ABSTRACT
Aim To investigate the effect of miR-320a up-regulation on the apoptosis and migration of Bel7402 cells induced by ribonucleic acid Ⅱ.Methods The different expression levels of miR-320a in normal liver cells and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells were detected by qRT-PCR.Bel-7402 cell was transfected with miR-320a mimic,and the miR-320a expression levels were measured by qRT-PCR.The effect of ribonucleic acid Ⅱ on proliferation of Bel-7402 and Bel-7402-miR-320a cells was measured by CCK-8 assay,and cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry.The migration and invasion ability of ribonucleic acid Ⅱ on Bel-7402 cells were tested by Transwell method.The expression of p53,Cyclin D1,Bax,Bcl-2,MMP-3 proteins were examined by Western blot.Results miR-320a expression levels in HCC cell line Bel-7402 were significantly lower than those in normal cell line HL-7702.Bel-7402 cells were successfully transfected with miR-320a mimic,named Bel-7402-miR-320a.CCK-8 showed that ribonucleic acid Ⅱ could effectively inhibit the proliferation of Bel7402 and Bel-7402-miR-320a cells in vitro in a dosedependent manner at the range of 100,200,300,400,500 mg · L-1.The IC50 of ribonucleic acid Ⅱexposure on Bel-7402 and Bel-7402-miR-320a cells for 12 h and 24 h was 250,200 mg · L-t and 150,120 mg · L-1,respectively;flow cytometric analysis indicated that over-expression of miR-320a could arrest Bel-7402 and Bel-7402-miR-320a cells induced by ribonucleic acid Ⅱ in G0/G1 phase,and promote the apoptosis of HCC cells.Transwell method showed that Bel-7402-miR-320a + Ribonucleic acid Ⅱ group could significantly inhibit the migration of HCC cells compared with control group and Bel-7402 + Ribonucleic acid Ⅱ group.Western blot results showed that the expression of p53,Bax proteins increased,while the Cyclin D1,Bcl-2,MMP-3 proteins were down-regulated in Bel-7402 and Bel-7402-miR-320a cells induced by ribonucleic acid Ⅱ.Conclusions The expression of miR-320a is lower in HCC cells than that in normal cell line.While ribonucleic acid Ⅱ could promote the apoptosis of liver cancer cells by arresting the cell cycle protein expression of Cyclin D1,activating p53 signaling pathway,down-regulating Bcl-2,up-regulating Bax and destroying Bcl-2/Bax proportions,and inhibiting the migration and invasion of HCC cells by downregulating MMP-3.Overexpression of miR-320a could increase the sensitivity and boost the pharmacological effects of ribonucleic acid Ⅱ on HCC cells.