Expression and roles of miR-155-5p in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective Studies show that miRNA plays an important role in regulating the development, metastasis, inva-sion, and angiogenesis of carcinoma.This study aimed to investigate the expression of miR-155-5p in esophageal squamous cell carci-noma ( ESCC) and its role in the occurrence and progression of ESCC. Methods We collected 20 surgical specimens of ESCC and another 20 from the adjacent normal tissue at least 5 cm from the lesion and determined the expression of miR-155-5p in the tissues by qPCR.We transfected the miR-155-5p mimic, inhibitor and negative control plasmid into the Eca109 cells, measured the proliferation and apoptosis of the cells by CCK8 assay and flow cytometry, and examined their migration using the scratch test. Results The ex-pression of miR-155-5p was significantly up-regulated in the ESCC tissue as compared with that in the normal tissue (529.42% vs 100%, P<0.05).The scratch test showed a markedly increased migration of the cancer cells when miR-155-5p was overexpressed. No remarkable differences were observed in the apoptosis rates of the cells transfected with the miR-155-5p mimic ([5.43 ± 3.09]%), inhibitor ([5.28 ±1.98]%), and negative control plasmid ([5.67 ±1.99]%) (P<0.05). Conclusion The ex-pression of miR-155-5p is significantly up-regulated in the ESCC tissue, which may act as a potential maker for the diagnosis of ESCC. The up-regulated expression of miR-155-5p does not significantly in-fluence the proliferation and apoptosis but enhances the migration of Eca109 cells, which may be related to early metastasis of ESCC.