长链非编码RNA PCA3对前列腺癌细胞LNCaP增殖和侵袭的影响及其机制的研究

目的 探讨长链非编码RNA PCA3对前列腺癌细胞LNCaP增殖和侵袭的影响并初步分析其机制。方法 将lncRNA PCA3抑制物转染前列腺癌细胞LNCaP,沉默细胞中lncRNA PCA3的表达,分为untreated组（对照组）、si-PCA3组（沉默PCA3）、miR-218 mimics组（转染miR-218模拟物）、si-PCA3+miR-218 inhibitor组（同时沉默PCA3和miR-218）,实时定量PCR检测各组LNCaP细胞lncRNA PCA3、miR-218和Runx2表达,双荧光素酶报告基因实验分别分析lncRNA PCA3和miR-218,miR-218和Runx2的靶向关系,采用CCK-8法检测各组LNCaP细胞增殖能力,Transwell实验检测各组LNCaP细胞侵袭能力,Western blot检测各组LNCaP细胞Runx2蛋白表达。结果 转染PCA3抑制物能够显著降低LNCaP细胞lncRNA PCA3和Runx2的表达,上调miR-218的表达（P<0.05）;转染miR-218模拟物,可以降低Runx2的表达（P<0.05）;同时抑制PCA3和miR-218表达后,Runx2表达无明显变化（P>0.05）,双荧光素酶实验表明lncRNA PCA3可以靶向调控miR-218,miR-218可以靶向调控Runx2。lncRNA PCA3表达抑制后,LNCaP细胞的增殖与侵袭能力显著降低（P<0.05）。结论 抑制lncRNA PCA3可以抑制前列腺癌细胞LNCaP的增殖和侵袭,其机制可能与调控miR-218/Runx2轴表达有关。     

异丙酚通过miR-218抑制人食管鳞癌细胞系KYSE150的侵袭和迁移

目的探讨异丙酚对人食管鳞癌细胞系KYSE150侵袭和迁移的影响及其机制。方法以0、2.5、5和10μg/L异丙酚处理KYSE150细胞,24 h后分别采用Transwell小室法和划痕实验检测细胞的侵袭和迁移能力;RT-qPCR检测细胞中miR-218的表达;Western blot检测HMGB1蛋白的表达;生物信息学软件预测和双荧光素酶报告基因实验检测miR-218和HMGB1的靶向关系,观察miR-218对HMGB1蛋白的调控作用。采用脂质体法转染miR-218抑制剂或pcDNA3.1-HMGB1-GFP过表达载体质粒后,观察miR-218和HMGB1蛋白的表达以及下调miR-218或上调HMGB1表达对10μg/L异丙酚处理的KYSE150细胞侵袭和迁移的影响。结果异丙酚呈浓度依赖性地抑制KYSE150细胞侵袭、迁移和细胞中HMGB1蛋白的表达,并促进miR-218的表达(P<0.05)。双荧光素酶报告基因实验证实HMGB1是miR-218的靶基因,miR-218可负向调控HMGB1蛋白的表达(P<0.05)。下调miR-218表达可逆转异丙酚对KYSE150细胞侵袭和迁移的抑制作用(P<0.05);同时上调HMGB1表达可逆转异丙酚对KYSE150细胞侵袭和迁移的抑制作用(P<0.05)。结论异丙酚抑制食管鳞癌KYSE150细胞侵袭和迁移,其作用机制可能与miR-218靶向调控HMGB1有关。     

LncRNA UNC5B-AS1靶向miR-339-5p调控人肺腺癌细胞系A549增殖和凋亡

目的 旨在研究lncRNA UNC5B-AS1靶向miR-339-5p对肺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及分子机制.方法 体外培养人肺腺癌细胞系A549;将si-NC、si-UNC5B-AS1、miR-NC、miR-339-5p mimics、si-UNC5B-AS1与anti-miR-NC、si-UNC5B-AS1与anti...     

