Augmentation of response to chemotherapy by microRNA-506 through regulation of RAD51 in serous ovarian cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chemoresistance is a major challenge in cancer treatment. miR-506 is a potent inhibitor of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is also associated with chemoresistance. We characterized the role of miR-506 in chemotherapy response in high-grade serous ovarian cancers.

Methods

We used Kaplan-Meier and log-rank methods to analyze the relationship between miR-506 and progression-free and overall survival in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) (n = 468) and Bagnoli (n = 130) datasets, in vitro experiments to study whether miR-506 is associated with homologous recombination, and response to chemotherapy agents. We used an orthotopic ovarian cancer mouse model (n = 10 per group) to test the effect of miR-506 on cisplatin and PARP inhibitor sensitivity. All s

SUBMITTER: Liu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4554255 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature