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Long Non-Coding RNA CKMT2-AS1 Reduces the Viability of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Targeting AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway

Abstract

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has not only seriously affected people’s lives, but also burdened the government healthcare system. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) have attracted more and more attention in the cancer study field.

Methods: Experiments were completed in the Medical Research and Innovation Center of Shanghai Pudong Hospital, China from 2019 to 2020. Cell cycle was detected by western blot analyzing and flow cytometry. Apoptosis analysis were determined using flow cytometry or western blot analysis. LncRNA CKMT2-AS1 was knocked down by shRNA transfection.

Results: We found CKMT2-AS1 was the most significant=0.0105 for SW480 and P=0.0071 for HCT116) difference lncRNA between colorectal cancer treated with autophagy inducer and colorectal cancer without any treatment. Effective shRNA-CKMT2-AS1 was also designed. Following, we found the treatment of autophagy inducer and autophagy inducer + shRNA-NC were able to suppress the proliferation of both SW480 and HCT116 cells. In addition, the treatment of autophagy inducer + shRNA-CKMT2-AS1 significantly reduced the apoptosis of SW480 and HCT116 cells induced by autophagy. Furthermore, we found the phosphorylation of mTOR, AKT was enhanced in SW480, and HCT116 cells treated with autophagy inducer + shRNA-CKMT2-AS1 compared to the cells treated with autophagy inducer of autophagy inducer + shRNA-NC.

Conclusion: Enhancing the expression of CKMT2-AS1 will become a promising strategy to prevent the progress of colorectal cancer.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v51i2.8685
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Colorectal cancer Long non-coding RNAs Gene
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Zhuang B, Ni X, Min Z, Wu D, Wang T, Cui P. Long Non-Coding RNA CKMT2-AS1 Reduces the Viability of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Targeting AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway. Iran J Public Health. 2022;51(2):327-335.