miR-107抑制胶质瘤细胞的体外增殖、迁移和侵袭

目的探讨miR-107对胶质瘤细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的调控机制。方法运用RT-qPCR检测人正常的星形胶质细胞系NHA、神经胶质瘤细胞系U87、A172、U251中miR-107和FOXK1的表达;将细胞分为miR-NC组(转染miR-NC)、miR-107组(转染miR-107 mimics)、si-NC组(转染si-NC)、si-FOXK1组(转染si-FOXK1)、miR-107+pcDNA3.1组(共转染miR-107 mimics和pcDNA3.1)和miR-107+pcDNA3.1-FOXK1组(共转染miR-107 mimics和pcDNA3.1-FOXK1);用脂质体法分别转染至U87细胞;CCK-8法检测细胞的增殖;Transwell小室实验检测细胞的迁移和侵袭;Western blot检测细胞中FOXK1的蛋白表达;双荧光素酶报告基因检测实验检测细胞的荧光活性。结果与正常的星形胶质细胞NHA相比,神经胶质瘤细胞U87、A172、U251中miR-107表达明显下调,FOXK1表达明显上调(P<0.05);过表达miR-107、敲减FOXK1均可抑制U87细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭;miR-107可抑制野生型FOXK1的细胞荧光活性,并负向调控FOXK1的表达;过表达FOXK1可逆转miR-107对U87细胞增殖迁移侵袭的抑制作用。结论 miR-107抑制胶质瘤细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的作用机制可能与靶向负调控FOXK1有关,将可为胶质瘤的诊断和治疗提供靶向治疗的依据。     

Knockdown of TMEM45A inhibits the proliferation,migration and invasion of glioma cells

Gliomas are the most common and aggressive type of primary adult brain tumor. Although high expression and prognostic value of TMEM45A has been recently reported in various types of human tumors, the association of TMEM45A expression and glioma is still unknown. Here, we reported that TMEM45A was significantly overexpressed in glioma tissues compared to non-tumorous brain tissues. Furthermore, TMEM45A mRNA levels were gradually increased with the increasing severity of histological grade of glioma. Moreover, high TMEM45A expression level was correlated with short survival time of glioma patients. Down-regulation of TMEM45A in two glioma cell lines, U251 and U373 by transected with TMEM45A siRNA resulted in a significant reduction of cell proliferation and G1-phase arrest. Additionally, we found that suppressing of TMEM45A expression in glioma cells remarkably suppressed cell migration and cell invasion. More importantly, TMEM45A siRNA treatment significantly down-regulated the proteins promoting cell cycles transition (Cyclin D1, CDK4 and PCNA) and cell invasion (MMP-2 and MMP-9), which indicted a possible mechanism underlying its functions on glioma. In summary, our study suggests that TMEM45A may work as an oncogene and a new effective therapeutic target for glioma treatment.     

Inhibitory effect of miR-184 on the potential of proliferation and invasion in human glioma and breast cancer cells in vitro

MiR-184 was an important suppressor to tumor cells proliferation and invasion and some studies show that it was down-regulated in aggressive human tumor cells and a potential tumor therapy target through expression of miR-184 results in reduced tumor cell aggressiveness. In this study, miR-184 showed an inhibitive activity of glioma U87MG cell line and breast cancer MCF-7 cell line in proliferation and invasion by MTS and transwell assay. We found that the miR-184 also could arrest cell cycle and adhesion by up-regulating the expression of p53 and p21 and activity of caspase-3/8, suppressing the expression of SND1, MMP-2/9, CD44 and activity of AKT/NF-κB pathway. The results showed that miR-184 could be a potential target for glioma and breast cancer treatment.     

Effect of miR-340 on gastric cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis

Gastric cancer pathogenesis is a multi-factor, multi-step, complicated process that related to gene abnormal expression. This study intended to explore the miR-340 effect on human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901 and BGG823 proliferation and apoptosis, as to provide theoretical basis and experimental evidence for potential clinical application. Array was used to screen gastric cancer related abnormal genes. Q-PCR was applied to detect the screened genes expression in tissue and gastric cancer cells. MTT and colony formation assay were performed to evaluate miR-340 impact on gastric cancer proliferation. Flow cytometry was used to determine cell cycle and cell apoptosis. Q-PCR showed that miR-340 overexpressed in gastric cancer tissue significantly compared with normal control (P < 0.01). MiR-340 overexpression can promote SGC-7901 and BGC823 cells proliferation with 50% proliferation rate. Soft agar colony formation assay also showed that miR-340 overexpression can facilitate gastric cancer cell proliferation. Cell cycle analysis revealed that miR-340 overexpression can reduce cell apoptosis. Annexin V/PI staining demonstrated that miR-340 transfection can decrease cell apoptotic rate (4.58%, 1.98%, 2.11%). MiR-340 can promote tumor cell growth and reduce cell apoptosis effectively.     

