MiR-487a resensitizes mitoxantrone (MX)-resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7/MX) to MX by targeting breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2)

Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2) specifically transports various chemotherapeutic agents and is involved in the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer cells. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can play an important role in modulating the sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents. Therefore, after confirming that BCRP was increased in the mitoxantrone (MX)-resistant MCF-7 breast cancer cell line MCF-7/MX compared with its parental sensitive MCF-7 cell line, we aimed to explore the miRNAs that regulate BCRP expression and sensitize breast cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents. In the present study, bioinformatic analysis indicated that miR-487a was one of the miRNAs that could bind to the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) of BCRP. Quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis demonstrated that the expression of miR-487a was reduced in MCF-7/MX cells, and a luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that miR-487a directly bound to the 3′UTR of BCRP. Moreover, ectopic miR-487a down-regulated BCRP expression at the mRNA and protein levels, increasing the intracellular accumulation and cytotoxicity of MX in resistant MCF-7/MX breast cancer cells. Meanwhile, inhibition of miR-487a increased BCRP expression at the mRNA and protein levels and induced MX resistance in sensitive MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Furthermore, the reduced expression of BCRP and increased antitumor effects of MX were also detected in MCF-7/MX xenograft tumors treated with the miR-487a agmir. Thus, our results suggested that miR-487a can directly regulate BCRP expression and reverse chemotherapeutic drug resistance in a subset of breast cancers.     

Reversal of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2)-mediated drug resistance by novobiocin, a coumermycin antibiotic

Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2) of an ATP-binding cassette half-transporter confers resistance against mitoxantrone and camptothecin derivatives of topotecan and irinotecan. Novobiocin, a coumermycin antibiotic, is known to enhance anticancer drug sensitivity of cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, the mechanism of which remains undetermined. Here we focused on drug efflux pump and examined whether novobiocin reversed drug resistance in multidrug-resistant cells highly expressing BCRP. To explore the reversal mechanisms, intracellular drug accumulation was measured by flow cytometry, and a topotecan transport study using plasma membrane vesicles was performed. We used PC-6/SN2-5H2 small cell lung cancer and MCF-7/MX breast cancer cells selected with SN-38 of the active irinotecan metabolite and mitoxantrone, respectively, and the BCRP cDNA transfectant MCF-7/clone 8 cells. These cells expressed high levels of BCRP mRNA but not other known transporters. Compared to the parental PC-6 cells, PC-6/SN2-5H2 cells were 141-, 173- and 57.2-fold resistant to topotecan, SN-38 and mitoxantrone, respectively. Novobiocin at 60 microM decreased the degree of the above resistance by approximately 26-fold in PC-6/SN2-5H2 cells, and similarly reversed resistance in MCF-7/MX, MCF-7/clone 8 and un-selected NCI-H460 cells highly expressing BCRP. Furthermore, novobiocin increased the intracellular topotecan accumulation in these cells and inhibited the topotecan transport into the membrane vesicles of PC-6/SN2-5H2 cells. No effects of novobiocin in these assay were observed in the parental PC-6 and MCF-7 cells. The kinetic parameters in the transport study indicated that novobiocin was a inhibitor for BCRP, resulting in competitive inhibition of BCRP-mediated topotecan transport. These findings suggest that novobiocin effectively overcomes BCRP-mediated drug resistance at acceptable concentrations.     

Down-regulation of microRNA-200c is associated with drug resistance in human breast cancer

Drug resistance remains a major clinical obstacle to successful treatment in breast cancer patients, and the evidence of microRNAs involvement in cancer drug resistance has been emerging recently. However, the role of microRNA-200c (miR-200c) in modulating chemoresistance of breast cancer remains largely unexplored. Here, we investigated the miR-200c expression in tumor specimens obtained from thirty-nine breast cancer patients who received neoadjuvent chemotherapy by quantitative real-time PCR. Down-regulated miR-200c was observed in non-responders as compared to responders. In addition, miR-200c expression was observed to be down-regulated over 800-fold in human breast cancer cells resistant to doxorubicin MCF-7/ADR as compared to the parental MCF-7 cells. Up-regulation of miR-200c with transfection of miR-200c mimics in breast cancer cells could enhance the chemosensitivity to epirubicin and reduce expression of multidrug resistance 1 mRNA and P-glycoprotein. Moreover, our study demonstrated that restoration of miR-200c in MCF-7/ADR cells could increase intracellular doxorubicin accumulation determined by flow cytometry. Taken together, our findings suggest that miR-200c may act as a promising therapeutic target for improvement of responsiveness to chemotherapy in breast cancer.     

