scholarly journals miR-21 down-regulation promotes apoptosis and inhibits invasion and migration abilities of OVCAR3 cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhui Lou ◽  
Zhumei Cui ◽  
Fuling Wang ◽  
Xingsheng Yang ◽  
Jinhua Qian

Purpose: To investigate the influence of miR-21 down-regulation on cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and migration of ovarian papillary adenocarcinoma cell lines (OVCAR3). Methods: Short-hairpin RNA (shRNA), specifically targeting miR-21, was constructed and transfected into OVCAR3 cells using the pSIREN-RetroQ linear vector (pSIREN-miR-21). The expression of miR-21 was detected with stem-loop real-time RT-PCR in OVCAR3 cells. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were monitored using the MTT assay and flow cytometry, respectively. Cell migration and invasion were assessed using the transwell migration and scratch-wound assay, respectively. Western-bloting was used for PDCD4 protein expression. Results: pSIREN-miR-21 suppressed miR-21 expression in OVCAR3 cells. miR-21 expression levels in pSIREN-miR-21 cells was 0.3 ± 0.1, which was significantly lower when compared with pSIREN-miR-21-Neg and control groups (P < 0.01). Cell inhibition rate in the pSIREN-miR-21 group was higher than the control group (29.4% vs 9.0%, P < 0.01), as was the percentage of apoptotic and necrotic cells. By transwell migration assay, the number of cells migrating in the pSIREN-miR-21 group was significantly lower than in the control group. In addition, fewer cells were observed in the wounded area of the pSIREN-miR-21 group following the scratch-wound assay. PDCD4 expression was increased in OVCAR-3 cells transfected by pSIREN-miR-21 compared with vector-control transfected cells. Moreover, the optical density of the transfected cells was significantly lower than the two control groups.

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yice Xu ◽  
Qingyuan Zhang ◽  
Jie Zhou ◽  
Zhaolong Li ◽  
Junyu Guo ◽  
...  

AbstractLaryngeal carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the head, neck, and respiratory tract. The aim of the present study is to explore the biological function of SRY-related HMG-box 18 (SOX18) in laryngeal carcinoma cells and study the molecular mechanism involved. Initial findings indicate that the expression of SOX18 was increased in laryngeal carcinoma cell lines and tissues. The effect of SOX18 on laryngeal carcinoma cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, invasion, and migration was also identified. The results indicated that down-regulation of SOX18 significantly inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, and induced cell-cycle arrest in G0/G1 phase and apoptosis of laryngeal carcinoma cells. However, overexpression of SOX18 promoted cell proliferation, invasion, and migration, and inhibited cell apoptosis. The expression of cyclin D1, active-caspase-3, N-cadherin, MTA1, MMP-2, and MMP-7 was also regulated by the overexpression of siSOX18 or SOX18. In addition, it was found that SOX18 could also accelerate the phosphorylation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling in laryngeal carcinoma cells. Furthermore, our study indicated that SOX18 could stimulate cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of laryngeal carcinoma cells via regulation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling, which could provide a new strategy for laryngeal carcinoma diagnosis and molecular therapies.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei fang Yu ◽  
Jia Wang ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Mingda Xuan ◽  
Shuangshuang Han ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: MicroRNA (miRNA) can affect tumor progression by regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis and metastasis. After miRNA microarray chip analysis of colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and adjacent normal tissues, a significant upregulation of miR-17-5p expression was found in CRC tissues. However, the underlying mechanism of miR-17-5p in CRC is still unclear.Methods: The levels of miR-17-5p in 47 paired CRC and adjacent normal tissue samples were determined by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). CCK-8, colony formation, flow cytometry and transwell assays were used to explore the biological effects of miR-17-5p on CRC cells. In addition, the transcriptome sequencing and miRNA target prediction software were employed to identify targets of miR-17-5p. Luciferase reporter detection was used to demonstrate the direct binding of target genes by miR-17-5p. The rescue experiment was conducted to investigate the biological function of target genes and regulatory mechanism of miR-17-5p on target genes.Results: The expression of miR-17-5p was significantly higher in CRC tissues than in adjacent normal tissues. In CRC group, the expression of miR-17-5p in cancer tissues with lymph node metastasis was higher compared with those without lymph node metastasis. Overexpression of miR-17-5p inhibited CRC cell apoptosis, as well as promoting proliferation, migration and invasion. We hypothesized that HSPB2 might be a target gene of miR-17-5p and validated for the first time that miR-17-5p binds directly to the 3’-UTR of HSPB2. In the rescue experiment, the tumor suppressive effect of HSPB2 was detected and miR-17-5p could promote cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting HSPB2.Conclusion: MiR-17-5p promotes invasion and migration by inhibiting HSPB2 in CRC, thereby implicating its potential as a novel diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for CRC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 168 (5) ◽  
pp. 547-555
Author(s):  
Jin Dou ◽  
Daoyuan Tu ◽  
Haijian Zhao ◽  
Xiaoyu Zhang