慢病毒介导的靶向骨桥蛋白的siRNA对人脑胶质瘤细胞侵袭和凋亡的影响

目的 研究骨桥蛋白(osteopontin,OPN)下调后对胶质瘤细胞侵袭和凋亡的影响.方法 在体外以慢病毒介导的OPN小干扰RNA(small interference,siRNA)感染胶质瘤细胞系U251细胞,实时PCR和Western印迹检测OPN表达.通过Transwell实验、流式细胞仪检测,观察OPN表达下调后对胶质瘤细胞侵袭和细胞凋亡的影响.结果 慢病毒介导的OPN siRNA感染能显著降低U251细胞OPNmRNA水平及蛋白表达,有效抑制U251细胞侵袭能力,并诱导其凋亡,OPN siRNA感染组中Bcl-2、尿激酶型纤溶酶原激活剂(uPA)、MMP-2和MMP-9明显减少,Bax显著增多.结论 慢病毒介导的OPNsiRNA可显著抑制U251细胞的侵袭,并促进其凋亡.     

Cyclic RNA Circ_0000735 sponges miR-502-5p to promote bladder cancer cell proliferation and invasion and inhibit apoptosis

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect on the proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis of bladder cancer cells through miR-502-5p of the Circ_0000735 circular RNA. Methods: Circ_0000735 and miR-502-5p expression of bladder cancer patients in malignant and paracancerous tissues was identified using qRT-PCR. Nucleoplasm isolation assay and RNase R enzymatic assay were used to classify Circ_0000735 subcellular origin and stability. Dual luciferase reporter assay and RIP assay were used to confirm Circ_0000735 and miR-502-5p targeting relationships. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion capacity were identified using CCK8, flow cytometry, and transwell assays. To confirm the effect of Circ_0000735 on tumorigenesis in nude mice, in vivo experiments were conducted. Results: Circ_0000735 expression was increased in bladder cancer tissues and cells compared with paraneoplastic tissues and normal cells, and miR-502-5p expression was reduced (both P<0.05). In the cytoplasm, Circ_0000735 was largely clustered and could not be digested by the RNase R enzyme, and ceRNA may play a role in bladder cancer cells. Circ_0000735 silencing prevented cell proliferation and invasion and facilitated apoptosis (all P<0.05). The incorporation of miR-502-5p inhibitor rescued the effect on bladder cancer cells of Circ_0000735 silencing. In vitro experiments showed that inhibition of Circ_0000735 expression was beneficial in suppressing tumorigenic ability in nude mice. Conclusion: Circ_0000735 can adsorb miR-502-5p to promote bladder cancer cell proliferation and invasion and inhibit apoptosis. Circ_0000735 may be an effective molecular target for bladder cancer therapy.     

miR-760对胃癌细胞系MGC-803增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响

目的探讨miR-760对胃癌细胞系MGC-803增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响。方法 Real-time PCR分析50例胃癌组织(C)及其癌旁(N)中miR-760的表达水平;用pc DNA3.1载体构建过表达miR-760的重组质粒(pc DNA-miR-760),实现miR-760在MGC-803细胞中的过表达;分别用CCK-8法、Transwell和划痕实验检测细胞增殖、侵袭和迁移能力。结果与癌旁对照组相比,36例(72%)胃癌组织中出现miR-760的表达下调;过表达miR-760能显著抑制MGC-803细胞的迁移和侵袭能力(P0.05),但对其增殖影响不大。结论 miR-760的表达下调可能与胃癌的进展有关,过表达miR-760可以抑制胃癌MGC-803细胞的迁移和侵袭。     

