Knockdown of Myeloid Cell Leukemia-1 by MicroRNA-101 Increases Sensitivity of A549 Lung Cancer Cells to Etoposide

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Background: Studies have shown that myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) is the target gene for microRNA -101 (miRNA-101), and decreased levels of miRNA-101 are associated with elevated levels of Mcl-1 and lung cancer survival. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of miRNA-101 on the sensitivity of A549 lung cancer cells to etoposide.

Methods: The study was conducted during 2018 and 2019 at Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. The effect of miRNA-101 on Mcl-1 expression was assessed using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction 3-(4, 5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), and trypan blue exclusion assays were performed to determine the effect of treatments on cell survival and proliferation, respectively. The interaction between miRNA-101 and etoposide was evaluated using the combination index analysis of Chou-Talalay. Apoptosis was quantified using ELISA cell death assay. ANOVA and Bonferroni's tests were used to determine statistical differences between the groups (P<0.05). GraphPad Prism software (version 6.01) was used for data analysis.

Results: The results showed that miRNA-101 clearly inhibited the expression of Mcl-1 and reduced the growth of A549 cells, relative to blank control and negative control miRNA (P<0.05). Transfection of miRNA-101 synergistically enhanced the sensitivity of the A549 cells to etoposide. Apoptosis assay data also showed that miRNA-101 triggered apoptosis and augmented the etoposide-mediated apoptosis.

Conclusion: Up-regulation of miRNA-101 inhibited cell survival and proliferation, and sensitized A549 cells to etoposide by suppressing Mcl-1 expression. miRNA-101 replacement therapy can be considered as an effective therapeutic strategy in non-small cell lung cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Iranian journal of medical sciences - 46(2021), 4 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 298-307

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shahverdi, Mahshid [VerfasserIn]
Amri, Jamal [VerfasserIn]
Karami, Hadi [VerfasserIn]
Baazm, Maryam [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6PLQ3CP4P3
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Apoptosis
Etoposide
Journal Article
Lung neoplasms
MIRN101 microRNA, human
MicroRNA-101
MicroRNAs
Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein
Myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 protein
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.10.2021

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.30476/ijms.2020.83173.1203

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328500615