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Infection by the liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis could lead to persistent loss of PTEN in cholangiocarcinoma. However, the mechanism of PTEN loss and its malignant effect on cholangiocarcinoma have not yet been elucidated. Extracellular vesicles secreted by Clonorchis sinensis (CS-EVs) are rich in microRNAs (miRNAs) and can mediate communication between hosts and parasites. Herein, we delved into the miRNAs present in CS-EVs, specifically those that potentially target PTEN and modulate the progression of cholangiocarcinoma via ferroptosis mechanisms. CS-EVs were extracted by differential ultra-centrifugation for high-throughput sequencing of miRNA. Lentiviral vectors were used to construct stably transfected cell lines. Erastin was used to construct ferroptosis induction models. Finally, 36 miRNAs were identified from CS-EVs. Among them, csi-miR-96-5p inhibited PTEN expression according to the predictions and dual luciferase assay. The CCK-8 assay, xenograft tumor assays and transwell assay showed that csi-miR-96-5p overexpression and PTEN knockout significantly increased the proliferation and migration of cholangiocarcinoma cells and co-transfection of PTEN significantly reversed the effect. In the presence of erastin, the cell proliferation and migration ability of the negative transfection control group were significantly impaired, although they did not significantly change with transfection of csi-miR-96-5p and PTEN knockout, indicating that they obtained ferroptosis resistance. Mechanistically, csi-miR-96-5p and PTEN knockout significantly inhibited ferroptosis through a decrease in ferrous ion (Fe2+) and malondialdehyde (MDA), and an increase in glutathione reductase (GSH), Solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). In conclusion, loss of PTEN promoted the progression of cholangiocarcinoma via the ferroptosis pathway and csi-miR-96-5p delivered by CS-EVs may mediate this process.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms251910350","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,26]],"date-time":"2024-09-26T04:05:46Z","timestamp":1727323546000},"page":"10350","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["RETRACTED: PTEN Deficiency Induced by Extracellular Vesicle miRNAs from Clonorchis sinensis Potentiates Cholangiocarcinoma Development by Inhibiting Ferroptosis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Lijia","family":"Wen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jigang","family":"Yin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"424","DOI":"10.1053\/j.gastro.2022.11.025","article-title":"PTEN Deficiency Facilitates Exosome Secretion and Metastasis in Cholangiocarcinoma by Impairing TFEB-mediated Lysosome Biogenesis","volume":"164","author":"Jiang","year":"2023","journal-title":"Gastroenterology"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Vidotto, T., Melo, C.M., Lautert-Dutra, W., Chaves, L.P., Reis, R.B., and Squire, J.A. 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