Title:Role of Circular RNAs in Prostate Cancer
Volume: 31
Issue: 29
Author(s): Feng Chen, Fa Zhang, Yong-Qiang Liu and Yu-Fang Leng*
Affiliation:
- The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, No. 119, Donggang Road West, Chengguan District,
Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China
- Department of
Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, No. 1, Dong-gang Road West, Chengguan District,
Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China
Keywords:
Prostate cancer, circRNAs, biological characteristics, therapeutic resistance, biomarker, treatment resistance.
Abstract:
Objectives: This study aims to summarize the current literature to demonstrate the
importance of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in multiple aspects of prostate cancer (PCa) occurrence,
progression, and treatment resistance and explore the potential role in therapeutic strategies
aimed at targeting this molecule in PCa.
Methods: The relevant literature from PubMed and Medline databases is reviewed in this article.
Results: Non-coding RNA has been proven to play a vital role in regulating tumor progression.
Among them, circular RNA plays a more unique role due to its nonlinear structure. Lots
of circRNAs were found to be differentially expressed in PCa and regulate cell signaling pathways
by regulating particular gene expressions. Recent studies have demonstrated that circRNAs
are associated with the chemoresistance of urinary tumors, suggesting that circRNAs
might be a novel therapeutic target and a marker for therapeutic response and prognosis assessment.
Conclusion: The potential crosstalk of circRNAs modifications in PCa development, therapy,
and regulation of tumor metabolism is portrayed in this review. However, more preclinical
and clinical trials of this targeted strategy are necessary for the treatment of urinary tumors.