Abstract MiR-301a is as an oncogene involved in the regulation of gastric cancer (GC) progression, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. This study was to explore the lncRNA PCAT18/miR-301a/TP53INP1 axis in regulating the GC cell proliferation and metastasis. In the present study, GC tissues and cell lines were collected for the detection of PCAT18 expression. Herein, we found that PCAT18 is significantly decreases in human GC tissues and five GC cell lines. Overexpression of PCAT18 inhibits cell viability, invasion and migration of GC cells and tumour growth of GC xenograft tumours. PCAT18 negatively regulates the expression level of miR-301a. The interaction between PCAT18 and miR-301a is confirmed by RIP and RNA pull down. MiR-301a mimic increases cell viability and promotes cell migration and invasion and reverses the inhibitory action of PCAT18. TP53INP1 expression is negatively regulated by miR-301a and TP53INP1/miR-301a is involved in GC viability, migration and invasion. The promoting of PCAT18 on TP53INP1 expression is abolished by miR-301a overexpression. In conclusion, lncRNA PCAT18 acts as a tumour suppressor for GC and lncRNA PCAT18, miR-301a and TP53INP1 comprise a signal axis in regulating GC cell proliferation, migration and invasion.


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shihou Sheng ◽  
Lin Xie ◽  
Yuanyu Wu ◽  
Meng Ding ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract MicroRNAs (MiRs) are thought to display regulator action in tumor suppression and oncogenesis. miR-144 plays an important role in the development of various cancers, such as colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer, by targetting different molecules potentially involved in many signaling pathways. SMAD4 is a common signaling during tumor progression, and it can inhibit cell proliferation and promote cell motility in most epithelial cells. The present study focused on the effect of miR-144 and SMAD4 on colon cancer in order to find the novel gene therapy target for the treatment of colon cancer. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to assess the expression level of miR-144 in colon cancer tissues and SW620 cells. MTT assay, scratch test, and transwell assay were used to evaluate cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, respectively. Moreover, luciferase assays were utilized to identify the predictive effect of miR-144 on SMAD4. Western blotting was performed to determine the relative expression of protein related to SMAD4. We found miR-144 level was significantly lower in colon cancer tissues and SW620 cells. Moreover, SMAD4 level, both in mRNA and protein, was obviously elevated in colon cancer tissues. Further, miR-144 mimics treatment inhibited cells proliferation, invasion, and migration. Fluorescence intensity of miR-144 mimics group in wild type cells was decreased. MiR-144 mimics repressed the SMAD4 expression both in mRNA and protein. These findings about miR-144/SMAD4 pair provide a novel therapeutic method for colon cancer patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 662-667
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Zaijun Li ◽  
Fei Zheng

