Hsa-mir-210 as a novel signature predicts survival in lung squamous cell carcinoma using bioinformatics analysis

Abstract

In recent years, more and more studies have shown that the expression of miRNAs is closely related to the occurrence of tumors and plays an irreplaceable role in the development and metastasis of tumors. The research was focused on lung squamous cell carcinoma. The data information is downloaded from the TCGA database and analyzed for variance, which is then verified in the GEO database. Then differential expression of miRNAs was found and survival analysis was performed, through the cut -off standard(P<0.05,|logFC|≥2), we screen the 38 up-regulated miRNAs and 14 down-regulated miRNAs from the TCGA. Finally, after the verification on the GEO database, four up-regulated miRNAs (hsa-mir-205, hsa-mir-210, hsa-mir-182, hsa-mir-224) and one downregulated miRNA (hsa-mir-451) were obtained, which provide a new direction for the diagnosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma. In the survival analysis, it was found that the expression state of hsamir-210 was significantly correlated with patient survival. The results in the univariate and multivariate Cox analysis indicated that hsa-mir-210 was an independent prognostic factor on lung squamous cell carcinoma. The functional enrichment analysis showed that hsa-mir-210 was closely related to positive and negative regulation of cell proliferation, DNA transcription, VEGF signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, hif-1 signaling pathway and choline metabolic pathway. In summary, this study suggested that hsa-mir-210 could be a potential prognostic factor for lung squamous cell carcinoma. Key words：LUSC miRNA survival TCGA Author SummaryMicroRNAs are single-stranded small molecular RNA that participate in the regulation of various biological functions through indirect regulation of gene expression, and have been reported to play an important role in the occurrence, development, invasion and metastasis of tumors. In recent years, the research on miRNAs has become increasingly hot, and the role of miRNAs in tumor has been proved more and more. The subjects of this study were squamous cell carcinoma in lung cancer with relatively few studies on miRNAs. Through high-throughput data analysis, miRNAs with differential expression between lung squamous cell carcinoma tissues and normal tissues were found. These differentially expressed miRNAs provide a new direction for the early diagnosis of patients. Then, survival analysis was conducted to find the miRNAs significantly correlated with the total survival time of patients, and multi-factor analysis was conducted to exclude the influence of other clinical factors, and independent risk factors (miRNAs) affecting the survival of patients were determined, so as to provide new targets for the treatment and survival prediction of patients.