miR-199a-3p displays tumor suppressor functions in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Thyroid cancer incidence is rapidly increasing. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PTC), the most frequent hystotype, usually displays good prognosis, but no effective therapeutic options are available for the fraction of progressive PTC patients. BRAF and RET/PTC are the most frequent driving genetic lesions identified in PTC. We developed two complementary in vitro models based on RET/PTC1 oncogene, starting from the hypothesis that miRNAs modulated by a driving PTC-oncogene are likely to have a role in thyroid neoplastic processes. Through this strategy, we identified a panel of deregulated miRNAs. Among these we focused on miR-199a-3p and showed its under-expression in PTC specimens and cell lines. We demonstrated that miR-199a-3p restoration in PTC cells reduces MET and mTOR protein levels, impairs migration and proliferation and, more interesting, induces lethality through an unusual form of cell death similar to methuosis, caused by macropinocytosis dysregulation. Silencing MET or mTOR, both involved in survival pathways, does not recapitulate miR-199a-3p-induced cell lethality, thus suggesting that the cooperative regulation of multiple gene targets is necessary. Integrated analysis of miR-199a-3p targets unveils interesting networks including HGF and macropinocytosis pathways. Overall our results indicate miR-199a-3p as a tumor suppressor miRNA in PTC.     

miR-199a-3p对前列腺癌细胞迁移及侵袭能力的影响

目的从miR-199a-3p在前列腺癌高、低转移潜能细胞中的表达差异出发,研究其在高转移前列腺癌细胞株1E8细胞运动转移中的作用及可能的分子机制。方法运用Realtime PCR法检测 miR-199a-3p在前列腺癌高、低转移潜能配对细胞系中的表达差异。通过划痕实验及transwell实验观察1E8细胞及转染 miR-199a -3p mimics及mimics NC后该细胞运动迁移能力的变化。结果（1）Realtime PCR结果显示高转移潜能1E8细胞中miR-199a-3p表达水平明显低于低转移潜能2B4细胞。（2）上调miR-199a-3p会减弱1E8细胞的运动转移能力。结论miR-199a-3p的上调可以抑制前列腺癌细胞的运动迁移能力。     

miR-199a-3p在乳腺癌中的表达及其作用

背景与目的：多种微小RNA(microRNA,miRNA)在乳腺癌中异常表达,在乳腺癌的发生、发展中起重要作用。miRNA可能是治疗乳腺癌的新靶点。该研究旨在探讨miR-199a-3p在乳腺癌中的表达水平,及其对乳腺癌癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响。方法：运用实时定量聚合酶链式反应(quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction,QRT-PCR)检测乳腺癌患者癌组织、癌旁正常组织、人乳腺癌细胞和人乳腺细胞中miRNA-199a-3p的表达水平,miR-199a-3p mimic(或inhibitor)转染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231过表达(或沉默)miR-199a-3p的表达后,通过MTT法检测细胞增殖能力,Hoechst染色法和caspase-3活力测试检测细胞凋亡情况。结果：相对癌旁正常组织和人正常乳腺细胞,miR-199a-3p在乳腺癌患者癌组织和人乳腺癌细胞中表达下调。在MDA-MB-231中转染miR-199a-3p mimic过表达miR-199a-3p可抑制细胞增殖,促进其凋亡;在MDA-MB-231中转染miR-199a-3p inhibitor沉默miR-199a-3p可促进细胞增殖,抑制其凋亡。结论：miR-199a-3p在乳腺癌中表达下调,并通过调节乳腺癌细胞增殖和凋亡发挥抑癌作用。     

miR-199a-3p negatively regulates the progression of osteosarcoma through targeting AXL

Dysregulation of micro-RNAs has been shown to contribute to multiple tumorigenic processes, as well as to correlate with tumor progression and prognosis. miR-199a has been shown to be dysregulated in many different tumor types; however, the association between miR-199a and the clinicopathological features of osteosarcoma is unknown, and the target gene for miR-199a and the regulatory mechanism are also unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that miR-199a-3p is expressed at low levels in osteosarcoma cells, which may inhibit the migration and invasion of these tumor cells. The downregulation of miR-199a-3p expression is significantly correlated with the recurrence and lung metastasis of patients with osteosarcoma. Using multivariate Cox regression analysis, low level of expression of miR-199a-3p was shown to be an independent predictor for worse prognosis in osteosarcoma. Furthermore, we showed that miR-199a-3p mimics can decrease the expression of the mRNA and protein of the receptor tyrosine kinase AXL, and miR-199a-3p targets directly the 3’-UTR of AXL mRNA, suggesting that miR-199a-3p may downregulate the expression of the AXL gene to inhibit the progression of osteosarcoma. In patients’ osteosarcoma samples, we also showed a statistically significant inverse relation between the levels of miR-199a-3p and AXL, which is consistent with the results in osteosarcoma cell lines. Interestingly, miR-199a-3p mimics reduced the level of phosphorylation of AKT. Together with the previous data, we conclude that miR-199a-3p negatively contributes to the progression of osteosarcoma by downregulating the expression of AXL mRNA and protein. By this mechanism, a regulatory pathway comprised of miR-199a-3p and AXL may exist in osteosarcoma cells, which may as a result regulate the progression of osteosarcoma through the AKT pathway.     

