Erratum for: "Puerarin inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma invasion and metastasis through miR-21mediated PTEN/AKT signaling to suppress the epithelial-mesenchymal transition" [Braz J Med Biol Res (2020) 53(4): e8882] Yuan Zhou 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0The authors would like to correct the Corresponding authors' names and emails and the Acknowledgments section of the article "Puerarin inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma invasion and metastasis through miR-21-mediated PTEN/AKT signaling to suppress the epithelial-mesenchymal transition". The Editors highlight that the information presented in the original version was provided by the authors at submission and revision. In addition, the authors had the opportunity to correct the information during proofreading, before approving for publication.Correspondence: Haozhen Ren: orenhaozhen1984@163.com4 | Jinglin Wangocw20120817@163.com4 *These authors contributed equally to this study.Braz J Med Biol Res |
AbstractHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common primary malignant tumors of the liver worldwide. Liver resection and transplantation are currently the only effective treatments; however, recurrence and metastasis rates are still high. Previous studies have shown that the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key step in HCC invasion and metastasis. Inhibition of EMT has become a new therapeutic strategy for tumors. Recently, puerarin, a well-characterized component of traditional Chinese medicine, has been isolated from Pueraria radix and exerts positive effects on many diseases, particularly cancers. In this study, CCK-8, EdU immunofluorescence, colony formation, wound healing, and migration assays were used to detect the effects of puerarin on HCC cells. We further analyzed the relationship between puerarin and miR-21/PTEN/EMT markers in HCC cell lines. Our results showed that HCC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, tumor formation, and metastasis were reduced by puerarin in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, puerarin inhibited the EMT process of HCC by affecting the expression of Slug and Snail. Moreover, oncogenic miR-21 was inhibited by puerarin, coupled with an increase in the tumor suppressor gene PTEN. Increasing miR-21 expression or decreasing PTEN expression reversed the inhibition effects of puerarin in HCC. These data confirmed that puerarin affects HCC through the miR-21/PTEN/EMT regulatory axis. Overall, puerarin may represent a chemopreventive and/or chemotherapeutic agent for HCC treatment.