Abstract

BackgroundChemotherapy is the standard treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, chemoresistance frequently occurs, making the treatment of NSCLC more difficult.MethodWe combined clinical and experimental studies to establish the role of microRNA (miR)-34c in NSCLC metastasis and chemoresistance.ResultsMiR-34c expression was significantly decreased in patients with NSCLC who showed a poor chemoresponse and metastasis. Overexpression of miR-34c sensitized NSCLC cells to paclitaxel and cisplatin both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, we found that NOTCH1 was target of miR-34c in NSCLC cells and played a key role in the effects of miR-34c on NSCLC.ConclusionNSCLC metastasis and chemoresistance are suppressed though the miR-34c/NOTCH1 axis. MiR-34c has important implications in the development of therapeutic strategies for metastasis and chemoresistance in NSCLC.

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