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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2020

CircRNA hsa_circ_0013958 may contribute to the development of ovarian cancer by affecting epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptotic signaling pathways.

Cheng Pei, Han Wang, Cong Shi, Chuanqi Zhang, Min Wang

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  3. Mechanisms of apoptosis-related non-coding RNAs in ovarian cancer: a narrative review.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025
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  13. Roles and mechanisms of CircRNAs in ovarian cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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Cheng PeiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0556-3972
Han WangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Cong ShiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shenyang Women's and Children's Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Chuanqi ZhangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Min WangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province 201800832The Outstanding Scientific Fund of Shengjing Hospital 201705
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCircRNA plays an important role in the development of tumors, but its mechanism of action in ovarian cancer is still unclear.

methodsThe expression level of hsa_circ_0013958 in 45 pairs of ovarian cancer tissues and cells was quantified by qRT-PCR, further revealing whether it is related to clinicopathological features and diagnostic value. Next, the effects of hsa_circ_0013958 on the proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis of A2780 and OVCAR-3 cells were detected by CCK-8 assay, Transwell assay, and flow cytometry, respectively. Last, the expression levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related proteins (E-cadherin and Vimentin) and apoptosis-related proteins (Bcl-2 and Bax) were detected by Western blotting.

resultsHsa_circ_0013958 was highly expressed in ovarian cancer tissues and cells, and its expression was closely related to patient FIGO stage and lymph node metastasis. Further, in vitro studies showed that knockdown of hsa_circ_0013958 suppressed proliferation, migration, and invasion of ovarian cancer cells but elevated the cell apoptotic rate. The expression levels of both epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related proteins and apoptosis-related proteins were also changed.

conclusionsHsa_circ_0013958 may contribute to the development of ovarian cancer by affecting epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptotic signaling pathways.

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ApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDown-RegulationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsRNA, CircularROC CurveBiomarkers, TumorRNA, Circularapoptosishsa_circ_0013958invasionovarian cancerproliferation

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PMID32157748
PMCPMC7370733

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