BACKGROUND MicroRNAs(miRNAs)regulate gene expression and play a critical role in cancer physiology.However,there is still a limited understanding of the function and regulatory mechanism of miRNAs in gastric cancer(GC...BACKGROUND MicroRNAs(miRNAs)regulate gene expression and play a critical role in cancer physiology.However,there is still a limited understanding of the function and regulatory mechanism of miRNAs in gastric cancer(GC).AIM To investigate the role and molecular mechanism of miRNA-145-5p(miR145-5p)in the progression of GC.METHODS Real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)was used to detect miRNA expression in human GC tissues and cells.The ability of cancer cells to migrate and invade was assessed using wound-healing and transwell assays,respectively.Cell proliferation was measured using cell counting kit-8 and colony formation assays,and apoptosis was evaluated using flow cytometry.Expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)-associated protein was determined by Western blot.Targets of miR-145-5p were predicated using bioinformatics analysis and verified using a dual-luciferase reporter system.Serpin family E member 1(SERPINE1)expression in GC tissues and cells was evaluated using RT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining.The correlation between SERPINE1 expression and overall patient survival was determined using Kaplan-Meier plot analysis.The association between SERPINE1 and GC progression was also tested.A rescue experiment of SERPINE1 overexpression was conducted to verify the relationship between this protein and miR-145-5p.The mechanism by which miR-145-5p influences GC progression was further explored by assessing tumor formation in nude mice.RESULTS GC tissues and cells had reduced miR-145-5p expression and SERPINE1 was identified as a direct target of this miRNA.Overexpression of miR-145-5p was associated with decreased GC cell proliferation,invasion,migration,and EMT,and these effects were reversed by forcing SERPINE1 expression.Kaplan-Meier plot analysis revealed that patients with higher SERPINE1 expression had a shorter survival rate than those with lower SERPINE1 expression.Nude mouse tumorigenesis experiments confirmed that miR-145-5p targets SERPINE1 to regulate extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2(ERK1/2).CONCLUSION This study found that miR-145-5p inhibits tumor progression and is expressed in lower amounts in patients with GC.MiR-145-5p was found to affect GC cell proliferation,migration,and invasion by negatively regulating SERPINE1 levels and controlling the ERK1/2 pathway.展开更多
目的:探讨冠心康通过活化ERK5抗动脉粥样硬化的潜在分子机制.方法:用ERK5抑制剂(ERK5-IN-1和XMD8-92)干预RAW264.7细胞,探讨ERK5失活对巨噬细胞胞葬作用的影响.用ox-LDL干预RAW264.7细胞建立巨噬细胞胞葬作用功能受损的细胞模型,然后在...目的:探讨冠心康通过活化ERK5抗动脉粥样硬化的潜在分子机制.方法:用ERK5抑制剂(ERK5-IN-1和XMD8-92)干预RAW264.7细胞,探讨ERK5失活对巨噬细胞胞葬作用的影响.用ox-LDL干预RAW264.7细胞建立巨噬细胞胞葬作用功能受损的细胞模型,然后在存在或不存在XMD8-92干预的情况下,用冠心康含药血清处理该细胞模型.流式细胞仪检测巨噬细胞的胞葬率,RT-qPCR和Western blot法检测巨噬细胞ERK5和C1qA的mRNA和蛋白的表达.结果:ERK5抑制剂XMD8-92和ERK5-IN-1均可抑制RAW264.7细胞的胞葬作用,抑制ERK5的活化和C1q A mRNA和蛋白的表达.冠心康含药血清可增强ox-LDL导致的受损的巨噬细胞胞葬作用,这一作用与冠心康活化ERK5和上调C1q A mRNA和蛋白的表达有关.结论:ERK5激酶的失活可通过下调C1qA的表达损伤巨噬细胞胞葬作用;冠心康可通过活化ERK5上调C1qA的表达,促进ox-LDL负载的巨噬细胞胞葬作用.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND MicroRNAs(miRNAs)regulate gene expression and play a critical role in cancer physiology.However,there is still a limited understanding of the function and regulatory mechanism of miRNAs in gastric cancer(GC).AIM To investigate the role and molecular mechanism of miRNA-145-5p(miR145-5p)in the progression of GC.METHODS Real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)was used to detect miRNA expression in human GC tissues and cells.The ability of cancer cells to migrate and invade was assessed using wound-healing and transwell assays,respectively.Cell proliferation was measured using cell counting kit-8 and colony formation assays,and apoptosis was evaluated using flow cytometry.Expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)-associated protein was determined by Western blot.Targets of miR-145-5p were predicated using bioinformatics analysis and verified using a dual-luciferase reporter system.Serpin family E member 1(SERPINE1)expression in GC tissues and cells was evaluated using RT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining.The correlation between SERPINE1 expression and overall patient survival was determined using Kaplan-Meier plot analysis.The association between SERPINE1 and GC progression was also tested.A rescue experiment of SERPINE1 overexpression was conducted to verify the relationship between this protein and miR-145-5p.The mechanism by which miR-145-5p influences GC progression was further explored by assessing tumor formation in nude mice.RESULTS GC tissues and cells had reduced miR-145-5p expression and SERPINE1 was identified as a direct target of this miRNA.Overexpression of miR-145-5p was associated with decreased GC cell proliferation,invasion,migration,and EMT,and these effects were reversed by forcing SERPINE1 expression.Kaplan-Meier plot analysis revealed that patients with higher SERPINE1 expression had a shorter survival rate than those with lower SERPINE1 expression.Nude mouse tumorigenesis experiments confirmed that miR-145-5p targets SERPINE1 to regulate extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2(ERK1/2).CONCLUSION This study found that miR-145-5p inhibits tumor progression and is expressed in lower amounts in patients with GC.MiR-145-5p was found to affect GC cell proliferation,migration,and invasion by negatively regulating SERPINE1 levels and controlling the ERK1/2 pathway.
文摘目的:探讨冠心康通过活化ERK5抗动脉粥样硬化的潜在分子机制.方法:用ERK5抑制剂(ERK5-IN-1和XMD8-92)干预RAW264.7细胞,探讨ERK5失活对巨噬细胞胞葬作用的影响.用ox-LDL干预RAW264.7细胞建立巨噬细胞胞葬作用功能受损的细胞模型,然后在存在或不存在XMD8-92干预的情况下,用冠心康含药血清处理该细胞模型.流式细胞仪检测巨噬细胞的胞葬率,RT-qPCR和Western blot法检测巨噬细胞ERK5和C1qA的mRNA和蛋白的表达.结果:ERK5抑制剂XMD8-92和ERK5-IN-1均可抑制RAW264.7细胞的胞葬作用,抑制ERK5的活化和C1q A mRNA和蛋白的表达.冠心康含药血清可增强ox-LDL导致的受损的巨噬细胞胞葬作用,这一作用与冠心康活化ERK5和上调C1q A mRNA和蛋白的表达有关.结论:ERK5激酶的失活可通过下调C1qA的表达损伤巨噬细胞胞葬作用;冠心康可通过活化ERK5上调C1qA的表达,促进ox-LDL负载的巨噬细胞胞葬作用.
