Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (05): 1016-1022.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587x.20200519

• Research in basic medicine • Previous Articles    

Effects of LncRNA CCAT1 on proliferation,invasion and migration of endometrial cancer cells through TGF-β1/smad signaling pathway

WEI Xujing, LI Lin, ZHANG Hongzhen, WANG Jing, XU Jing   

  1. Department of Obstetrics, First Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
  • Received:2019-09-23 Published:2020-10-23

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effects of long-chain non-coding RNA (LncRNA) CCAT1 on the proliferation, invasion, migration and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad signaling pathway of the endometrial cancer cells,and to elucidate the role of CCAT1 in the occurrence and development of endometrial cancer and its possible mechanism. Methods: The human endometrial cancer Ishiwaka cells were divided into blank control group, negative control group, CCAT1-siRNA group and CCAT1-siRNA+LY364947 group.The cells in negative control group were transfected with negative control siRNA,the cells in CCAT1-siRNA group were transfected with CCAT1-siRNA; the cells in CCAT1-siRNA+LY364947 group were transfected with CCAT1-siRNA and added with LY364947 (3μL),and the cells in blank control group were not transfected.RT-PCR method was used to determine the CCAT1 miRNA expression levels.CCK8 method was used to measure proliferation abilities of cells.Transwell chamber experiment was used to measure the abilities of invasion and migration of cells.Western blotting method was used to measure the expression levels of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), E-cadherin, vimentin, snail, Twist, Smad2/3, phosphorylated Smad2/3 (p-Smad2/3) and TGF-β1 proteins in the Ishiwaka cells in various groups. Results: The expression level of CCAT1 mRNA in the Ishiwaka cells was very obvious higher than that in the human endometrial matrix T-HESC cells (t=12.929, P<0.01).Compared with blank control group and negative control group,the CCAT1 miRNA expression levels, the proliferation abilities of cells the number of invasion cells and the number migration cells in CCAT1-siRNA group and CCAT1-siRNA+LY36494 group were obviously decreased (P<0.05),the expression levels of PCNA, vimentin, snail, Twist, p-Smad2/3 and TGF-β1 proteins were obviously decreased (P<0.05),and the expression levels of E-cadherin protein were obviously increased (P<0.05). Compared with CCAT1-siRNA group, the proliferation ability of cells, the number of invasion cells and the number of migration cells in CCAT1-siRNA+LY364947 group were obviously decreased (P<0.05),the expression levels of PCNA, vimentin, snail, Twist, p-Smad2/3 and TGF-β1 proteins were obviously decreased (P<0.05),and the expression level of E-cadherin protein was obviously increased (P<0.05).There were no significant differences in the indexes mentioned above in the Ishiwaka cells between blank control group and negative control group (P>0.05). Conclusion: Silencing LncRNA CCAT1 can inhibit the proliferation, invasion and migration of endometrial cancer cells by inhibiting the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.

Key words: long non-coding RNA, endometrial cancer, cell proliferation, cell invasion, cell migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, transforming growth factor-β/Smad signaling pathway

CLC Number: 

  • R737.33