1. Anti-angiogenic role of microRNA-23b in melanoma by disturbing NF-κB signaling pathway targeted inhibition of .
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Lv, Renrong, Yu, Jing, and Sun, Qian
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RNA metabolism ,CYTOKINES ,DISEASE progression ,NEOVASCULARIZATION inhibitors ,MELANOMA ,CARCINOGENESIS ,PROGNOSIS ,RNA ,CELL physiology ,APOPTOSIS ,CELLULAR signal transduction ,TRANSFERASES ,DNA-binding proteins ,GENES ,CELL lines ,CHEMICAL inhibitors - Abstract
Aim: Melanoma is the major cause of death in patients inflicting skin cancer. We identify miR-23b plays an anti-angiogenic role in melanoma. Materials & methods: We collected tumor tissues from melanoma patients. Experiments in vivo and in vitro were designed to evaluate the role of miR-23b in melanoma. Results & conclusion: miR-23b was found to be downregulated in melanoma tissues, and associated with poor patient survival. Elevating miR-23b inhibited cell viability and colony formation, reduced pro-angiogenetic ability, and accelerated apoptosis in SK-MEL-28 cells. miR-23b targeted NAMPT. Disturbing NF-κB signaling pathway with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (an inhibitor of NF-kB signaling pathway) impeded acquired pro-angiogenetic ability of nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase-overexpressed SK-MEL-28 cells. MiR-23b is a prognostic factor in melanoma. This study provides an enhanced understanding of microRNA-based targets for melanoma treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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