Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yunnan Cancer Hospital & The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Jan-Dec;20:15330338211004950. doi: 10.1177/15330338211004950.
Radioresistance is a crucial factor for the failure of iodine 131 (I)-based radiotherapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). This study aimed to explore the effect of circ_NEK6 on the development of I resistance in DTC and its potential mechanism. In this study, we demonstrated that circ_NEK6 expression was significantly elevated in I-resistant DTC tissues and cell lines. Knockdown of circ_NEK6 significantly repressed I resistance via inhibiting cell proliferation, migration, invasion abilities, and inducing cell apoptosis and DNA damage in I-resistant DTC cells. Mechanistically, knockdown of circ_NEK6 suppressed I resistance in DTC by upregulating the inhibitory effect of miR-370-3p on the expression of myosin heavy chain 9 (MYH9). experiments showed that circ_NEK6 inhibition aggravated I radiation-induced inhibition of xenograft tumor growth. Taken together, knockdown of circ_NEK6 repressed I resistance in DTC cells by regulating the miR-370-3p/MYH9 axis, indicating that circ_NEK6 may act as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for DTC patients with I resistance.
放射性抵抗是碘 131(I)为基础的分化型甲状腺癌(DTC)放疗失败的关键因素。本研究旨在探讨 circ_NEK6 对 DTC 碘抵抗发展的影响及其潜在机制。在这项研究中,我们表明 circ_NEK6 在碘抵抗性 DTC 组织和细胞系中表达显著上调。circ_NEK6 的敲低通过抑制细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭能力,以及诱导碘抵抗性 DTC 细胞凋亡和 DNA 损伤,显著抑制碘抵抗。在机制上,circ_NEK6 的敲低通过上调 miR-370-3p 对肌球蛋白重链 9(MYH9)表达的抑制作用,抑制 DTC 中的碘抵抗。体内实验表明,circ_NEK6 抑制可加重碘照射诱导的异种移植肿瘤生长抑制。综上所述,circ_NEK6 的敲低通过调节 miR-370-3p/MYH9 轴抑制 DTC 细胞的碘抵抗,表明 circ_NEK6 可能是碘抵抗的 DTC 患者的潜在生物标志物和治疗靶点。