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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020

MicroRNA-375 Targets ATG14 to Inhibit Autophagy and Sensitize Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells to Sorafenib.

Shuo Yang, Minggang Wang, Liang Yang, Yan Li, Yingbo Ma, Xueqiang Peng, Xinyu Li, Bowen Li, Hongyuan Jin, Hangyu Li

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shuo Yang *Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Minggang Wang *Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250014, People's Republic of China.
Liang YangDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Yan LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Yingbo MaDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Xueqiang PengDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Xinyu LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Bowen LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Hongyuan JinDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Hangyu LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, People's Republic of China.
Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University · CNChina Medical University · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSorafenib has revolutionized treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its efficacy is limited by drug resistance. Autophagy is the process by which cellular components are transported to lysosomes for degradation, which promotes energy production and production of macromolecular precursors. Studies have suggested that the cytoprotective function of autophagy may contribute to chemoresistance or targeted drug resistance in cancer cells. We investigated the effects of miR-375 and autophagy-related protein 14, and their interrelationships, on sorafenib efficacy.

methodsCell viability was measured using the MTT assay, and apoptosis was evaluated using flow cytometry. Colony formation assay was performed to determine changes in cell number. Real-time PCR and Western blotting were performed to quantify the expression of key genes and proteins. Immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy were used to detect autophagy. Dual-luciferase reporter assays were used to verify a direct target.

resultsWe characterized the relationship between sorafenib and autophagy. We showed that inhibition of autophagy enhanced sensitivity of HCC to sorafenib and showed that miR-375 was important in this process. Finally, we showed that miR-375 affected sensitivity of HCC cells to sorafenib through regulation of ATG14.

conclusionWe showed that miR-375 sensitized HCC cells to sorafenib by blocking sorafenib-induced autophagy. We also showed that ATG14 was a direct autophagy-related target of miR-375. These findings indicated that miR-375-ATG14 was important in the development of sorafenib resistance in HCC.

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autophagydrug resistancehepatocellular carcinomamiR-375sorafenibtherapy

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