Laboratory Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 349-355.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2022.04.009

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Mechanism of IL-8/miR-182 positive feedback regulatory axis in non-small cell lung cancer

ZHAO Mingna1, ZHANG Chenzi2, HONG Qiushuang3, LOU Jiatao1()   

  1. 1. Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center,Shanghai General Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200080,China
    2. Department of Hematology,Xiangya Hospital,Central South University,Changsha 410008,Hunan,China
    3. Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center,Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 200437,China
  • Received:2021-11-29 Revised:2022-03-08 Online:2022-04-30 Published:2022-06-07
  • Contact: LOU Jiatao

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the interaction between interleukin-8(IL-8) and microRNA-182(miR-182) in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) and the mechanism of promoting the proliferation and migration of NSCLC. Methods A total of 40 patients with NSCLC(NSCLC group) were enrolled to collect preoperative serum samples and intraoperative cancer tissues and adjacent tissues. Another 40 healthy subjects(healthy control group) were enrolled as well. Serum IL-8 level and the expression level of miR-182 in cancer and adjacent tissues were determined. Cytological experiments were performed to analyze the effects of miR-182 and IL-8 on proliferation and migration of human NSCLC cell line A549,the regulatory effect of IL-8 on miR-182 and the signaling pathway of miR-182 affecting IL-8 expression. Results Serum IL-8 level in NSCLC group was higher than that in healthy control group(P<0.01). The relative expression of miR-182 in cancer tissues of NSCLC patients was higher than that in adjacent tissues(P<0.01). IL-8 promoted the proliferation and migration of A549 cells through miR-182. IL-8 up-regulated the expression of miR-182 through signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3). MiR-182 up-regulated IL-8 expression by regulating nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB) signaling pathway. Conclusions Both IL-8 and miR-182 are highly expressed in NSCLC patients,and the positive feedback regulatory axis of IL-8/STAT3/miR-182/NF-κB/IL-8 promotes the occurrence and development of NSCLC.

Key words: Interleukin-8, MicroRNA-182, Proliferation, Migration, Non-small cell lung cancer

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