Long-Chain Noncoding RNA ADAMTS9-AS2 Regulates Proliferation, Migration, and Apoptosis in Bladder Cancer Cells Through Regulating miR-182-5p.

The long-chain noncoding RNA ADAMTS9-AS2 functions as a tumor suppressor gene in many cancers. However, the underlying mechanism remains to be fully elucidated in bladder cancer (BC). ADAMTS9-AS2 exhibited a lower expression level in BC samples and cell lines. In addition, overexpression of ADAMTS9-AS2 obviously suppressed proliferation and migration, and induced apoptosis of T24 cells, while transfection with the ADAMTS9-AS2 inhibitor had opposite results in 5637 cells. Furthermore, miR-182-5p was the target microRNA of ADAMTS9-AS2 and was negatively correlated with ADAMTS9-AS2 expression. Upregulation of miR-182-5p reversed the effects of ADAMTS9-AS2 overexpression on biological function in T24 cells. ADAMTS9-AS2 was a tumor suppressor that inhibited BC cell proliferation and induced cellular apoptosis by targeting miR-182-5p, and it could be a promising target for BC treatment.