PMID- 37196470 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230525 LR - 20230525 IS - 1618-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0344-0338 (Linking) VI - 246 DP - 2023 Jun TI - The interplay of signaling pathways and miRNAs in the pathogenesis and targeted therapy of esophageal cancer. PG - 154529 LID - S0344-0338(23)00229-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154529 [doi] AB - Globally, esophageal cancer (EC) is the 6th leading cause of cancer-related deaths and the second deadliest gastrointestinal cancer. Multiple genetic and epigenetic factors, such as microRNAs (miRNAs), influence its onset and progression. miRNAs are short nucleic acid molecules that can regulate multiple cellular processes by regulating gene expression. Therefore, EC initiation, progression, apoptosis evasions, invasion capacity, promotion, angiogenesis, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) enhancement are associated with miRNA expression dysregulation. Wnt/-catenin signaling, Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/P-gp, phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/c-Myc, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta signaling are crucial pathways in EC that are controlled by miRNAs. This review was conducted to provide an up-to-date assessment of the role of microRNAs in EC pathogenesis and their modulatory effects on responses to various EC treatment modalities. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. FAU - Doghish, Ahmed S AU - Doghish AS AD - Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: ahmed_doghish@azhar.edu.eg. FAU - El-Husseiny, Ahmed A AU - El-Husseiny AA AD - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City 11829, Cairo, Egypt. FAU - Abdelmaksoud, Nourhan M AU - Abdelmaksoud NM AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Heliopolis University, Cairo 11785, Egypt. FAU - El-Mahdy, Hesham A AU - El-Mahdy HA AD - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: heshamabbas@azhar.edu.eg. FAU - Elsakka, Elsayed G E AU - Elsakka EGE AD - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt. FAU - Abdel Mageed, Sherif S AU - Abdel Mageed SS AD - Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt. FAU - Mahmoud, Abdulla M A AU - Mahmoud AMA AD - Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt. FAU - Raouf, Ahmed Amr AU - Raouf AA AD - Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt. FAU - Elballal, Mohammed S AU - Elballal MS AD - Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt. FAU - El-Dakroury, Walaa A AU - El-Dakroury WA AD - Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt. FAU - AbdelRazek, Mohamed M M AU - AbdelRazek MMM AD - Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt. FAU - Noshy, Mina AU - Noshy M AD - Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Salman International University (KSIU), SouthSinai, Ras Sudr 46612, Egypt. FAU - El-Husseiny, Hussein M AU - El-Husseiny HM AD - Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai Cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan; Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Moshtohor, Toukh, Elqaliobiya 13736, Egypt. FAU - Abulsoud, Ahmed I AU - Abulsoud AI AD - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Heliopolis University, Cairo 11785, Egypt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230511 PL - Germany TA - Pathol Res Pract JT - Pathology, research and practice JID - 7806109 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics MH - *Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology MH - Wnt Signaling Pathway/genetics MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chemoresistance OT - Epithelial- mesenchymal transition OT - Esophageal cancer OT - Oncogenic miRNA OT - Tumor suppressor miRNA COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2023/05/18 01:07 MHDA- 2023/05/25 06:42 CRDT- 2023/05/17 18:05 PHST- 2023/04/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/05/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/05/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/25 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/18 01:07 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/17 18:05 [entrez] AID - S0344-0338(23)00229-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154529 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pathol Res Pract. 2023 Jun;246:154529. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154529. Epub 2023 May 11.