Abstract:Objective: To investigate the correlation between the expression of microRNA140-3p (miR-140-3p) and autophagy related gene 5 (AGT5) with pathological parameters and prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. Methods: A total of 102 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients were selected as the research subjects. The expression of miR-140-3p and AGT5 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues and adjacent tissues was detected by fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology. The correlation of the expression levels of miR-140-3p and AGT5 in cancer tissues and adjacent tissues with pathological parameters and prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients was assessed. After 3-year follow-up, the prognosis of patients with different expressions of miR-140-3 p and AGT5 was compared. Cox regression analysis was employed to analyze the factors affecting patient prognosis. Results: The expression levels of miR-140-3p and AGT5 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues were significantly lower than those in adjacent tissues (t=23.657, 27.625, P=0.000, 0.000). There was a significant positive correlation between miR-140-3p and AGT5 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues (r=0.614, P=0.000). The expression levels of miR-140-3p and AGT5 were significantly higher in patients with high differentiation, tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stages Ⅰ~Ⅱ, and no lymph node metastasis than those with medium low differentiation, TNM stages Ⅲ~Ⅳ, and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). The 3-year overall survival rate was 75.49% (77/102) among those patients. The 3-year overall survival rates of patients with high expression of miR-140-3p (≥0.97 ,n=49) and AGT5 (≥1.46, n=48) were significantly higher than those with low expression of miR-140-3p (<0.97, n=53) and AGT5 (<1.46, n=54)(87.76% [43/49] vs 64.15% [34/53], 87.50% [42/48] vs 64.81% [35/54], Log-Rankc 2=7.667, 7.063, P=0.006, 0.008). Low differentiation, TNM stage II-IV, and lymph node metastasis were independent risk factors for prognosis of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer. High expressions of miR-140-3p and AGT5 were protective factors for prognosis in patients with NPC (P<0.05). Conclusion: The downregulation of miR-140-3p and AGT5 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients is closely related to the occurrence, development, and prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma via participating in the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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