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18?-glycyrrhetinic acid suppresses gastric cancer by activation of miR-149-3p-Wnt-1 signaling.


ABSTRACT: 18?-glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) exerts anti-tumor effects on various types of cancer. In the present study, we found that GRA attenuated the severity of gastritis and suppressed gastric tumorigenesis in transgenic mice. We also discovered that miR-149-3p was downregulated in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines as compared to normal gastric tissues and epithelial cells, but was upregulated by GRA. miR-149-3p expression also correlated negatively with lymphnode metastasis. Our functional assays showed that miR-149-3p overexpression inhibited cell proliferation and cell cycle progression while inducing apoptosis, while inhibition of miR-149-3p had the opposite effects. In addition, we identified Wnt-1 as a direct target of miR-149-3p. These data suggest that GRA inhibits the initiation and progression of gastric tumors by ameliorating the inflammatory microenvironment through downregulation of COX-2 expression and by inhibiting Wnt-1 expression through the upregulation of tumor suppressor miR-149-3p. GRA may thus have the potential to serve as a useful therapeutic agent for the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer.

SUBMITTER: Cao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5342136 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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18β-glycyrrhetinic acid suppresses gastric cancer by activation of miR-149-3p-Wnt-1 signaling.

Cao Donghui D   Jia Zhifang Z   You Lili L   Wu Yanhua Y   Hou Zhen Z   Suo Yueer Y   Zhang Houjun H   Wen Simin S   Tsukamoto Tetsuya T   Oshima Masanobu M   Jiang Jing J   Cao Xueyuan X  

Oncotarget 20161101 44


18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) exerts anti-tumor effects on various types of cancer. In the present study, we found that GRA attenuated the severity of gastritis and suppressed gastric tumorigenesis in transgenic mice. We also discovered that miR-149-3p was downregulated in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines as compared to normal gastric tissues and epithelial cells, but was upregulated by GRA. miR-149-3p expression also correlated negatively with lymphnode metastasis. Our functional assays sh  ...[more]

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