Role of miR-6814-5p for the formation of T5, a heparanase variant, in renal cell carcinoma

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate whether the overexpression of human heparanase protein (HPSE) alternative variant protein called T5 is caused by increased expression of miR-6814-5p in human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cases. In addition, the possible correlation between the clinical parameters of RCC cases and the expression levels of T5 and miR-6814-5p was evaluated. Materials and Methods: T5 and miR-6814-5p expression analysis was performed on ready-to-use RCC cDNA panel by qPCR method. This panel included 48 cDNA samples obtained from tumor tissues of 10 stage-1, 5 stage-2, 13 stage-3 and 11 stage-4 RCC patients and normal kidney tissues from 9 healthy individuals. Results: There was no significant correlation between TNM stages, Fuhrman nuclear grade and histological type and miR-6814-5p and T5 expressions. The expression level of miR-6814-5p in RCC tumor tissues was about 8-fold higher and the T5 expression level about 5-fold higher than healthy controls. MiR-6814-5p and T5 expression changes were statistically significantly correlated with neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio of RCC cases. Conclusion: MiR-6814-5p may play a role in the formation mechanism of T5 in RCC.