In these paired samples miR-181b-5p was up-regulated in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), miR-486-5p was down-regulated in adenocarcinoma (AC), and miR-21-5p was up-regulated in both SCC and AC.
Furthermore, we found significant differences in subjects with multiple HPV in miR-27a (p=0.015) and miR-203 (p=0.025) in CIN2-3 compared to CIN1 and miR-21 (p=0.002), mir-27a (p=0.001) and miR-34a (p=0.001) in SCC/CIN2-3.
Circulating microRNA-21 (MIR-21) and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) are promising novel biomarkers for detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Significant overexpression of miR-21 (p=0.004), miR-27a (p=0.02), miR-34a (p<0.001), miR-196a (p=0.027) and miR-221 (p=0.031) was characteristic of HPV-positive squamous cell carcinomas in contrast to adenocarcinomas of the same HPV status.
In comparison to normal epithelium, miR-21 was overexpressed in both VC and SCC and miR-31 was overexpressed in VC and in well- and moderately differentiated SCC.
Resected primary tumors and tumor-free surgical margins of 18 patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas demonstrated an inverse correlation between miR-21 and P12(CDK2AP1).
MicroRNA-21 expression was investigated in 20 matched normal esophageal epitheliums and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas and seven esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell lines (TE6, TE8, TE10, TE11, TE12, TE14, KYSE30) by TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR and in situ hybridization.