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Knockdown of lncRNA HAGLROS inhibits metastasis and promotes apoptosis in nephroblastoma cells by inhibition of autophagy

Journal

BIOENGINEERED
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 7552-7562

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2023984

Keywords

Nephroblastoma; HAGLROS; autophagy; metastasis; apoptosis

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This study found that LncRNA HAGLROS is highly expressed in nephroblastoma cells and plays a promoting role in tumor progression. Silencing HAGLROS can inhibit cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, and promote cell apoptosis. In addition, inhibiting autophagy can reverse the effects caused by HAGLROS silencing in nephroblastoma cells.
Nephroblastoma, or Wilms tumor, is a primary renal malignant tumor that easily occurs in children. Previous studies have revealed the regulatory functions of LncRNA in nephroblastoma. LncRNA HAGLROS functions as a tumor promotor in various cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma, ovarian cancer and colorectal cancer. In this study, the HAGLROS expression in nephroblastoma cells was assayed through qRT-PCR. Cell proliferation assessment employed CCK-8. Moreover, the migration and invasion of cells were examined separately through wound healing and transwell assay. Moreover, flow cytometric analysis and Western blot assay were applied to evaluate cell apoptosis. Rapamycin and 3-methyladenine were used to serve as autophagy activator or inhibitor, respectively. In addition, autophagy was identified by immunofluorescence staining and Western blot analysis. Experiment results showed that HAGLROS expressed highly in nephroblastoma cell lines. HAGLROS knockdown prevented cells from proliferating, and also showed suppressive impact on migration and invasion in HFWT cells. In addition, knockdown of HAGLROS showed a facilitative effect on apoptosis and an inhibitory effect on autophagy. Stimulation of autophagy alleviated HAGLROS silencing-induced apoptosis, while inhibition of autophagy reversed the effect in nephroblastoma cells. In summary, our results revealed that HAGLROS executed an oncogenic role in the progress of nephroblastoma, offering a new perspective on the strategy for nephroblastoma therapy.

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