MiR-675 Promotes the Growth of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Through the Cdc25A Pathway.

BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have fundamental roles in tumorigenesis. MiR-675 is upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cells. However, the roles of miR-675 in hepatocellular carcinogenesis are still not fully elucidated. In this study, we focus on investigating the effect and mechanism of miR-675 in proliferation of HCC cells.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cell proliferation was measured by MTT assays after transfection with miR-675 inhibitor and miR-675 mimics in HCC cells. The expression level of miR-675 was detected by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Protein expression of Cdc25A was measured by western blotting analysis.

RESULTS: In MTT assays, overexpression of miR-675 promoted the proliferation of HCC cells(<0.05. at 48 hours, <0.01. at 72 hours) compared with the miR-675mimics control group. Downexpression of miR-675 inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells(<0.05. at 48 hours, <0.01. at 72 hours) compared with the miR-675inhibitor control group. In western blotting analysis, the expression level of Cdc25A was significantly increased (<0.05) after treatment with miR-675 mimics. The expression level of Cdc25A was significantly decreased (<0.05) after treatment with miR-675 inhibitor.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that miR-675 promotes proliferation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by associating with the Cdc25A signaling pathway.