Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2019; 25(10): 1224-1237
Published online Mar 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i10.1224
MicroRNA-596 acts as a tumor suppressor in gastric cancer and is upregulated by promotor demethylation
Zhen Zhang, Dong-Qiu Dai
Zhen Zhang, Dong-Qiu Dai, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Dai DQ designed this study; Zhang Z performed the experiments and analyzed the data; Dai DQ and Zhang Z drafted the article, made critical revisions related to the intellectual content of the manuscript, and approved the final version of the article to be published.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30572162; and Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, No. 201602817.
Institutional review board statement: All gastric cancer specimens from the patients were taken after informed consent and ethical permission were obtained for participation in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest related to this study.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Dong-Qiu Dai, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 4 Chongshan Road, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China. daidq63@163.com
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Received: December 11, 2018
Peer-review started: December 11, 2018
First decision: December 28, 2018
Revised: January 27, 2019
Accepted: January 28, 2019
Article in press: January 28, 2019
Published online: March 14, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: In the present study, we investigated a suppressive role of microRNA-596 (miR-596) in gastric cancer (GC). MiR-596 was downregulated in human specimens of GC and GC cell lines, and overexpression of miR-596 significantly reduced GC cell proliferation. Downregulation of miR-596 in GC cell lines was associated with an increase of miR-596 promoter methylation. We also established that miR-596 controls the expression of peroxiredoxin 1, which has never been reported before, suggesting that this interaction could play an important role in GC progression. Overall, this study has an impact in understanding the role of miRNAs in cancer progression.