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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

MiR-22/GLUT1 Axis Induces Metabolic Reprogramming and Sorafenib Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Ilaria Leoni, Giuseppe Galvani, Elisa Monti, Clara Vianello, Francesca Valenti, Luca Pincigher, Ambra A Grolla, Marianna Moro, Camelia A Coada, Alessandro Perrone and 17 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. 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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Ilaria LeoniDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Giuseppe GalvaniDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4533-9134
Elisa MontiDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-0679-6075
Clara VianelloDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Francesca ValentiDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7266-7352
Luca PincigherDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Ambra A GrollaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Marianna MoroDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-5518-7214
Camelia A CoadaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8362-6639
Alessandro PerroneDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0905-2195
Valeria RighiDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2394-8462
Sara MarinelliDivision of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Gloria RavegniniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7774-402X
Catia GiovanniniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1904-1577
Maurizio BaldassarreUnit of Semiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7865-394X
Milena ParialiU.O. Genetica Medica, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Matteo RavaioliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5862-6151
Matteo CesconDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Francesco VasuriDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1145-6025
Marco DomenicaliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Massimo NegriniDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
Fabio PiscagliaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8264-1845
Romana FatoDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8945-6826
Claudio StefanelliDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Laura GramantieriDivision of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5187-9559
Christian BergaminiDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4387-5117
Francesca FornariDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4302-4411

Funding

European Union PNRR - M4C2-I1.3 Project PE_00000019 "HEAL ITALIA" CUP of Institution: J33C22002920006.Italian Association for Cancer Research IG-25187University of Bologna Development of 3D models, preclinical tools preclinical and circulating biomarkers for the optimization of personalized treatment approaches in hepatocellular carcinoma (SIMPLEMEDICINE)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The approval of immunotherapy has revolutionized the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. However, sorafenib remains a first-line therapeutic option for advanced patients and, in particular, for patients not eligible for immune checkpoint inhibitors, but its efficacy is limited by the onset of acquired resistance, highlighting the urgent need for predictive biomarkers. This study investigates the role of miR-22 in metabolic reprogramming and its potential as a biomarker in HCC. The analysis of miR-22 expression was performed in HCC patients and preclinical models by qPCR. Functional analyses in HCC cells evaluated GLUT1 as a direct miR-22 target. Cellular and metabolic assays evaluated the miR-22/GLUT1 axis's role in metabolic changes, tumor aggressiveness, and sorafenib response. Circulating miR-22 was analyzed in sorafenib-treated HCC patients and rats. MiR-22 was downregulated in HCCs and associated with aggressive tumor features. Functionally, miR-22 modulated the HIF1A pathway, enhanced survival in stressful conditions, promoted a glycolytic shift, and enhanced cancer cell plasticity and sorafenib resistance via GLUT1 targeting. In addition, high serum miR-22 levels were associated with sorafenib resistance in HCC patients and rats. GLUT1 inhibition sensitized low miR-22-expressing HCC cells to sorafenib in preclinical models. These findings suggest that circulating miR-22 deserves attention as a predictive biomarker of sorafenib response. GLUT1 inhibition may represent a therapeutic strategy to combine with sorafenib, particularly in patients exhibiting high circulating miR-22 levels.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGlucose Transporter Type 1Liver NeoplasmsMicroRNAsSorafenibAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMetabolic ReprogrammingMiddle AgedRatsAntineoplastic AgentsGlucose Transporter Type 1MicroRNAsMIRN22 microRNA, humanSLC2A1 protein, humanSorafenibGLUT1HCCmiR-22sorafenib

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PMID40332478
PMCPMC12027541

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