MiRNA-486-5p is a candidate regulator of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in silico, and the downregulation of PTEN in cervical cancer is not consistent with its mutation, which suggests that PTEN may be subjected to post-transcription modification moderated by miRNAs.
The results from our study demonstrated that miR‑940 regulated p27 and PTEN post-transcriptionally and might play a significant role in cervical cancer development and progression.
The phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) protein is principally involved in the homeostatic maintenance of PI3K/Akt signaling and PTEN has been identified to play an important role in the occurrence and development of cervical cancer.
Additionally, dietary I3C increased PTEN expression in the cervical epithelium of the transgenic mouse, an observation that suggests PTEN upregulation by I3C is one mechanism by which I3C inhibits development of cervical cancer.
The third aim was the evaluation of the potential therapeutic anti-cancer drug 2,4-Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and its affect in regulating the PTEN protein in a cervical cancer cell line (HeLa).
To elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of cervical adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma, and in particular to examine the potential role of PTEN mutation in endometrioid-type cancer of the cervix, we analyzed 32 cervical adeno- or adenosquamous carcinomas (8 endometrioid adenocarcinomas, 14 mucinous adenocarcinomas and 10 adenosquamous carcinomas) for PTEN mutations and HPV infections.