PMID- 31138759 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200807 LR - 20200807 IS - 1573-4935 (Electronic) IS - 0144-8463 (Print) IS - 0144-8463 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 6 DP - 2019 Jun 28 TI - MicroRNA-198 inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis by directly suppressing FGFR1 in gastric cancer. LID - BSR20181258 [pii] LID - 10.1042/BSR20181258 [doi] AB - MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are increasingly recognized as important therapeutic targets in cancer. Here we aim to investigate the role of miR-198, a broad-spectrum tumor suppressor, in gastric cancer (GC). MiR-198 overexpression was achieved by transfection of miR-198 mimics, followed by evaluation of cell viability using cell-counting kit 8. Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis were assessed by Annexin-V-FITC/Propidium Iodide (PI) staining flow cytometry respectively. The target of miR-198 was identified by bioinformatical analysis and confirmed by dual-luciferase assay, along with real-time PCR and Western blot analyses of target gene expression after transfection of miR-198 mimics. GC tissues were characterized by miR-198 down-regulation. Restoration of miR-198 expression attenuated GC cell proliferation and colony formation, meanwhile inducing significant G(0)/G(1) arrest. Furthermore, combinatory therapy of cisplatin and miR-198 induced greater anti-tumor effects than treatment with cisplatin single therapy. We also identified fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) as a direct target gene of miR-198. Furthermore, FGFR1 silencing elicited a similar tumor-suppressive effect as miR-198 overexpression. FGFR1 overexpression antagonized the anti-tumor effects of miR-198 overexpression. MiR-198/FGFR1 axis plays an important role in proliferation and apoptosis of GC. Therapies targeted to miR-198 can potentially improve GC treatment. CI - (c) 2019 The Author(s). FAU - Gu, Junxia AU - Gu J AD - Department of Digestive, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City, Henan Province, 471003, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Xiaozhen AU - Li X AD - Department of Digestive, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City, Henan Province, 471003, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Hui AU - Li H AD - Department of Digestive, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City, Henan Province, 471003, P.R. China. FAU - Jin, Zhe AU - Jin Z AD - Endoscopy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City, Henan Province, 471003, P.R. China. FAU - Jin, Jianjun AU - Jin J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2625-428X AD - Department of Digestive, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City, Henan Province, 471003, P.R. China qcagax1@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190610 PL - England TA - Biosci Rep JT - Bioscience reports JID - 8102797 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (MIRN198 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (FGFR1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/*genetics MH - Carcinogenesis/genetics MH - Cell Cycle Checkpoints/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Gene Silencing MH - Genes, Tumor Suppressor MH - Humans MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1/*genetics MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology PMC - PMC6558723 OTO - NOTNLM OT - FGFR1 OT - gastric cancer OT - gene therapy OT - miR-198 OT - miRNA COIS- The authors declare that there are no competing interests associated with the manuscript. EDAT- 2019/05/30 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/08 06:00 PMCR- 2019/06/10 CRDT- 2019/05/30 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/04/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/04/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BSR20181258 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BSR20181258 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biosci Rep. 2019 Jun 10;39(6):BSR20181258. doi: 10.1042/BSR20181258. Print 2019 Jun 28.