PMID- 32825967 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210701 LR - 20210701 IS - 1618-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0344-0338 (Linking) VI - 216 IP - 9 DP - 2020 Sep TI - Circ_0000218 plays a carcinogenic role in laryngeal cancer through regulating microRNA-139-3p/Smad3 axis. PG - 153103 LID - S0344-0338(20)31958-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153103 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) accounts for about 85%-90% of all cases of laryngeal cancer. So far, the role and molecular mechanism of circular RNA 0,000,218 (circ_0000218)/microRNA (miR)-139-3p in laryngeal cancer are not clear. The present study aimed to investigate the role and regulatory mechanism of circ_0000218/miR-139-3p in laryngeal cancerin vitro and in vivo. METHODS: quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of circ_0000218/miR-139-3p in LSCC cells. Dual luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay were used to confirm binding sites between miR-139-3p and smad family member 3 (Smad3), and circ_0000218 and miR-139-3p. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and cell apoptosis analysis were used to detect cell viability and apoptosis. Xenograft experiment was performed to show in vivo effect of circ_0000218/miR-139-3p on the growth of LSCC. RESULTS: Circ_0000218 was highly expressed in LSCC cells. miR-139-3p, lower expressed in LSCC cells, was negatively regulated by circ_0000218 in LSCC cells. Besides, the findings suggested that circ_0000218 silencing inhibited the LSCC cell viability and promoted apoptosis by negatively regulating miR-139-3p expression. Furthermore, the data indicated that miR-139-3p inhibited the viability of LSCC cells and promoted apoptosis, and these effects were reversed by Smad3 over-expression. In addition, the in vivo effects of circ_0000218/miR-139-3p on LSCC were consistent with the in vitro study. CONCLUSIONS: circ_0000218 inhibition inhibited the growth of LSCC by targeting miR-139-3p/Smad3 axis. Our present study provided a new target for laryngeal cancer treatment. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. FAU - Bai, Yiyang AU - Bai Y AD - Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Hou, Jia AU - Hou J AD - Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Wang, Xiao AU - Wang X AD - Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Geng, Luying AU - Geng L AD - Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Jia, Xiaohui AU - Jia X AD - Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Xiang, Luochengling AU - Xiang L AD - Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. FAU - Nan, Kejun AU - Nan K AD - Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China; Oncology Hospital, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, China. Electronic address: nankj0516@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200710 PL - Germany TA - Pathol Res Pract JT - Pathology, research and practice JID - 7806109 RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (Carcinogens) RN - 0 (MIRN139 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) RN - 0 (SMAD3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Smad3 Protein) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/metabolism MH - Carcinogenesis/genetics MH - Carcinogens/metabolism MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - RNA, Circular/*genetics MH - Smad3 Protein/*metabolism MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/*genetics/pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Laryngeal cancer OT - Smad3 OT - circ_0000218 OT - microRNA-139-3p EDAT- 2020/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/02 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/02 06:00 [medline] AID - S0344-0338(20)31958-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153103 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pathol Res Pract. 2020 Sep;216(9):153103. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153103. Epub 2020 Jul 10.