miR-219-5p对非小细胞肺癌细胞增殖、凋亡与侵袭的影响及其机制

目的:探索miR-219-5p对非小细胞肺癌(non-small cell lung cancer,NSCLC)细胞增殖、凋亡及侵袭的影响,并探讨其机制.方法:采用RT-PCR检测miR-219-5p在NSCLC细胞系H1299,A549,H1975及正常肺上皮细胞系BEAS-2B中的表达.将NSCLC细胞系H1299分成对照组和miR-219-5p组,用Lipofectamine 2000分别转染miR-219-5p scramble和miR-219-5p mimics,采用MTT法、流式细胞术及Transwell实验分别检测比较两组细胞增殖、凋亡及侵袭能力,Western印迹测定表皮生长因子受体(epidermal growth factor receptor,EGFR)及裂解型多聚腺苷二磷酸核糖聚合酶(poly ADP ribose polymerase,PARP)在两组细胞中的表达.结果:miR-219-5p在H1299,A549和H1975细胞系中的表达量均低于BEAS-2B,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);MTT实验显示在48,72,96及120 h,miR-219-5p组OD490 nm值显著低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);miR-219-5p组细胞凋亡率显著高于对照组(13.33%±1.20%vs 3.43%±0.12%),差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);miR-219-5p组侵袭细胞数显著少于对照组(67.5±9.9 vs 189.5±16.7),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);miR-219-5p组EGFR蛋白相对表达量为0.35±0.07,miR-219-5p组EGFR蛋白相对表达量显著低于对照组(1.0),差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);miR-219-5p组裂解型PARP蛋白相对表达量显著高于对照组(2.74±0.17 vs 1.0),差异有统计学意义(P<0.01).结论:miR-219-5p可抑制NSCLC的细胞增殖和侵袭并促进其凋亡,其机制可能与下调EGFR及上调PARP的表达有关.     

Down-regulation of HCP5 inhibits cell proliferation,migration, and invasion through regulating EPHA7 by competitively binding miR-101 in osteosarcoma

Patients with osteosarcoma (OS) usually have poor overall survival because of frequent metastasis. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to be associated with tumorigenesis and metastasis. In this study, we investigated the expression and roles of lncRNA human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex P5 (HCP5) in OS, aiming to provide a novel molecular mechanism for OS. HCP5 was up-regulated both in OS tissues and cell lines and high expression of HCP5 was associated to low survival in OS patients. Down-regulation of HCP5 inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, suggesting its carcinogenic role in OS. miR-101 was targeted by HCP5 and its expression was decreased in OS. The inhibitor of miR-101 reversed the impact of HCP5 down-regulation on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and metastasis in OS. Ephrin receptor 7 (EPHA7) was proved to be a target of miR-101 and had ability to recover the effects of miR-101 inhibitor in OS. In conclusion, lncRNA HCP5 knockdown suppressed cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, and induced apoptosis through depleting the expression of EPHA7 by binding to miR-101, providing a potential therapeutic strategy of HCP5 in OS.     

miR-143 down-regulates TLR2 expression in hepatoma cells and inhibits hepatoma cell proliferation and invasion

Hepatoma is a tumor with high degree of malignancy. A number of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes play certain roles in tumorigenesis and progression. Among which, miRNA, as an important class of gene regulators, play important roles in regulating tumorigenesis and development of hepatoma. So know well the unique molecular pathway is very important. Here, we showed that there is a different miR-143 expression patterns in different hepatoma tissues, and that miR-143 expressions contribute disease progress. By contrast, we down-regulated the expression of miR-143 with miR-143 mimics in HepG2 cells resulting in decreased proliferation. And the decreased proliferations of HepG2 cells were due to a G₀/G₁ arrest of cell cycle. During this progress, the increased apoptosis may be another major cause for decreased proliferation of HepG2 cells. And then, we found miR-143 down-regulation induced decreased mRNA and protein expressions of TLR2 and NF-κB. These results show that HepG2 cells depend to a greater extent on miR-143 for proliferation, and miR-143 down-regulation may induce a cell cycle arrest though TLR and NF-κB pathway. miR-143 blockade may be beneficial in therapy of Hepatoma.     

