Background Invasion growth is the most characteristic biological phenotype of glioblastoma, but the molecular mechanism in glioma cell invasion is poorly understood. Recent data have showed that microRNA plays an esse...Background Invasion growth is the most characteristic biological phenotype of glioblastoma, but the molecular mechanism in glioma cell invasion is poorly understood. Recent data have showed that microRNA plays an essential role in tumor invasion. Our study aimed to explore the mechanism of miR-7 involved in the control of glioblastoma cell invasion. Methods Glioma cell invasion was evaluated by transwell and scratch assays after up-regulation of miR-7 using miR-7 mimics in U87 and U251 cells. Luciferase reporter assay was used to determine focal adhesion kinase （FAK） as a target of miR-7. The levels of miR-7, matrix metalloproteinases （MMP）-2 and MMP-9 mRNA were detected by PCR assay, and the levels of FAK, MMP-2, MMP-9, total and phosphorylation serine/threonine kinase （AKT）, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase （ERK） 1/2 were measured by Western blotting analysis. Results Over-expression of miR-7 inhibited the invasion and migration activity of U87 and U251 cells. And up-regulation of miR-7 reduced FAK protein expression, Further, luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-7 modulated FAK expression directly by binding 3＇UTR of FAK mRNA. In addition, miR-7 repressed p-ERK1/2 and p-AKT level, MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. Finally, the inverse relationship between FAK and miR-7 expression was certificated in human glioma tissues. Conclusion To our knowledge, these data indicate for the first time that miR-7 directly regulates cell invasion by targeting FAK in glioblastoma and that miR-7 could be a potential therapeutic target for glioblastoma intervention.展开更多
目的:探讨大肠癌组织中埃兹蛋白(Ezrin),黏着斑激酶(FAK)及上皮细胞钙黏蛋白(E-cadherin)的表达及其与肿瘤侵袭和转移的关系.方法:大肠癌组织标本50例,其中高分化腺癌13例,中低分化腺癌37例;无淋巴结转移30例,淋巴结转移20例.采用免疫...目的:探讨大肠癌组织中埃兹蛋白(Ezrin),黏着斑激酶(FAK)及上皮细胞钙黏蛋白(E-cadherin)的表达及其与肿瘤侵袭和转移的关系.方法:大肠癌组织标本50例,其中高分化腺癌13例,中低分化腺癌37例;无淋巴结转移30例,淋巴结转移20例.采用免疫组织化学方法检测50例大肠癌组织中Ezrin,FAK及E-cadherin的蛋白表达,并运用统计学方法分析Ezrin,FAK及E-cadherin的表达与大肠癌各种临床病理特征的关系及三者的相关性.结果:Ezrin在中低分化、伴有淋巴结转移及Dukes C+D期大肠癌的阳性表达率显著高于高分化、无淋巴结转移及Dukes A+B期大肠癌(83.78% vs 46.15%,P<0.01;95.00%vs 60.00%,P<0.01;95.00% vs 60.00%,P<0.01),而E-cadherin在以上组织中的表达正好相反(24.32% vs 69.23%,P<0.01;10.00% vs 53.33%,P<0.01;10.00% vs 53.33%,P<0.01),其均与患者性别及年龄大小均无关(P>0.05).FAK在Dukes C+D期、伴有淋巴结转移大肠癌组织中的阳性表达显著高于Dukes A+B、无淋巴转移组织(100.00% vs 63.33%,P<0.01;100.00% vs 63-33%,P<0.01),而与肿瘤的分化程度、患者性别及年龄大小均无关(P>0.05).经Spearman相关分析,Ezrin与FAK在大肠癌组织中的表达呈正相关(r=0.346,P<0.05),E-cadherin与Ezrin、FAK在大肠癌组织中的表达均呈明显负相关(r=-0.410,P<0.01;r=-0.406,P<0.01).结论:Ezrin,FAK及E-cadherin在大肠癌组织中的异常表达与肿瘤组织的浸润和转移密切相关,联合检测可以作为一组有效的大肠癌肿瘤标记和预后指标.展开更多
