Expression and role of miR-34a in bladder cancer.
Indian J Biochem Biophys
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2013 Apr; 50(2): 87-92
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in English
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| ID: sea-147290
ABSTRACT
To investigate the biological function of microRNA-34a (miR-34a) in bladder cancer, the expression of miR-34a was determined using quantitative real-time polymerase chain (qRT-PCR) reaction in 42 cases of bladder cancer. The relationship between the expression of miR-34a and development of bladder cancer was also studied. The mature mimics of miR-34a were chemically synthesized and transiently transfected into human bladder cancer T24 cells. The effects of miR-34a on apoptosis, cell cycle and proliferation in T24 cells were evaluated by flow cytometry and MTT, respectively. The results showed that the low expression rate of miR-34a was correlated with the malignancy and tumor size of bladder cancer. The up-regulation of miR-34a in T24 cells contributed to cell growth and cell cycle arrest, but not caspase-3 pathway. These findings suggest that the relative low expression of miRNA-34a might be involved in the tumorigenesis of bladder cancer.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Tetrazolium Salts
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Thiazoles
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Time Factors
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Biomarkers, Tumor
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Biochem Biophys
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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