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Role of miR-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease. Studies have shown that miR-139-5p is significantly upregulated in endometriosis lesions, but its specific role and molecule mechanism in endometriosis has not yet been reported. The malignant biological behavior of ectopic endometrial stromal cells (E...

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Autores principales: Feng, Lixia, Chen, Xu, Zhang, Shenghua, Chen, Yunxia, Yu, Yanling
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Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8438670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34539847
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10686
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author Feng, Lixia
Chen, Xu
Zhang, Shenghua
Chen, Yunxia
Yu, Yanling
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Chen, Xu
Zhang, Shenghua
Chen, Yunxia
Yu, Yanling
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description Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease. Studies have shown that miR-139-5p is significantly upregulated in endometriosis lesions, but its specific role and molecule mechanism in endometriosis has not yet been reported. The malignant biological behavior of ectopic endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) is similar to that of malignant cancer cells. BBC3 (BCL2 binding component 3) is a known apoptosis inducer and it serves key roles in the regulation of cell behavior. However, the role of BBC3 in ectopic ESCs remains unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the role of miR-139-5p in the progression of endometriosis and to determine its underlying molecular mechanism of action. Ectopic, non-ectopic and normal endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) were extracted from endometrial samples, and reverse transcription-quantitative PCR was performed to determine microRNA (miR)-139-5p and Bcl-2 binding component 3 (BBC3) mRNA expression levels in endometrial tissue samples and ESCs. The target gene of miR-139-5p was predicted using TargetScan software and verified using a dual luciferase reporter assay. Western blotting was performed to determine BBC3 protein expression levels. Flow cytometry analysis, and MTT and Transwell assays were performed to assess cell apoptosis, viability, and migration and invasion of the cells transfected with inhibitor control, miR-139-5p inhibitor, miR-139-5p inhibitor + control-small interfering (si)RNA or miR-139-5p inhibitor + BBC3-siRNA, respectively. The results demonstrated that miR-139-5p expression levels were upregulated in ectopic endometrial samples and ESCs compared with the respective control groups. Furthermore, it was verified that BBC3 was a direct target of miR-139-5p, and both BBC3 mRNA and protein expression levels were downregulated in ectopic endometrial samples and ESCs. Both transfection with the miR-139-5p inhibitor and BBC3-small interfering (si)RNA markedly downregulated miR-139-5p and BBC3 expression levels in ectopic ESCs, respectively. miR-139-5p inhibitor-induced upregulated BBC3 expression was reversed following transfection with BBC3-siRNA. Furthermore, the miR-139-5p inhibitor significantly decreased viability, migration and invasion, while inducing apoptosis in ectopic ESCs compared with the inhibitor control group. Notably, the aforementioned effects were reversed by knocking down BBC3 expression. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that miR-139-5p may play a key role in the progression of endometriosis by regulating the viability of ESCs and directly targeting BBC3.
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spelling pubmed-84386702021-09-17 Role of miR-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism Feng, Lixia Chen, Xu Zhang, Shenghua Chen, Yunxia Yu, Yanling Exp Ther Med Articles Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease. Studies have shown that miR-139-5p is significantly upregulated in endometriosis lesions, but its specific role and molecule mechanism in endometriosis has not yet been reported. The malignant biological behavior of ectopic endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) is similar to that of malignant cancer cells. BBC3 (BCL2 binding component 3) is a known apoptosis inducer and it serves key roles in the regulation of cell behavior. However, the role of BBC3 in ectopic ESCs remains unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the role of miR-139-5p in the progression of endometriosis and to determine its underlying molecular mechanism of action. Ectopic, non-ectopic and normal endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) were extracted from endometrial samples, and reverse transcription-quantitative PCR was performed to determine microRNA (miR)-139-5p and Bcl-2 binding component 3 (BBC3) mRNA expression levels in endometrial tissue samples and ESCs. The target gene of miR-139-5p was predicted using TargetScan software and verified using a dual luciferase reporter assay. Western blotting was performed to determine BBC3 protein expression levels. Flow cytometry analysis, and MTT and Transwell assays were performed to assess cell apoptosis, viability, and migration and invasion of the cells transfected with inhibitor control, miR-139-5p inhibitor, miR-139-5p inhibitor + control-small interfering (si)RNA or miR-139-5p inhibitor + BBC3-siRNA, respectively. The results demonstrated that miR-139-5p expression levels were upregulated in ectopic endometrial samples and ESCs compared with the respective control groups. Furthermore, it was verified that BBC3 was a direct target of miR-139-5p, and both BBC3 mRNA and protein expression levels were downregulated in ectopic endometrial samples and ESCs. Both transfection with the miR-139-5p inhibitor and BBC3-small interfering (si)RNA markedly downregulated miR-139-5p and BBC3 expression levels in ectopic ESCs, respectively. miR-139-5p inhibitor-induced upregulated BBC3 expression was reversed following transfection with BBC3-siRNA. Furthermore, the miR-139-5p inhibitor significantly decreased viability, migration and invasion, while inducing apoptosis in ectopic ESCs compared with the inhibitor control group. Notably, the aforementioned effects were reversed by knocking down BBC3 expression. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that miR-139-5p may play a key role in the progression of endometriosis by regulating the viability of ESCs and directly targeting BBC3. D.A. Spandidos 2021-11 2021-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8438670/ /pubmed/34539847 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10686 Text en Copyright: © Feng et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Chen, Yunxia
Yu, Yanling
Role of miR-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism
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title_full Role of miR-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism
title_fullStr Role of miR-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Role of miR-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism
title_short Role of miR-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism
title_sort role of mir-139-5p in ectopic endometrial stromal cells and the underlying molecular mechanism
topic Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8438670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34539847
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