Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesis

In recent years, cancer research has made huge advances also thanks to the discovery of the role of non-coding RNAs in the control of tumorigenesis, tumor proliferation, migration and metastasis and therefore also in the diagnosis and therapy of tumors. This work aims to review the most recent liter...

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Main Authors: Arianna Romani, Elisabetta Melloni, Giada Lodi, Francesca Bompan, Rebecca Foschi, Enrico Zauli, Elena Pozza, Paola Secchiero, Giorgio Zauli, Maurizio Previati, Rebecca Voltan
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2025.1459761/full
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Elisabetta Melloni
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Giada Lodi
Giada Lodi
Francesca Bompan
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Enrico Zauli
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Paola Secchiero
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Rebecca Voltan
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Giada Lodi
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Paola Secchiero
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Rebecca Voltan
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description In recent years, cancer research has made huge advances also thanks to the discovery of the role of non-coding RNAs in the control of tumorigenesis, tumor proliferation, migration and metastasis and therefore also in the diagnosis and therapy of tumors. This work aims to review the most recent literature involving the study of miRNAs in ocular tumors affecting adult patients. We will introduce the role of miRNAs in tumorigenesis, and we will focus on summarizing the studies on uveal intraocular melanomas in which a role of microRNAs has been demonstrated. Similarly, we will also cover observations on miRNAs and eyelid cancers, especially sebaceous gland carcinoma, and cancers of the conjunctiva and the retina, excluding retinoblastoma which is typically a pediatric-onset tumor. We will summarize specific miRNAs that could be considered as diagnostic molecules or as therapeutic targets against some ocular cancer diseases, indicating their potentialities and limitations, considering also their administration as nanomedicine for the eye.
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spelling doaj-art-e79b69e83f6d411d84056880fead18692025-08-20T02:16:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences2296-889X2025-05-011210.3389/fmolb.2025.14597611459761Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesisArianna Romani0Arianna Romani1Elisabetta Melloni2Elisabetta Melloni3Giada Lodi4Giada Lodi5Francesca Bompan6Rebecca Foschi7Rebecca Foschi8Enrico Zauli9Elena Pozza10Paola Secchiero11Paola Secchiero12Giorgio Zauli13Maurizio Previati14Rebecca Voltan15Rebecca Voltan16Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyLTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyLTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyLTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyLTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyLTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyResearch Department, King Khaled Eye Specialistic Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyLTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyIn recent years, cancer research has made huge advances also thanks to the discovery of the role of non-coding RNAs in the control of tumorigenesis, tumor proliferation, migration and metastasis and therefore also in the diagnosis and therapy of tumors. This work aims to review the most recent literature involving the study of miRNAs in ocular tumors affecting adult patients. We will introduce the role of miRNAs in tumorigenesis, and we will focus on summarizing the studies on uveal intraocular melanomas in which a role of microRNAs has been demonstrated. Similarly, we will also cover observations on miRNAs and eyelid cancers, especially sebaceous gland carcinoma, and cancers of the conjunctiva and the retina, excluding retinoblastoma which is typically a pediatric-onset tumor. We will summarize specific miRNAs that could be considered as diagnostic molecules or as therapeutic targets against some ocular cancer diseases, indicating their potentialities and limitations, considering also their administration as nanomedicine for the eye.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2025.1459761/fullmiRNAocular tumorsuveal melanomaeyeretinal cancereyelid cancer
spellingShingle Arianna Romani
Arianna Romani
Elisabetta Melloni
Elisabetta Melloni
Giada Lodi
Giada Lodi
Francesca Bompan
Rebecca Foschi
Rebecca Foschi
Enrico Zauli
Elena Pozza
Paola Secchiero
Paola Secchiero
Giorgio Zauli
Maurizio Previati
Rebecca Voltan
Rebecca Voltan
Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesis
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
miRNA
ocular tumors
uveal melanoma
eye
retinal cancer
eyelid cancer
title Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesis
title_full Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesis
title_fullStr Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesis
title_full_unstemmed Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesis
title_short Role of miRNA in adult ocular tumorigenesis
title_sort role of mirna in adult ocular tumorigenesis
topic miRNA
ocular tumors
uveal melanoma
eye
retinal cancer
eyelid cancer
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2025.1459761/full
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