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ONCOGENESIS
卷 2, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2013.3
关键词
ovarian cancer; microRNA; MET; chemoresistance; paclitaxel
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan [22591844, 70261287]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22591844] Funding Source: KAKEN
Ovarian cancer is one of the most aggressive female reproductive tract tumors. Paclitaxel (PTX) is widely used for the treatment of ovarian cancer. However, ovarian cancers often acquire chemotherapeutic resistance to this agent. We investigated the mechanism of chemoresistance by analysis of microRNAs using the ovarian cancer cell line KFr13 and its PTX-resistant derivative (KFr13Tx). We found that miR-31 was downregulated in KFr13Tx cells, and that re-introduction of miR31 re-sensitized them to PTX both in vitro and in vivo. miR-31 was found to bind to the 30-UTR of mRNA of MET, and the decrease in MET correlated to higher sensitivity to PTX. Furthermore, co-treatment of KFr13Tx cells with MET inhibitors sensitized the tumor cells to PTX both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, lower levels of miR31 and higher expression of MET in human ovarian cancer specimens were significantly correlated with PTX chemoresistance and poor prognosis. This study demonstrated miR31-dependent regulation of MET for chemoresistance of ovarian cancer, raising the possibility that combination therapy with a MET inhibitor and PTX will increase PTX efficacy.
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