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In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms

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    • Jin Lu
    • Zefeng Liu
    • Lingling Zhao
    • Huimin Tian
    • Xiuhua Liu
    • Changji Yuan
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    Affiliations: Department of Hematology and Oncology, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China, Department of General Surgery, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China
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Opiates have long been used as analgesics to relieve pain associated with various medical conditions. μ-opioid receptor (MOR) is the main member of the opioid receptor super-family and the excitation or overexpression of MOR promotes the proliferation of many kinds of tumor cells. It was found in our previous studies that MOR was highly expressed in the tissue and cells of human liver cancer. However, the impact of MOR on the progress of human liver cancer remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of MOR downregulation on the progress of human liver cancer and the mechanisms involved. RNA interfering or specific inhibitor was administered to downregulate the MOR in human hepato­cellular carcinoma cells and it was found that the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was significantly inhibited with the increase of the apoptotic rate, while the cell cycle was blocked in G0/G1 phase and the tumor growth in the mice was retarded. In addition, downregulation of MOR resulted in the increase of phosphorylation of the MKK7 expression and JNK activation. On the contrary, blockade of MKK7 pathway can reverse the antitumor role of MOR. In summary, downregulation of MOR is able to inhibit both in vivo and in vitro human liver cancer progress and it shows potential to be used in cancer therapy.
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Lu J, Liu Z, Zhao L, Tian H, Liu X and Yuan C: In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms. Oncol Rep 30: 1731-1738, 2013.
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Lu, J., Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Tian, H., Liu, X., & Yuan, C. (2013). In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms. Oncology Reports, 30, 1731-1738. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2640
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Lu, J., Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Tian, H., Liu, X., Yuan, C."In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms". Oncology Reports 30.4 (2013): 1731-1738.
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Lu, J., Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Tian, H., Liu, X., Yuan, C."In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms". Oncology Reports 30, no. 4 (2013): 1731-1738. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2640
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Lu J, Liu Z, Zhao L, Tian H, Liu X and Yuan C: In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms. Oncol Rep 30: 1731-1738, 2013.
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Lu, J., Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Tian, H., Liu, X., & Yuan, C. (2013). In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms. Oncology Reports, 30, 1731-1738. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2640
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Lu, J., Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Tian, H., Liu, X., Yuan, C."In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms". Oncology Reports 30.4 (2013): 1731-1738.
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Lu, J., Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Tian, H., Liu, X., Yuan, C."In vivo and in vitro inhibition of human liver cancer progress by downregulation of the μ-opioid receptor and relevant mechanisms". Oncology Reports 30, no. 4 (2013): 1731-1738. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2640
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