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ArticleOncology letters2020

Exosomal miR-34b inhibits proliferation and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition by targeting Notch2 in ovarian cancer.

Shenglian Lu, Wuxia Liu, Hong Shi, Han Zhou

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Article in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shenglian LuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China.
Wuxia LiuDepartment of Special Clinic, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China.
Hong ShiDepartment of Ultrasound, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China.
Han ZhouCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, P.R. China.
Changhai Hospital · CNSecond Military Medical University · CNXian Yang Central Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomal microRNA (miR) can affect signaling pathways in various physiological and pathological conditions, including ovarian cancer (OC). miR-34b, the first microRNA targeted in a human clinical trial for cancer treatment, exhibited decreased expression in several cancer types. However, the biological function of exosomal miR-34b in OC has not been elucidated. In the present study, using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR, it was reported that exosomal miR-34b is downregulated in OC cells. Exosomal miR-34b reduced cell proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the OC cell line SKOV3. In addition, it was confirmed that Notch2, which is upregulated in SKOV3 cells, is a target of miR-34b. Moreover, exosomal miR-34b and Notch2 levels were found to be negatively correlated. The present data highlights the importance of exosomal miR-34b-mediated inhibition of cell proliferation and EMT, suggesting that exosomal miR-34b has value as a diagnostic biomarker and a potential molecular target for the treatment of OC.

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epithelial-mesenchymal transitionexosomal miR-34bNotch2ovarian cancerproliferation

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PMID32782588
PMCPMC7400462
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