Journal of Internal Medicine Concepts & Practice ›› 2021, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (02): 121-125.doi: 10.16138/j.1673-6087.2021.02.011

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The serum level of microRNA-486-3p and its effects on proliferation and apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells

LI Xiaoli1, LI Weiguang2(), QIAN Aihua2, CAO Guoliang1   

  1. 1. Department of Geratology,Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
    2. Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
  • Received:2020-12-04 Online:2021-04-25 Published:2022-07-26
  • Contact: LI Weiguang E-mail:liweiguang2006@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the serum level of microRNA-486-3p (miR-486-3p) and its effects on proliferation and apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells. Methods Twenty-one patients with pancreatic cancer and twenty healthy controls were enrolled. Real-time polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to detect the serum miR-486-3p. The effects of miR-486-3p on pancreatic cancer cells proliferation and apoptosis were respectively examined by cell counting kit 8(CCK8) assay and flow cytometry assay. Results Compared with healthy controls,serum level of miR-486-3p was significantly up-regulated in patients with pancreatic cancer (50.73±0.82 vs 34.80±0.74, P<0.05); The proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells were significantly up-regulated (SW1990: 2.77±0.07 vs 2.05±0.06, P<0.05; PANC-1: 2.81±0.04 vs1.89±0.04, P<0.05) and the apoptosis rates were suppressed by forced expression of miR-486-3p(24.1%±1.14% vs 45.9%±1.11%, P<0.05; 21.9%±0.25% vs 42.3%±1.62%, P<0.05), while inhibition of miR-486-3p significantly down-regulated the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells(SW1990: 1.71±0.03 vs 2.07±0.05, P<0.05; PANC-1: 1.61±0.03 vs 2.20±0.07, P<0.05). Conclusions The serum miR-486-3p were significantly up-regulated in patients with pancreatic cancer; MiR-486-3p may function as a tumor-promoter by promoting cell proliferation and suppressing apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells.

Key words: Pancreatic cancer, Serum microRNA-486-3p, Cell proliferation and apoptosis

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