PMID- 27751825 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170321 LR - 20220408 IS - 1879-0712 (Electronic) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 792 DP - 2016 Dec 5 TI - MiR-132 plays an oncogenic role in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma by targeting FOXO1 and activating the PI3K/AKT pathway. PG - 1-6 LID - S0014-2999(16)30657-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.10.015 [doi] AB - Increasing evidence indicates that the dysregulation of microRNAs is involved in tumor progression and development. The purpose of the present study was to explore the expression of microRNA-132 (miR-132) and its function in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). The results showed that miR-132 expression was markedly upregulated in LSCC tissues and cell lines. Functional analyses indicated that overexpression of miR-132 enhanced cell proliferation and tumor growth, which resulted in the downregulation of p27 and p21 and the upregulation of cyclin D1. In addition, luciferase activity indicated that miR-132 directly targets FOXO1, and inhibits FOXO1 protein expression in LSCC cells. Further studies revealed that the ectopic expression of FOXO1 effectively reversed the cell growth induced by miR-132. Moreover, miR-132 also activated the PI3K/AKT pathway, which further decreased FOXO1 expression. In conclusion, these findings demonstrated that miR-132 plays an important oncogenic role in LSCC by modulating the PI3K/AKT/FOXO1 pathway at multiple levels, resulting in strong prognostic implication. Therefore, miR-132 might be a potential therapeutic strategy in LSCC. CI - Copyright A(c) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Lian, Rong AU - Lian R AD - Department of Otolaryngol, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui 453100, Henan, PR China. FAU - Lu, Baocai AU - Lu B AD - Department of Otolaryngol, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui 453100, Henan, PR China. FAU - Jiao, Lei AU - Jiao L AD - Department of Otolaryngol, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui 453100, Henan, PR China. FAU - Li, Shaomei AU - Li S AD - Department of Operating Theatre, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui 453100, Henan, PR China. FAU - Wang, Huimin AU - Wang H AD - Department of Otolaryngol, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui 453100, Henan, PR China. FAU - Miao, Wenjie AU - Miao W AD - Department of Otolaryngol, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui 453100, Henan, PR China. FAU - Yu, Wenfa AU - Yu W AD - Department of Otolaryngol, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui 453100, Henan, PR China. Electronic address: wenfayuxinxiang@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161015 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein O1) RN - 0 (MIRN132 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Base Sequence MH - Carcinogenesis/genetics MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*pathology MH - Cell Cycle/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Forkhead Box Protein O1/deficiency/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*pathology MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Oncogenes/*genetics MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/genetics MH - Up-Regulation/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - FOXO1 OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - MiR-132 OT - PI3K/AKT pathway EDAT- 2016/11/05 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/23 06:00 CRDT- 2016/11/07 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/10/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0014-2999(16)30657-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.10.015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 2016 Dec 5;792:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.10.015. Epub 2016 Oct 15.