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- Title
miR-101 inhibits glioma cell invasion via the downregulation of COX-2.
- Authors
CHUNYANG MA; CHUANYI ZHENG; ENQI BAI; KUN YANG
- Abstract
Glioma is the most common type of primary tumor of the central nervous system. The present study aimed to demonstrate the role of miR-101 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the initiation and development of glioma. The expression of miR-101 and COX-2 in normal and malignant human glial cells and tissues was determined by western blotting and quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis. The role of miR-101 on COX-2 expression was evaluated by a dual-luciferase reporter assay. The effects of miR-101 and COX-2 in glioma cell proliferation and invasion was verified by CCK-8 test and Transwell assays, respectively. The present study demonstrated that miR-101 expression was downregulated while COX-2 was upregulated in glioma tissues and cells. Furthermore, transfection of miR-101 significantly downregulated COX-2 expression in both U373 and U87 glioma cells. In addition, further experiments revealed that overexpression of miR-101 resulted in significant inhibition of the in vitro proliferation and migration of glioma cells, and the in vivo growth of established tumors. Direct downregulation of COX-2 by transfection with corresponding small interfering RNA also inhibited the proliferation and invasion of glioma cells. These results indicate that downregulation of miR-101 is involved in the initiation and development of glioma via COX-2 upregulation.
- Subjects
GLIOMAS; DOWNREGULATION; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; NEUROGLIA; CELL proliferation
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2016, Vol 12, Issue 4, p2538
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3892/ol.2016.4939