MicroRNA-184 acts as a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker in epithelial ovarian cancer and regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis and inflammation

作者：Qin, Chong-Zhen; Lou, Xiao-Ya; Lv, Qiao-Li; Cheng, Lin; Wu, Na-Yiyuan; Hu, Lei; Zhou, Hong-Hao^*

来源：Pharmazie, 2015, 70(10): 668-673.

DOI：10.1691/ph.2015.5577

• SOLUBLE RECEPTORS
• EXPRESSION
• MIR-184
• RISK
• GENE
• DIFFERENTIATION
• NEUROBLASTOMA
• SIGNATURES
• CARCINOMA
• PROFILES

MicroRNA-184 (miR-184) is found to be significantly deregulated in human cancers associated with tumorigenesis and progression. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of miR-184 expression in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Relative expression of miR-184 was measured by quantificational real-time polymerase chain reaction assay (qRT-PCR) in 80 EOC patients. Kaplan-Meier curve and the log-rank test were conducted to detect the prognostic value of miR-184. Function assays including cell proliferation, apoptosis and inflammation were further explored in vitro. We found that miR-184 was down-regulated in EOC tissues and cell lines compared with paired non-cancerous tissues and IOSE, respectively. Moreover, miR-184 was expressed at significantly lower levels in late-stage (III/IV) EOC tissues. Cox regression multivariate analysis indicated that miR-184 and FIGO stage were independent prognostic indicators for EOC patients. Patients with high miR-184 level achieved significantly a higher 5-year survival rate compared with low level group (P<0.001). Functional assays showed that miR-184 over-expression could suppress EOC cell proliferation as well as inflammation and induce apoptosis in vitro. Altogether, our results suggest that miR-184 together with pathologic diagnosis is critical for prognosis determination in EOC patients and help select treatment strategy.

• 出版日期2015-10
• 单位中南大学