Ranglang Huang1, Wanpin Nie1, Kai Yao1, Jing Chou2. 1. Department of General Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China; Department of Anesthesia, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China. 2. Department of General Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China; Department of Anesthesia, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China. Electronic address: choujing2018@163.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies, as demonstrated by its 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. The poor response of pancreatic cancer to conventional therapeutics, especially against cancer stem cells (CSCs), is the primary obstacle to improving patient survival. Emerging evidence indicates that the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) RP11-567G11.1 is up-regulated in pancreatic cancer tissues and that its expression is associated with poor prognosis. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanism by which RP11-567G11.1 influences survival in pancreatic cancer. METHODS: We evaluated the expression of RP11-567G11.1 in pancreatic cancer tissues via in situ hybridization. We also constructed RP11-567G11.1 knockdown cell models and used CCK8 and flow cytometry to detect the function of this lncRNA. Western blotting and qPCR were used to detect the expression levels of factors related to RP11-567G11.1. RESULTS: The results illustrated that RP11-567G11.1 was significantly up-regulated in poorly differentiated pancreatic cancer tissues as compared to its expression in non-tumor tissues. Additionally, depletion of RP11-567G11.1 in pancreatic cancer cells inhibited proliferation and cell cycle progression, induced apoptosis, suppressed the stem cell-like phenotype, and increased sensitivity to gemcitabine. Also depletion of RP11-567G11.1 in pancreatic cancer cells inhibited factors downstream of the NOTCH signaling pathway. CONCLUSION: RP11-567G11.1 plays a crucial role in pancreatic cancer. Importantly, depletion of RP11-567G11.1 boosts the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine, suggesting that this lncRNA is a promising target for pancreatic cancer treatment.
BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies, as demonstrated by its 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. The poor response of pancreatic cancer to conventional therapeutics, especially against cancer stem cells (CSCs), is the primary obstacle to improving patient survival. Emerging evidence indicates that the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) RP11-567G11.1 is up-regulated in pancreatic cancer tissues and that its expression is associated with poor prognosis. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanism by which RP11-567G11.1 influences survival in pancreatic cancer. METHODS: We evaluated the expression of RP11-567G11.1 in pancreatic cancer tissues via in situ hybridization. We also constructed RP11-567G11.1 knockdown cell models and used CCK8 and flow cytometry to detect the function of this lncRNA. Western blotting and qPCR were used to detect the expression levels of factors related to RP11-567G11.1. RESULTS: The results illustrated that RP11-567G11.1 was significantly up-regulated in poorly differentiated pancreatic cancer tissues as compared to its expression in non-tumor tissues. Additionally, depletion of RP11-567G11.1 in pancreatic cancer cells inhibited proliferation and cell cycle progression, induced apoptosis, suppressed the stem cell-like phenotype, and increased sensitivity to gemcitabine. Also depletion of RP11-567G11.1 in pancreatic cancer cells inhibited factors downstream of the NOTCH signaling pathway. CONCLUSION:RP11-567G11.1 plays a crucial role in pancreatic cancer. Importantly, depletion of RP11-567G11.1 boosts the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine, suggesting that this lncRNA is a promising target for pancreatic cancer treatment.
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