Yanmei Zhong1, Dan Wang1, Yanle Ding1, Guixin Tian2, Bing Jiang3. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, Weifang People's Hospital, No. 151, Guangwen Street, Kuiwen District, Weifang, 261041, Shandong, China. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Changle County Tangwu Town Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China. 3. Department of Gastroenterology, Weifang People's Hospital, No. 151, Guangwen Street, Kuiwen District, Weifang, 261041, Shandong, China. wfjiangbing@163.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Chemoresistance is one of the major obstacles for gastric cancer (GC) treatment. Exosome-mediated transfer of circular RNAs (circRNAs) is associated with the drug-resistance in GC. Circ_0032821 has been reported as an oncogene in GC. This study is designed to explore the function and mechanism of Exosomal circ_0032821 in oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance of GC. RESULTS: Circ_0032821 was highly expressed in OXA-resistant GC cells, and exosomes secreted by OXA-resistant GC cells. Moreover, circ_0032821-containing exosomes secreted by OXA-resistant GC cells could boost OXA resistance, proliferation, migration, and invasion in OXA-sensitive GC cells. The mechanical analysis discovered that circ_0032821 acted as a sponge of miR-515-5p to regulate SOX9 expression. Circ_0032821 silencing and OXA treatment repressed tumor growth in the GC mice model. CONCLUSIONS: Exosomal circ_0032821 boosted OXA resistance of GC cells partly by the miR-515-5p/SOX9 axis, hinting a promising therapeutic target for GC treatment.
OBJECTIVES: Chemoresistance is one of the major obstacles for gastric cancer (GC) treatment. Exosome-mediated transfer of circular RNAs (circRNAs) is associated with the drug-resistance in GC. Circ_0032821 has been reported as an oncogene in GC. This study is designed to explore the function and mechanism of Exosomal circ_0032821 in oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance of GC. RESULTS: Circ_0032821 was highly expressed in OXA-resistant GC cells, and exosomes secreted by OXA-resistant GC cells. Moreover, circ_0032821-containing exosomes secreted by OXA-resistant GC cells could boost OXA resistance, proliferation, migration, and invasion in OXA-sensitive GC cells. The mechanical analysis discovered that circ_0032821 acted as a sponge of miR-515-5p to regulate SOX9 expression. Circ_0032821 silencing and OXA treatment repressed tumor growth in the GC mice model. CONCLUSIONS: Exosomal circ_0032821 boosted OXA resistance of GC cells partly by the miR-515-5p/SOX9 axis, hinting a promising therapeutic target for GC treatment.
Authors: Ba Da Yun; Ye Ji Choi; Seung Wan Son; Gabriel Adelman Cipolla; Fernanda Costa Brandão Berti; Danielle Malheiros; Tae-Jin Oh; Hyo Jeong Kuh; Soo Young Choi; Jong Kook Park Journal: Int J Mol Sci Date: 2022-01-15 Impact factor: 5.923