miR-98对肝癌 HepG2细胞增殖、凋亡以及侵袭、迁移能力的影响

目的：研究 miR-98对肝癌 HepG2细胞增殖、凋亡和侵袭、迁移能力的影响及其可能机制。方法将 miR-98mimics、mimics-NC、miR-98inhibitor、inhibitor-NC 瞬时转入肝癌 HepG2细胞内,应用噻唑盐( MTT)法、流式细胞仪、Tr-answell 小室实验检测 miR-98对肝癌 HepG2细胞增殖、凋亡以及侵袭、迁移能力的影响,进一步用 Western blot 法检测各组 Bcl-2蛋白的表达水平。结果 MTT 实验表明 miR-98过表达后,肝癌细胞的增殖能力明显低于对照组;Annexin V-FITC / PI 凋亡实验证实上调 miR-98表达后,细胞的凋亡率较对照组升高;Transwell 小室实验表明上调 miR-98可使肝癌细胞的侵袭、迁移能力减弱。而当 miR-98被抑制后,肝癌HepG2细胞的增殖及侵袭、迁移能力则明显增强,凋亡率则下降。 Western blot 实验检测发现 miR-98过表达后,Bcl-2的表达降低。结论 miR-98可能在肝癌的发生、发展中发挥着抑癌基因的作用;miR-98可能通过下调 Bcl-2的表达,促进肝癌 HepG2细胞凋亡。     

miR-106调控CC趋化因子配体2对增生型糖尿病视网膜病变中人视网膜微血管内皮细胞增殖、血管生成和炎症反应的影响

目的 探讨miR-106调控CC趋化因子配体2(CCL2)对增生型糖尿病视网膜病变(PDR)中人视网膜微血管内皮细胞(HRMEC)增殖、血管生成、炎症反应的影响.方法 GEO数据库筛选PDR中差异表达的miRNAs.高糖(25.0 mmol·L-1葡萄糖,HG)诱导HRMEC建立PDR细胞模型,qRT-PCR检测miR...     

miR-325-3p靶向CLDN1基因调控胃癌上皮间质转化和侵袭转移

目的 探讨miR-325-3p靶向CLDN1基因对胃癌上皮间质转化和侵袭转移的影响.方法 选取人胃黏膜上皮细胞株GES-1以及人胃癌细胞株HGC27、SGC-7901、MKN-45和MGC-803,并检测细胞中miR-325-3p和CLDN1的表达.双荧光素酶报告实验验证miR-325-3p和CLDN1的靶向关系,干预...     

Quaking and miR-155 interactions in inflammation and leukemogenesis

Quaking (QKI) is a tumor-suppressor gene encoding a conserved RNA-binding protein, whose expression is downregulated in several solid tumors. Here we report that QKI plays an important role in the immune response and suppression of leukemogenesis. We show that the expression of Qki is reduced in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged macrophages, suggesting that Qki is a key regulator of LPS signaling pathway. Furthermore, LPS-induced downregulation of Qki expression is miR-155-dependent. Qki overexpression impairs LPS-induced phosphorylation of JNK and particularly p38 MAPKs, in addition to increasing the production of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. In contrast, Qki ablation decreases Fas expression and the rate of Caspase3/7 activity, while increasing the levels of IL-1α, IL-1β and IL-6, and p38 phosphorylation. Similarly, the p38 pathway is also a target of QKI activity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)-derived MEC2 cells. Finally, B-CLL patients show lower levels of QKI expression compared with B cells from healthy donor, and Qki is similarily downregulated with the progression of leukemia in Eμ-miR-155 transgenic mice. Altogether, these data implicate QKI in the pathophysiology of inflammation and oncogenesis where miR-155 is involved.     

miR-224和 miR-378e在大肠癌组织中的表达及其临床意义

【摘要】 目的 探讨miR-224 和 miR-378e 在原位大肠癌癌组织和癌旁正常黏膜组织中的表达差异， 并分析其临床意义。 方法 miRNA 表达谱芯片技术检测大肠癌癌组织和癌旁组织标本中表达差异的miRNA， 运用荧光实时定量聚合酶链反应（real-time PCR）验证其结果，并分析其与临床病理资料之间的关系。 结果 miRNA 表达芯片分析发现， 与正常黏膜组织比较， miR-224在大肠癌组织中表达显著上调， miR-378e在大肠癌组织中表达显著下调， 并被 real-time PCR 所证实。 miR-224 在不同组织学类型癌组织中表达差异有统计学意义， miR-378e 在不同浸润深度癌组织中表达差异有统计学意义， miR-224 表达与组织学类型有关， miR-378e 表达与大肠癌浸润深度有关。 结论miR-224具有潜在的癌基因作用， miR-378e具有潜在的抑癌基因作用， miR-224和 miR-378e可作为     

miR-155反义寡核苷酸转染对人大肠癌Lovo细胞侵袭的影响

目的探讨miR-155对人大肠癌细胞侵袭能力的影响。方法大肠癌Lovo细胞分为3组：脂质体介导反义miR-155（AS-miR-155）组、无义寡脱氧核苷酸（ODN）组和对照组。测定荧光素酶活性验证3组细胞中miR-155的表达,采用Matrigel基质生长试验检测细胞生长情况,以Transwe Ⅱ方法检测细胞的侵袭力,结果与对照组和无义ODN组比较,转染AS-miR-155组Lovo细胞miR-2l表达水平降低;Matrigel基质生长试验显示,转染AS-miR-155组Lovo细胞体外培养克隆平均直径较小,Transwe Ⅱ细胞侵袭试验显示转染AS-miR-155组穿膜细胞数较少。结论 miR-2l高表达可促进Lovo大肠癌细胞侵袭生长,提示miR-155可以作为基因治疗大肠癌的候选靶点。     