鱼藤素通过调控miR-520a-3p影响卵巢癌SKOV3细胞的增殖和凋亡

目的：探讨鱼藤素通过调控miR-520a-3p表达对卵巢癌SKOV3细胞增殖和凋亡的影响。方法：将SKOV3细胞分为对照组（鱼藤素0μmol/L）、鱼藤素低剂量（5μmol/L）、中剂量（10μmol/L）、高剂量（20μmol/L）组,miR-NC组、过表达miR-520a-3p组,鱼藤素+anti-miR-NC组、鱼藤素+anti-miR-520a-3p组。CCK-8法、细胞集落形成实验、FCM以及qPCR法分别检测SKOV3细胞的增殖抑制率、细胞克隆形成数、凋亡率以及miR-520a-3p表达水平。结果：与对照组比较,鱼藤素（低、中、高剂量）组SKOV3细胞增殖抑制率、凋亡率、miR-520a-3p表达水平均显著升高（均P<0.05）,细胞克隆形成数显著减少（P<0.05）。与miR-NC组比较,过表达miR-520a-3p组SKOV3细胞的增殖抑制率、凋亡率均显著升高（均P<0.05）,细胞克隆形成数显著减少（P<0.05）。与鱼藤素+anti-miR-NC组比较,鱼藤素+anti-miR-520a-3p组SKOV3细胞的增殖抑制率、凋亡率均显著降低（均...     

Tumor suppressor miR-193a-3p enhances efficacy of BRAF/MEK inhibitors in BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer

Patients with BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer (CRC) have a poor prognosis despite recent therapeutic advances such as combination therapy with BRAF, MEK, and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. To identify microRNAs (miRNAs) that can improve the efficacy of BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib (DAB) and MEK inhibitor trametinib (TRA), we screened 240 miRNAs in BRAF-mutated CRC cells and identified five candidate miRNAs. Overexpression of miR-193a-3p, one of the five screened miRNAs, in CRC cells inhibited cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis. Reverse-phase protein array analysis revealed that proteins with altered phosphorylation induced by miR-193a-3p were involved in several oncogenic pathways including MAPK-related pathways. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-193a-3p in BRAF-mutated cells enhanced the efficacy of DAB and TRA through inhibiting reactivation of MAPK signaling and inducing inhibition of Mcl1. Inhibition of Mcl1 by siRNA or by Mcl1 inhibitor increased the antiproliferative effect of combination therapy with DAB, TRA, and anti-EGFR antibody cetuximab. Collectively, our study demonstrated the possibility that miR-193a-3p acts as a tumor suppressor through regulating multiple proteins involved in oncogenesis and affects cellular sensitivity to MAPK-related pathway inhibitors such as BRAF inhibitors, MEK inhibitors, and/or anti-EGFR antibodies. Addition of miR-193a-3p and/or modulation of proteins involved in the miR-193a-3p–mediated pathway, such as Mcl1, to EGFR/BRAF/MEK inhibition may be a potential therapeutic strategy against BRAF-mutated CRC.     

Increase of miR-199a-5p by protoporphyrin IX,a photocatalyzer,directly inhibits E2F3, sensitizing mesenchymal tumor cells to anti-cancer agents

