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Objective To investigate the effect of LncRNA WT1-AS on the invasion and migration of triple-negative breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. Methods qRT-PCR was used to detect the expression of WT1-AS and the efficiency of gene silencing in MDA-MB-231 cells. Transwell invasion test and scratch test were used to detect the invasion and migration of MDA-MB-231 cells; Western blot was used to detect the expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Vimentin and Snail in MDA-MB-231 cells. Results Compared with normal human mammary epithelial cells, the expression of WT1-AS in MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-453 and MDA-MB-468 cells were significantly up-regulated. Knockdown of WT1-AS significantly reduced the invasion and migration abilities of MDA-MB-231 cells, the expression of E-cadherin was increased but N-cadherin, Vimentin and Snail expression were decreased. Conclusion WT1-AS could promote the invasion and migration of triple-negative breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 via regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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Objective To investigate the effects of hyaluronan (HA) and hyaluronidase (HAse) on the formation of hypertrophic scar in rabbit ear after injury. Methods Wound healing models were established on 18 adult rabbit ears, which were randomly divided into the HA treated group (Group A), the HAse treated group (Group B), the PBS treated group (Group C). The process of wound healing was observed grossly and histologically. The variation of the contents of hydroxyproline(HPr) at the stage of wound healing and post healing was measured. The relative height of scars were measured under microscope at the peaks of scar formation. Results ①The mean values of wound healing time of Group A, B and C was 11.7?0.6, 9.8?0.9, 10.8?1.0 days respectively. ②Compared with PBS controls and HAse treated group, the collagon fiber was slender and arranged in normal order in HA treated wound at early stage of wound healing. But there were no difference among them at the stage of scar formation. ③The contents of HPr were statistically lower in HA treated group than in controls at the stage of wound healing, but no difference at the stage of scar formation.The HPr contents in HAse treated group were higher than the others all the way. ④ The mean values of relative thickness of Group A, B and C were 1.55?0.35,1.89?0.39,1.59?0.29 respectively. Conclusion ①Exogenous HA on the wound surface can not affect the scar tissue proliferation;② HAse promotes the proliferation.