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Article type: Research Article
Authors: El Kilany, Farah Hadya | Youness, Rana Ahmedb | Assal, Reem Amrc | Gad, Mohamed Zakariaa;
Affiliations: [a] Department of Biochemistry, German University in Cairo, New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt | [b] Pharmaceutical Biology Department, German University in Cairo, New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt | [c] Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, German University in Cairo, New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Zakaria Gad, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy & Biotechnology, Professor of Biochemistry, Head of Clinical Biochemistry Unit, The German University in Cairo – GUC, New Cairo City, Main Entrance Al Tagamoa Al Khames, Room B5-122, Cairo, 11835, Egypt. Tel.: +20 100 142 9689; Ext.: 3430; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide (NO) may have a dual role in cancer. At low concentrations, endogenous NO promotes tumor growth and proliferation. However, at very high concentrations, it mediates cancer cell apoptosis and inhibits cancer growth. High levels of NO have been observed in blood of breast cancer (BC) patients, which increases tumor blood flow and promotes angiogenesis. To date, the regulation of NO-synthesizing enzyme, eNOS, by miRNAs has not been adequately investigated in BC. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to unravel the possible regulation of eNOS by miRNAs in BC and to examine their influence on NO production and BC progression. METHODS:Expression profile of eNOS in Egyptian BC patients and MDA-MB-231 cell lines was investigated using qRT-PCR. In-silico analysis was performed to predict a putative upstream regulator of eNOS. miR-744-5p was selected and its expression was quantified in BC tissues using qRT-PCR. MDA-MB-231 cells were cultured and transfected with miR-744-5p using lipofection method. NO levels were determined using Griess Reagent. Cellular viability and colony-forming ability were assessed using MTT and colony-forming assays; respectively. RESULTS:eNOS and miR-744-5p were significantly up-regulated in BC tissues compared to paired normal tissues. In-silico analysis revealed that miR-744-5p putatively binds to eNOS transcript with high binding scores. Transfection of MDA-MB-231 cells with miR-744-5p mimics resulted in a significant up-regulation of eNOS and consequently NO levels. In addition, miR-744-5p transfection led to an increase in cellular viability and colony-forming ability of the MDA-MB-231. CONCLUSION:miR-744-5p acts as an upstream positive regulator of the NO synthesizing enzyme, eNOS which in turn elevates NO levels. Furthermore, miR-744-5p is a novel oncogenic miRNA in BC. Thus, targeting miR-744/eNOS/NO axis may act as a therapeutic tool in TNBC.
Keywords: microRNA-744-5p, breast cancer (BC), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), nitric oxide (NO)
DOI: 10.3233/BD-200454
Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 161-169, 2021
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