title: Curcumin reduces the expression of Bcl-2 by upregulating miR-15a and miR-16 in MCF-7 cells.
abstract: The medicinal properties of curcumin are well documented in Indian and Chinese systems of medicine, which refer to its wide use in the treatment of some diseases. It has shown to have anti-carcinogenic properties and is known to prevent tumor development in some cancers. In our study, we confirmed that the expression of miR-15a and miR-16 was upregulated and that of Bcl-2 was downregulated in curcumin-treated MCF-7 cells. Silencing miR-15a and miR-16 by specific inhibitors restored the expression of Bcl-2. Thus, we concluded that curcumin can reduce the expression of Bcl-2 by upregulating the expression of miR-15a and miR-16 in MCF-7 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Tangdu Hospital, and Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yunxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jifeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C505361:MIRN15 microRNA, human; C505362:MIRN16 microRNA, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003474:Curcumin