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Life Sci. 2021 Dec 01;286:120015. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120015. Epub 2021 Oct 03.

Evaluating the influence of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells-derived exosomes loaded with miR-3182 on metastatic performance of Triple Negative Breast Cancer cells.

Life sciences

Yalda Khazaei-Poul, Samaneh Shojaei, Ameneh Koochaki, Hossein Ghanbarian, Samira Mohammadi-Yeganeh

Affiliations

  1. Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].
  3. Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].
  4. Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].
  5. Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34614416 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120015

Abstract

AIMS: Deregulation of microRNA (miRNA) function has been linked to numerous human cancers, such as Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Exosomes, a subgroup of extracellular vehicles (EVs), can efficiently deliver many different cargo types to the target cell and have an extensive role in delivering therapeutic cargo for treatment. The present study intended to interrogate the effects of exosomal delivery of miR-3182 on TNBC cellular processes.

MAIN METHODS: Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells (HUCMSCs) were cultured and exosomes were isolated and characterized using TEM, SEM, DLS, and Western blot. Exosomes were transfected with miR-3182 and added to the treatment groups. The expression level of miR-3182 and their target genes including mTOR and S6KB1 were evaluated using RT-qPCR. The effects of miR-3182 loaded HUCMSC-exosomes treatment on the cellular aspect of MDA-MB-231 cells including their viability, migration potency, cell cycle status and apoptosis were investigated.

KEY FINDINGS: According to the results, exosomal miR-3182 significantly abolished cell proliferation and migration (P < 0.05). miR-3182 loaded exosomes also induced apoptosis in TNBC cells by down-regulating mTOR and S6KB1 genes (P < 0.05).

SIGNIFICANCE: In nutshell, miR-3182-loaded HUCMSC-exosomes can suppress TNBC invasion, suggesting that exosomes containing miR-3182 could be a reliable therapeutic paradigm in TNBC therapy.

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Keywords: Exosome; Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells; S6KB1; Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC); mTOR; miR-3182

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