Cancer Management and Research (Jul 2020)
The Chinese Medicine, Shezhi Huangling Decoction, Inhibits the Growth and Metastasis of Glioma Cells via the Regulation of miR-1298-5p/TGIF1 Axis
Abstract
Xiaoqian Liu,1 Jianfeng Ju,1 Qun Liu,1 Zongmin Zhu,1 Chunxia Liu2 1Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, Caoxian People’s Hospital of Heze City, Heze 274400, Shandong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jianfeng JuDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 16369, Jingshi Road, Jinan 250011, Shandong, People’s Republic of ChinaEmail [email protected]: In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine has achieved good results in treating gliomas. This research aimed to reveal the effect of Shezhi Huangling decoction (SD) on glioma cell process.Methods: U87 and U251 cells were treated with different concentrations (10, 30 and 50 μg/mL) of SD or transfected with miR-1298-5p mimic, inhibitor and siRNA targeting TGIF1. Cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis were detected. The expression of miR-1298-5p was measured by qRT-PCR, while TGIF1 expression was examined by immunohistochemical analysis and Western blot.Results: SD treatment inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of glioma cells and induced the apoptosis. In addition, SD treatment induced the expression of miR-1298-5p in glioma cells. The low expression of miR-1298-5p was examined in glioma tissues and was significantly related to the high histological grade of glioma patients and predicted a poor prognosis. MiR-1298-5p directly targeted the 3ʹ-UTR of transforming growth factor β induced factor 1 (TGIF1) and reduced TGIF1 protein expression. MiR-1298-5p restricted the proliferation, migration and invasion of glioma cells and induced cell apoptosis by targeting TGIF1.Conclusion: Our data reveal that SD acts as a cancer-inhibiting agent in glioma via miR-1298-5p/TGIF1 axis, suggesting a potential therapeutic application of SD in glioma.Keywords: glioma, Chinese medicine, Shezhi Huangling decoction, miR-1298-5p, TGIF1