TIP60-miR-22 axis as a prognostic marker of breast cancer progression

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are 22- to 24-nucleotide, small, non-coding RNAs that bind to the 3′UTR of target genes to control gene expression. Consequently, their dysregulation contributes to many diseases, including diabetes and cancer. miR-22 is up-regulated in numerous metastatic cancers and recent studies have suggested a role for miR-22 in promoting stemness and metastasis. TIP60 is a lysine acetyl-transferase reported to be down-regulated in cancer but the molecular mechanism of this reduction is still unclear. In this study, we identify TIP60 as a target of miR-22. We show a negative correlation in the expression of TIP60 and miR-22 in breast cancer patients, and show that low levels of TIP60 and high levels of miR-22 are associated with poor overall survival. Furthermore, pathway analysis using high miR-22/low TIP60 and low miR-22/high TIP60 breast cancer patient datasets suggests association of TIP60/miR-22 with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a key alteration in progression of cancer cells. We show that blocking endogenous miR-22 can restore TIP60 levels, which in turn decreases the migration and invasion capacity of metastatic breast cancer cell line. These results provide mechanistic insight into TIP60 regulation and evidence for the utility of the combination of TIP60 and miR-22 as prognostic indicator of breast cancer progression.     

单羧酸转运蛋白1促进胰腺导管癌细胞浸润转移的机制研究

背景与目的：单羧酸转运蛋白1（monocarboxylate transporter 1，MCT1）是细胞转运乳酸、丙酮酸等代谢产物及能量物质的一种重要蛋白质，其在胰腺导管癌中的作用及机制鲜有研究报道。该研究旨在探讨MCT1在胰腺导管癌中的表达及临床病理学意义。方法：纳入78例胰腺导管癌患者的癌组织及癌旁正常组织，运用免疫组织化学技术检测MCT1在癌组织和癌旁正常组织中的表达水平并分析其临床病理学意义。在体外细胞系水平上，我们运用胰腺癌细胞系PANC-1和Capan-1，运用细胞克隆形成实验、细胞划痕和Transwell实验分析沉默MCT1后胰腺癌细胞增殖、迁移和浸润的改变。为明确MCT1的相关作用机制，我们通过生物信息学分析，预测miR-124-3p是MCT1的潜在调控微小RNA；为了进一步验证，我们运用双荧光素酶报告实验分析miR-124-3p对MCT1的调控效果；运用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应（real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction，RTFQ-PCR）分别检测51对新鲜胰腺癌组织中MCT1和miR-124-3p的基因表达并分析两者的相关性。结果：MCT1的阳性表达主要位于细胞膜和细胞质。相比癌旁正常组织，MCT1在胰腺导管癌组织中显著高表达，其表达水平与胰腺导管癌的分化程度、临床分期、淋巴结转移和不良预后具有显著相关性。在体外细胞系水平上，沉默MCT1能够显著抑制胰腺癌细胞系PANC-1和Capan-1的增殖、迁移和浸润；miR-124-3p在胰腺癌组织中显著低表达，并且与MCT1 mRNA的表达具有显著负相关性，能够负调控MCT1的蛋白表达。结论：MCT1是胰腺导管腺癌的致癌基因，miR-124-3p能够负调控MCT1的表达。     

microRNA-622 acts as a tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma

microRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of tumor development and progression. In this study, we aimed to explore the expression and role of miR-622 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We found that miR-622 was significantly downregulated in human HCC specimens compared to adjacent noncancerous liver tissues. miR-622 downregulation was significantly associated with aggressive parameters and poor prognosis in HCC. Enforced expression of miR-622 significantly decreased the proliferation and colony formation and induced apoptosis of HCC cells. In vivo studies demonstrated that miR-622 overexpression retarded the growth of HCC xenograft tumors. Bioinformatic analysis and luciferase reporter assays revealed that miR-622 directly targeted the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of mitogen-activated protein 4 kinase 4 (MAP4K4) mRNA. Ectopic expression of miR-622 led to a significant reduction of MAP4K4 expression in HCC cells and xenograft tumors. Overexpression of MAP4K4 partially restored cell proliferation and colony formation and reversed the induction of apoptosis in miR-622-overexpressing HCC cells. Inhibition of JNK and NF-κB signaling phenocopied the anticancer effects of miR-622 on HCC cells. Taken together, miR-622 acts as a tumor suppressor in HCC and restoration of miR-622 may provide therapeutic benefits in the treatment of HCC.     

RNA Biomarker Release with Ultrasound and Phase-Change Nanodroplets

Microbubbles driven by ultrasound are capable of permeabilizing cell membranes and allowing biomarkers or therapeutics to exit from or enter cancer cells, respectively. Unfortunately, the relatively large size of microbubbles prevents extravasation. Lipid-based perfluorobutane microbubbles can be made seven-fold smaller by pressurization, creating 430-nm nanodroplets. The present study compares microbubbles and nanodroplets with respect to their ability to enhance miR-21 and mammaglobin mRNA release from cultured ZR-75-1 cells. Mammaglobin mRNA and miR-21 release increased with escalating concentrations of nanodroplets up to, respectively, 25- and 42-fold with 2% nanodroplets (v/v), compared with pre-ultrasound levels, whereas cell viability decreased to 62.4%. Sonication of ZR-75-1 cells incubated with microbubbles or nanodroplets caused relatively similar levels of cell death and miR-21 release, suggesting that nanodroplets are similar to microbubbles in enhancing cell permeability, but may be more advantageous because of their smaller size, which may allow extravasation through leaky tumor vasculature.