PMID- 22110210 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120207 LR - 20111123 IS - 1791-7530 (Electronic) IS - 0250-7005 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 11 DP - 2011 Nov TI - Down-regulation of MiR-206 promotes proliferation and invasion of laryngeal cancer by regulating VEGF expression. PG - 3859-63 AB - MicroRNAs (miRNA) are a class of small noncoding RNAs that regulate the expression of their target genes. The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of miR-206 on laryngeal suamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) cells. The expression level of miR-206 was quantified by qRT-PCR in primary LSCC tissues and corresponding adjacent non-neoplastic tissues. MTT, Matrigel invasion assays and flow cytometry methods were used to test the proliferation, invasion and apoptosis of MiR-206 transfection LSCC cells and a mouse model was used to investigate tumorigenesis. MiR-206 was significantly down regulated in the LSCC tissues. Inverse correlation of miR-206 expression was found with the T grade, nodal metastasis and clinical stage of LSCC. Cell proliferation, migration, invasion and tumorigenesis in the LSCC cells were significantly inhibited and apoptotic cells were also increased after miR-206 tansfection. Furthermore, miR-206 transfection down-regulated the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the LSCC cells. The loss of miR-206 may play an important role in the progress of LSCC and miR-206 may function as a novel tumor suppressed miRNA. FAU - Zhang, Tianhong AU - Zhang T AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, PR China. FAU - Liu, Ming AU - Liu M FAU - Wang, Chunrui AU - Wang C FAU - Lin, Chao AU - Lin C FAU - Sun, Yanan AU - Sun Y FAU - Jin, Dejun AU - Jin D LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Greece TA - Anticancer Res JT - Anticancer research JID - 8102988 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Mirn206 microRNA, mouse) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 0 (vascular endothelial growth factor A, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Blotting, Western MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - Cell Adhesion MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Down-Regulation MH - Female MH - Flow Cytometry MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Immunoenzyme Techniques MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - Lymphatic Metastasis MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - MicroRNAs/*physiology MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2011/11/24 06:00 MHDA- 2012/02/09 06:00 CRDT- 2011/11/24 06:00 PHST- 2011/11/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/11/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/02/09 06:00 [medline] AID - 31/11/3859 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Anticancer Res. 2011 Nov;31(11):3859-63.