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Effect of cycloxygenase‑2 silencing on the malignant biological behavior of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells

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    • Sheng Yang
    • Hui Han
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    Affiliations: Department of Oncology, The Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China, Department of Breast Surgery, The Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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    Published online on: July 30, 2014
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2395
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of cyclooxygenase‑2 (COX‑2) silencing on the malignant biological behavior of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells. COX‑2 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) and unassociated sequences were synthesized and a shRNA lentiviral vector was constructed. The vector was transfected into MCF‑7 breast cancer cells, in which clones with stable expression were screened out. The expression of COX‑2 mRNA and protein was silenced using RNA interference (RNAi). Quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, a mononuclear cell direct cytotoxicity assay (MTT assay), a cell invasion assay and scratch tests were performed to investigate the downregulation of COX‑2 mRNA and protein expression, the proliferative activity and growth rate of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells, the glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) penetrating capacity, the cell movement and migratory capacity, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)‑A and VEGF‑C protein expression. The results revealed that the sequence‑specific shRNA significantly downregulated the expression of COX‑2 at the mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, the downregulation of COX‑2 expression markedly decreased the invasive and metastatic capacities of the cells, suppressed the proliferation, decreased the rate of growth, decreased the capacity of GBM penetration and migration, and decreased the protein expression of VEGF‑A and VEGF‑C, the two key factors that regulate tumor angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. In conclusion, the RNAi technique effectively silenced COX‑2 gene expression and inhibited MCF‑7 breast cancer cell proliferation, invasion and metastasis by decreasing VEGF‑A and VEGF‑C expression, which regulates tumor angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Therefore, an RNAi technique that targets COX‑2 presents a promising prospect for breast cancer gene therapy.
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Yang, S., & Han, H. (2014). Effect of cycloxygenase‑2 silencing on the malignant biological behavior of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells. Oncology Letters, 8, 1628-1634. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2395
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Yang S and Han H: Effect of cycloxygenase‑2 silencing on the malignant biological behavior of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells. Oncol Lett 8: 1628-1634, 2014.
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Yang, S., & Han, H. (2014). Effect of cycloxygenase‑2 silencing on the malignant biological behavior of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells. Oncology Letters, 8, 1628-1634. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2395
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Yang, S., Han, H."Effect of cycloxygenase‑2 silencing on the malignant biological behavior of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells". Oncology Letters 8.4 (2014): 1628-1634.
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Yang, S., Han, H."Effect of cycloxygenase‑2 silencing on the malignant biological behavior of MCF‑7 breast cancer cells". Oncology Letters 8, no. 4 (2014): 1628-1634. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2395
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