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ArticleInternational journal of medical sciences2021

Antitumor Activity of Small Activating RNAs Induced PAWR Gene Activation in Human Bladder Cancer Cells.

Kai Yang, Jie Shen, Fu-Qing Tan, Xiang-Yi Zheng, Li-Ping Xie

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Article in International journal of medical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kai YangDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
Jie ShenDepartment of Pharmacy, Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
Fu-Qing TanDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
Xiang-Yi ZhengDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
Li-Ping XieDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) have been proved to effectively up-regulate the expression of particular genes by targeting their promoters. These small dsRNAs were also termed small activating RNAs (saRNAs). We previously reported that several small double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) targeting the PRKC apoptosis WT1 regulator (PAWR) promoter can up-regulate PAWR gene expression effectively in human cancer cells. The present study was conducted to evaluate the antitumor potential of PAWR gene induction by these saRNAs in bladder cancer. Promisingly, we found that up-regulation of PAWR by saRNA inhibited the growth of bladder cancer cells by inducing cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest which was related to inhibition of anti‑apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and inactivation of the NF-κB and Akt pathways. The activation of the caspase cascade and the regulation of cell cycle related proteins also supported the efficacy of the treatment. Moreover, our study also showed that these saRNAs cooperated with cisplatin in the inhibition of bladder cancer cells. Overall, these data suggest that activation of PAWR by saRNA may have a therapeutic benefit for bladder cancer.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCell Line, TumorCisplatinDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorDrug SynergismHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, Double-StrandedTranscriptional ActivationUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCisplatinprostate apoptosis response-4 proteinRNA, Double-Strandedapoptosis.bladder cancercell cycle arrestPAWRRNA activationsmall activating RNA

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PMID34220332
PMCPMC8241776
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