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Colon cancer side population (SP) cells are a small subset of cancer cells that have cancer stemness capacity and enhanced drug resistance. ABCG2 is a multidrug resistance-related protein in SP cells and has been demonstrated to be regulated by Notch signalling pathway. Recently, microRNAs are reported to play a critical role in SP cell fate. However, their role in ABCG2-mediated drug resistance in colon cancer SP cells remains unclear. In the current study, the different expressions of miR-552, miR-611, miR-34a and miR-5000-3p were compared within SP and non-SP cells, which were separated from human colon cancer cell lines (SW480 and LoVo). We found that miR-34a was significantly down-regulated in SP cells and that overexpressing miR-34a overcame drug resistance to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The luciferase reporter assay indicated that miR-34a negatively regulated DLL1, a ligand of Notch signalling pathway, via binding with 3'-untranslated region of its messenger RNA. In addition, overexpressing miR-34a overcame ABCG2-mediated resistance to 5-FU via DLL1/Notch pathway in vitro, and suppressed tumour growth under 5-FU treatment in vivo. In conclusion, our findings suggest that miR-34a acts as a tumour suppressor via enhancing chemosensitivity to 5-FU in SP cells, which provides a novel therapeutic target in chemotherapy-resistant colon cancer.
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Membro 2 da Subfamília G de Transportadores de Cassetes de Ligação de ATP/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Colo/tratamento farmacológico , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/genética , Fluoruracila/administração & dosagem , Fluoruracila/farmacologia , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Células da Side Population/efeitos dos fármacos , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas , Animais , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/genética , Neoplasias do Colo/genética , Neoplasias do Colo/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Colo/patologia , Regulação para Baixo/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos NOD , Camundongos SCID , MicroRNAs/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Transfecção , Carga Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacos , Carga Tumoral/genética , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de XenoenxertoRESUMO
Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a prominent driver of liver fibrogenesis, including alcoholic liver fibrosis (ALF). Furthermore, autophagy contributes to HSCs activation. This study aims to investigate the role and the mechanisms of long noncoding RNA XIST in regulating HSCs autophagy and activation. Human HSC cells (LX-2) were treated with 100 mmol/L ethanol to mimic HSCs activation. The HSCs activation was evaluated by determining cell viability and protein levels of fibrosis markers α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and collagen type 1 α1 (CoL1A1). The autophagy was evaluated by measuring autophagy markers Beclin-1 and LC3-II. The interaction among XIST, miR-29b, and high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) were analyzed using luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, and western blot. Lentiviruses targeting sh-XIST (LV-sh-XIST) were injected into ALF model mice via tail vein to elucidate the in vivo role of XIST in ALF injury. XIST was upregulated in ethanol-activated LX-2 cells. Furthermore, XIST served as a competitive endogenous RNA of miR-29b to facilitate HMGB1 expression, and thus enhanced ethanol-induced HSCs autophagy and activation. Further in vivo assay showed that downregulation of XIST by LV-sh-XIST alleviated ALF injury in ALF model mice. Collectively, XIST enhances ethanol-induced HSCs autophagy and activation via miR-29b/HMGB1 axis.