PMID- 30439707 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181211 LR - 20190212 IS - 1421-9778 (Electronic) IS - 1015-8987 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 1 DP - 2018 TI - Recovery of miR-139-5p in Ovarian Cancer Reverses Cisplatin Resistance by Targeting C-Jun. PG - 129-141 LID - 10.1159/000495169 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND/AIMS: In platinum-based chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, acquired drug resistance is a frequent occurrence. Because recent studies have demonstrated that dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) is partly responsible for the induction of acquired drug resistance in cancers, we hypothesized that correcting the dysregulation of key miRNAs would reverse the acquired resistance to platinum-based drugs in ovarian cancer. METHODS: Cisplatin-resistant SKOV3 and A2780 ovarian cancer cell lines (SKOV3-R and A2780-R, respectively) were established by long-term exposure to cisplatin. MTT assays were performed to evaluate the viability of SKOV3, SKOV3-R, A2780, and A2780-R cells. Quantitative PCR was used to examine the expression of miR-139-5p in these cell lines. The regulatory mechanism was confirmed by western blot analysis and luciferase reporter assays. After treatment with miR-139-5p and cisplatin, mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis were measured by using flow cytometry. Interaction with c-Jun and activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) was evaluated by co-immunoprecipitation. Expression of B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xl) and activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3 were detected by western blotting. RESULTS: Expression of miR-139-5p was decreased in SKOV3-R and A2780-R cells. Recovery of miR-139-5p increased the sensitivity of SKOV3-R and A2780-R cells to cisplatin treatment, inhibited the interaction of c-Jun and ATF2, and decreased Bcl-xl expression in SKOV3-R and A2780-R cells. Expression of miR-139-5p promoted cisplatin-induced mitochondrial apoptosis through binding the 3' untranslated region of c-Jun mRNA. CONCLUSION: Recovery of miR-139-5p suppressed the expression of c-Jun and thus reversed cisplatin-resistance in ovarian cancer. CI - (c) 2018 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel. FAU - Jiang, Ying AU - Jiang Y FAU - Jiang, Jing AU - Jiang J FAU - Jia, Haiqing AU - Jia H FAU - Qiao, Zhiwei AU - Qiao Z FAU - Zhang, Jingru AU - Zhang J LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181115 PL - Germany TA - Cell Physiol Biochem JT - Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology JID - 9113221 RN - 0 (3' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (ATF2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Activating Transcription Factor 2) RN - 0 (Antagomirs) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (MIRN139 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (bcl-X Protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - Q20Q21Q62J (Cisplatin) SB - IM MH - 3' Untranslated Regions MH - Activating Transcription Factor 2/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Antagomirs/metabolism MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cisplatin/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects MH - Humans MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Nude MH - MicroRNAs/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy/pathology MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - bcl-X Protein/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - C-Jun OT - Cisplatin OT - Ovarian cancer OT - miR-139-5p EDAT- 2018/11/16 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/12 06:00 CRDT- 2018/11/16 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - 000495169 [pii] AID - 10.1159/000495169 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Physiol Biochem. 2018;51(1):129-141. doi: 10.1159/000495169. Epub 2018 Nov 15.