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) has been used for photodynamic therapy. Mesenchymal cancer cells adapt to tumor microenvironments for growth and metastasis possibly in association with miRNA dysregulation. In view of the effect of PPIX on cancer-related genes, and its potential to inhibit tumor growth and migration/invasion, this study investigated whether PPIX enables mesenchymal liver tumor to restore dysregulated miRNAs, and if so, whether it sensitizes the cancer cells to chemotherapy. In addition, we explored new target(s) of the miRNA(s) that contribute to the anti-cancer effects. Of the ten miRNAs predicted by the 3′-UTR of HIF-1α mRNA, PPIX treatment increased miR-199a-5p, leading to the inhibition of E2F3 expression which is upregulated in mesenchymal liver tumor. miR-199a-5p levels were downregulated in HCC with E2F3 overexpression. An approach modulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition provided the expected changes in miR-199a-5p and E2F3 in vivo. PPIX prevented tumor cell growth and migration/invasion, and had a synergistic anti-cancer effect when combined with chemotherapeutics. In a xenograft model, PPIX treatment decreased overall growth and average tumor volume, which paralleled E2F3 inhibition. Overall, PPIX inhibited growth advantage and migratory ability of cancer cells and sensitized mesenchymal liver tumor cells to chemotherapeutics.     

lncRNAHOXA-AS2靶向miR-520a-3p调控卵巢癌细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭

目的：探究长链非编码RNA HOXA-AS2（lncRNA HOXA-AS2）与微小RNA-520a-3p（miR-520a-3p）之间的靶向关系及其对卵巢癌SKOV3 细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响。方法：qPCR检测lncRNA HOXA-AS2 与miR-520a-3p 在多种卵巢癌细胞（SKOV3、HO8910、OVCAR3 细胞）及正常卵巢上皮细胞HOSE中的表达水平。生物信息学手段预测HOXA-AS2 与miR-520a-3p之间的靶向关系并用双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证。将si-HOXA-AS2、miR-520a-3p mimic、anti-miR-520a-3p 和相应对照片段分别或共转染SKOV3 细胞,MTT、Transwell 和Western blotting 法分别检测各组SKOV3 细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭及相关蛋白（CyclinD1、p21、p27、MMP-2、MMP-9、MMP-14）表达情况。结果：与HOSE细胞相比,多种卵巢癌细胞中HOXA-AS2 均呈高表达（均P<0.05）、miR-520a-3p 均呈低表达（均P<0.05）;HOXA-AS2 可靶向下调miR-520a-3p 的表达。si-HOXA-AS2 和miR-520a-3p mimics 组SKOV3 细胞的增殖、迁移及侵袭能力均较对照组均显著降低（ 均P<0.01）,且p21、p27 蛋白表达显著升高,而CyclinD1、MMP-2、MMP-9、MMP-14 蛋白表达显著减少（均P<0.01）;si-HOXA-AS2+anti-miR-520a-3p 组SKOV3 细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭能力较si-HOXA-AS2 和si-HOXA-AS2+anti-miR-NC 组显著增强（均P<0.05）。结论：lncRNA HOXA-AS2 通过靶向抑制miR-520a-3p表达进而增强卵巢癌SKOV3 细胞的增殖、迁移及侵袭能力。     

Clinical and biological significance of miR-378a-3p and miR-378a-5p in colorectal cancer

To investigate miR-378a-3p and miR-378a-5p expression and their relationships with the clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer (CRC). Our results showed that miR-378a-3p and miR-378a-5p expression were dramatically lower in CRC cell lines and tissues than that in adjacent normal colorectal mucosal tissues, respectively. MiR-378a-3p and miR-378a-5p expression were significantly associated with histological differentiation and TNM stage, respectively. CRC patients with low miR-378a-3p and miR-378a-5p expression had a significantly shorter survival time than those patients with high miR-378a-3p and miR-378a-5p expression (p < 0.001, p < 0.001), respectively. Univariate and multivariable Cox regression analysis showed that tumour size, TNM stage, miR-378a-3p expression and miR-378a-5p expression were independent prognostic factors for CRC patients. Ectopic miR-378a-3p or miR-378a-5p expression inhibited cellular proliferation and colony formation, induced apoptosis and G1-phase cell cycle arrest in CRC cells, but had no effect on migration and invasion of CRC cells. Furthermore, miR-378a-3p over-expression or down-regulation could inhibit or enhance insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) expression in CRC cells. There was a significantly negative correlation between IGF1R protein expression and miR-378a-3p expression in CRC tissues. MiR-378a-3p over-expression or down-regulation suppressed or enhanced phosphorylated-ERK1/2 protein level, but had no effect on phosphorylated-Akt protein level. In conclusion, miR-378a-3p and miR-378a-5p expression might play an important role as tumour suppressor gene in the initial stage of carcinogenesis of CRC.     

