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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

MiR 329/449 Suppresses Cell Proliferation, Migration and Synergistically Sensitizes GBM to TMZ by Inhibiting Src/FAK, NF-kB, and Cyclin D1 Activity.

Megan Mendieta, Mehrdad Bandegi, Ezgi Biltekin, Yasemin M Akay, Bulent Ozpolat, Metin Akay

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Megan MendietaBiomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Mehrdad BandegiBiomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Ezgi BiltekinBiomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Yasemin M AkayBiomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1753-6293
Bulent OzpolatDepartment of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Metin AkayBiomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2988-4669

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is one of the most common brain tumors and is associated with aggressive tumor characteristics and extremely poor patient survival. The median survival time for GBM patients is around 12-15 months. Temozolomide (TMZ) is a key chemotherapeutic drug used in the treatment of GBM. However, at least 50% of GBM patients do not respond to TMZ, necessitating the identification of novel therapeutic strategies sensitizing patients to TMZ. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of two different tumor suppressor microRNAs (miR-329 and miR-449b) on cell proliferation and migration of GBM cells, and their potential for sensitizing GBM cells to TMZ. Our findings show that MiR-329/449b treatments suppressed spheroid formation and migration of GBM (LN229 and U87) cells. When miR treatments were combined with Temozolomide (TMZ), we also observed that they synergistically enhanced the suppressive effects of TMZ and inhibited the activity of clinically significant NF-KB and Src/FAK signaling pathways, making the combination therapy a viable option to treat GBM, with greater impact on patient survival.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaMicroRNAsTemozolomideAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCyclin D1Drug SynergismFocal Adhesion Kinase 1Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNF-kappa BSignal Transductionsrc-Family KinasesAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingCyclin D1Focal Adhesion Kinase 1MicroRNAsNF-kappa BPTK2 protein, humansrc-Family KinasesTemozolomidedrug resistanceGBMmigrationmiRNAsensitizationspheroidssynergy

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