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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Coloproctology 2023; 43(03): e166-e170
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774725
Original Article

Study of Long Non-Coding RNA Tug1 Expression in Egyptian Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Patients

1   Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
,
Amel Ketat
1   Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
,
Hanan Kamal
1   Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
,
Inass Zaki
2   Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
,
Ahmed Moaz
3   Colorectal Surgery Department, General Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
,
Rasha Abdelmawla Ghazala
1   Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Funding The researchers did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public or not for profit sections.
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Abstract

Purpose Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most fatal tumors worldwide. In Egypt, most CRC cases occur in individuals > 40 years old. TUG1 has been proved to be disrupted in different malignancies and may have a critical role in tumor progression, invasion, and metastasis. However, its role in CRC has not been adequately studied.

Materials / Methods Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to evaluate the expression levels of long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) taurine upregulated gene 1 (TUG1), in nonmetastatic and metastatic CRC tissues and adjacent noncancerous tissues as control.

Results LncRNA TUG1 expression was significantly upregulated in both nonmetastatic and metastatic CRC tissues, in comparison with the adjacent noncancerous tissue. It was found that TUG1 could have a possible prognostic role in CRC, by comparing the sensitivity and specificity of TUG1 with those of CEA and CA19–9.

Conclusion The results of the current study suggest that the LncRNA TUG1 participates in the malignant behaviors of CRC cells.

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The data supporting the conclusions are included within the article.


+ these authors contributed equally to the present work.




Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 14. April 2023

Angenommen: 21. Juni 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
21. September 2023

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