Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) LINC00467 plays a proto-oncogenic role in non-small cell lung cancer. However, its effect and modulatory mechanism in gastric cancer (GC) are unknown. Thereby, we elucidated the mechanism of LINC00467 in GC. LINC00467 level in GC tissues was assessed by bioinformatic analysis, and clinicopathological parameters from GC patients were collected. The levels of LINC00467, integrin subunit beta 3 (ITGB3), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) in tissue samples or treated GC cells were assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), or Western blot. The viability, proliferation and apoptosis of GC cells were detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay, colony formation assay, and flow cytometry. Levels of LINC00467 and ITGB3 were up-regulated in GC, and highly expressed LINC00467 was positively associated with tumor size, differentiation, N stage, and T stage in GC patients. LINC00467 was enriched in cytoplasm of GC cells, and overexpressed LINC00467 promoted the viability and proliferation as well as levels of ITGB3 and PCNA, while suppressing the apoptosis and levels of cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP1 in GC cells. Besides, the effects of shLINC00467 on inhibiting cell viability, proliferation of GC cells and PCNA level and promoting apoptosis as well as levels of cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP1 were all partially reversed by overexpressed ITGB3. Overexpressed LINC00467 enhanced the viability and proliferation but inhibited apoptosis of GC cells via increasing ITGB3 level.
Objective The critical role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in osteoporosis (OP) has been highlighted. We tried to explore the role of circPVT1 in OP in relation to microRNA-30d-5p (miR-30d-5p) and ITGB3. Methods After bone marrow collection, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were isolated and identified. Then, Pearson coefficient was used to analyze the correlation among circPVT1, miR-30d-5p and ITGB3, and the binding sites were predicted and verified. Gain- and loss-of function assays in circPVT1, miR-30d-5p and ITGB3 were performed to analyze their effect on osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs. Results The osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs from OP patients was significantly decreased, and reduced circPVT1 expression was found in the BMSCs from OP patients. Overexpression of circPVT1 stimulated the formation of calcified nodules, increased alkaline phosphatase activity, and enhanced the expression of osteogenic marker genes in the BMSCs from OP patients. Additionally, circPVT1 expression was negatively correlated with miR-30d-5p, and miR-30d-5p was negatively correlated with ITGB3 in OP patients. Mechanically, circPVT1 regulated the osteogenic differentiation potential of BMSCs by relieving the inhibition of miR-30d-5p on ITGB3 through the competitive endogenous RNA mechanism. Conclusion Our study highlighted a circPVT1/miR-30d-5p/ITGB3 axis in regulating osteogenic differentiation potential of BMSCs from OP patients.