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Hypoxic tumor cell-derived small extracellular vesicle miR-152-3p promotes cervical cancer radioresistance through KLF15 protein.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Radiotherapy is widely used in treating cervical cancer patients, however, radioresistance unavoidably occurs and seriously affects the treatment effect. It is well known that hypoxia plays an important role in promoting radioresistance in tumor microenvironment, yet our understanding of the effect of small extracellular vesicles miRNA on cervical cancer radiosensitivity in hypoxic environment is still limited.

Methods

Small extracellular vesicles extracted from hypoxic and normoxic cultured cervical cancer cells were evaluated for their effects on radioresistance. miR-152-3p was found to be a potential effector in hypoxia-derived extracellular vesicles by searching the GEO database. Its downstream substrate was confirmed by double luciferase report, which was KLF15. The role of miR-152-3p and KLF15 in regulating cervical cancer radioresistance was detected by cell activity assays. The findings were confirmed in vivo by animal models. The expression of miR-152-3p was quantified by qRT-PCR and its prognostic significance was evaluated.

Results

Hypoxic environment promoted the secretion of small extracellular vesicles, and reduced the apoptosis and DNA damage caused by radiation, accompanied by increased expression of small extracellular vesicles miR-152-3p from hypoxic cervical cancer cells. Furthermore, small extracellular vesicles miR-152-3p promoted Hela xenograft growth and reduced the radiosensitivity vivo. Mechanism studies revealed that KLF15 protein was the downstream target of miR-152-3p in regulating radioresistance.

Conclusion

Our findings suggest that small extracellular vesicles miR-152-3p affects the therapeutic effect of radiotherapy and holds potential as a biomarker or therapeutic target for cervical cancer prognosis and improving radiotherapy.

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631204 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hypoxic tumor cell-derived small extracellular vesicle miR-152-3p promotes cervical cancer radioresistance through KLF15 protein.

Zhou Junying J   Lei Ningjing N   Tian Wanjia W   Guo Ruixia R   Gao Feng F   Fu Hanlin H   Zhang Jing J   Dong Shiliang S   Chen Mengyu M   Ma Qian Q   Li Yong Y   Chang Lei L  

Radiation oncology (London, England) 20231107 1


<h4>Background</h4>Radiotherapy is widely used in treating cervical cancer patients, however, radioresistance unavoidably occurs and seriously affects the treatment effect. It is well known that hypoxia plays an important role in promoting radioresistance in tumor microenvironment, yet our understanding of the effect of small extracellular vesicles miRNA on cervical cancer radiosensitivity in hypoxic environment is still limited.<h4>Methods</h4>Small extracellular vesicles extracted from hypoxic  ...[more]

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