miR-193a-3p is a potential tumor suppressor in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an asbestos-induced cancer with poor prognosis that displays characteristic alterations in microRNA expression. Recently it was reported that the expression of a subset of microRNAs can distinguish between MPM and adenocarcinoma of the lung. However, the functional importance of these changes has yet to be investigated. We compared expression of miR-192, miR-193a-3p and the miR-200 family in normal pleura and MPM tumor specimens and found a statistically significant reduction in the levels of miR-193a-3p (3.1-fold) and miR-192 (2.8-fold) in MPM. Transfection of MPM cells with a miR-193a-3p mimic resulted in inhibition of growth and an induction of apoptosis and necrosis in vitro. The growth inhibitory effects of miR-193a-3p were associated with a decrease in MCL1 expression and were recapitulated by RNAi-mediated MCL1 silencing. Targeted delivery of miR-193a-3p mimic using EDV minicells inhibited MPM xenograft tumour growth, and was associated with increased apoptosis. In conclusion, miR-193a-3p appears to have importance in the biology of MPM and may represent a target for therapeutic intervention.     

miR-203a-3p通过靶向PRMT5抑制胃癌细胞增殖

目的:探讨miR-203a-3p在胃癌中的表达及其对胃癌细胞增殖的影响.方法:收集胃癌组织标本44例,采用Real-time PCR方法检测胃癌组织标本中miR-203a-3p的表达,并分析其表达水平与临床病理参数的关系;生物信息学预测miR-203a-3p的靶基因,并采用荧光素酶报告基因实验进行验证;免疫组化检测胃癌组织标本中PRMT5的表达情况,分析其表达水平与miR-203a-3p表达的相关性;利用脂质体介导的瞬时转染方法过表达miR-203a-3p或同时过表达miR-203a-3p和PRMT5,并通过CCK-8实验检测胃癌细胞的增殖情况.结果:胃癌组织中miR-203a-3p的表达水平与正常组织对照相比显著降低(P<0.01),并且miR-203a-3p的表达水平与肿瘤细胞的分化程度显著相关;荧光素酶报告基因实验证实miR-203a-3p可以直接结合在PRMT5 3'-UTR上,即PRMT5是miR-203a-3p的直接靶基因;在胃癌组织标本中,PRMT5表达水平显著高于正常组织对照(P<0.01),并且其表达水平与miR-203a-3p表达呈显著负相关(r=-0.4124,P<0.01);过表达miR-203a-3p后,胃癌BGC823细胞的增殖能力显著低于miR-NC对照组(P<0.01),并且,"挽救"实验表明在过表达miR-203a-3p的细胞中同时过表达PRMT5后会部分恢复miR-203a-3p对细胞增殖的抑制(P<0.01).结论:miR-203a-3p可通过下调靶基因PRMT5的表达,进而抑制胃癌细胞增殖.因此,miR-203a-3p可作为胃癌疾病临床治疗的潜在靶点.     

miR-93-5p和miR-27a-3p在直肠癌组织中的表达及其意义

目的 探讨在直肠癌组织中呈现出特异性表达的miRNA与临床病理分期、肿瘤浸润深度、淋巴结转移等参数之间的关系及其可能的意义。方法 用微阵列基因芯片技术分析未经任何术前放化疗的71例直肠癌患者癌组织与癌旁组织间miRNA表达的区别,筛选出上调的miR-93-5p和下调的miR-27a-3p,扩大样本量后进行qRT-PCR验证,随后进行多种临床病理参数分析并探讨其可能存在的意义。结果 miR-27a-3p的表达在芯片检测中呈现出低表达,但在PCR验证时呈现出了高表达,且数据较为离散;miR-93-5p在两种检测方法中均显示出高表达的特性(癌组织表达量是癌旁组织的3.165倍,P=0.006),并与肿瘤体积(P=0.004)、治疗前癌胚抗原水平(P=0.001)及淋巴结转移数目(r=0.534,P=0.005)具有相关性,其中与治疗前癌胚抗原水平及淋巴结转移阳性组受侵数目存在正相关。结论 在直肠癌组织中存在特异性表达的miRNA。根据miR-93-5p和miR-27a-3p在直肠癌组织中的表达特点,miR-93-5p有望作为新型生物标记物,为直肠癌的临床诊疗提供参考价值。     

Exosomal miR-130a-3p promotes the progression of differentiated thyroid cancer by targeting insulin-like growth factor 1

