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Neoplasma Vol.64, No.1, p.81-91,2017

Title: miR-33a expression sensitizes Lgr5+ HCC-CSCs to doxorubicin via ABCA1
Author: H. HOU, Y. KANG, Y. LI, Y. Zeng, G. DING, J. SHANG

Abstract: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are responsible for the unrestrained cell growth and chemo-resistance of malignant tumors. Reports about miR-33a in different type of cancer are limited, and it remains elusive whether there is a link between miR-33a and chemo-resistance of CSCs. Here we report that Lgr5+ hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells from primary tissues and cell lines behave similarly to CSCs and are chemo-resistant to doxorubicin. Significantly, reduced miR-33a expression is associated with the chemo-resistance of Lgr5+ HCC-CSCs, accompanied by an overexpression of ABCA1 which is identified as target of miR-33a by mainly using miRNA luciferase assay and western-blotting. We demonstrate that down-regulation of miR-33a expression directly contributes to chemo-resistance of Lgr5+ HCC-CSCs, and restoring miR-33a expression sensitizes them to doxorubicin via apoptosis by mainly using TUNEL assay, soft agar colony formation assay and xenograft assay. Additionally, reduced miR-33a expression in HCC tissues is associated with chemo-response and poor patient survival, which suggests the therapeutic potential of miR-33a. In conclusion, our work indicates that ectopic miR-33a expression sensitizes Lgr5+ HCC-CSCs to doxorubicin via direct targeting ABCA1, which sheds new light on understanding the mechanism of chemo-resistance in HCC-CSCs and contributes to development of potential therapeutics against HCC.

Keywords: miR-33a, ABCA1, Lgr5, cancer stem cells, chemo-resistance hepatocellular carcinoma
Published online: 10-Jan-2017
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 1 Page From: 81, Page To: 91
doi:10.4149/neo_2017_110


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