Wang Yina, Wang Yang, Zhong Wei, Gulina Kuerban
First Department of Gynecological Tumor Radiotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China.
J BUON. 2017 Nov-Dec;22(6):1505-1508.
MicroRNAs (miRs) have been implicated in many aspects of tumor cell development and survival, including sensitivity to radiotherapy. In particular, miR-19a regulates the proliferation of cervical cancer cells, but its role in radiosensitivity is not known. Here, we describe the consequence of silencing miR-19a using antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) on the radiosensitivity of human cervical cancer SiHa cells.
Following transfection with miR-19a-ASO or control-ASO, SiHa cells were exposed to X-rays to determine their proliferation.
Silencing of miR-19a significantly improved the sensitivity of SiHa cells to radiotherapy by reducing proliferation, increasing apoptosis, upregulating BAX, and downregulating Bcl-2.
Overall, inhibiting miR-19a significantly improves the sensitivity of SiHa cells to radiotherapy, which could lead to new methods for the treatment of cervical cancer.
微小RNA(miR)已被证明在肿瘤细胞发育和存活的许多方面发挥作用,包括对放疗的敏感性。特别是,miR-19a调节宫颈癌细胞的增殖,但其在放射敏感性中的作用尚不清楚。在此,我们描述了使用反义寡核苷酸(ASO)沉默miR-19a对人宫颈癌SiHa细胞放射敏感性的影响。
用miR-19a-ASO或对照ASO转染后,将SiHa细胞暴露于X射线下以测定其增殖情况。
沉默miR-19a可通过减少增殖、增加凋亡、上调BAX和下调Bcl-2来显著提高SiHa细胞对放疗的敏感性。
总体而言,抑制miR-19a可显著提高SiHa细胞对放疗的敏感性,这可能为宫颈癌治疗带来新方法。