Differential expression profile of microRNAs between human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line and human normal hepatocyte cell line / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To establish the expression profiles of microRNA (miRNA) in SMMC-7721 and CCC-HEL-1 cell lines in order to provide new clues to study the mechanism of miRNA function in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its treatment. Methods SMMC-7721 and CCC-HEL-1 cell lines were cultured in vitro. Total RNAs were extracted by TRIzol, followed by RNA quantification and quality control. The RNAs were used to detect the expression of miRNA in these two cell lines by miRNA array. The miRNA of interest was then verified by real-time PCR. Results In total,238 differentially expressed miRNAs were found, including 154 overexpressed and 84 underexpressed miRNAs. 64 miRNAs were upregulated more than 4 times and26 miRNAs were upregulated more than 10 times. 22 miRNAs were downregulated more than 4 times 10 miRNAs weredownregulated more than 5times, and 1 miRNA was downregulated more than 10 times. Real-time PCR validation suggested that has-miR-205 and has-let-7f in liver cancer increased by 2. 7 and 2. 3 times, respectively.Conclusion There are differences in the expression of miRNA between the SMMC-7721 and CCC-HEL-1 cell lines and the profiles of miRNA expression were established for both cell lines. It was found that has-miR-205 and has-let-7f were upregulated in liver cancer.