Purple sweet potato anthocyanin regulates the proliferation, migration and invasion of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells through circ_0003998/miR-145 axis / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[摘 要] 目的：探讨紫甘薯花色苷（purple sweet potato anthocyanin, PSPA）是否通过circ_0003998/miR-145轴调控乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭。方法：选用乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞，将其分为对照组，200、400和800 μg/ml PSPA组，pcDNA组、pcDNA-circ_0003998组、si-NC组、si-circ_0003998组、si-circ_0003998+anti-miR-145组、PSPA+pcDNA组、PSPA+pcDNA-circ_0003998组和PSPA+anti-miR-145组。用qPCR法检测细胞中circ_0003998和miR-145的表达，CCK-8法、Transwell小室法分别检测转染前后细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力，WB法检测细胞中Ki-67、MMP-2和MMP-9蛋白的表达。用双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证circ_0003998与miR-145的靶向关系。结果：与对照组比较，各剂量PSPA组MDA-MB-231细胞的增殖抑制率、miR-145表达水平均显著升高（均P<0.01），Ki-67、MMP-2、MMP-9蛋白和circ_0003998的表达水平、细胞迁移和侵袭细胞数均显著降低（均P<0.01），并呈现浓度依赖性。circ_0003998可以靶向负调控miR-145的表达。敲减circ_0003998后，MDA-MB-231细胞的增殖抑制率、miR-145表达水平显著升高，Ki-67、MMP-2和MMP-9蛋白表达水平、细胞迁移和侵袭细胞数均显著减少（均P<0.01）。共转染si-circ_0003998和anti-miR-145则可逆转敲减circ_0003998表达对MDA-MB-231细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的抑制作用，过表达circ_0003998或抑制miR-145表达可逆转PSPA对MDA-MB-231细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的抑制作用。结论：PSPA通过circ_0003998/miR-145轴抑制乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭。

CBS promoter hypermethylation increases the risk of hypertension and stroke

OBJECTIVES: Cystathionine β-synthase is a major enzyme in the metabolism of plasma homocysteine. Hyperhomocysteinemia is positively associated with hypertension and stroke. The present study was performed to examine the possible effects of Cystathionine β-synthase promoter methylation on the development of hypertension and stroke. METHODS: Using quantitative methylation-specific PCR, we determined the Cystathionine β-synthase methylation levels in 218 healthy individuals and 132 and 243 age- and gender-matched stroke and hypertensive patients, respectively. The relative changes in Cystathionine β-synthase promoter methylation were analyzed using the 2-ΔΔCt method. The percent of the methylated reference of Cystathionine β-synthase was used to represent the Cystathionine β-synthase promoter methylation levels. RESULTS: In this study, the Cystathionine β-synthase promoter methylation levels of hypertensive and stroke participants were both higher than that of the healthy individuals (median percentages of the methylated reference were 50.61%, 38.05% and 30.53%, respectively, all p<0.001). Multivariable analysis showed that Cystathionine β-synthase promoter hypermethylation increased the risk of hypertension [odds ratio, OR (95% confidence interval, CI)=1.035 (1.025-1.045)] and stroke [OR (95% CI)=1.015 (1.003-1.028)]. The area under the curve of Cystathionine β-synthase promoter methylation was 0.844 (95% CI: 0.796-0.892) in male patients with hypertension and 0.722 (95% CI: 0.653-0.799) in male patients with stroke. CONCLUSION: Cystathionine β-synthase promoter hypermethylation increases the risk of hypertension and stroke, especially in male patients.

Comparisons of serum miRNA expression profiles in patients with diabetic retinopathy and type 2 diabetes mellitus

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the expression levels of serum miRNAs in diabetic retinopathy and type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: Serum miRNA expression profiles from diabetic retinopathy cases (type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with diabetic retinopathy) and type 2 diabetes mellitus controls (type 2 diabetes mellitus patients without diabetic retinopathy) were examined by miRNA-specific microarray analysis. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to validate the significantly differentially expressed serum miRNAs from the microarray analysis of 45 diabetic retinopathy cases and 45 age-, sex-, body mass index- and duration-of-diabetes-matched type 2 diabetes mellitus controls. The relative changes in serum miRNA expression levels were analyzed using the 2-ΔΔCt method. RESULTS: A total of 5 diabetic retinopathy cases and 5 type 2 diabetes mellitus controls were included in the miRNA-specific microarray analysis. The serum levels of miR-3939 and miR-1910-3p differed significantly between the two groups in the screening stage; however, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction did not reveal significant differences in miRNA expression for 45 diabetic retinopathy cases and their matched type 2 diabetes mellitus controls. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that miR-3939 and miR-1910-3p may not play important roles in the development of diabetic retinopathy; however, studies with a larger sample size are needed to confirm our findings.