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Aberrant Expression miR-196a Is Associated With Abnormal Apoptosis, Invasion, and Proliferation of Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Objectives MiR-196a levels inversely correlated with survival in pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients. However, the functional contributions of miR-196a to pancreatic cancer remain unclear. Methods Three lentiviral vectors encoding microRNA miR-196a precursor, inhibitor, and scrambled microRNA oligomer were transfected into Panc-1 cells, respectively. Then we explored the regulation of inhibitor of growth 5 (ING5) expression by miR-196a and its impact on apoptosis, invasion, and growth of pancreatic cancer cells. The lentiviral transfected Panc-1 cells were surgically implanted into the pancreas of mice. In vivo tumor growth and ING5 expression were measured. Results Down-regulation of ING5 expression was detected in cells transfected with miR-196a precursor (P < 0.01), accompanied by less apoptosis, increased invasion, and proliferation compared with control cells (P < 0.05). Cells transfected with miR-196a inhibitor revealed an opposite trend. Smaller detectable tumors were found in only 60% of mice after implantation of Lenti.miR-196a inhibitor–transfected Panc-1 cells compared with controls (360.7 ± 303.6 mm3 vs 511.58 ± 365.9 mm3 in controls; P < 0.01). Conclusion Our results provide experimental evidence to support aberrant expression of miR-196a is associated with abnormal apoptosis, invasion, and proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells.