PMID- 32373969 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210329 LR - 20210329 IS - 2284-0729 (Electronic) IS - 1128-3602 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 8 DP - 2020 Apr TI - Circ_0067934 correlates with poor prognosis and promotes laryngeal squamous cell cancer progression by sponging miR-1324. PG - 4320-4327 LID - 21013 [pii] LID - 10.26355/eurrev_202004_21013 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: As a kind of non-coding RNA, circular RNA (circRNA) plays a regulatory role in many tumors. Our intention was to investigate the clinical significance, biological function, and molecular regulation mechanisms of circ_0067934 in laryngeal squamous cell cancer (LSCC) progression. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The expression levels of circ_0067934 in LSCC tumor samples and cells were determined by quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). The associations of circ_0067934 expression with clinicopathological features and overall survival in LSCC patients were statistically analyzed. The biological function of circ_0067934 in LSCC cells was analyzed by CCK-8, colony formation, EdU, and transwell assays. Dual-Luciferase reporter assay was conducted to verify that circ_0067934 may sponge miR-1324 to regulate proliferation and migration of LSCC. RESULTS: Circ_0067934 expression was remarkably upregulated in LSCC tissues and cells. High level of circ_0067934 was significantly related to tumor size, lymph node status, and distant metastasis of LSCC. Furthermore, highly expressed circ_0067934 could result in notably worse survival. In vitro experiments showed that down-regulation of circ_0067934 inhibited proliferation and migration of LSCC cells. Mechanism analysis revealed that circ_0067934 regulated LSCC development by sponging miR-1324. CONCLUSIONS: Circ_0067934 may function as an oncogene in LSCC, which provided a feasible prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for LSCC. FAU - Chu, Y-L AU - Chu YL AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Air Force Hospital of the Northern Theater of the People's Liberation Army, Shenyang, China. 283598876@qq.com. 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 (MIRN1324 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis/*genetics/*pathology MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis/*genetics/*pathology MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics/metabolism MH - Middle Aged MH - Prognosis MH - RNA, Circular/genetics/*metabolism EDAT- 2020/05/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/30 06:00 CRDT- 2020/05/07 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/05/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/30 06:00 [medline] AID - 21013 [pii] AID - 10.26355/eurrev_202004_21013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 Apr;24(8):4320-4327. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202004_21013.