The aim of the present study was to determine the expression and diagnostic value of exosomal miR-130a-3p in the serum of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Exosomes were isolated from the serum of patients with DTC and were identified using transmission electron microscopy. A novel exosomal miRNA, miR-130a-3p, was found to be significantly decreased in the serum of patients with DTC compared with those with benign thyroid tumors and healthy controls. Further study revealed that exosomal miR-130a-3p was correlated with the malignant characteristics of DTC, including tumor diameter, lymph node metastasis (LNM) and higher TNM stage. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis demonstrated that the area under the curve of exosomal miR-130a-3p was better compared with that of TgAb and Tg in patients with DTC. More importantly, the combined use of exosomal miR-130a-3p, TgAb and Tg significantly enhanced the sensitivity and specificity, indicating that exosomal miR-130a-3p is a sensitive biomarker for DTC. A dual luciferase reporter assay indicated that insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 was a target gene of miR-130a-3p. Pearson''s correlation analysis revealed a negative correlation between serum IGF-1 and serum exosomal miR-130a-3p levels. More importantly, exosomes from patients with DTC increased the expression of IGF-1 and p-PI3K/p-AKT, but these effects were abolished by siRNA targeting IGF-1 in TPC-1 cells. Taken together, the findings of the present study indicated that reduced exosomal miR-130a-3p levels were associated with the risk of DTC and may be used as a biomarker for the diagnosis of DTC.     

miR-193a-3p在食管癌细胞放射抵抗作用的初步研究

目的 探讨miR-193a-3p在食管鳞癌放射耐受性机制中的作用。方法 通过6 MV X射线对4个食管癌细胞系进行照射,采用MTT法检测出相对敏感系及耐受系细胞;茎环引物实时定量PCR法检测miR-193a-3p、miR-155、miR-22-3p在2个细胞中的表达,miR-193a-3p作为表达差异较为明显的microRNA被挑选进行下一步研究。分别合成并转染miR-193a-3p的mimic (3PM)或 antagomiR (3PA)序列及小干扰RNA (si-LOXL4)以提高或抑制其在细胞中的表达水平,MTT法和流式细胞分析术检测miR-193a-3p及其下游基因LOXL4对于放射敏感性的影响。结果 筛选出相对放射敏感细胞系(KYSE510)及耐受细胞系(KYSE410);miR-193a-3p在两系细胞中的表达水平差异显著高于miR-155、miR-22-3p (1.00:21.13);KYSE510细胞中转染mimic提高其表达后,与对照组相比,其放射敏感性降低,细胞凋亡比例显著下降11.10%(P<0.05),而KYSE410细胞中转染antagomiR后,其敏感性增加(P<0.05)。作为miR-193a-3p的下游基因,LOXL4的表达抑制也受到miR-193a-3p的调控,转染si-LOXL4降低其表达,与对照组相比放射敏感性也降低,细胞凋亡比例下降7.07%(P<0.05)。结论 miR-193a-3p可能通过调控基因LOXL4促进食管癌细胞放射耐受性。     

By inhibiting snail signaling and miR-23a-3p,osthole suppresses the EMT-mediated metastatic ability in prostate cancer

Here we showed that Osthole, 7-methoxy-8-(3-methyl-2-butenyl) coumarin, a bioactive coumarin derivative extracted from medicinal plants, inhibited migration, invasion, epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) cells in vitro and metastasis of AIPC in vivo. In patients, high Snail levels were correlated with a higher histological Gleason sum and poor survival rates. Osthole inhibited the TGF-β/Akt/MAPK pathways, reduced Snail-DNA-binding activity and induced E-cadherin. We found that osthole decreased miR-23a-3p. Ectopic miR-23a-3p suppressed E-cadherin 3′ untranslated region reporter activity and E-cadherin expression, and relieved the motility suppression caused by osthole treatment.     

Circulating miR-21-5p and miR-148a-3p as emerging non-invasive biomarkers in thymic epithelial tumors

Thymic epithelial cells give rise to both thymoma and thymic carcinoma. A crucial advance in thymic epithelial tumors (TET) management may derive from the identification of novel molecular biomarkers able to improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment planning.In a previous study, we identified microRNAs that were differentially expressed in tumor vs normal thymic tissues. Among the microRNAs resulted up-regulated in TET tissues, we evaluated miR-21-5p, miR-148a-3p, miR-141-3p, miR-34b-5p, miR-34c-5p, miR-455-5p as blood plasma circulating non-invasive biomarkers for TET management.We firstly report that the expression levels of specific onco-miRNAs, that we found upregulated in the blood plasma collected from TET patients at surgery, resulted significantly reduced in follow-up samples.This pilot study suggests that circulating miR-21-5p and miR-148a-3p could represent novel non-invasive biomarkers to evaluate the efficacy of therapy and the prognosis of TET.     

