microRNAs (miRNAs) have been hypothesized to function as oncogenes or tumor suppressors by targeting specific cancer-related genes. Previous studies have reported that miR-223 may serve as a tumor suppressor in a number of cancer types, however, knowledge of its targets in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains limited. In the current study, miR-223 was found to inhibit cell proliferation i...

INTRODUCTION To explore the effect of tumor suppressor in lung cancer 1 (TSLC1) on proliferation and apoptosis in esophageal cancer Eca109 cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eca109 cells were divided into three groups: TSLC1 transfected group (TTG), mock group (MG) and untransfected group (UTG). The TTG and MG were transfected transiently with the pIRES2-EGFP-TSLC1 eukaryotic expression vector and p...

PURPOSE Up-regulation of Mcl-1, a known anti-apoptotic protein, is associated with the survival and progression of various malignancies including leukemia. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of Mcl-1 small interference RNA (siRNA) on the proliferation and apoptosis of HL-60 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. METHODS siRNA transfection was performed using Lipofectamine™2000 reage...

Osteosarcoma is among the most malignant types of tumor worldwide and has become a leading contributor to tumor incidence, particularly in adolescents. Resistance to conventional treatment and the complexity of osteosarcoma tumorigenesis has resulted in high mortality rates. MicroRNAs are a class of noncoding RNAs, which regulate numerous biological processes. However, the involvement of miR‑64...

BACKGROUND To investigate the influence of telomerase activity, apoptosis, radiosensitivity of cervical cancer after siRNA-mediated knockdown of telomerase RNA and evaluate in vivo growth with gene interference. METHODS We studied siRNA-targeting-telomerase RNA transfection into the Hela cell line. Expression of hTERC mRNA was detected by RT-PCR and telomerase activity was measured by the TRA...

Introduction MiR-135a is found to selectively induce apoptosis in glioma cell but not in normal neurons and glial cells. However, low transfection efficacy limits its application in vivo as other miRNAs. We prepared a new kind of nano-vector based on polyethylene glycol methyl ether (mPEG) and hyper-branched polyethylenimine (hy-PEI) in order to improve the miRNA delivery system into the glioma...

The application of cationic liposome reagents has advanced DNA and mRNA transfection research in vitro, and data are accumulating which show their utility for in vivo gene transfer. However, chemical structure-activity data leading to a better mechanistic understanding of their biological activity is still limited. Most of the cationic lipid reagents in use today for this application are formul...

human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection is the major problem in the world. nowadays, new anti-retroviral drugs are extracted from medicinal plants, make an important role to supersede synthetic drugs with different side effects. in this study, we studied the salix aegyptiaca l extract, iranian herb, as an anti-hiv drug with anti-retroviral effects. we used a single cycle replicable (scr) h...