Journal: Oncology Letters
Article Title: Exosomal-miR-32-5p directly targets FOXN2 to regulate the proliferation, migration and apoptosis of uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma via the PI3K/AKT/BCL-2 pathway
doi: 10.3892/ol.2026.15574
Figure Lengend Snippet: Exo-miR-32-5p regulates the proliferation, migration and apoptosis of UCEC cells through regulating FOXN2 expression and PI3K/AKT/Bcl-2 pathway. The impact of Exo-miR-32-5p on the proliferation, migration and apoptosis of UCEC cells were examined utilizing a co-culture model. (A) Exo-miR-32-5p expression in HEC-1-A cells transfected with miR-32-5p-inhibitor or in Ishikawa cells transfected with miR-32-5p-mimic was determined through qRT-PCR. (B) The viability of UCEC cell lines were measured using the CCK-8 assay. (C) Relative colony formation efficiency of UCEC cell lines was evaluated using the colony formation assay. (D) EdU-positive cells were measured through EdU proliferation assay. (Scale bar, 100 µm). (E) The migratory potential of UCEC cell lines were determined via the Transwell migration assay. (F) Flow cytometry was used to detect apoptosis. (G) The mRNA expression of AKT, PI3K, Bcl-2 and FOXN2 was detected by qRT-PCR. (H) The protein levels of AKT, PI3K, p-PI3K, Bcl-2, FOXN2 and the ratio of p-AKT/AKT were measured by western blotting. **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 vs. Exo-miR-32-5p inhibitor-NC or Exo-miR-32-5p mimic-NC. UCEC, uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma; miRNA, microRNA; NC, negative control; NS, not significant; WT, wild-type; MUT, mutant; qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcription-PCR; p-, phosphorylated; FOXN2, Forkhead Box N2; EdU, 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine.
Article Snippet: HEC-1-A or Ishikawa cells (3×10 3 cells/ml) were grown in 96-well plates for 0, 24, 48 and 72 h before adding the CCK-8 solution (15 μl; Dojindo Laboratories, Inc.).
Techniques: Migration, Expressing, Co-Culture Assay, Transfection, Quantitative RT-PCR, CCK-8 Assay, Colony Assay, Proliferation Assay, Transwell Migration Assay, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, Negative Control, Mutagenesis, Reverse Transcription