Increased Expression of Herpes Virus-Encoded hsv1-miR-H18 and hsv2-miR-H9-5p in Cancer-Containing Prostate Tissue Compared to That in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Tissue

Previously, we reported the presence of virus-encoded microRNAs (miRNAs) in the urine of prostate cancer (CaP) patients. In this study, we investigated the expression of two herpes virus-encoded miRNAs in prostate tissue.

A total of 175 tissue samples from noncancerous benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), 248 tissue samples from patients with CaP and BPH, and 50 samples from noncancerous surrounding tissues from these same patients were analyzed for the expression of two herpes virus-encoded miRNAs by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunocytochemistry using nanoparticles as molecular beacons.

Real-time reverse transcription-PCR results revealed significantly higher expression of hsv1-miR-H18 and hsv2-miRH9- 5p in surrounding noncancerous and CaP tissues than that in BPH tissue (each comparison, P<0.001). Of note, these miRNA were expressed equivalently in the CaP tissues and surrounding noncancerous tissues. Moreover, immunocytochemistry clearly demonstrated a significant enrichment of both hsv1-miR-H18 and hsv2-miR-H9 beacon-labeled cells in CaP and surrounding noncancerous tissue compared to that in BPH tissue (each comparison, P<0.05 for hsv1-miR-H18 and hsv2- miR-H9).

These results suggest that increased expression of hsv1-miR-H18 and hsv2-miR-H95p might be associated with tumorigenesis in the prostate. Further studies will be required to elucidate the role of these miRNAs with respect to CaP and herpes viral infections.

International neurourology journal. 2016 Jun 24 [Epub]

Seok Joong Yun, Pildu Jeong, Ho Won Kang, Helen Ki Shinn, Ye-Hwan Kim, Chunri Yan, Young-Ki Choi, Dongho Kim, Dong Hee Ryu, Yun-Sok Ha, Tae-Hwan Kim, Tae Gyun Kwon, Jung Min Kim, Sang Heon Suh, Seon-Kyu Kim, Seon-Young Kim, Sang Tae Kim, Won Tae Kim, Ok-Jun Lee, Sung-Kwon Moon, Nam-Hyung Kim, Isaac Yi Kim, Jayoung Kim, Hee-Jae Cha, Yung-Hyun Choi, Eun-Jong Cha, Wun-Jae Kim

Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea., Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea., Bio Medical Laboratories, Daejeon, Korea., Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea., Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea., Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea., NAR Center Inc., Daejeon Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea., The Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Stem Cells, BioMedical Research Center, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea., Medical Genomics Research Center, Korean Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea., Medical Genomics Research Center, Korean Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea., Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea., Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea., School of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea., Department of Animal Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea., The Section of Urologic Oncology and Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA., Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Department of Parasitology and Genetics, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea., Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Oriental Medicine, Busan, Korea., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea., Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.