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The crucial role of miR-126 on suppressing progression of esophageal cancer by targeting VEGF-A.


ABSTRACT: miR-126 is a key regulator of oncogenic processes. It is functionally linked to cellular proliferation, survival and migration. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), which is regarded as a tumorgenesis activator, could directly target miR-126 in several tumors. However, the mechanism in esophageal cancer remains unclear.In this study, the expression of miR-126 and VEGF-A were assessed in esophageal cancer tissues and esophageal cancer cell lines. We found that miR-126 has significantly lower expression in esophageal cancer tissues and esophageal cancer cell lines than in healthy tissues, while the expression of VEGF-A is high. Luciferase reporter assays were performed to investigate the relationship between VEGF-A and miR-126. We confirmed that VEGF-A is a target for miR-126. Furthermore, the proliferation of esophageal cancer cells with miR-126 overexpression and miR-126 knockdown was monitored using the MTT assay. The results showed that miR-126 could inhibit esophageal cancer cell proliferation in vitro. The effect of miR-126 was also detected in BALB/c nude mice with transplanted esophageal cancer cells. In vivo study showed that tumor growth was significantly suppressed by miR-126 overexpression.We believe that restoring miR-126 levels may be a promising therapeutic approach in cases of esophageal cancer.

SUBMITTER: Kong R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5415818 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The crucial role of miR-126 on suppressing progression of esophageal cancer by targeting VEGF-A.

Kong Ranran R   Ma Yuefeng Y   Feng Jie J   Li Shaomin S   Zhang Wei W   Jiang Jiantao J   Zhang Jin J   Qiao Zhe Z   Yang Xiaoping X   Zhou Bin B  

Cellular & molecular biology letters 20160728


<h4>Background</h4>miR-126 is a key regulator of oncogenic processes. It is functionally linked to cellular proliferation, survival and migration. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), which is regarded as a tumorgenesis activator, could directly target miR-126 in several tumors. However, the mechanism in esophageal cancer remains unclear.<h4>Methods and results</h4>In this study, the expression of miR-126 and VEGF-A were assessed in esophageal cancer tissues and esophageal cancer cell  ...[more]

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