↓ | Cell lines/plasma samples | – | Suppressor | [78] | |
Maruyama et al./2019 | FOXO3 | Inhibited apoptosis | ↑ | Tissues samples/cell lines | – | Enhancer | [28] | |
Maruyama et al./2018 | – | Useful biomarker for early detection and disease monitoring | ↑ | Tissues samples | – | Enhancer | [79] | |
Qin et al./2018 | MMP-9 | Suppressed proliferation, migration and invasion, and promoted apoptosis | ↓ | Tissues samples/cell lines | lncRNA-01296 | Suppressor | [114] | |
Bile duct | Xu et al./2018 | ALDOA | Inhibited proliferation and invasion | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [29] |
Kong et al./2019 | CLIC1 | Inhibited Bile duct carcinoma progression | ↓ | Cell line | LncRNA-UCA1 | Suppressor | [30] | |
Zhu et al./2016 | – | Inhibited cell proliferation | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [31] | |
Loosen et al./2019 | – | Promising tool for the diagnosis of even early stage CCA | ↑ | Serum samples | – | Enhancer | [73] | |
Colorectal | Wang et al./2020 | PKM2 | Reversion of oxaliplatin resistance in CRC | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | hsa_circ_0005963 | Suppressor | [83] |
Yin et al./2020 | CDC25A | Inhibited CRC progression | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | circ_0007142 | Suppressor | [32] | |
Sun et al./2020 | – | As a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker | ↑ | Serum samples/Cell culture | – | Enhancer | [33] | |
Maierthaler et al./2017 | – | As a potential prognostic biomarker | ↑ | Plasma samples | – | Enhancer | [80] | |
Colon | Li et al./2019 | ALDOA | Promotes the proliferation and invasion | ↑ | Cell line | – | Enhancer | [34] |
Esophageal | Wang et al./2021 | KIF22 | Blocked cell proliferation, migration and invasion | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [35] |
Zhang et al./2016 | PKM2 | Functioned on growth inhibition | ↓ | Cell line | – | Suppressor | [36] | |
Gallbladder | Lu et al./2016 | PKM2 | Inhibits cancer cell malignancy | ↓ | Cell line/Tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [37] |
Nasopharyngeal | Liu et al./2019 | SATB1 | Suppresses cell proliferation, migration and invasion | ↓ | Cell Line | – | Suppressor | [38] |
Breast | Fong et al./2015 | PKM | Reprograms glucose metabolism in premetastatic niche to promote metastasis | ↑ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Enhancer | [39] |
Wang et al./2020 | CHMP3 | promotes aggression and EMT in TNBC | ↑ | cell line | – | Enhancer | [40] | |
Wang et al./2012 | IGF1R | Plays an important role in inhibiting the tumorigenesis | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [41] | |
Zhang et al./2019 | Bcl-2/CDKs | Enhance the chemosensitivity of breast cancer | ↑ | Cell line | – | Enhancer | [88] | |
Perez‐Añorve et al./2019 | ZNF611/ZNF304 | Controls the response to radiotherapy | ↑ | Cell line | – | Enhancer | [86] | |
Qin et al./2021 | STK39 | Inhibited breast cancer progression | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | LncRNA-CDKN2B-AS1 | Suppressor | [42] | |
Uen et al./2018 | syndecan-1 | Increased breast cancer cell mobility | ↑ | Cell line | – | Enhancer | [115] | |
Zhang et al./2018 | Inhibited breast cancer progression | ↓ | Cell line | LncRNA-RPPH1 | Suppressor | [116] | ||
Ergün et al./2015 | ADAM10 | Potential regulator of trastuzumab resistance | ↓ | Tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [117] | |
Saleh et al./2019 | – | ASSOCIATED with decreased overall survival and progression-free survival | ↑ | Whole blood samples | – | Enhancer | [118] | |
Ovarian | Duan et al./2018 | P4HA1 | Inhibited migration, invasion, and EMT | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [43] |
Huang et al./2022 | SLC1A5 | Suppressed cell proliferation, migration, invasion and accelerated cell apoptosis | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | Circ_0072995 | Suppressor | [44] | |
Bladder | Wang et al./2016 | VEGFC | Regulated cell proliferation | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [45] |
