PMID- 33680908 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210310 IS - 2234-943X (Print) IS - 2234-943X (Electronic) IS - 2234-943X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2020 TI - Down-Regulation of MiR-181c-5p Promotes Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma via Targeting SERPINE1. PG - 544476 LID - 10.3389/fonc.2020.544476 [doi] LID - 544476 AB - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) arises from the squamous epithelium of the larynx and is associated with a high incidence of cervical lymph node metastasis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in the epigenetic regulation of cellular biological processes, including cancer metastasis. However, the molecular mechanisms of specific miRNAs responsible for LSCC metastasis and their clinical significance have yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, LSCC cohort datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were downloaded and examined by comprehensive bioinformatics analysis, which revealed that upregulation of mRNA SERPINE1 and downregulation of miR-181c-5p were associated with unfavorable overall survival. Our analysis showed that SERPINE1 expression negatively correlated with the expression level of miR-181c-5p in our LSCC patient samples. Silencing of miR-181c-5p expression promoted cell migration and invasion in cell lines, whereas the overexpression of miR-181c-5p suppressed cell migration and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through the downregulation of SERPINE1. Further analysis showed that the enhancement effect on EMT and metastasis induced by silencing miR-181c-5p could be rescued through knockdown of SERPINE1 expression in vitro. Collectively, our findings indicated that miR-181c-5p acted as an EMT suppressor miRNA by downregulation of SERPINE1 in LSCC and offers novel strategies for the prevention of metastasis in LSCC. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Li, Wu, Tang, Fan, Liu, Fang, Wang and Zhao. FAU - Li, Xin AU - Li X AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Wu, Ping AU - Wu P AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Tang, Yaoyun AU - Tang Y AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Fan, Yuhua AU - Fan Y AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Liu, Yalan AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Fang, Xing AU - Fang X AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Wang, Wei AU - Wang W AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Zhao, Suping AU - Zhao S AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201221 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Oncol JT - Frontiers in oncology JID - 101568867 PMC - PMC7931772 OTO - NOTNLM OT - biomarker OT - epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - mRNA OT - miRNA COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/09 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/09 06:01 PMCR- 2020/01/01 CRDT- 2021/03/08 05:54 PHST- 2020/03/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/11/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/08 05:54 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fonc.2020.544476 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Oncol. 2020 Dec 21;10:544476. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.544476. eCollection 2020.