Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 757-760.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2020.08.013

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Influence of Down-regulation of miR-181a-5p Expression on Spontaneous Cell Fusion of CAL-27 and HUVEC

HUANG Chunming, LIU Ke*   

  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • Received:2019-07-19 Online:2020-08-28 Published:2020-08-18

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effect of miR-181a-5p on the fusion between oral cancer cell line CAL-27 and human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). Methods: The spontaneous cell fusion of CAL-27 and HUVEC was confirmed by the stable transfection of CAL-27 and HUVEC with green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein. The expression of miR-181a-5p in HUVEC was detected by real-time PCR. The expression of miR-181a-5p after HUVEC miR-181a-5p inhibitor infection was analyzed. The fusion was analyzed by manual counting and flow cytometry. Results: CAL-27 could fuse with HUVEC. By reducing the expression of miR-181a-5p, it was found that the fusion rate of CAL-27 and HUVEC increased (P<0.05). Conclusion: miR-181a-5p is associated with cell fusion, and the decrease of miR-181a-5p can increase the fusion of OSCC and HUVEC.

Key words: tumor, cell fusion, miR-181a-5p