ArticleCell death & disease2024
Circ-0044539 promotes lymph node metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma through exosomal-miR-29a-3p.
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- The role of platelets in the hepatocellular carcinoma immune microenvironment and their clinical prospects: a comprehensive review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026Review
- Characterization of Circ_0048766: an oncogenic circular rna promoting triple-negative breast cancer progression via the miR-329-3p/CXCR4 axis and regulated by METTL3.Cancer cell international · 2026Article
- Small Extracellular Vesicle-TLN1 Modulates Gastric Cancer Cells and Remodels Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Through AKT Activation to Potentiate Lymphatic Metastasis.Cell biology international · 2026Article
- Decoding the functional network of circular RNAs encoding proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma: from carcinogenesis to clinical transformation.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Novel Insights into the Role of circRNAs in Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance and Clinical Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The regulatory role of circGDI2 in hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation and glycolysis with the involvement of m6A modification.Non-coding RNA research · 2026Article
- Ursolic acid suppresses gastric cancer by targeting the miR-27a-3p/Wnt/β-catenin signaling axis.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Recent advances of circular RNAs in gastrointestinal cancer.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Advances in the roles and molecular mechanisms of exosomal circular RNAs in regulating the pre-metastatic niche of tumors.Discover oncology · 2025Review
- Recent insights and perspectives into the role of the miRNA‑29 family in innate immunity (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Multidimensional insights into exosomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: from genesis to clinical application.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Circ_0007429 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma resistance to sorafenib through the miR-377-3p/THBS1 axis.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Lymph node metastasis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma using machine learning: a population-based study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Noncoding RNA-Mediated Regulation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Cancer.Cancer management and research · 2025Review
- Altered Atlas of Exercise-Responsive MicroRNAs Revealing miR-29a-3p Attacks Armored and Cold Tumors and Boosts Anti-B7-H3 Therapy.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a common invasive feature of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with poor clinical outcomes. Through microarray profiling and bioinformatic analyses, we identified the circ-0044539-miR-29a-3p-VEGFA axis as a potential key factor in the progression of HCC LNM. In HCC cells and nude mice, circ-0044539 downregulation or miR-29a-3p upregulation was associated with small tumor size, PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway inactivation, and downregulation of the key LNM factors (HIF-1α and CXCR4). Furthermore, circ-0044539 was also responsible for exosomal miR-29a-3p secretion. Exosomal miR-29a-3p was then observed to migrate to the LNs and downregulate High-mobility group box transcription factor 1 (Hbp1) in Polymorphonuclear Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs), inducing the formation of a microenvironment suitable for tumor colonization. Overall, circ-0044539 promotes HCC cell LNM abilities and induces an immune-suppressive environment in LNs through exosomes, highlighting its potential as a target for HCC LNM and HCC immunotherapy.
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