Ovarian cancer (OC) is highly metastatic due to frequent peritoneal dissemination, and its treatment poses a major challenge in clinical practice. Yes-associated protein (YAP) is known to be associated with the development of multiple tumors. However, whether targeting YAP can restrain OC progression and the underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully elucidated. In the present study, YAP was found to be highly expressed in OC, and its expression was correlated with the prognosis of OC patients. Moreover, silencing of YAP markedly inhibited the malignant behavior of OC cells, possibly through regulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Notably, peptide 17, a YAP inhibitor, exerted a significant attenuating effect on OC progression by diminishing the activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in vitro as well as in vivo. Taken together, these findings demonstrated that targeting YAP attenuated OC progression and suggested the potential application of peptide 17 in OC therapy, thus providing new insights into improving the treatment of OC.
基金:
'973' Program of China [2015CB553903]; National Science-Technology Supporting Plan Projects [2015BAI13B05]; National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFC0902901]; National Science Foundation of China [81372801, 81572570]; National Science and Technology Major Sub-Project [2018ZX10301402-002]; Technical Innovation Special Project of Hubei Province [2018ACA138]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, 1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, Peoples R China
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Wei Xiao,Jia Yijuan,Lou Hua,et al.Targeting YAP suppresses ovarian cancer progression through regulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway[J].ONCOLOGY REPORTS.2019,42(6):2768-2776.doi:10.3892/or.2019.7370.
APA:
Wei, Xiao,Jia, Yijuan,Lou, Hua,Ma, Jingjing,Huang, Quanfu...&Gao, Qinglei.(2019).Targeting YAP suppresses ovarian cancer progression through regulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.ONCOLOGY REPORTS,42,(6)
MLA:
Wei, Xiao,et al."Targeting YAP suppresses ovarian cancer progression through regulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway".ONCOLOGY REPORTS 42..6(2019):2768-2776