Objective  To investigate the targeted regulation of miR-515-5p on chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4) and its effect on the proliferation and metastasis of ovarian cancer cell A2780.    Methods  The target genes of miR-515-5p were predicted by bioinformatics tools. Real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to detect the expression of miR-515-5p and CSPG4 in 65 cases ovarian cancer tissues and adjacent tissues. Ovarian cancer cells A2780 were divided into miR-NC group, miR-515-5p group, si-NC group, si-CSPG4 group, miR-515-5p + pcDNA group, miR-515-5p + pcDNA-CSPG4 group. MTT assay was used to detect cell proliferation. Transell was applied to detect cell migration and invasion, and Western blotting was selected to detect cyclinD1, P21, matrix metalloproteinase(MMP)-2 and MMP-9 protein expression. The double luciferase reporter gene experiment and Western blotting confirmed the regulation effect of miR-515-5p on CSPG4 gene.    Results  Bioinformatics analysis showed that CSPG4 was one of the potential target genes of miR-515-5p. Compared with the adjacent tissues, the expression of miR-515-5p was lower in ovarian cancer tissues, and the expression of CSPG4 was higher (P<0.05). Compared with the miR-NC group, the expression of cyclinD1, MMP-2 and MMP-9 protein was lower in A2780 cells of miR-515-5p group, the expression of P21 protein was higher, the cell viability was lower, and the number of cell migration and invasion was lower (P<0.05). Compared with the si-NC group, the expression of cyclinD1, MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins were lower in A2780 cells in si-CSPG4 group, P21 protein was higher, cell viability was lower, and the number of cell migration and invasion was lower (P<0.05). Compared with the miR-515-5p + pcDNA group, the expression of cyclinD1, MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins was higher in A2780 cells of miR-515-5p + pcDNA-CSPG4 group, the expression of P21 protein was lower, and the cell viability was higher, the number of cell   igration and invasion was higher (P<0.05). MiR-515-5p targeted and negatively regulated CSPG4 expression.    Conclusion  MiR-515-5p could inhibit the proliferation and metastasis of ovarian cancer cell A2780 by targeting CSPG4.