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Drug repositioning strategy of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after treatment failure based on microRNA analysis

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K09863
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 56050:Otorhinolaryngology-related
Research InstitutionChiba University

Principal Investigator

Kikkawa Naoko  千葉大学, 大学院医学研究院, 特任講師 (50400924)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 関 直彦  千葉大学, 大学院医学研究院, 准教授 (50345013)
花澤 豊行  千葉大学, 大学院医学研究院, 教授 (90272327)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords頭頸部扁平上皮癌 / マイクロRNA / miR-199 / 機能性RNA / 頭頚部扁平上皮癌 / miR-99a-5p / miR-99a-3p / マイクロRNA / 癌抑制遺伝子
Outline of Research at the Start

申請者は、治療抵抗性を獲得したHNSCCの臨床検体(初回治療後の再発症例の検体)から「治療抵抗性HNSCC・機能性RNA(マイクロRNA、蛋白コード遺伝子、蛋白非コード遺伝子)発現プロファイル」を作製した。この解析データを統合理解する事で、HNSCCにおける新規癌遺伝子および、癌・分子経路の一端を明らかにした実績を有する。本研究では、HNSCC治療抵抗性に関わる分子経路をさらに探索・検証し、既存の治療薬で遮断する戦略(ドラッグ・リポジション)を考案し実証する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

MicroRNA expression profile was created using clinical specimens of Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma(HNSCC) treatment failure. Analysis of the profile revealed that member of miR-199-family were downregulated in HNSCC tissues. Ectopic expression assays showed that these miRNAs significantly inhibited cancer cell aggressiveness. Our in silico analysis and luciferase reporter assay identified paxillin (PXN) as a direct target of miR-199-family in HNSCC cells. Overexpression of PXN was detected in HNSCC clinical specimens by immunostaining. Analysis of the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) database showed that expression of PXN significantly predicted a worse prognosis (5-year overall survival rate; p = 0.0283). Furthermore, functional assays in HNSCC cells showed that knockdown of PXN expression attenuated cancer cell migration and invasion, suggesting that aberrant expression of PXN contributed to HNSCC cell aggressiveness.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

頭頸部扁平上皮癌(HNSCC)の初回治療後の、再発症例・遠隔転移症例の予後は極めて不良であり、平均生存期間は、数ヶ月とされている。HNSCC細胞が治療過程に獲得した再発・遠隔転移(治療抵抗性)に関わる分子経路の解明や新規治療法の開発が急務である。今回、治療抵抗性HNSCCの臨床検体におけるマイクロRNA発現プロファイルを起点とした解析により、癌抑制型マイクロRNAと標的癌促進型遺伝子を含む、新規分子経路を明らかにすることができた。新規治療法の開発に向けて有用な情報を得られたと考えられる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Impact of miR-1/miR-133 Clustered miRNAs: PFN2 Facilitates Malignant Phenotypes in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma2022

    • Author(s)
      Asai Shunichi、Koma Ayaka、Nohata Nijiro、Kinoshita Takashi、Kikkawa Naoko、Kato Mayuko、Minemura Chikashi、Uzawa Katsuhiro、Hanazawa Toyoyuki、Seki Naohiko
    • Journal Title

      Biomedicines

      Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Pages: 663-663

    • DOI

      10.3390/biomedicines10030663

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Identification of tumor suppressive genes regulated by mir-31-5p and mir-31-3p in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma2021

    • Author(s)
      Oshima Sachi、Asai Shunichi、Seki Naohiko、Minemura Chikashi、Kinoshita Takashi、Goto Yusuke、Kikkawa Naoko、Moriya Shogo、Kasamatsu Atsushi、Hanazawa Toyoyuki、Uzawa Katsuhiro
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 22 Issue: 12 Pages: 6199-6199

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms22126199

    • URL

      https://pure.teikyo.jp/en/publications/80dd3537-f32b-4bad-a818-252a9e5b0f28

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Impact of Oncogenic Targets by Tumor-Suppressive miR-139-5p and miR-139-3p Regulation in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma2021

    • Author(s)
      Koma Ayaka、Asai Shunichi、Minemura Chikashi、Oshima Sachi、Kinoshita Takashi、Kikkawa Naoko、Koshizuka Keiichi、Moriya Shogo、Kasamatsu Atsushi、Hanazawa Toyoyuki、Uzawa Katsuhiro、Seki Naohiko
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 22 Issue: 18 Pages: 9947-9947

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms22189947

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Identification of miR-199-5p and miR-199-3p Target Genes: Paxillin Facilities Cancer Cell Aggressiveness in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma2021

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka Nozomi、Minemura Chikashi、Asai Shunichi、Kikkawa Naoko、Kinoshita Takashi、Oshima Sachi、Koma Ayaka、Kasamatsu Atsushi、Hanazawa Toyoyuki、Uzawa Katsuhiro、Seki Naohiko
    • Journal Title

      Genes

      Volume: 12 Issue: 12 Pages: 1910-1910

    • DOI

      10.3390/genes12121910

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with nivolumab treatment for head and neck cancer2020

    • Author(s)
      Koshizuka K, Sakurai D, Sunagane M, Mita Y, Hamasaki S, Suzuki T, Kikkawa N, Nakano M, Hanazawa T.
    • Journal Title

      Clin Case Rep.

      Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Pages: 848-852

    • DOI

      10.1002/ccr3.3695

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 当科における高齢者の局所進行頭頸部癌に対するセツキシマブ併用放射線治療の臨床的検討2019

    • Author(s)
      吉川直子
    • Organizer
      第120回日本耳鼻咽喉科学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 姑息照射とS1内服にて制御良好な高齢者局所進行下咽頭癌の一症例2019

    • Author(s)
      吉川直子
    • Organizer
      第43回日本頭頸部癌学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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