miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells
Background/Aims: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles during carcinogenesis and cancer progression. Down-regulation of miR-204 has been frequently observed in various cancers. In this study, we investigated the roles and mechanisms of miR-204 in human intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Methods...
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| author | Ying-he Qiu Yong-peng Wei Ning-jia Shen Zhou-chong Wang Tong Kan Wen-long Yu Bin Yi Yong-jie Zhang |
| author_facet | Ying-he Qiu Yong-peng Wei Ning-jia Shen Zhou-chong Wang Tong Kan Wen-long Yu Bin Yi Yong-jie Zhang |
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| description | Background/Aims: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles during carcinogenesis and cancer progression. Down-regulation of miR-204 has been frequently observed in various cancers. In this study, we investigated the roles and mechanisms of miR-204 in human intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Methods: The relative expression of miR-204 in ICC tissues and cell lines was monitored by qRT-PCR. Effects of miR-204 were studied in human ICC cell lines HuH28 and HuCCT1, and cells were analyzed for proliferation, migration and invasion. Expression levels of miR-204 target gene Slug and EMT markers (E-cadherin and vimentin) in ICC cell lines and tissues were measured by qRT-PCR, western blotting and immunofluorescence. Results: miR-204 was frequently downregulated in human ICC, and the low-level expression of miR-204 was significantly associated with lymph node metastasis. Overexpression of miR-204 dramatically suppressed ICC cell migration and invasion, as well as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process (EMT). Slug was identified as a direct target of miR-204, and its downregulation by miR-204 in HuH28 cells reversed EMT, as shown by the increased expression of the epithelial marker E-cadherin and decreased expression of the mesenchymal marker vimentin. Conclusion: These findings suggest that miR-204 plays negative roles in the invasive and/or metastatic potential of ICC, and that its suppressive effects are mediated by repressing Slug expression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2daa3fc0c14745dba94c9ba97e2fb6de2022-12-21T18:39:23ZengCell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KGCellular Physiology and Biochemistry1015-89871421-97782013-11-013251331134110.1159/000354531354531miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma CellsYing-he QiuYong-peng WeiNing-jia ShenZhou-chong WangTong KanWen-long YuBin YiYong-jie ZhangBackground/Aims: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles during carcinogenesis and cancer progression. Down-regulation of miR-204 has been frequently observed in various cancers. In this study, we investigated the roles and mechanisms of miR-204 in human intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Methods: The relative expression of miR-204 in ICC tissues and cell lines was monitored by qRT-PCR. Effects of miR-204 were studied in human ICC cell lines HuH28 and HuCCT1, and cells were analyzed for proliferation, migration and invasion. Expression levels of miR-204 target gene Slug and EMT markers (E-cadherin and vimentin) in ICC cell lines and tissues were measured by qRT-PCR, western blotting and immunofluorescence. Results: miR-204 was frequently downregulated in human ICC, and the low-level expression of miR-204 was significantly associated with lymph node metastasis. Overexpression of miR-204 dramatically suppressed ICC cell migration and invasion, as well as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process (EMT). Slug was identified as a direct target of miR-204, and its downregulation by miR-204 in HuH28 cells reversed EMT, as shown by the increased expression of the epithelial marker E-cadherin and decreased expression of the mesenchymal marker vimentin. Conclusion: These findings suggest that miR-204 plays negative roles in the invasive and/or metastatic potential of ICC, and that its suppressive effects are mediated by repressing Slug expression.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354531EMTmiR-204SlugIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Ying-he Qiu Yong-peng Wei Ning-jia Shen Zhou-chong Wang Tong Kan Wen-long Yu Bin Yi Yong-jie Zhang miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry EMT miR-204 Slug Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| title | miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells |
| title_full | miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells |
| title_fullStr | miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells |
| title_short | miR-204 Inhibits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Targeting Slug in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells |
| title_sort | mir 204 inhibits epithelial to mesenchymal transition by targeting slug in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma cells |
| topic | EMT miR-204 Slug Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354531 |
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