Journal of Practical Oncology ›› 2023, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 17-25.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2023.01.004

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Research on the mechanism of hsa-miR-93 targeting STAT3 to improve the radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

ZHOU Qichun1, WANG Xi2, DENG Zhiyin2, XU Mengfei2, TANG Qing1, WU Wanyin1, WANG Sumei1   

  1. 1. Clinical and Basic Research Team of TCM Prevention and Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer,The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou 510120,China;
    2. Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
  • Received:2022-10-31 Revised:2022-12-06 Online:2023-02-28 Published:2023-03-21

Abstract: Objective The Objective of this study was to study the role and molecular mechanism of hsa-miR-93 in radiotherapy resistance of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC). Methods Human NPC cell lines CNE-1,CNE-2,CNE-2R,HONE1,C666.1 and nasopharyngeal epithelial immortalized NP460 cell line were used as the research objects.The expression of hsa-miR-93 after radiotherapy in each group of cells was detected by qRT-PCR;The expression of STAT3 protein after radiotherapy in each group of cells was detected by Western blot;MiRwalk software and RNAHybrid software were used to predict the function and binding site of the combination of hsa-miR-93 and STAT3;The binding sites of hsa-miR-93 to STAT3 was detected by dual luciferase reporter gene assay;The expression of STAT3 was detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot;After the expression of STAT3 was silenced by transfection with siSTAT3,the clonogenic ability of NPC cells after radiotherapy was detected by cell colony formation assay. Results Compared with CNE-1 cells and CNE-2 cells(relative radiotherapy sensitivity),the expression of hsa-miR-93 in HONE1 cells and CNE-2R cells(relative radiotherapy resistance)decreased(P<0.001),and the expression of hsa-miR-93 in each group was decreased in a dose- and time- dependent manner after radiotherapy(P<0.05).Compared with CNE-1 cells and CNE-2 cells,the expression of STAT3 increased in HONE1 cells and CNE-2R cells,and the expression of STAT3 in NPC cells of each group after radiotherapy increased in a dose- and time-dependent manner.It was predicted that hsa-miR-93 could directly target STAT3.Overexpression of hsa-miR-93 could significantly inhibit the expression of STAT3 at mRNA and protein levels(P<0.05),while inhibition of hsa-miR-93 could significantly upregulate the expression of STAT3(P<0.05).Overexpression of hsa-miR-93 or silencing of STAT3 significantly reduced the number of NPC cell colony(P<0.001).Inhibition of hsa-miR-93 attenuated the sensitivity of NPC to radiotherapy,while simultaneous inhibition of hsa-miR-93 and STAT3 could increase the sensitivity of NPC to radiotherapy. Conclusion hsa-miR-93 increases the sensitivity of NPC to radiotherapy by targeting STAT3.

Key words: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Radiotherapy, microRNA, hsa-miR-93, STAT3

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