Curcumin inhibits the proliferation and invasion of human osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 by regulating miR-138

Objective: In this study, we screened the different human osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 miRNAs after the treatment of curcumin and explored the effects of curcumin on MG-63 cells and its mechanism. Methods: Affemitrix miRNA chip was used to detect the changes of miRNA expression profile in MG-63 cells before and after curcumin treatment, and screen different expression of miRNAs. The target gene of miRNA was analyzed by bioinformatics. The expression levels of miRNA-138 target genes Smad4, NFκB p65 and cyclin D3 were detected. MTT and Transwell Cell invasion assays were used to observe the effects of curcumin on MG-63 cells. Results: Curcumin could significantly inhibit the proliferation of MG-63 cells and the expression levels of miRNA-138 target genes Smad4, NFκB p65 and cyclin D3 in MG-63 cells (P<0.05); overexpression of hsa-miR-138 down-regulated the expression levels of Smad4, NFκB p65 and cyclin D3 compared with the treatment of curcumin, while inhibition of hsa-miR-138 up-regulated the expression levels of Smad4, NFκB p65 and cyclin D3. Conclusions: Curcumin could increase the expression of hsa-miR-138, hsa-miR-138 inhibited cell proliferation and invasive ability by inhibition of its target genes.     

lncRNA CERS6-AS1 通过调控 miR-138-2-3p 抑制人胶质瘤细胞系增殖

目的 探讨 lncRNA CERS6-AS1 对胶质瘤细胞生物学行为的影响及其可能作用机制。 方法 qRT-PCR 法检测胶质瘤组织、 癌旁组织中 CERS6-AS1 和 miR-138-2-3p 的表达量; Pearson 法分析胶质瘤组织中 CERS6-AS1 与 miR-138-2-3p 表达量的相关性; 体外培养人胶质瘤细胞 T98G, 将 si-NC、 si-CERS6-AS1、 miR-NC、 miR-138-2-3p mimics、 si-CERS6-AS1 与 anti-miR-NC、 si-CERS6-AS1 与 anti-miR-138-2-3p 分 别 转 染 至 T98G 细胞; CCK-8 法、 平板克隆形成实验、 Transwell 小室实验分别检测细胞增殖、 克隆形成、 迁移及侵袭 能力; 双荧光素酶报告基因实验检测 CERS6-AS1 和 miR-138-2-3p 的靶向关系。 结果 与癌旁组织比较, 胶 质瘤组织中 CERS6-AS1 的表达量升高 (P< 0. 05), miR-138-2-3p 的表达量降低 (P< 0. 05); CERS6-AS1 与 miR-138-2-3p 呈负相关 (r = - 0. 8899, P< 0. 001); si-CERS6-AS1 组细胞活力、 克隆形成细胞数、 迁移及侵 袭细胞数均低于 si-NC 组 (P< 0. 05); CERS6-AS1 可靶向调节 miR-138-2-3p 的表达; miR-138-2-3p 组细胞活 力、 克隆形成细胞数、 迁移及侵袭细胞数均少于 miR-NC 组 (P< 0. 05); si-CERS6-AS1 + anti-miR-138-2-3p 组细胞活力、 克隆形成细胞数、 迁移及侵袭细胞数均比 si-CERS6-AS1 + anti-miR-NC 组增多 (P< 0. 05)。 结论 干扰 CERS6-AS1 表达可通过调控 miR-138-2-3p 而抑制胶质瘤细胞增殖、 克隆形成、 迁移及侵袭。     

CDKN3 knockdown reduces cell proliferation,invasion and promotes apoptosis in human ovarian cancer

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3 (CDKN3) has been reported to promote tumor genesis. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible mechanisms of silence of CDKN3 exerting the suppressive role on epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). To study the potential function of CDKN3 enrolled in the regulation of ovarian tumor, we monitored the EOC cells SKOV3 and HO8910 behaviors including proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis and invasion. First, we found that CDKN3 was frequently over-expressed in EOC. Functional studies showed that silence of CDKN3 inhibited cancer cell proliferation by promoting cell cycle progression in G1 phase, decreased cell invasion and promoted EOC cells apoptosis. Western blot analysis of CDKN3-silence cells revealed down-regulation of DNA-replication and cell cycle related proteins. And, a significant correlation level of CDKN3 was observed which has been demonstrated to be a novel oncogene. These findings indicated that CDKN3 might serve as a useful potential target for treatment of ovarian cancer.     

miR-142-5p regulates pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis by regulation of RAP1A

