Purpose: In this study, we investigated the expression and role of PSMB4 in human epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC).
Methods: Western blot was used to evaluate the expression of PSMB4 in EOC tissues, and immunohistochemical analysis was performed on 115 cases of ovarian cancers. Then, we used Fisher exact test to analyze the correlation between PSMB4 and clinicopathological parameters. Starvation and re-feeding assay was used to assess cell cycle. CCK-8 assay and plate colony formation assay showed the influence of PSMB4 on proliferation of EOC cells.
Results: The expression of PSMB4 in EOC tissues was higher than normal ovary tissues and was significantly associated with clinical pathologic variables. Kaplan-Meier curve showed that high expression of PSMB4 was related to poor prognosis of EOC patients. Starvation and re-feeding assay suggested that PSMB4 played a critical role in EOC cell proliferation. CCK-8 assay and plate colony formation assay showed that EOC cells treated with PSMB4-siRNA reduced cell proliferation of EOC cells. Additionally, PSMB4 knockdown decreased NF-κB activity. PSMB4 also regulated the expression of NF-κB mediated proteins, including cyclin D1, and cyclin E which involved in cell proliferation.
Conclusions: Our findings implied that PSMB4 is involved in the progression of EOC and could serve as potential therapeutical target of EOC. These data suggested that PSMB4 may promote cell proliferation via the NF-κB-target gene in EOC.
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