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J Gene Med ; 26(1): e3616, 2024 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38049938

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BACKGROUND: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare tumor with extraordinarily different features between Eastern and Western countries. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGFA) was originally identified as a secreted signaling protein and regulator of vascular development and cancer progression. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of VEGFA by microRNA in UTUC. METHODS: VEGFA expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 140 human UTUC tissue samples. Next, we assessed the regulatory relationship between VEGFA and miR-299-3p by real-time PCR, western blotting, ELISA and dual-luciferase reporter assays using two UTUC cell lines. The role of miR-299-3p/VEGFA in cell proliferation, motility, invasion, and tube formation was analyzed in vitro. RESULTS: High VEGFA expression was significantly associated with tumor stage, grade, distant metastasis and cancer-related death and correlated with poor progression-free and cancer-specific survival. VEGFA knockdown repressed proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis in UTUC cell lines. miR-299-3p significantly reduced VEGFA protein expression and miR-299-3p overexpression inhibited VEGFA mRNA and protein expression by directly targeting its 3'-UTR. Functional studies indicated that VEGFA overexpression reversed the miR-299-3p-mediated suppression of tumor cell proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis. In addition, miR-299-3p/VEGFA suppressed cellular functions in UTUC by modulating the expression of P18 and cyclin E2. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that miR-299-3p possibly suppresses UTUC cell proliferation, motility, invasion and angiogenesis via VEGFA. VEGFA may act as a prognostic predictor, and both VEGFA and miR-299-3p could be potential therapeutic targets for UTUC.


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Carcinoma de Células Transicionales , MicroARNs , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria , Humanos , Angiogénesis , Carcinoma de Células Transicionales/genética , Línea Celular Tumoral , Movimiento Celular , Proliferación Celular , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , MicroARNs/genética , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/genética , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/genética , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo
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