Abstract

Oridonin belongs to a small molecule from the Chinese herb Rabdosia rubescens with potent anticancer activity. In spite of the lncRNA AFAP1-AS1 has been proven to exert promoting function in lung cancer, its relationship with oridonin in lung cancer is obscure. Therefore, our study planned to explore the potential of oridonin in lung cancer as well as unveil the regulatory mechanism of oridonin on AFAP1-AS1 in lung cancer cells. In the present study, oridonin inhibited lung cancer cell proliferation, migration, as well as invasion, as evidenced by MTT, wound healing, as well as transwell assays. Besides, we observed that oridonin could downregulate AFAP1-AS1 expression, and overexpressed AFAP1-AS1 could reverse the repressive effects of oridonin on lung cancer cell proliferation, migration, as well as invasion. More importantly, we found that AFAP1-AS1 could bind to IGF2BP1 through starBase prediction and RIP assay. The expression level of IGF2BP1 was also reduced by oridonin treatment but reversed after AFAP1-AS1 overexpression. Additionally, we proved that overexpressed IGF2BP1 could reverse the repressive impacts of oridonin on lung cancer cell proliferation, migration, as well as invasion. Further, in vivo experiments validated the repressive role of oridonin on tumor growth of lung cancer. Together, oridonin inhibits lung cancer cell proliferation as well as migration by modulating AFAP1-AS1/IGF2BP1, and AFAP1-AS1/IGF2BP1 possesses the potential to be a promising therapy targeting for lung cancer, especially in oridonin treatment.

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