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MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
Volume 25, Issue -, Pages 4801-4810Publisher
INT SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, INC
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.916939
Keywords
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition; Osteosarcoma; Smad7 Protein
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- HwaMei Research Foundation [2019HMKY66]
- Key Program of Medical Disciplines of Ningbo, China [2016-F06]
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Background: Osteosarcoma is a primary bone aggressive cancer, affecting adolescents worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests that dysfunction of microRNAs (miRNAs) plays a pivotal role in malignancies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential functions of miR-181c and verifying its regulatory effects on SMAD7 in osteosarcoma. Material/Methods: The expressions of miR-181c and SMAD7 in osteosarcoma were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell proliferation, invasion and migration abilities were assessed using MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) and Transwell assay. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay were used to explore the interaction between miR-181c and SMAD7. Western blot was performed to determine the functions of miR-181c on osteosarcoma cell epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling pathway. Results: Decreased expression levels of miR-181c and SMAD7 were identified in osteosarcoma using qRT-PCR. The downregulated miR-181c and SMAD7 expressions indicated poor prognosis of osteosarcoma patients. Moreover, miR-181c overexpression prominently repressed osteosarcoma cell proliferation, invasion, and migration abilities via modulating EMT and TGF-beta signaling pathway. SMAD7 functioned as an important target for miR-181c in osteosarcoma cells. Furthermore, upregulation of miR-181c dramatically suppressed osteosarcoma tumorigenesis in vivo. Conclusions: These findings indicated that miR-181c suppressed osteosarcoma progression, providing new insight into the pathogenesis and representing a potential therapeutic target for osteosarcoma.
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