PFKFB4 modulated by miR-195-5p can boost the malignant progression of cervical cancer cells
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1Department of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223002, China.
Abstract:
PFKFB4 is dysregulated in varying tumors and has the biological function of regulating tumor progression. However, its biological function in cervical cancer is poorly understood. We obtained the upstream regulatory gene (miR-195-5p) of PFKFB4 through bioinformatics analysis. Then, experiments were introduced to measure expression and targeting relationship of miR-195-5p and PFKFB4 in cervical cancer cells, in order to evaluate their influence on proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis of cervical cancer cells. As expressed in results, PFKFB4 was abnormally increased and boosted malignant progression of cervical cancer cells. Besides, miR-195-5p was markedly decreased and restrained PFKFB4 in cervical cancer. While tumor-suppressive effect of miR-195-5p was partially restored by overexpressing PFKFB4, indicating that miR-195-5p and PFKFB4 may be new therapeutic targets for cervical cancer patients.
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