基金This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China （No. 81072078 and No. 30872657）, Jiangsu Province＇s Natural Science Foundation （No. BK2008475, No. 2009444 and No. 2010580）, the Program for Development of Innovative Research Team in the First Affiliated Hospital of NJMU, and Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
文摘Background Invasion growth is the most characteristic biological phenotype of glioblastoma, but the molecular mechanism in glioma cell invasion is poorly understood. Recent data have showed that microRNA plays an essential role in tumor invasion. Our study aimed to explore the mechanism of miR-7 involved in the control of glioblastoma cell invasion. Methods Glioma cell invasion was evaluated by transwell and scratch assays after up-regulation of miR-7 using miR-7 mimics in U87 and U251 cells. Luciferase reporter assay was used to determine focal adhesion kinase （FAK） as a target of miR-7. The levels of miR-7, matrix metalloproteinases （MMP）-2 and MMP-9 mRNA were detected by PCR assay, and the levels of FAK, MMP-2, MMP-9, total and phosphorylation serine/threonine kinase （AKT）, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase （ERK） 1/2 were measured by Western blotting analysis. Results Over-expression of miR-7 inhibited the invasion and migration activity of U87 and U251 cells. And up-regulation of miR-7 reduced FAK protein expression, Further, luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-7 modulated FAK expression directly by binding 3＇UTR of FAK mRNA. In addition, miR-7 repressed p-ERK1/2 and p-AKT level, MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. Finally, the inverse relationship between FAK and miR-7 expression was certificated in human glioma tissues. Conclusion To our knowledge, these data indicate for the first time that miR-7 directly regulates cell invasion by targeting FAK in glioblastoma and that miR-7 could be a potential therapeutic target for glioblastoma intervention.
文摘目的:探讨大肠癌组织中埃兹蛋白(Ezrin),黏着斑激酶(FAK)及上皮细胞钙黏蛋白(E-cadherin)的表达及其与肿瘤侵袭和转移的关系.方法:大肠癌组织标本50例,其中高分化腺癌13例,中低分化腺癌37例;无淋巴结转移30例,淋巴结转移20例.采用免疫组织化学方法检测50例大肠癌组织中Ezrin,FAK及E-cadherin的蛋白表达,并运用统计学方法分析Ezrin,FAK及E-cadherin的表达与大肠癌各种临床病理特征的关系及三者的相关性.结果:Ezrin在中低分化、伴有淋巴结转移及Dukes C+D期大肠癌的阳性表达率显著高于高分化、无淋巴结转移及Dukes A+B期大肠癌(83.78% vs 46.15%,P<0.01;95.00%vs 60.00%,P<0.01;95.00% vs 60.00%,P<0.01),而E-cadherin在以上组织中的表达正好相反(24.32% vs 69.23%,P<0.01;10.00% vs 53.33%,P<0.01;10.00% vs 53.33%,P<0.01),其均与患者性别及年龄大小均无关(P>0.05).FAK在Dukes C+D期、伴有淋巴结转移大肠癌组织中的阳性表达显著高于Dukes A+B、无淋巴转移组织(100.00% vs 63.33%,P<0.01;100.00% vs 63-33%,P<0.01),而与肿瘤的分化程度、患者性别及年龄大小均无关(P>0.05).经Spearman相关分析,Ezrin与FAK在大肠癌组织中的表达呈正相关(r=0.346,P<0.05),E-cadherin与Ezrin、FAK在大肠癌组织中的表达均呈明显负相关(r=-0.410,P<0.01;r=-0.406,P<0.01).结论:Ezrin,FAK及E-cadherin在大肠癌组织中的异常表达与肿瘤组织的浸润和转移密切相关,联合检测可以作为一组有效的大肠癌肿瘤标记和预后指标.