Reversal of breast cancer resistance protein-mediated drug resistance by tryprostatin A

MDR in human cancers is one of the major causes of failure of chemotherapy. A member of the superfamily of ABC transporters, BCRP, was demonstrated to confer an atypical MDR phenotype to tumor cells. To overcome the BCRP-mediated drug resistance, the fungal secondary metabolite TPS-A, a diketopiperazine, was analyzed with regard to its potency to reverse the BCRP-mediated drug-resistant phenotype. At concentrations of 10-50 microM, TPS-A reversed a mitoxantrone-resistant phenotype and inhibited the cellular BCRP-dependent mitoxantrone accumulation in the human gastric carcinoma cell line EPG85-257RNOV, the human breast cancer cell line MCF7/AdrVp (both exhibiting acquired BCRP-mediated MDR) and the BCRP cDNA-transfected breast cancer cell line MCF-7/BCRP clone 8. No cytotoxicity was seen at effective concentrations. These data indicate that TPS-A is a novel BCRP inhibitor.     

miR-15a诱导人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7凋亡的作用机制

目的 探讨miR-15a在诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡中的作用及机制.方法 采用定量聚合酶链反应检测人乳腺上皮细胞株MCF-10A和乳腺癌细胞株MCF-7中miR-15a的表达水平.采用软件预测miR-15a的靶点,并通过荧光素酶报告基因系统验证.将miR-15a经脂质体法转染MCF-7细胞,采用Western blot法检测Bcl-2蛋白的表达,并采用流式细胞术检测MCF-7细胞的凋亡率.结果 miR-15a在乳腺癌细胞株MCF-7中的表达明显低于乳腺上皮细胞株MCF-10A (0.253∶1,P＜0.0001).miR-15a可显著抑制抗凋亡基因Bcl-2 3′-UTR荧光素酶报告基因的表达(P＜0.05).与未转染组(对照组)相比,miR-15a转染组MCF-7细胞中Bcl-2的表达水平显著下降,凋亡明显增加(P＜0.05).结论 miR-15a 作为一个潜在的抑癌基因,可通过靶向于Bcl-2诱导乳腺癌细胞MCF-7发生凋亡,其可为乳腺癌的临床治疗提供新的靶点和理论依据.     

miR-221增强乳腺癌细胞对多西他赛的耐药性

目的:探究miR-221在人乳腺癌细胞T47D和MCF-7多西他赛(docetaxel)耐药性中的作用及机制。方法:qPCR检测多西他赛处理乳腺癌细胞T47D和MCF-7不同时间点,细胞中miR-221含量的变化;qPCR和Western blot检测miR-221 mimics的转染效率。用阴性对照（NC）或miR-221 mimics转染细胞,不同浓度的多西他赛刺激细胞72小时后,MTT法检测细胞对多西他赛的耐药性;PI和Annexin V双染法检测miR-221 过表达对T47D和MCF-7细胞凋亡的影响;qPCR和Western blot检测靶蛋白p27的表达。结果:在T47D和MCD-7中多西他赛刺激明显促进miR-221的表达量升高;miR-221在细胞内可以发挥生物学效应,降低靶蛋白p27的表达;且过表达miR-221明显增强T47D和MCF-7对多西他赛的耐药性,降低其凋亡率。结论:miR-221过表达可明显增强T47D和MCF-7细胞对多西他赛的耐药性。     