Aim/Background: The nobiletin is a polymethoxyflavonoid isolated from citrus, which is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. The nobiletin could inhibit the development of human cancer. However, the role of nobiletin in human colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unknown. The present study aimed to explore the nobiletin function in CRC cell proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis as well as the occurrence mechanisms. Methods: The cell counting kit-8 assay (CCK-8 assay) and Brdu (5-brom-2-odeoxyuridine) staining assay were used to determine the effect of nobiletin on cell proliferation. The transwell assay and wound healing assay were used to assess cell invasion and migration. The western blot analysis was performed to determine the expression of VEGFA, Ang2, p65, p-p65, STAT3, p-STAT3 in CRC cell. Result: Compared with the control group (0 mg/L), the cell proliferation was increased in a dose-dependent manner with 10, 50, 100, 150 mg/L nobiletin for 48 h. The nobiletin inhibited cell invasion and migration and suppressed the expression of VEGFA and Ang2 to block angiogenesis in the colorectal cancer. In addition, we found that nobiletin inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, migration and angiogenesis by suppression of NF-κB/STAT3 pathway. Conclusion: The study provided evidence that nobiletin inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, migration and angiogenesis in the colorectal cancer.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e23006-e23006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yintao Li ◽  
Jinming Yu

e23006 Background: Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein Family Member 3, TPPP3, a member of the TPPP protein family, has been reported to play important roles in initiation and progression of human cancers, such as lung cancer. However, the expression and underlying function of TPPP3 in colorectal cancer (CRC) have not yet been fully clarified. Methods: In this study, the mRNA and protein levels of TPPP3 in 96 clinical CRC specimens were determined by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The relation between TPPP3 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics and overall survival (OS) were evaluated. TPPP3 was stably knockdowned by shRNA. In addition, CCK-8、Colony formation、Flow cytometric、Transwell and Angiogenesis assay were to examine the biological function of TPPP3 in CRC cells in vitro. Results: We show that TPPP3 was significantly increased in CRC tissues and associated with aggressive factors and poor patient survival. Further experiments showed that knockdown of TPPP3 inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion and induced cell apoptosis in vitro. In addition, TPPP3 silencing resulted in a decrease of angiogenesis and S phase fraction. And TPPP3 significantly affected the invasion and migration of CRC cells via the expression of MMP-9, Rac-1 and E-cadherin. Conclusions: Our results suggested that TPPP3 played an important role in CRC progress and might serve as novel therapeutic targets for CRC treatment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingli Suo ◽  
Yanfei Sun ◽  
Hailan Yang ◽  
Jing Ji ◽  
Yinfang He ◽  
...  

Abstract Preeclampsia (PE), a common obstetrical disorder, is characterized by impaired migration and invasion abilities of trophoblastic cells. MicroRNA-183-5p (miR-183) was reported to regulate cell migration and invasion in various types of human cancers; however, its role in the pathogenesis of PE remains elusive. Herein, we investigated the role of miR-183 in HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cells invasion and migration and explored the underlying mechanism. Our results showed that miR-183 was significantly up-regulated in placental tissues from pregnant women compared with that in normal pregnant women. Overexpression of miR-183 inhibited proliferation, migration and invasion, as well as induced apoptosis in HTR-8/SVneo cells. Otherwise, down-regulation of miR-183 achieved the opposite effects. Bioinformatics prediction and luciferase reporter assay confirmed that matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a target of miR-183. In addition, MMP-9 expression was significantly down-regulated, and inversely correlated with the miR-183 level in placental tissues from pregnant women with severe PE. Down-regulation of MMP-9 suppressed the trophoblast cell invasion and migration, whereas overexpression of MMP-9 promoted cell invasion and migration in HTR-8/SVneo cells. More importantly, up-regulation of MMP-9 reversed the inhibitory effects of miR-183 on cell invasion and migration in trophoblast cells. Collectively, our findings suggested that miR-183 may play critical roles in the pathogenesis of PE and serve as a potential biomarker for severe PE.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinnan Yu ◽  
Pei Liu ◽  
Guangye Han ◽  
Xiangdong Xue ◽  
Derong Ma

