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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2021

MicroRNA-92b augments sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting PTEN to activate PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling.

Zhouyang Cheng, Qingfeng Ni, Lei Qin, Yang Shi

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhouyang ChengDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6715-2787
Qingfeng NiDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-4344
Lei QinDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5743-1368
Yang ShiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1330-5335
Soochow University · CNNantong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sorafenib (SOR) resistance is still a significant challenge for the effective treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The mechanism of sorafenib resistance remains unclear. Several microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified as playing a role in impairing the sensitivity of tumor cells to treatment. We examined the mechanism behind the role of miR-92b in mediating sorafenib resistance in HCC cells. We detected that miR-92b expression was significantly upregulated in SOR-resistant HepG2/SOR cells compared to parental HepG2/WT cells. After transfection with miR-92b inhibitor, the proliferation of HepG2/SOR cells was remarkably weakened and rates of apoptosis significantly increased. PTEN was considered to be a functional target of miR-92b according to a luciferase reporter assay. Knockdown of PTEN significantly impaired the ability of miR-92b inhibitor on increasing sorafenib sensitivity of HepG2/SOR cells. Furthermore, we confirmed by western blotting and immunofluorescence that miR-92b can mediate sorafenib resistance by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in HCC cells by directly targeting PTEN. These findings further validate the mechanism of miR-92b in SOR resistance in HCC treatment.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularDrug Resistance, NeoplasmLiver NeoplasmsMicroRNAsSorafenibCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesMicroRNAsMIRN92 microRNA, humanMTOR protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanSorafenibTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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