miR-124 在乳腺癌中的表达及其作用机制研究

目的:探讨m iR- 124 表达与乳腺癌发生、发展的相关性及机制。方法:运用实时定量聚合酶链反应（qRT-PCR）检测乳腺癌细胞系以及52例患者乳腺癌癌组织和对应的癌旁正常组织样本中miR-124 的表达水平。在乳腺癌细胞株MDA-MB-231和T-47D 中过表达miR-124 后,测定细胞增殖活性以及侵袭转移能力。构建荧光素酶报告载体pMIR- 特异性蛋白1（specificityprotein 1,SP1）的3'UTR,利用荧光素酶活性检测鉴定miR-124 的预测靶基因SP1。qRT-PCR和Westernblot法分别检测SP1 的mRNA 和蛋白质的表达水平。结果:miR-124 在乳腺癌细胞系和癌组织中表达量下调,差异具有统计学意义（P < 0.01）,并与肿瘤的转移、分期、分级和预后相关。在乳腺癌细胞株MDA-MB-231 和T-47D 中过表达miR-124 后抑制乳腺癌细胞系的增殖、侵袭以及迁移（P < 0.01）。 转染miR-124 模拟物显著抑制荧光素酶的活性（P < 0.05）。 转染miR-124 模拟物显著下调MDA-MB-231 和T-47D 细胞中SP1 的mRNA（P < 0.05）和蛋白质的表达水平。结论:miR-124 在乳腺癌癌组织中低表达,miR-124 低表达与乳腺癌不良预后有关,且miR-124 可通过调控转录因子SP1 抑制乳腺癌癌细胞的增殖、侵袭和转移。miR-124 表达异常减少可能是乳腺癌发生、发展的重要因素。      

Gefitinib ("Iressa", ZD1839), an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, reverses breast cancer resistance protein/ABCG2-mediated drug resistance

Gefitinib ("Iressa", ZD1839) is an orally active, selective epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and the single agent is clinically effective in non-small cell lung cancer. Although gefitinib combined with various cytotoxic agents has been reported to enhance cytotoxicity in vitro and in mouse models, the mechanism remains undetermined. Here, to explore the mechanism with topoisomerase I inhibitors, we focused on the efflux pump of the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2), and then examined whether gefitinib restored drug sensitivity in multidrug-resistant cancer cells overexpressing BCRP. We used PC-6 human small cell lung cancer cells and multidrug-resistant PC-6/SN2-5H cells selected with SN-38 of the active metabolite of irinotecan, and BCRP-overexpressing MCF-7/MX cells selected with mitoxantrone and BCRP cDNA transfectant MCF-7/clone 8 cells. Drug sensitivity against anticancer drugs was determined by tetrazolium dye assay, and intracellular topotecan accumulation by FACScan. The topotecan transport study was done using the plasma membrane vesicles of PC-6/SN2-5H cells. The resistant PC-6/SN2-5H cells overexpressed BCRP but not epidermal growth factor receptor mRNA. Ten micromoles of gefitinib reversed topotecan, SN-38, and mitoxantrone resistance, and increased the intracellular topotecan accumulation in the resistant cells but not in the parental cells. Furthermore, gefitinib inhibited the topotecan transport into the vesicles, and the K(i) value was 1.01 +/- 0.09 micromol/L in the Dixon plot analysis, indicating direct inhibition of BCRP by gefitinib. However, gefitinib was not transported into the vesicles with the high-performance liquid chromatography method. These results indicate that gefitinib reverses BCRP-mediated drug resistance by direct inhibition other than competitive inhibition as a BCRP substrate. Combination of gefitinib and topoisomerase I inhibitors could be clinically effective in cancers expressing BCRP.     