Abstract Background: Circular RNA (circRNA) circPDSS1 is a recently identified oncogene in gastric cancer, while its roles in other types of cancer are unknown. We investigated the functions of circPDSS1 in urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). Materials and methods: Seventy-two patients (50 males and 22 females, age 38–69 years, mean: 52.3 ± 6.3 years) with UBC were enrolled in Gansu Provincial People’s Hospital from August 2015 to August 2018. RT-qPCR was used to measure gene expression levels in both biopsies from UBC patients and in vitro cultivated HT-1197 and UMUC3 cells. Cell transfections were performed to analyze gene interactions. Cell proliferation, transwell migration and invasion assays were performed to analyze the effects of transfections on HT-1197 and UMUC3 cell proliferation, migration and invasion, respectively. Results: We found that circPDSS1 was up-regulated in UBC. Expression levels of circPDSS1 were increased with increase in clinical stages. MiR-16 was down-regulated and correlated with circPDSS1 in UBC. Overexpression of circPDSS1 led to down-regulation of miR-16, while miR-16 overexpression failed to significantly affect circPDSS1. Overexpression of circPDSS1 led to increased proliferation, invasion and migration rates of UBC cells. Overexpression of miR-16 not only led to inhibited proliferation, invasion and migration of UBC cells, but also attenuated the effects of circPDSS1 overexpression. Conclusion: Therefore, circRNA circPDSS1 may promote UBC by down-regulating miR-16.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei fang Yu ◽  
Jia Wang ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Mingda Xuan ◽  
Shuangshuang Han ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: MicroRNA (miRNA) can affect tumor progression by regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis and metastasis. After miRNA microarray chip analysis of colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and adjacent normal tissues, a significant upregulation of miR-17-5p expression was found in CRC tissues. However, the underlying mechanism of miR-17-5p in CRC is still unclear.Methods: The levels of miR-17-5p in 47 paired CRC and adjacent normal tissue samples were determined by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). CCK-8, colony formation, flow cytometry and transwell assays were used to explore the biological effects of miR-17-5p on CRC cells. In addition, the transcriptome sequencing and miRNA target prediction software were employed to identify targets of miR-17-5p. Luciferase reporter detection was used to demonstrate the direct binding of target genes by miR-17-5p. The rescue experiment was conducted to investigate the biological function of target genes and regulatory mechanism of miR-17-5p on target genes.Results: The expression of miR-17-5p was significantly higher in CRC tissues than in adjacent normal tissues. In CRC group, the expression of miR-17-5p in cancer tissues with lymph node metastasis was higher compared with those without lymph node metastasis. Overexpression of miR-17-5p inhibited CRC cell apoptosis, as well as promoting proliferation, migration and invasion. We hypothesized that HSPB2 might be a target gene of miR-17-5p and validated for the first time that miR-17-5p binds directly to the 3’-UTR of HSPB2. In the rescue experiment, the tumor suppressive effect of HSPB2 was detected and miR-17-5p could promote cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting HSPB2.Conclusion: MiR-17-5p promotes invasion and migration by inhibiting HSPB2 in CRC, thereby implicating its potential as a novel diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for CRC.


Author(s):  
Xiali Tang ◽  
Ying Zheng ◽  
Demin Jiao ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Xibang Liu ◽  
...  

Background: Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) represents the most aggressive pulmonary neoplasm and is often diagnosed at late stage with limited survival, despite combined chemotherapies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of anlotinib on SCLC and the potential molecular mechanisms. Methods: Cell viability was assessed by CCK-8 assay to determine the adequate concentration of anlotinib. Then, effects of anlotinib on cell apoptosis, cell cycle distribution, migration and invasion were analyzed by flow cytometry, PI staining, wound healing assay and transwell assay, respectively. The protein expression of c-met and ERK1/2 pathways in H446 cells were assessed by western blot analysis. Result: In this study, we found that anlotinib significantly reduced the cell viability of H446 cells, induced G2/M cell cycle arrest and decreased invasion and migration of H446 cells. Futhermore, we also found that anlotinib could suppress c-met signal transduction and activate the ERK1/2 pathway in H446 cells. More importantly, c-met was involved in the effects of anlotinib on migration and invasion in H446 cells. Conclusion: Taken together, our results demonstrated that anlotinib was a potential anticancer agent that inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion via suppression of the c-met pathway and activation of the ERK1/2 pathway in H446 cells.


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