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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2020

MiR-376c-3p targets heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HBEGF) to inhibit proliferation and invasion in medullary thyroid carcinoma cells.

Ning Bai, DeQiang Hou, ChunPu Mao, Liang Cheng, Na Li, XiaoMing Mao

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ning BaiDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
DeQiang HouDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
ChunPu MaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Liang ChengDepartment of Endocrinology, Huai'an Second People's Hospital, Huai'an, China.
Na LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
XiaoMing MaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNWuxi Fourth People's Hospital · CNJiangnan University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAggressive medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTC) have a high mortality rate and the treatment for patients diagnosed with advanced MTC is comparatively ineffective. We hence aimed to test the effects of miR-376c-3p on MTC and to explore the relevant mechanism. MATERIAL AND

methodsCell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and soft agar colony formation assay were applied to evaluate the proliferation of transfected MZ-CRC-1 cells. Wound healing and transwell assay were employed to evaluate MTC cell migration and invasion, respectively. Luciferase assay was performed to validate the downstream target of miR-376c-3p in MZ-CRC-1 cells. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect mRNA abundance of key genes. Western blot technique was used to analyze protein levels of HBEGF, E-cadherin, ZO-1, N-cadherin and vimentin.

resultsMiR-376c-3p inhibited the viability, migration and invasion of MZ-CRC-1 cells. Moreover, miR-376c-3p mimic downregulated expression of N-cadherin and vimentin but upregulated that of E-cadherin and ZO-1 in MZ-CRC-1 cells. Results for the luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-376c-3p was able to bind the 3' untranslated region of heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HBEGF), of which overexpression nearly nullified the miR-376c-3p mimic-induced inhibitory effects in the MTC cells.

conclusionsMiR-376c-3p showed suppressive effects on MZ-CRC-1 cells via targeting and downregulating HBEGF, suggesting that miR-376c-3p could potentially be targeted for the treatment of MTC.

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heparin-binding EGF-like growth factormechanismmedullary thyroid carcinomasmiR-376c-3pMZ-CRC-1

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