The Second Department of Gynecology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
J Cell Biochem. 2019 Oct;120(10):17709-17722. doi: 10.1002/jcb.29037. Epub 2019 Jun 3.
This study was aimed to verify whether there existed any associations between long noncoding RNA MEG3/miR-219a-5p/EGFR axis and the development of ovarian cancer (OC). As a whole, we gathered 317 pairs of OC tissues and surgical marginal normal tissues and simultaneously acquired four OC cell lines (ie, A2780, Caov-3, OVCAR-3, and SKOV-3) and human normal ovarian surface epithelial cell line. Moreover, pcDNA3.1-MEG3, si-MEG3, miR-219a-5p mimic, miR-219a-5p inhibitor, pcDNA3.1-EGFR, and si-EGFR were, respectively, transfected into the OC cells, and their impacts on viability, proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and migration of OC cells were assessed via conduction of MTT assay, colony formation assay, flow cytometry assay, transwell assay, and scratch assay. Ultimately, dual-luciferase reporter gene assay was performed to testify the targeted relationships among maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3), miR-219a-5p, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR). It was indicated that underexpressed MEG3 and miR-219a-5p were significantly associated with unfavorable prognosis of patients with OC when compared with overexpressed MEG3 and miR-219a-5p (P < .05). In addition, the OC cells transfected with si-MEG3 or miR-219a-5p inhibitor exhibited stronger viability, proliferation, invasion, and migration than untreated cells (P < .05). Correspondingly, the apoptotic percentage of OC cells was reduced observably under treatments of si-MEG3 and miR-219a-5p inhibitor (P < .05). Moreover, MEG3 exerted modulatory effects on the expression of miR-219a-5p (P < .05), and there was a sponging relationship between them (P < .05). Finally, EGFR expression was modified by both MEG3 and miR-219a-5p significantly (P < .05), and raising EGFR expression could changeover the impacts of MEG3 and miR-219a-5p on the above-mentioned activity of OC cells (P < .05). Conclusively, MEG3 could serve as a promising biomarker for diagnosis and treatment of OC, considering its involvement with OC etiology via regulation of miR-219a-5p/EGFR axis.
本研究旨在验证长链非编码 RNA MEG3/miR-219a-5p/EGFR 轴与卵巢癌 (OC) 发展之间是否存在关联。我们总共收集了 317 对 OC 组织和手术边缘正常组织,同时获得了 4 种 OC 细胞系(即 A2780、Caov-3、OVCAR-3 和 SKOV-3)和人正常卵巢表面上皮细胞系。此外,分别将 pcDNA3.1-MEG3、si-MEG3、miR-219a-5p 模拟物、miR-219a-5p 抑制剂、pcDNA3.1-EGFR 和 si-EGFR 转染到 OC 细胞中,并通过 MTT 测定、集落形成测定、流式细胞术测定、Transwell 测定和划痕测定评估它们对 OC 细胞活力、增殖、凋亡、侵袭和迁移的影响。最终,通过双荧光素酶报告基因测定验证了母系表达基因 3 (MEG3)、miR-219a-5p 和估计肾小球滤过率 (EGFR) 之间的靶向关系。结果表明,与 MEG3 和 miR-219a-5p 过表达相比,低表达 MEG3 和 miR-219a-5p 与 OC 患者的不良预后显著相关(P <.05)。此外,转染 si-MEG3 或 miR-219a-5p 抑制剂的 OC 细胞的活力、增殖、侵袭和迁移能力均强于未处理的细胞(P <.05)。相应地,在 si-MEG3 和 miR-219a-5p 抑制剂处理下,OC 细胞的凋亡百分比明显降低(P <.05)。此外,MEG3 对 miR-219a-5p 的表达具有调节作用(P <.05),并且它们之间存在海绵关系(P <.05)。最后,MEG3 和 miR-219a-5p 显著改变 EGFR 的表达(P <.05),并且上调 EGFR 表达可以改变 MEG3 和 miR-219a-5p 对 OC 细胞上述活性的影响(P <.05)。总之,考虑到 MEG3 通过调节 miR-219a-5p/EGFR 轴参与 OC 的病因学,它可以作为 OC 诊断和治疗的有前途的生物标志物。