<p>Early diagnosis of lung cancer (LC) is challenging, treatment options are limited, and treatment resistance leads to poor prognosis and management in most patients. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays a vital role in the occurrence, progression, and therapeutic response of LC. Recent studies indicate that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs) function as epigenetic regulators that can promote or inhibit Wnt/β-catenin signaling by interacting with Wnt proteins, receptors, signaling transducers, and transcriptional effectors, thereby affecting LC cell proliferation, metastasis, invasion, and treatment resistance. Deepening our understanding of the regulatory network between ncRNAs and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway will help overcome the limitations of current LC diagnosis and treatment methods. This article comprehensively reviews the regulatory mechanisms related to the functions of ncRNAs and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in LC, examining their potential as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets, aiming to offer new promising perspectives for LC diagnosis and treatment.</p>

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The NcRNA/Wnt axis in lung cancer: oncogenic mechanisms, remarkable indicators and therapeutic targets

  • Yang Zhong,
  • Jia-Wei He,
  • Chun-Xia Huang,
  • Heng-Zhou Lai,
  • Xue-Ke Li,
  • Chuan Zheng,
  • Xi Fu,
  • Feng-Ming You,
  • Qiong Ma

摘要

Early diagnosis of lung cancer (LC) is challenging, treatment options are limited, and treatment resistance leads to poor prognosis and management in most patients. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays a vital role in the occurrence, progression, and therapeutic response of LC. Recent studies indicate that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs) function as epigenetic regulators that can promote or inhibit Wnt/β-catenin signaling by interacting with Wnt proteins, receptors, signaling transducers, and transcriptional effectors, thereby affecting LC cell proliferation, metastasis, invasion, and treatment resistance. Deepening our understanding of the regulatory network between ncRNAs and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway will help overcome the limitations of current LC diagnosis and treatment methods. This article comprehensively reviews the regulatory mechanisms related to the functions of ncRNAs and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in LC, examining their potential as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets, aiming to offer new promising perspectives for LC diagnosis and treatment.