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ArticleiScience2024

A tumor endothelial cell-specific microRNA replacement therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hideki Iwamoto, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Atsutaka Masuda, Takahiko Sakaue, Toru Nakamura, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Miwa Sakai, Yasuko Imamura, Hirohisa Yano, Takuji Torimura and 5 more

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hideki IwamotoDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Hiroyuki SuzukiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Atsutaka MasudaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Takahiko SakaueDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Toru NakamuraDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Toshimitsu TanakaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Miwa SakaiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Yasuko ImamuraDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Hirohisa YanoDepartment of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Takuji TorimuraDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Hironori KogaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Kaori YasudaCell Innovator, Inc., Venture Business Laboratory of Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Masakatsu TsurusakiDepartment of Radiology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama 589 8511, Japan.
Takahiro SekiDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 17165 Solna, Sweden.
Takumi KawaguchiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 831 0011, Japan.
Kurume University · JPKarolinska Institutet · SEKindai University · JPKyushu University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current approved anti-angiogenic drugs (AAD) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) inhibit tumor angiogenesis, but affect the hepatic vasculature resulting in adverse effects. Tumor endothelial cells (TECs) differ from normal endothelial cells. In this study, we aimed to detect TEC-specific miRNAs and develop an anti-angiogenic treatment specific for TECs. We established HCC orthotopic mouse models. TEC-specific miRNAs were detected using a microRNA array. Finally, we evaluated the therapeutic effects of the TEC-specific miRNA agonist cocktail. In total, 260 TEC-specific genes were detected. Among the top ten downregulated TEC-specific miRNAs, miR-139-3p and 214-3p were important for the TEC phenotype. The TEC-specific microRNA agonist cocktail showed significant anti-tumor effects by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis without affecting hepatic vasculatures in HCC orthotopic mouse models. Moreover, it significantly downregulated tip-cell sprouting-related genes. We identified two downregulated TEC-specific miRNAs; microRNA replacement therapy, which targets the downregulated TEC-specific miRNAs, is an effective and promising treatment for HCC.

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PMID38303694
PMCPMC10831275
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