miR‑338‑3p suppresses tumor growth of ovarian epithelial carcinoma by targeting Runx2

Retraction in: /10.3892/ijo.2021.5237

  • Authors:
    • Chunyan Wen
    • Xiaojun Liu
    • Hongxi Ma
    • Wenjie Zhang
    • Haifeng Li
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  • Published online on: March 16, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.2929
  • Pages: 2277-2285
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Abstract

miR‑338‑3p, a recently discovered miRNA, has been shown to play important roles in tumorigenesis and metastasis in various cancers. However, the exact roles and mechanisms of miR‑338‑3p remain unknown in human ovarian epithelial carcinoma (EOC). The relationship between miR‑338‑3p expression pattern and clinicopathological features of patients with EOC were determined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. Furthermore, the role of miR‑338‑3p and possible molecular mechanisms in EOC was investigated by several in vitro approaches and in a nude mouse model. We first showed that the expression of miR‑338‑3p was significantly downregulated in EOC tissues compared to those in adjacent normal tissues, and the value was negatively related to advanced FIGO stage, high histological grading and lymph node metastasis (P<0.01). An in vitro analysis revealed that the overexpression of miR‑338‑3p in EOC cells significantly inhibited cell proliferation, colony formation, migration and invasion, inducing cell apoptosis and enhancing caspase-3, -8, and -9 activities. Bioinformatic analysis and dual luciferase assays identified Runx2 as a direct target of miR‑338‑3p. We also found that enforced expression of miR‑338‑3p markedly inhibited the in vivo tumorigenicity in a nude mouse xenograft model system. Furthermore, overexpression of miR‑338‑3p inhibited phosphorylation of PI3K and AKT, which contributed to suppression of ovarian cancer cell growth. These findings revealed that miR‑338‑3p may act as a tumor suppressor that blocks the growth of human ovarian epithelial carcinoma through PI3K/AKT signaling pathways by targeting Runx2.
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Wen C, Liu X, Ma H, Zhang W and Li H: miR‑338‑3p suppresses tumor growth of ovarian epithelial carcinoma by targeting Runx2 Retraction in /10.3892/ijo.2021.5237. Int J Oncol 46: 2277-2285, 2015
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Wen, C., Liu, X., Ma, H., Zhang, W., & Li, H. (2015). miR‑338‑3p suppresses tumor growth of ovarian epithelial carcinoma by targeting Runx2 Retraction in /10.3892/ijo.2021.5237. International Journal of Oncology, 46, 2277-2285. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.2929
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Wen, C., Liu, X., Ma, H., Zhang, W., Li, H."miR‑338‑3p suppresses tumor growth of ovarian epithelial carcinoma by targeting Runx2 Retraction in /10.3892/ijo.2021.5237". International Journal of Oncology 46.5 (2015): 2277-2285.
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Wen, C., Liu, X., Ma, H., Zhang, W., Li, H."miR‑338‑3p suppresses tumor growth of ovarian epithelial carcinoma by targeting Runx2 Retraction in /10.3892/ijo.2021.5237". International Journal of Oncology 46, no. 5 (2015): 2277-2285. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.2929