Elevated microRNA-7 inhibits proliferation and tumor angiogenesis and promotes apoptosis of gastric cancer cells via repression of Raf-1

Autor: Wanting Zeng, E. Li, Zewa Liu, Jing Lin, Shasha Liao, Xiaohua Wu
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Cell Cycle
ISSN: 1551-4005
1538-4101
DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2020.1807670
Popis: Since the essential involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the development and progression of GC, the study was for the exploration of the value of microRNA-7 (miR-7) in the evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer (GC) and its effects on apoptosis, proliferation and angiogenesis of GC.miR-7 expression in serum of GC patients before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy were detected to explore its role in neoadjuvant chemotherapy of GC. The GC cells were transfected with miR-7 mimics/inhibitors, or siRNA-Raf-1 to figure out their roles in proliferation, migration, invasion, cycle distribution and apoptosis. Tumor xenograft was conducted to test tumor growth. Microvessel density (MVD) in tumors was tested by immunohistochemical staining.miR-7 expression in serum of GC patients was lower than that of healthy controls while it was elevated after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Moreover, higher miR-7 expression was exhibited in chemotherapy-effective patients rather than chemotherapy-ineffective patients (Our study highlights that elevated miR-27a indicates the good efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in GC and miR-7 targets Raf-1 to suppress tumor development and angiogenesis of GC cells.
Databáze: OpenAIRE