PMID- 30964170 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200807 LR - 20200807 IS - 2284-0729 (Electronic) IS - 1128-3602 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 6 DP - 2019 Mar TI - MiRNA-153-3p promotes gefitinib-sensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer by inhibiting ATG5 expression and autophagy. PG - 2444-2452 LID - 17391 [pii] LID - 10.26355/eurrev_201903_17391 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To clarify the function of miRNA-153-3p in gefitinib-sensitive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the underlying mechanism. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The expressions of miRNA-153-3p, LC3B and ATG5 in gefitinib-resistant and gefitinib-sensitive NSCLC tissues were determined by quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). The correlation between miRNA-153-3p to LC3B or ATG5 was analyzed. We evaluated autophagy level in gefitinib-resistant NSCLC cells by calculating the percentage of PC-9/GR and HCC827/GR cells with positive GFP-LC3, as well as determining autophagy-related gene levels. The potential binding between ATG5 and miRNA-153-3p were verified by Dual-Luciferase reporter gene assay. The regulatory effects of miRNA-153-3p/ATG5 on gefitinib-sensitivity and apoptosis were finally examined by cytotoxicity assay and Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)/Propidium Iodide (PI) staining, respectively. RESULTS: MiRNA-153-3p was lowly expressed in gefitinib-resistant NSCLC relative to the gefitinib-sensitive ones. MiRNA-153-3p was negatively correlated with autophagy activity marker LC3B in gefitinib-resistant NSCLC patients. Compared with parental cells, gefitinib-resistant NSCLC cell lines PC-9/GR and HCC827/GR presented a lower level of miRNA-153-3p and a higher level of autophagy. The overexpression of miRNA-153-3p greatly inhibited autophagy level. ATG5 could directly bind to miRNA-153-3p, and ATG5 was highly expressed in gefitinib-resistant NSCLC. The correlation analysis found a negative correlation between ATG5 and miRNA-153-3p and a positive correlation between ATG5 and LC3B in gefitinib-resistant NSCLC. More importantly, ATG5 reversed the regulatory effects of miRNA-153-3p on autophagy, gefitinib-sensitivity and apoptosis of PC-9/GR and HCC827/GR cells. CONCLUSIONS: MiRNA-153-3p is lowly expressed in gefitinib-resistant NSCLC patients. The overexpression of miRNA-153-3p enhances gefitinib-sensitivity in NSCLC by inhibiting autophagy via downregulating ATG5. FAU - Zhang, W AU - Zhang W AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China. yssqm12@sina.com. FAU - Dong, Y-Z AU - Dong YZ FAU - Du, X AU - Du X FAU - Peng, X-N AU - Peng XN FAU - Shen, Q-M AU - Shen QM LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Italy TA - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci JT - European review for medical and pharmacological sciences JID - 9717360 RN - 0 (ATG5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Autophagy-Related Protein 5) RN - 0 (MAP1LC3B protein, human) RN - 0 (MIRN153 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Microtubule-Associated Proteins) RN - S65743JHBS (Gefitinib) SB - IM MH - Autophagy/drug effects MH - Autophagy-Related Protein 5/*genetics/metabolism MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Down-Regulation MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - Gefitinib/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Microtubule-Associated Proteins/metabolism EDAT- 2019/04/10 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/08 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/10 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/08 06:00 [medline] AID - 17391 [pii] AID - 10.26355/eurrev_201903_17391 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2019 Mar;23(6):2444-2452. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201903_17391.