微小RNA-152对乳腺癌细胞增殖及阿霉素敏感性影响的实验研究

目的 探讨微小RNA-152（miR-152）对乳腺癌细胞阿霉素敏感性的影响及其作用机制。方法 采用实时定量PCR（QPCR）检测人乳腺上皮细胞株HBL-100、人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞及阿霉素耐药株MCF-7／ADR细胞中的miR-152水平,分别向MCF-7细胞和MCF-7／ADR细胞转染miR-152模拟物 mimics（过表达组）和阴性对照NC（阴性对照组）,以未行转染为空白对照组。采用QPCR检测转染后MCF-7细胞和MCF-7／ADR细胞中miR-152的表达情况,采用MTT法检测不同浓度阿霉素（10、50、100、200和500 ng/ml）处理后各组的增殖情况,流式细胞术检测转染后各组的凋亡率,Western blotting检测磷脂酰肌醇激酶-3催化亚基α基因（PIK3CA）的蛋白水平,双荧光素酶报告实验评价miR-152对PIK3CA的靶向调控作用。结果 QPCR实验结果 表明MCF-7细胞和MCF-7／ADR细胞中的miR-152水平均低于HBL-100细胞,且MCF-7／ADR细胞的miR-152水平均低于MCF-7细胞,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）;过表达组转染后的miR-152水平均高于阴性对照组和空白对照组（P＜0.05）。与其余两组比较,过表达组的存活率降低而凋亡率升高,且PIK3CA蛋白水平也降低,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。miR-152可抑制野生型PIK3CA 3’ UTR报告基因载体的荧光素酶活性,而对突变型PIK3CA 3’UTR的荧光素酶活性无影响。结论 miR-152表达在乳腺癌细胞中降低,且与阿霉素耐药有关,参与乳腺癌细胞的增殖和凋亡过程,在逆转乳腺癌耐药中发挥重要作用,具有一定价值。     

Atypical multidrug resistance: breast cancer resistance protein messenger RNA expression in mitoxantrone-selected cell lines

BACKGROUND: Human cancer cell lines grown in the presence of the cytotoxic agent mitoxantrone frequently develop resistance associated with a reduction in intracellular drug accumulation without increased expression of the known drug resistance transporters P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance protein (also known as multidrug resistance-associated protein). Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) is a recently described adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter associated with resistance to mitoxantrone and anthracyclines. This study was undertaken to test the prevalence of BCRP overexpression in cell lines selected for growth in the presence of mitoxantrone. METHODS: Total cellular RNA or poly A+ RNA and genomic DNA were isolated from parental and drug-selected cell lines. Expression of BCRP messenger RNA (mRNA) and amplification of the BCRP gene were analyzed by northern and Southern blot hybridization, respectively. RESULTS: A variety of drug-resistant human cancer cell lines derived by selection with mitoxantrone markedly overexpressed BCRP mRNA; these cell lines included sublines of human breast carcinoma (MCF-7), colon carcinoma (S1 and HT29), gastric carcinoma (EPG85-257), fibrosarcoma (EPF86-079), and myeloma (8226) origins. Analysis of genomic DNA from BCRP-overexpressing MCF-7/MX cells demonstrated that the BCRP gene was also amplified in these cells. CONCLUSIONS: Overexpression of BCRP mRNA is frequently observed in multidrug-resistant cell lines selected with mitoxantrone, suggesting that BCRP is likely to be a major cellular defense mechanism elicited in response to exposure to this drug. It is likely that BCRP is the putative "mitoxantrone transporter" hypothesized to be present in these cell lines.     

Down-regulation of miRNA-452 is Associated with Adriamycinresistance in Breast Cancer Cells

Adriamycin (ADR) is an important chemotherapeutic agent frequently used in treatment of breast cancer. However, resistance to ADR results in treatment failure in many patients. Recent studies have indicated that microRNAs (miRNAs) may play an important role in such drug-resistance. In the present study, microRNA-452 (miR-452) was found to be significantly down-regulated in adriamycin-resistant MCF-7 cells (MCF-7/ADR) compared with the parental MCF-7 cells by miRNA microarray and real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). MiR-452 mimics and inhibitors partially changed the adriamycin-resistance of breast cancer cells, as also confirmed by apoptosis assay. In exploring the potential mechanisms of miR-452 in the adriamycin-resistance of breast cancer cells, bioinformatics analysis, RT-qPCR and Western blotting showed that dysregulation of miR-452 played an important role in the acquired adriamycin-resistance of breast cancer, maybe at least in part via targeting insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R).     