Guo et al./2018 | CREB1 | Regulated cell proliferation and invasion | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [46] | |
Cervical | Ding et al./2019 | CDC25A | Modulates the radiosensitivity of cervical cancer cells | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [87] |
Yang et al./2022 | RAD21 | Block malignant growth and promoted apoptosis | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [47] | |
Pancreatic | Hu et al./2021 | – | Suppressed cell proliferation and invasion | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | LncRNA PART1 p | Suppressor | [48] |
Yin et al./2020 | XIAP | Restraining tumorigenic ability | ↓ | Cell line | LncRNA SBF2-AS1 | Suppressor | [49] | |
Dai et al./2020 | CCNG1 | Inhibit cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [50] | |
Mazza et al./2020 | – | Associated with worse prognosis and clinical outcome | ↑ | Plasma samples | – | Enhancer | [74] | |
Cui et al./2018 | ALDOA | Blocked proliferation and invasion | ↓ | Cell line | lncRNA DIO3OS | Suppressor | [119] | |
Prostate | Liu et al./2019 | ROCK2 | Inhibit cell proliferation | ↓ | Cell line/serum samples | – | Suppressor | [51] |
Zhu et al./2020 | PKM2 | Reverse the resistance of LNCaP/Docetaxel cells to docetaxel | ↓ | Cell line | – | Suppressor | [90] | |
Thyroid | Hu et al./2021 | DUSP4 | inhibited the proliferation, invasion, and migration | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [52] |
Renal | Wang et al./2019 | PKM2 | Promotes cancer cell viability, proliferation, migration, glycolysis and autophagy | ↑ | Cell line | – | Enhancer | [53] |
Lian et al./2013 | – | Promotes proliferation, invasion and migration | ↑ | Cell line | – | Enhancer | [54] | |
Wang et al./2017 | Sprouty2 | Act as a tumor promoter | ↑ | Cell line/tissue samples | – | Enhancer | [55] | |
Fan et al./2018 | Dicer | Promotes metastatic behavior | ↑ | Cell line/tissue samples | – | Enhancer | [56] | |
Heinemann et al./2018 | – | High serum miR-122-levels indicate advanced stage/grade | ↑ | Serum samples | – | Enhancer | [57] | |
Cochetti et al./2022 | Aid in the early diagnosis | ↑ | Urinary samples | Enhancer | [120] | |||
Lung | Li et al./2021 | – | Mediated lung cancer progression | ↑ | Cell line | – | Enhancer | [58] |
Gao et al./2020 | FSTL3 | Reversed the proliferation and metastasis | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | lncRNA DSCAM-AS1 | Suppressor | [59] | |
Ma et al./2015 | – | Induces radiosensitization | ↓ | Cell line | – | Suppressor | [60] | |
Chandimali et al./2019 | Prx II | inhibited cancer stem cell proliferation\ | ↓ | Cell line | – | Suppressor | [61] | |
Zhao et al./2015 | CCNG1/MEF2D | Induced cell cycle arrest | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [121] | |
Osteosarcoma | Ma et al./2021 | – | Inhibited the proliferation, invasion, and migration | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | LINC01410 | Suppressor | [62] |
Li et al./2020 | TP53 | Inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [63] | |
Yuan et al./2020 | ADAM10 | Induced inhibition of cell proliferation, migration, and invasion | ↓ | Cell line | – | Suppressor | [64] | |
Glioma | Sun et al./2018 | – | Repressed the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | lncRNA UCA1 | Suppressor | [67] |
Wang et al./2014 | WNT1 | Repressed the Proliferation | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [68] | |
Tang et al./2017 | – | Function as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker | ↓ | Plasma samples | – | Suppressor | [75] | |
Hematological | Yang et al./2017 | – | Serve as a prognostic factor in AML | ↓ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [69] |
Beg et al./2021 | – | Involved in imatinib response in CML patients | ↓ | tissue samples | – | Suppressor | [70] | |
Melanoma | Li et al./2018 | NOP14 | Inhibits the proliferation | ↑ | Cell culture/tissue samples | – | Enhancer | [71] |
Oral squamous cell carcinoma | Tian et al./2021 | RhoA | Blocked cell invasion and migration | ↓ | Cell line/tissue samples | LINC00974 | Suppressor | [72] |