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ArticleJournal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry2021

Dual inhibition of EGFR and IL-6-STAT3 signalling by miR-146b: a potential targeted therapy for epithelial ovarian cancer.

Meina Yan, Mutian Han, Xinxin Yang, Rong Shen, Hui Wang, Lubin Zhang, Sheng Xia, Peifang Yang, Guanghua Zhai, Qixiang Shao

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Article in Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Meina YanDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Mutian HanCenter of Reproduction and Genetics, Gusu School, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Xinxin YangDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Reproductive Sciences Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Rong ShenDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Reproductive Sciences Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Hui WangDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Reproductive Sciences Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Lubin ZhangDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Reproductive Sciences Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Sheng XiaDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Reproductive Sciences Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Peifang YangDepartment of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Guanghua ZhaiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Qixiang ShaoDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Reproductive Sciences Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Jiangsu University · CNSuzhou Municipal Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signalling and the interleukin-6 (IL-6)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) are aberrantly activated in ovarian cancer. However, inhibition of EGFR signalling in ovarian cancer patients resulted in a disappointing clinical benefit. In this study, we found that EGFR could activate IL-6-STAT3 pathway in ovarian cancer cells. However, we also demonstrated that EGFR knockdown could increase STAT3 phosphorylation in HO8910 and OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cells. Interestingly, we further demonstrated that the non-coding RNA miR-146b could simultaneously block both the EGFR and IL-6-STAT3 pathways. Finally, our data demonstrated that miR-146b overexpression resulted in a greater suppression of cell migration than STAT3 pathway inhibition alone.These results suggest a complex and heterogeneous role of EGFR in ovarian cancer. Combined blockade of EGFR and IL-6-STAT3 pathways by miR-146b might be a strategy for improving the clinical benefit of targeting the EGFR pathway in ovarian cancer patients in the future.

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Carcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansInterleukin-6MicroRNAsOvarian NeoplasmsPhosphorylationSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorErbB ReceptorsInterleukin-6MicroRNAsMIRN146 microRNA, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorEGFRepithelial ovarian cancerMiR-146bSTAT3

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PMID34369236
PMCPMC8354159
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