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microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells

Expression of Concern in: /10.3892/ol.2025.15305
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    • Changjin Chen
    • Ziyi Zhao
    • Yu Liu
    • Dezhi Mu
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    Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China, Center Laboratory, Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Bio‑resources and Eco‑environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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There is increasing evidence that microRNAs (miRNAs) are able to play a key role in the diagnosis and therapy of cancer. miRNA‑99a (miR‑99a), which is downregulated in several human malignancies, has been reported as a potential tumor suppressor. However, to the best of our knowledge, the expression and function of miR‑99a has not been investigated in human non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at present. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association between NSCLC and miR‑99a. miR‑99a expression was analyzed in 15 pairs of NSCLC and non‑cancerous tissue samples by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the NSCLC A549 and H1299 cell lines were transfected with miR‑99a mimics, and the effect of miR‑99a on the cell cycle, cell proliferation, migration and colony formation of A549 and H1299 cells was investigated. It was found that the level of miR‑99a expression was significantly downregulated in NSCLC tissues and that ectopic overexpression of miR‑99a significantly inhibited the growth of A549 and H1299 cells. Additionally, ectopic overexpression of miR‑99a inhibited A549 and H1299 cell migration and invasion by inhibiting epithelial to mesenchymal transition. The downregulation of insulin‑like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF‑1R) by miR‑99a and knockdown of IGF‑1R mediated by siRNA were each found to phenocopy the effect of miR‑99a overexpression in NSCLC. To the best of our knowledge, the present study demonstrated for the first time that, in NSCLC, miR‑99a is downregulated and thus regulates proliferation, colony formation and migration through the IGF‑1R pathway, which indicates that miR‑99a is a diagnostic biomarker for NSCLC.
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Chen C, Zhao Z, Liu Y and Mu D: microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305. Oncol Lett 9: 1128-1134, 2015.
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Chen, C., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., & Mu, D. (2015). microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305. Oncology Letters, 9, 1128-1134. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2873
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Chen, C., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., Mu, D."microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305". Oncology Letters 9.3 (2015): 1128-1134.
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Chen, C., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., Mu, D."microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305". Oncology Letters 9, no. 3 (2015): 1128-1134. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2873
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Chen C, Zhao Z, Liu Y and Mu D: microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305. Oncol Lett 9: 1128-1134, 2015.
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Chen, C., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., & Mu, D. (2015). microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305. Oncology Letters, 9, 1128-1134. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2873
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Chen, C., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., Mu, D."microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305". Oncology Letters 9.3 (2015): 1128-1134.
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Chen, C., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., Mu, D."microRNA‑99a is downregulated and promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in non‑small cell lung cancer A549 and H1299 cells Expression of Concern in /10.3892/ol.2025.15305". Oncology Letters 9, no. 3 (2015): 1128-1134. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2873
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