ABSTRACT
Objedive To observe the effect of microRNA-29c cm the proliferalion and invasion abililies of hirman prostate carreer cell litre LNCaP, and to discijss its potetrlial applicasion. Methods The difference in miR-29c expression between ADPC (androgen-dependent prostate cancer) and AIPC (androgen-independent prostate cancer)cell lines was observed by real time RT-PCR.MiR-29c-inhibitor (anti-miR-29c) was used to decrease miR-29 cexpression in LNCaP cells; then the cell proliferation was examined with CCK-8 assay, the cell cycle was analyzed using flow cytometry, and the invasive abilities of LNCaP cells were observed by transwell invasion assay before and after treatment with anti-miR-29c.Results The result of real-timeRT- PCR showed that miR-29c expression in LNCaP-AI cells was significantly lower than that in LNCaP cells (P<0.05).Down- expression of miR-29c in LNCaP cells significantly promoted the proliferation and invasion abilities of LNCaP cells (P<0.05). Conclusion Normal expression of miR-29c plays an inhibitory role in the proliferation and invasion of LNCaP cells, in dicating it might be a new target for biotherapy of prostate cancer.