Title
Targets of MiRNAs in lung cancer related pathways as predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation. The mechanisms underlying COPD remain unclear. Identifying expression patterns of miRNAs and mRNAs in COPD may enhance our understanding of the mechanisms of disease. In the current study, we used miRNA and mRNA expression profiling data of lung tissue from smokers with and without COPD to examine the miRNA-targets regulations and gene expression patterns in enriched lung cancer-related pathways. Firstly, we identified 40 differentially expressed miRNAs that exhibit significant differential expression in the COPD samples compared to normal samples. Then, we conducted target prediction and pathway enrichment analysis with these miRNAs to investigate potential associated genes and pathway targets. From those significant enriched pathways, we specially selected two lung cancer-related pathways: Small cell lung cancer pathway and Non-small cell lung cancer pathway. Finally, we examined the miRNA-targets regulations and gene expression patterns in these two pathways. Our results suggested that the targets of miRNAs in lung cancer-related pathways can be as predictors of COPD. Investigating miRNA-targets relationships may further help our understanding of the mechanisms of lung diseases.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/ICSAI.2014.7009445
ICSAI
Keywords
Field
DocType
rna,bioinformatics,cancer,cellular biophysics,genetics,lung,molecular biophysics,pneumodynamics,tumours,copd samples,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease predictors,differential expression,disease mechanisms,enriched lung cancer-related pathways,expression patterns,gene expression patterns,lung tissue,mrna expression profiling data,mirna-targets regulations,persistent airflow limitation,potential associated genes,preventable disease,small cell lung cancer pathway,smokers,treatable disease,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,lung cancer,mirnas,pathways,gene expression,color
Lung cancer,COPD,Disease,Lung,Computer science,microRNA,Small Cell Lung Cancer Pathway,Bioinformatics,Cancer,Gene expression profiling
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Lin Hua101.35
Hong Xia2161.92
Ping Zhou300.34
Li An400.34