沉默lncRNA GIHCG通过上调miR-146a-3p增加胶质瘤细胞放射敏感性

目的 探讨lncRNA GIHCG对胶质瘤细胞放射敏感性的影响及作用机制。方法 qRT-PCR实验检测人脑正常胶质细胞HEB和胶质瘤细胞系U251、A172、SHG139、U87中GIHCG和miR-146a-3p表达水平。以U251和SHG139细胞为研究对象,沉默GIHCG表达或过表达miR-146a-3p后,MTT检测细胞增殖,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡,克隆形成实验检测细胞放射敏感性,蛋白印迹法检测CDK1、CyclinD1、Bcl-2和Bax蛋白表达水平。生物信息学软件预测GIHCG与miR-146a-3p存在结合位点,双荧光素酶报告基因实验和qRT-PCR实验验证GIHCG与miR-146a-3p的靶向关系。结果 与HEB细胞比较,胶质瘤U87、U251、A172和SHG139细胞中GIHCG表达升高(P<0.05),miR-146a-3p表达降低(P<0.05)。沉默GIHCG表达或过表达miR-146a-3p,U251和SHG139细胞存活率、存活分数、CDK1、CyclinD1和Bcl-2蛋白表达降低(P<0.05),凋亡率和Bax蛋白表达升高(P<0.05)。GIHCG在U251和SHG139细胞中靶向负调控miR-146a-3p表达,抑制miR-146a-3p表达逆转了沉默GIHCG对胶质瘤细胞增殖、凋亡及放射敏感性的影响。结论 沉默GIHCG表达可促进miR-146a-3p表达,从而增强胶质瘤细胞的放射敏感性。     

沉默lncRNA GIHCG通过上调miR-146a-3p增加胶质瘤细胞放射敏感性

目的 探讨lncRNA GIHCG对胶质瘤细胞放射敏感性的影响及作用机制。方法 qRT-PCR实验检测人脑正常胶质细胞HEB和胶质瘤细胞系U251、A172、SHG139、U87中GIHCG和miR-146a-3p表达水平。以U251和SHG139细胞为研究对象,沉默GIHCG表达或过表达miR-146a-3p后,MTT检测细胞增殖,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡,克隆形成实验检测细胞放射敏感性,蛋白印迹法检测CDK1、CyclinD1、Bcl-2和Bax蛋白表达水平。生物信息学软件预测GIHCG与miR-146a-3p存在结合位点,双荧光素酶报告基因实验和qRT-PCR实验验证GIHCG与miR-146a-3p的靶向关系。结果 与HEB细胞比较,胶质瘤U87、U251、A172和SHG139细胞中GIHCG表达升高(P<0.05),miR-146a-3p表达降低(P<0.05)。沉默GIHCG表达或过表达miR-146a-3p,U251和SHG139细胞存活率、存活分数、CDK1、CyclinD1和Bcl-2蛋白表达降低(P<0.05),凋亡率和Bax蛋白表达升高(P<0.05)。GIHCG在U251和SHG139细胞中靶向负调控miR-146a-3p表达,抑制miR-146a-3p表达逆转了沉默GIHCG对胶质瘤细胞增殖、凋亡及放射敏感性的影响。结论 沉默GIHCG表达可促进miR-146a-3p表达,从而增强胶质瘤细胞的放射敏感性。     

血清miR-29a-5p和miR-222的表达与肝癌的诊断和预后的关系

目的：研究血清中miR-29a-5p和miR-222表达与肝细胞肝癌（HCC）的诊断价值和预后的关系.方法：采用实时荧光定量PCR（RT-PCR）对比检测76例HCC患者、62例肝良性疾病患者和60例健康对照组血清中miR-29a-5p和miR-222水平.分析miR-29a-5p和miR-222的表达与患者临床病理参数以及肝癌切除术预后的关系.结果：HCC患者血清miR-29a-5p和miR-222表达明显高于良性肝病和正常对照组（P＜0.05）,与AFP、肿瘤大小、癌栓、病理分化、TNM分级有关（P＜0.05）.HCC患者中miR-29a-5p和miR-222低表达组的复发转移率显著低于高表达组,其术后生存率也显著高于高表达组（P＜0.05）.结论：血清miR-29a-5p和miR-222与HCC的临床病理特征密切相关,不仅是潜在的HCC早期检测指标,且miR-29a-5p和miR-222在HCC患者血清中表达上调与HCC复发转移率高及预后差密切相关,提示其也可能是判断HCC手术预后的分子标志物.