托瑞米芬逆转乳腺癌耐药蛋白介导的多药耐药机制

目的 探讨托瑞米芬逆转乳腺癌耐药蛋白(BCRP)介导的多药耐药机制。方法 通过基因扩增,构建分别由BCRP启动子和巨细胞病毒(CMV)启动子启动表达BCRP的重组质粒pcDNA3-Promoter-BCRP和作为对照的质粒pcDNA3-CMV-BCRP,将其分别转染雌激素受体α（ERα）阳性的MCF-7和ERα阴性的MDA-MB-231乳腺癌细胞系,建立由BCRP启动子和CMV启动子启动表达BCRP的4种耐药细胞系MCF-7/Promoter-BCRP、MCF-7/CMV-BCRP、MDA-MB-231/PromoterBCRP和MDA-MB-231/CMV-BCRP。在耐药细胞培养基中加入托瑞米芬,通过逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)、Western blot、外排实验以及细胞毒性实验观察托瑞米芬对不同细胞系的耐药逆转效果。结果与空白对照组（未加药物）相比,托瑞米芬以剂量依赖方式抑制BCRP mRNA的表达,0.1、1和10 μmol/L托瑞米芬处理组MCF-7/Promoter-BCRP细胞中BCRP mRNA的表达水平分别下调29.5％(P＜0.05)、68.1％ (P＜0.01)和97.4％(P＜0.01);MCF-7/Promoter-BCRP细胞经托瑞米芬和17β-雌二醇联合处理后,细胞中BCRP mRNA的相对表达水平为64.2％±1.3％,明显高于托瑞米芬单独处理组(3.8％±0.2％,P＜0.01)。托瑞米芬对各组细胞系中BCRP蛋白表达的调控作用与mRNA相似。经托瑞米芬处理后,MCF-7/Promoter-BCRP细胞内米托蒽醌的荧光强度显著增强,外排米托蒽醌的能力降低了 47.3％ (P ＜0.05);经托瑞米芬和17β-雌二醇联合处理后,MCF-7/Promoter-BCRP细胞内米托蒽醌的荧光强度明显低于托瑞米芬单独处理组,外排米托蒽醌的能力升高了61.5％。托瑞米芬可有效逆转MCF-7/Promoter-BCRP细胞对米托蒽醌的耐药性。上述作用在MCF-7/CMV-BCRP、MDA-MB-231/Promoter-BCRP和MDA-MB-231/CMV-BCRP细胞中未能体现。结论 托瑞米芬可能通过ERot的介导与BCRP启动子上游调控序列中的ERE结合,负性调节BCRP的表达,抑制BCRP蛋白的功能,在体外有效逆转BCRP介导的多药耐药。     

miR-129-5p通过HMGB1 调控乳腺癌MCF-7 细胞对紫杉醇的敏感性

目的：探讨miR-129-5p 通过调控高迁移率族蛋白B1 基因（high mobility group box 1,HMGB1）影响乳腺癌MCF-7 细胞对紫杉醇（paclitaxel,PTX）的敏感性。方法：采用脂质体转染技术将miR-129-5p mimics、HMGB1 小干扰RNA（si-HMGB1）分别转染入MCF-7 细胞,用PTX刺激培养细胞后,用实时荧光定量PCR检测转染后MCF-7 细胞miR-129-5p 和HMGB1 mRNA的表达,Western blotting 检测转染后MCF-7 细胞HMGB1 蛋白的表达,CCK-8 增殖实验检测转染后PTX对MCF-7 细胞增殖的影响,流式细胞术检测转染后对PTX诱导MCF-7 细胞凋亡的影响。结果：转染miR-129-5p mimics 后,MCF-7 细胞中miR-129-5p 的表达水平明显高于阴性对照组细胞（P<0.01）;过表达miR-129-5p 后可明显增强PTX抑制MCF-7 细胞的增殖和诱导细胞凋亡的能力（均P<0.05）,并显著抑制HMGB1 mRNA和蛋白的表达（均P<0.05）。转染si-HMGB1 后,显著降低MCF-7 细胞HMGB1 mRNA 和蛋白的表达（均P<0.05）;干扰HMGB1 表达进一步促进PTX抑制MCF-7 细胞的增殖并诱导细胞凋亡（均P<0.05）。结论：miR-129-5p 通过下调HMGB1 的表达增强乳腺癌MCF-7 细胞对PTX的敏感性。     

