Journal
CANCER CELL INTERNATIONAL
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-01726-6
Keywords
Cholangiocarcinoma; Fibroblasts; Exosomes; miR-34c; WNT1
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Funding
- Medical Science & Technology Support Project of Henan Province [201601024]
- Science and Technology Support Project of Henan Province [132102310187, 122102310137, 172102310517]
- 23456 Talent Support Project of Henan People's Hospital
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The study showed that downregulation of miR-34c in exosomes can enhance communication between cancer cells and fibroblasts, leading to the progression of cholangiocarcinoma.
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the exact regulatory mechanisms of exosomal miR-34c in mediating communication between cholangiocarcinoma cells and fibroblasts.MethodsExosomes were isolated from HuCCT-1 and HIBEC cells using differential ultracentrifugation and identified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) method. Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blotting analyses were performed to assess the levels of pro-inflammatory factors, and fibroblast-related proteins and Wnt-linked signaling pathway proteins, respectively. Exosome-tracking was performed with confocal microscopy. The 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and Transwell assays were used to measure cell proliferation and migration, respectively. Further, the oncogenicity of cholangiocarcinoma cells was analyzed in nude mice transplanted tumor model.ResultsThe analysis suggested that the expression of miR-34c was decreased in exosomes from HuCCT-1 cells. Moreover, miR-34c in exosomes mediated fibroblast activation by directly targeting WNT1. Additionally, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) activated by downregulation of exosomal miR-34c promoted cholangiocarcinoma progression.ConclusionsThus, miR-34c in exosomes was found to be a key player in regulating intercellular communication between tumor cells and fibroblasts.
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