Publications by authors named "Chikashi Minemura"

The challenge in bimaxillary surgery lies in significant intraoperative bleeding, prompting various strategies to minimize blood loss. Among the methods considered for controlling intraoperative bleeding, hypotensive anesthesia and the use of piezosurgical instruments (Osada, Tokyo, Japan) have been explored. However, hypotensive anesthesia may have adverse effects on cardiac function, and surgical time is likely to be prolonged when using piezosurgical instruments.

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microRNAs (miRs) function in cancer progression as post-transcriptional regulators. We previously reported that endogenous circular RNAs (circRNAs) function as efficient miR sponges and could act as novel gene regulators in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In this study, we carried out cellular and luciferase reporter assays to examine competitive inhibition of miR-1269a, which is upregulated expression in several cancers, by circRNA-1269a, a synthetic circRNA that contains miR-1269a binding sequences.

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Article Synopsis
  • Advanced-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients often face treatment resistance, leading to recurrence and metastasis, making it critical to identify the genes linked to this resistance.
  • Researchers used a technique called ChIP-Seq to study active enhancers in OSCC cell lines repeatedly treated with cetuximab, identifying 64 chromosomal loci classified as active super-enhancers, which overlapped with 131 genes.
  • Among these, four specific genes showed high expression, correlating with poorer patient prognoses, suggesting that understanding gene expression can lead to better-targeted therapies for managing OSCC, potentially overcoming treatment resistance.
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Analysis of microRNA (miRNA) expression signatures in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has revealed that the miR-30 family is frequently downregulated in cancer tissues. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database confirms that all members of the miR-30 family (except miR-30c-5p) are downregulated in HNSCC tissues. Moreover, low expression of miR-30e-5p and miR-30c-1-3p significantly predicts shorter survival of HNSCC patients (p = 0.

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Recently, our studies revealed that some passenger strands of microRNAs (miRNAs) were closely involved in cancer pathogenesis. Analysis of miRNA expression signatures showed that the expression of miR-30e-3p (the passenger strand of pre-miR-30e) was significantly downregulated in cancer tissues. In this study, we focused on miR-30e-3p (the passenger strand of pre-miR-30e).

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Based on our original RNA sequence-based microRNA (miRNA) signatures of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), it was revealed that the expression levels of miR-1-3p, miR-206, miR-133a-3p, and miR-133b were significantly suppressed in cancer specimens. Seed sequences of miR-1-3p/miR-206 and miR-133a-3p/miR-133b are identical. Interestingly, miR-1-3p/miR-133a-3p and miR-206/miR-133b are clustered in the human genome.

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Our previous study revealed that the family (/ and /) acts as tumor-suppressive miRNAs in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Furthermore, recent studies have indicated that the passenger strands of miRNAs are involved in cancer pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to identify cancer-promoting genes commonly regulated by and in HNSCC cells.

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In humans, the coronin family is composed of seven proteins containing WD-repeat domains that regulate actin-based cellular processes. Some members of the coronin family are closely associated with cancer cell migration and invasion. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) analysis revealed that , , and were significantly upregulated in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) tissues ( < 0.

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Background/aim: Our recent miRNA analyses revealed that miR-30a-5p has tumor-suppressive activity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Herein, we sought to identify tumor-suppressive genes controlled by miR-30a-5p, emphasizing on genes that are closely involved in the molecular pathogenesis of PDAC. We uncovered several novel findings regarding the pathogenesis of this disease.

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We newly generated an RNA-sequencing-based microRNA (miRNA) expression signature of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Analysis of the signature revealed that both strands of some miRNAs, including (the guide strand) and (the passenger strand) of , were downregulated in HNSCC tissues. Analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas confirmed the low expression levels of in HNSCC.

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It is recommended that a sharp-pointed object, such as a dental crown, in the proximal duodenum be retrieved endoscopically if this can be accomplished safely.

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We identified the microRNA (miRNA) expression signature of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tissues by RNA sequencing, in which 168 miRNAs were significantly upregulated, including both strands of the duplex ( and ). The aims of this study were to identify networks of tumor suppressor genes regulated by and in HNSCC cells. Our functional assays showed that inhibition of and attenuated cancer cell malignant phenotypes (cell proliferation, migration, and invasion), suggesting that they had oncogenic potential in HNSCC cells.

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