Pancreatic cancer, one of the fatal and aggressive malignancies, leads the sixth cancer-associated death in China. microRNAs are believed to exert function in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. In the present study, we firstly found that miR-142-5p was downregulated in pancreatic cancer tumor tissues while Ras-related protein Rap-1 A (RAP1A) was upregulated compared with para-carcinoma non-tumor tissues. Then, we found that RAP1A could be a putative target gene of miR-142-5p by bioinformatics tool TargetScan. Furthermore, we conducted luciferase reporter assay, RT-qPCR, western blot and correlation analysis to demonstrate that miR-142-5p could negatively regulate RAP1A expression by binding to its 3′UTR. In addition, cell-counting kit 8 (CCK-8) and flow cytometry assays certified that miR-142-5p overexpression may inhibit pancreatic cancer cell proliferation but promote cell apoptosis; while the variation could be reversed by co-transfected with pcDNA3.1-RAP1A. Finally, miR-142-5p overexpression downregulated p-ERK1/2, phosphate p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p-p38); however, the variation induced by miR-142-5p mimic could be reversed by co-transfected with pcDNA3.1-RAP1A. In conclusion, our findings indicate that targeting miR-142-5p may provide a novel strategy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.     

miR-205 regulates A549 cells proliferation by targeting PTEN

miR-205 is an epithelial-specific miRNA and has been shown to orchestrate some cellular processes such as epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and differentiation fate of stem cells in mammary gland. miR-205 play a part of a tumor suppressor in human cancers. However, the role of miR-205 in lung cancer is unclear. In this study, we detected the expression level of miR-205 in 46 cases clinical lung cancer specimens and adjacent normal tissues by stem-loop RT-PCR. We found that the expression of miR-205 was significantly increased in lung cancer specimens compared to adjacent normal tissues (P < 0.01). Furthermore, we observed the expressions of PTEN protein and mRNA in lung cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues by methods of western blot and Real time PCR respectively. We found that the expressions of PTEN protein and mRNA was significantly decreased in lung cancer specimens compared to adjacent normal tissues. And then, we found there is a negative relationship between the expression of miR-205 and PTEN mRNA in lung cancer by analyzed. To validate whether PTEN was direct targets of miR-205, a dual-luciferase reporter assay was employed, the result showed that PTEN is a target gene of MiR-205. In subsequent experiments, we examined the expressions of PTEN protein and mRNA after transfection of miR-205 mimics or inhibitor into A549 cells, and A549 cell proliferation was measured by CCK-8 tests. We found that the expression of PTEN protein and mRNA in A549 cells were significantly down-regulated or up-regulated after miR-205 mimics and miR-205 inhibitors transfected into, and miR-205 could inhibits A549 cells proliferation. These results indicate that miR-205 might inhibitor the proliferation of A549 cells by regulating the expression of PTEN.     

LncRNA HEIH通过miR-98-5p调节肺癌细胞增殖和凋亡

目的探讨lncRNA HEIH对肺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及其作用机制。方法培养人正常肺上皮细胞BEAS-2B和肺癌细胞系A549、A427、H1299和TKB-1,RT-qPCR检测细胞中HEIH表达水平;分别转染si-HEIH和miR-98-5p mimics至A549细胞,沉默A549细胞中HEIH表达或过表达miR-98-5p;MTT法检测细胞增殖;流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡;Western blot检测CCND1、caspase-3、SHH、GLI-1、PTCH和SUFU蛋白表达。双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证HEIH与miR-98-5p之间的关系。结果与正常肺上皮细胞BEAS-2B相比,肺癌细胞系A549、A427、H1299和TKB-1中HEIH表达水平显著升高(P<0.05).其中A549细胞中的HEIH表达最高。因此,后续实验选择A549细胞为研究对象。沉默HEIH表达或过表达miR-98-5p均可降低A549细胞培养12、48和72 h后吸光度值(A值)(P<0.05)(MTT法);升高凋亡率(P<0.05);抑制CCND1蛋白表达(P<0.05),促进caspase-3蛋白表达(P<0.05)。并且过表达miR-98-5p还抑制了A549细胞中SHH和GLI-1的mRNA和蛋白表达(P<0.05),促进了PTCH和SUFU的mRNA和蛋白表达水平(P<0.05)。过表达HEIH逆转了过表达miR-98-5p对A549细胞增殖、凋亡以及SHH、GLI-1、PTCH和SUFU的mRNA和蛋白表达的影响。结论沉默HEIH表达可能通过靶向miR-98-5p经Hedgehog信号通路抑制肺癌细胞的增殖,并促进其凋亡。