乳腺癌上皮-间质转化后引发BCRP介导的多药耐药的研究

背景与目的:研究发现肿瘤的侵袭浸润和转移增强是上皮-间质转化(epithelial mesenchymal transition, EMT)所致,而EMT的发生也与肿瘤细胞多药耐药现象的发生密切相关.本研究通过分析乳腺癌组织和细胞中EMT与乳腺癌耐药蛋白表达的相关性,探讨EMT对乳腺癌中乳腺癌耐药蛋白(breast cancer resistant protein, BCRP)介导多药耐药的影响.方法:免疫组织化学方法检测乳腺癌组织中Snail、BCRP的表达:构建Snail真核表达载体pCDNA3.1-Snail,转染至MCF-7细胞,采用免疫荧光、Western blot、Real-time PCR检测转录抑制因子snail、上皮标志物E-钙粘素、间质标志物vimentin以及多药耐药蛋白BCRP的表达;MTT法检测细胞对米托蒽醌的耐药指数.结果:免疫组化结果显示乳腺癌组织中Snail、BCRP的表达呈显著相关:免疫荧光、Western blot、Real-time PCR显示与亲本MCF-7细胞相比,转染Snail后的MCF-7细胞中E-cadherin表达水平明显降低,而snail、vimentin和BCRP的表达水平明显增加;MTT结果显示细胞对米托蒽醌的耐药指数增加至9.93.结论:转染snail真核表达载体pCDNA3.1-snail可使乳腺癌MCF-7细胞发生EMT, 并导致细胞中BCRP表达增加,引发BCRP介导的多药耐药.     

Unexpected Lower Expression of Oncoprotein Gankyrin in Drug Resistant ABCG2 Overexpressing Breast Cancer Cell Lines

Background: Development of a multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype to chemotherapy remains a major barrier in the treatment of cancer. Gankyrin (p28, p28GANK or PSMD10) is an oncoprotein overexpressed in different carcinoma cell lines. The aim of this study was to compare Gankyrin expression level in MDR cells (MCF-7/ADR and MCF-7/ MX) and non-MDR counterparts (MCF-7). Methods: Gankyrin, MDR1 (also known as ABCB1; the ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1) and ABCG2 (also known as BCRP; the human breast cancer resistance protein) mRNA levels were analyzed by real-time RT-PCR. Western blot analysis was used to detect the protein expression levels of Gankyrin. Results: The PCR results showed that the expression of Gankyrin was significantly lower in the ABCG2 overexpressing cell line MCF-7/MX than in non-resistanct MCF-7 cells. In contrast, there were no significant differences in mRNA expression of Gankyrin in the MDR1 overexpressing cell line MCF-7/ADR in comparison with MCF-7 cells. Similarly, Western blot analysis confirmed lower expression of Gankyrin protein in the MCF-7/MX cell line (26% compared to controls) but not in MCF-7/ADR cells. Conclusion: These findings showed that there may be a relation between down-regulation of Gankyrin and overexpression of ABCG2 but without any clear relationship with MDR1 expression in breast cancer cell lines.     

Bmi-1与miR-221-3P在乳腺癌组织和细胞中的表达及相互调控关系

目的:探讨Bmi-1与miR-221-3P在乳腺癌组织及细胞中的表达水平及相互调控关系。方法:运用RT-PCR检测Bmi-1与miR-221-3P在乳腺癌组织、癌旁组织及MCF-7、MCF-10a细胞中的相对表达水平。运用统计学方法探讨两者的相关性。运用Targetscan软件分析Bmi-1与miR-221-3P存在的结合位点,构建双荧光报告基因载体验证Bmi-1与miR-221-3P的相互结合作用。Western-blotting检测乳腺癌组织及细胞中Bmi-1蛋白的相对表达水平。结果:Bmi-1在乳腺癌组织及MCF-7细胞中呈高表达,而miR-221-3P的表达水平明显下调,两者呈负相关性,相关系数为r=-0.826。在转染克隆有Bmi-1基因3' UTR质粒的实验中,miR-221-3P组与空白组、miR-221-3P抑制剂组、NC组、NC抑制剂相比较,P＜0.05,差异极显著。降低Bmi-1的表达水平之后,miR-221-3P的表达水平显著上调。结论:Bmi-1在乳腺癌组织和细胞中呈高表达,miR-221-3P在乳腺癌组织和细胞中呈低表达,miR-221-3P负性调控Bmi-1的表达,为阐明乳腺癌的发病机制指明方向。