PMID- 32863913 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Oct TI - miR-375-3p inhibits the progression of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma by targeting hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta. PG - 80 LID - 10.3892/ol.2020.11941 [doi] LID - 80 AB - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed head and neck cancers worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) regulate the progression of tumorigenesis and the malignant behaviors of cancer cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the function and underlying mechanism of miR-375-3p in LSCC. The expression of miR-375-3p in LSCC tissues and cells was detected using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. The effects of miR-375-3p on the malignant phenotype of LSCC cells was determined using the Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and flow cytometry. The targets of miR-375-3p were predicted using the miRDB database and confirmed by the luciferase reporter assay. The results of the present study demonstrated that miR-375-3p was downregulated in LSCC tissues and cell lines. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-375-3p significantly suppressed the proliferation and cell cycle progression of LSCC cells. Overexpression of miR-375-3p also increased LSCC cell apoptosis. Mechanistical analysis indicated that miR-375-3p bound the 3'-untranslated region of the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1beta (HNF1beta) and decreased its expression in LSCC cells. Consistent with the role of HNF1beta in glucose metabolism, overexpression of miR-375-3p significantly inhibited glucose consumption and lactate production in LSCC cells. Transfection with HNF1beta notably reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-375-3p on the proliferation of LSCC cells. Collectively, these results indicate the tumor suppressive role of miR-375-3p in LSCC via HNF1beta, suggesting that miR-375-3p may serve as a potential target in the treatment of LSCC. CI - Copyright: (c) Chang et al. FAU - Chang, Kunpeng AU - Chang K AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, Henan 471000, P.R. China. FAU - Wei, Zhenxing AU - Wei Z AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, Henan 471000, P.R. China. FAU - Cao, Hua AU - Cao H AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200803 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC7436894 OTO - NOTNLM OT - hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - microRNA-375-3p EDAT- 2020/08/31 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/31 06:01 PMCR- 2020/08/03 CRDT- 2020/09/01 06:00 PHST- 2019/03/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - OL-0-0-11941 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2020.11941 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2020 Oct;20(4):80. doi: 10.3892/ol.2020.11941. Epub 2020 Aug 3.