MiR-221 affects the proliferation and apoptosis of laryngeal cancer cells through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway
C. Shi, Y.-Y. Wu, L.-Q. Wei Department of Otolaryngology, Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, P.R. China. hgn48q@163.com
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of MiR-221 on proliferation and apoptosis of laryngeal carcinoma cells through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: LipofectamineTM 2000 liposomes were used to transfer MiR-221 analogue, MiR-221 NC into Hep-2 cells of laryngeal carcinoma. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used to detect the expression of MiR-221, MTT method was used to detect the proliferation of cells, flow cytometry was used to detect cell cycle, Western blotting was used to detect the expression of apoptosis proteinase-1 (Apaf-1) and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK1, CDK2) protein and the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT).
RESULTS: Compared with MiR-221 NC group, the expression of MiR-221 in MiR-221 analogue group was up-regulated (p<0.01), the cell proliferation rate was decreased (p<0.01), the cell cycle was stagnated in the G1 phase (p<0.01), the expression levels of Cyclin A, CDK1, CDK2, PI3K, and p-AKT were significantly down-regulated (p<0.01), and the expression levels of Bax and Apaf-1 were significantly up-regulated (p<0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: MiR-221 analogues can significantly inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of Hep-2 cells in laryngeal cancer, and this is achieved by blocking the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which also indicates that MiR-221 affects the proliferation and apoptosis of laryngeal cancer cells through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
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C. Shi, Y.-Y. Wu, L.-Q. Wei
MiR-221 affects the proliferation and apoptosis of laryngeal cancer cells through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2020
Vol. 24 - N. 3
Pages: 1258-1263
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202002_20180