primary tumor lesions; tumor cells from ascites; metastatic lesions
SKOV3; OVCAR3
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EMT (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); proliferation (promotes); ceRNA regulation (other)
RNA-seq; RT-qPCR; Back-Splice Junction PCR / divergent primers PCR; Sanger Sequencing; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; Wound Healing Assay; Transwell Assay; Western Blot
may serve as novel potential therapeutic targets or prognostic biomarkers for EOC peritoneal metastasis
In EOC ascitic metastasis, hsa_circ_0000497 promotes ovarian cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro, consistent with an EMT-promoting role. The study also constructed a predicted circRNA-miRNA-mRNA ceRNA network as a potential mechanism.
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Hsa_circ_0000497 and hsa_circ_0000918 contributed to peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer via ascites.
combined biological and clinical study