Open AccessRetracted: Glabridin attenuates the migratory and invasive capacity of breast cancer cells by activating micro RNA ‐200c
Author(s) -
Ye Xianqing,
Jiang Fei,
Li Yuan,
Mu Juan,
Si Lu,
Wang Xingxing,
Ning Shilong,
Li Zhong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cancer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1349-7006
pISSN - 1347-9032
DOI - 10.1111/cas.12426
Subject(s) - breast cancer , chemistry , cancer research , pharmacology , cancer , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Current treatments for breast cancer, a common malignancy in human females, are less than satisfactory because of high rates of metastasis. Glabridin ( GLA ), which acts through the FAK / ROS signaling pathway, has been used as an antioxidant and anti‐metastatic agent. However, little is known regarding the effect of micro RNA (mi RNA ) on GLA's anti‐metastatic activity. The mi RNA ‐200 family, which is frequently expressed at low levels in triple negative breast cancers, inhibits metastasis by blocking the epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Here, we found that GLA attenuated the migratory and invasive capacity of breast cancer cells by activating miR‐200c. GLA induced the mesenchymal–epithelial transition in vitro and in vivo , as determined by increased expression of the epithelial marker, E‐cadherin, and decreased expression of the mesenchymal marker, vimentin. Overexpression of miR‐200c enhanced the expression of E‐cadherin and decreased the expression of vimentin. Furthermore, in MDA ‐ MB ‐231 and BT ‐549 breast cancer cells exposed to GLA , knockdown of miR‐200c blocked the GLA ‐induced mesenchymal–epithelial transition and alleviated the GLA ‐induced inhibition of migration and invasion. Thus, elevation of miR‐200c by GLA has considerable therapeutic potential for anti‐metastatic therapy for breast cancer patients.