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ArticleScientific reports2025

MicroRNA 320a-3p up-regulation reduces PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer cells: an experimental and bioinformatic study.

Vahid Asghariazar, Shima Makaremi, Negin Amani, Erfan Zare, Mahtab Kadkhodayi, Majid Eterafi, Mohammad Ghasem Golmohammadi, Elham Safarzadeh

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  1. Mechanisms of chemoresistance in gastric cancer: interplay between microRNAs and the tumor microenvironment.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Vahid AsghariazarCancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Shima MakaremiCancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Negin AmaniSchool of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Erfan ZareStudents Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Mahtab KadkhodayiImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Majid EterafiCancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Mohammad Ghasem GolmohammadiDepartment of Anatomical Sciences and Pathology, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Elham SafarzadehCancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran. elham.im63@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growing evidence suggests that dysregulated microRNAs were critical in the development of tumors and the progression number of malignancies. This research aimed to check the effect of microRNA 320a-3p transfection on gastric cancer (GC) cell lines. Following transfection, the efficacy was determined by the RT-PCR method. After that, MTT, scratch assay, DAPI staining, RT-PCR, and flow cytometry were used respectively. The results demonstrated that the viability of GC cells considerably decreased following transfection. Moreover, microRNA 320a-3p transfection significantly suppressed cell migration and induced apoptosis in these cells. We found that transfection of microRNA 320a-3p remarkably decreased PD-L1 gene expression and influenced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related and apoptotic gene expressions. The findings propose that microRNA 320a-3p could decrease cell proliferation and migration and induce apoptosis by increasing TP53 and CASP3 expression levels in GC cells. Notably, microRNA 320a-3p might be a potential target in GC immunotherapy by suppressing the PD-L1 gene expression.

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B7-H1 AntigenGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticMicroRNAsStomach NeoplasmsUp-RegulationApoptosisCaspase 3Cell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationComputational BiologyEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansTumor Suppressor Protein p53B7-H1 AntigenCaspase 3CD274 protein, humanMicroRNAsTumor Suppressor Protein p53ApoptosisCD274Gastric cancerMetastasisMicroRNA 320a-3p

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PMCPMC11894147

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