ArticleCell death and differentiation2020
The miR-92a-2-5p in exosomes from macrophages increases liver cancer cells invasion via altering the AR/PHLPP/p-AKT/β-catenin signaling.
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- The dual effects of macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles on tumor cell behavior: mechanisms and clinical potential.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- miRNAs in HCC, pathogenesis, and targets.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2024Article
- Contribution of extracellular vesicles to steatosis-related liver disease and their therapeutic potential.World journal of hepatology · 2024Review
- Tackling exosome and nuclear receptor interaction: an emerging paradigm in the treatment of chronic diseases.Military Medical Research · 2024Review
- MicroRNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Pathogenesis: Insights into Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Network pharmacology prediction and experiment validation of anti-liver cancer activity of Curcumae Rhizoma and Hedyotis diffusa Willd.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Mitochondria-Derived Vesicles, Sterile Inflammation, and Pyroptosis in Liver Cancer: Partners in Crime or Innocent Bystanders?International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Emerging role of exosomal microRNA in liver cancer in the era of precision medicine; potential and challenges.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Early studies indicated that the androgen receptor (AR) might play important roles in the regulating of the initiation and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its linkage to the surrounding macrophages and their impacts on the HCC progression remain unclear. Here we found that macrophages in liver cancer might function via altering the microRNA, miR-92a-2-5p, in exosomes to decrease liver cancer cells AR expression, which might then lead to increase the liver cancer cells invasion. Mechanism dissection revealed that miR-92a-2-5p from the exosomes could target the 3'UTR of AR mRNA to suppress AR translation, altering the PHLPP/p-AKT/β-catenin signaling to increase liver cancer cells invasion. Preclinical studies demonstrated that targeting this newly identified signaling with miR-92a-2-5p inhibitors led to suppress liver cancer progression. Together, these findings suggest that macrophages in the liver cancer tumor microenvironment may function via exosomes to regulate liver cancer progression, and targeting this newly identified macrophages/exosomes-miR-92a-2-5p/AR/PHLPP/p-AKT/β-catenin signaling may help in the development of novel treatment strategies to better suppress liver cancer progression.
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