Tumor cells derived-extracellular vesicles transfer miR-3129 to promote hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis by targeting TXNIP.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most predominant primary liver cancer. Extracellular vesicles (EV)-mediated microRNA (miRNA) delivery is critical in cancer metastasis. We aimed to identify the mechanism of HCC cell-derived EVs-mediated miR-3129 in HCC. After EVs isolation and identification, miR-3129 expression in plasma EVs was evaluated and its diagnostic efficiency was analyzed. miR-3129 inhibitor was transfected into HepG2 and SMMC7721 cells, and cell malignant episodes were assessed. HCC cells were incubated with EVs from MHCC-97H cells and transfected with miR-3129 inhibitor and/or TXNIP. The nude mice were injected with MHCC-97H cells-EV or MHCC-97H cells-EV/miR-3129 inhibitor, and HCC growth and metastasis were assessed. miR-3129 was highly expressed in plasma EVs from HCC patients, which was the essential diagnostic biomarker for HCC. miR-3129 downregulation inhibited the malignant episodes of HCC cells. MHCC-97H cell-EVs were absorbed by HCC cells and transferred miR-3129 to HCC cells. EVs-carried miR-3129 promoted malignant episodes of HCC cells, which were weakened by miR-3129 inhibition in EVs. miR-3129 targeted TXNIP. TXNIP overexpression averted the effect of EVs-carried miR-3129 in HCC. In vivo, MHCC-97H cell-EVs transferred miR-3129 to facilitate HCC growth and metastasis. MHCC-97H cell-EVs transferred miR-3129 to promote HCC metastasis by targeting TXNIP.

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