Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10897675 Cancer Genetics 2015 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
Lenalidomide is a novel thalidomide analogue with immunomodulatory and antiangiogenic effects that has been successfully used for the treatment of low and intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) with a del(5q) aberration. Because information about the influence of lenalidomide on the microRNA (miRNA) transcriptome is limited, we performed miRNA expression profiling of bone marrow CD34+ cells obtained from MDS patients with the del(5q) abnormality who had been subjected to lenalidomide treatment. To define differences in miRNA expression, we performed paired data analysis to compare the miRNA profiles of patients before and during lenalidomide treatment and those of healthy donors. The analysis showed that miRNAs clustering to the 14q32 region had a higher expression level in patient samples before treatment than in the healthy control samples, and this elevated expression was diminished following lenalidomide administration. Because some of the 14q32 miRNAs play important roles in hematopoiesis, stem cell differentiation, and apoptosis induction, the expression of this cluster may be associated with the pathophysiology of the disease.
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