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Suppressing miRNA-15a/-16 expression by interleukin-6 enhances drug-resistance in myeloma cells
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The bone marrow microenvironment facilitates the survival, differentiation, and proliferation of myeloma (MM) cells. This study identified that microRNA-15a and -16 expressions tightly correlated with proliferation and drug sensitivity of MM cells. miRNA-15a/-16 expression in MM cells was significantly increased after treatment with cytotoxic agents. The interaction of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) with MM cells resulted in decreased miRNA-15a/-16 expression and promoted the survival of the MM cells. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) produced by BMSCs suppressed the expression of miRNA-15a and 16 in a time- and dose- dependent pattern, with the suppression on miRNA-15a being more significant than on miRNA-16. miRNA-15a-transfected MM cells were found to be arrested in G1/S checkpoint, and the transfected MM cells had decreased growth and survival. In conclusion, our data suggest that via suppressing miRNA-15a and -16 expressions, IL-6 secreted by BMSCs promotes drug-resistance in myeloma cells.
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“Co-culture of BMSCs and MM cells increases levels of IL-6 that lead to downregulation of miR-15a,”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hao, M., Zhang, L., An, G., Sui, W., Yu, Z., Zou, D., Xu, Y., Chang, H., & Qiu, L.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Qiu, Lugui
- Venue
- Journal of Hematology & Oncology
- Published
- 2011-09-22
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 37-37
- ISSN
- 1756-8722 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3189173
- OpenAlex
- W2148565111
- Cited by
- 77
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 2.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Journal of Hematology & Oncology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- TSpace (University of Toronto) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (30871095, 81172255)
- Peking Union Medical College
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
- Keywords
- interleukin-6, multiple myeloma, drug resistance, mesenchymal stem cells, bone marrow microenvironment, G1/S cell cycle arrest, cell survival, microRNA expression
- MeSH terms
- Antineoplastic Agents, Bone Marrow Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Multiple Myeloma, Interleukin-6, Apoptosis, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, MicroRNAs
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