Abstract:Objective To investigate the role of MicroRNA-134 on proliferation and apoptosis of ovarian cancer. Methods The expression of MicroRNA-134 in ovarian cancer was measured by PCR. Clone formation assay and flow cytometry were performed to detect cell proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis. PCR and Western blots were utilized for measurement of CCND1. Results MicroRNA-134 expression was down-regulated in ovarian cancer tissues (P?0.05). Up-regulation of MicroRNA-134 inhibited cellular proliferation (P?0.05), arrested cell cycle (P?0.05), and enhanced apoptosis (P?0.05) in HeLa cells. The expression of CCND1 was impaired along with overexpression of MicroRNA-134 in vitro (P?0.05). Conclusions The expression of MicroRNA-134 is down-regulated in ovarian cancer tissues. Up-regulation of MicroRNA-134 inhibits ovarian tumor growth potentially through inhibiting CCND1.