Table 2 Molecular mechanisms by which H19 regulates PCDs other than apoptosis in multiple tumors.

From: Long noncoding RNA H19: functions and mechanisms in regulating programmed cell death in cancer

PCD type

Tumor types

H19 expression

Role

Signaling

pathway

Molecule Mechanism

Cell processes

References

Autophagy

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC)

Down regulation

A prognostic factor for the poor overall survival of patients

-

↓ H19, counterbalanced by ↑IGF2, leads to ↓autophagy markers, high proliferation rate and metastatic

potential in ACC patients

Inhibit tumor progression

[21, 27]

Autophagy

Bladder cancer (BC)

Up regulation

Oncogene; Suppress the interaction between NEDD4L and

ULK1

-

↑ULK1

Aggravate autophagy

[28]

Autophagy

Breast cancer

Up regulation

Oncogene; Epigenetic regulation

H19/let-7/Lin28 ceRNA network

↓let-7, ↑H19, ↑Lin28

Down-regulate autophagy; Promote EMT, migration and invasion; Promote resistance

[5, 23]

Autophagy

Colorectal cancer (CRC)

Up

regulation

Mediate the activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway in MTX resistance of CRC cells; Sponge miR-194–5p as ceRNA to modulate SIRT1 expression

Wnt/β-catenin

↑β-catenin; ↑SIRT1

Improve the MTX resistance; Promote autophagy; Confer 5-Fu

resistance

[29, 30]

Autophagy

Glioblastoma (GBM)

Up regulation

Oncogene

Sponging

miR-491-5p

↓miR-491-5p

Activate autophagy; Promote proliferation, progression

[25]

Autophagy

Glioma

Up regulation

Oncogene

mTOR/ULK1

↑the ratio of p-mTOR/mTOR; ↓the ratio of p-ULK1/ULK1; ↑the ratio of LC3-II/I, ↑Beclin-1 protein levels

Promote occurrence, development, proliferation, migration, autophagy

[31]

Autophagy

Hepatoma carcinoma

Up regulation

Down-regulating PI3K–Akt–mTOR pathway

PI3K–Akt–mTOR

↓Beclin-1, ↓ the ration of LC3-II/LC3-I, ↑ p62; ↑the phosphorylated activity of PI3K, Akt and mTOR

Up-regulate autophagy, suppress cell viability

[20]

Autophagy

Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC)

Up regulation

Suppresses autophagy level and drug resistance

H19/miR-107 / HMGB1 axis

↓miR-107, ↑HMGB1,

H19 shRNA suppresses autophagy and cisplatin resistance

[26]

Necroptosis

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Up regulation

Activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway

H19/miR-29a-3p/β-catenin

↓miR-29a-3p, ↑β-catenin, ↑T-cell factor (TCF), ↑caspase 8

Inhibit apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis

[21,22,23]

Necroptosis

Liver cancer

Up regulation

Suppress Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD)

H19/miR-675/FADD

↑miR-675, ↓FADD

Induce necroptosis, suppress cancer growth

[51]

Ferroptosis

Lung cancer

Up regulation

Competitively bind with miR-19b-3p

H19/miR-19b-3p/FTH1

↓miR-19b-3p, ↑Ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1)

Suppress ferroptosis

[75]