NDRG1基因过表达对胆囊癌GBS-SD细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

为了探讨N-myc下游调节基因1 (NDRG1)过表达对胆囊癌细胞系GBS-SD细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭和凋亡的影响及其可能的分子机制,本研究采用脂质体介导的重组真核表达质粒pEGFP-NDRG1-N3瞬时转染人胆囊癌GBS-SD细胞,Western blotting检测NDRG1蛋白的表达;MTT比色法和流式细胞术分别检测细胞增殖和细胞周期;Transwell实验检测细胞侵袭和迁移能力。GBS-SD细胞转染pEGFP-NDRG1-N3重组质粒后经表阿霉素(0.4μg/mL)诱导其凋亡,采用Hoechst 33258染色和流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡;Western blotingt检测Bcl-2、Cleaved caspase-3和Bid蛋白的表达。MTT检测显示,NDRG1过表达组细胞在48 h和72 h的增殖速度均显著高于空载组和对照组(p0.05)。Transwell检测显示,与对照组和空载组相比,NDRG1过表达组细胞的侵袭和迁移能力明显增强。Hoechst 33258染色和流式细胞仪检测显示,经表阿霉素诱导细胞凋亡后,空载组细胞的凋亡率最高,NDRG1过表达组细胞的凋亡率低于空载组,但显著高于对照组。Western blotting检测显示,与对照组和空载组相比,NDRG1过表达组细胞中Bcl-2的表达明显上调,而Cleaved caspase-3和Bid的表达明显下调。本研究表明NDRG1基因过表达可显著促进胆囊癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭并抑制其凋亡,其分子机制可能是上调的NDRG1基因能有效调节与细胞凋亡相关基因的表达,从而发挥其介导作用。因此,NDRG1基因可能成为胆囊癌研究中一个新的治疗靶点。     

小干扰RNA抑制APP的表达对鼻咽癌CNE2细胞增殖和迁移的影响

为了探索淀粉样蛋白前体(amyloid precursor protein,APP)在人鼻咽癌CNE2细胞中的生物学功能,采用脂质体Lipofectamine 2000为载体将靶向APP的siRNA转染CNE2细胞,同时设置无义序列为阴性对照组,利用免疫荧光及Western-blot分别检测转染效率和APP蛋白水平的表达,采用噻唑蓝(methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide,MTT)和细胞划痕实验检测CNE2细胞的增殖与迁移能力。结果显示:干扰组的APP蛋白表达水平明显低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);干扰APP可抑制CNE2细胞的增殖和减缓划痕的愈合。以上结果提示应用siRNA干扰技术能有效降低鼻咽癌CNE2细胞APP蛋白表达,抑制细胞增殖和迁移能力,为鼻咽癌的基因治疗提供了新思路。     

miR-149-5p靶向DCLK1基因对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7/DDP顺铂耐药的影响

[目的]探讨miR-149-5p靶向双皮质素样激酶1(DCLK1)基因对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7/DDP顺铂耐药的影响。[方法]构建DDP耐药乳腺癌MCF-7细胞,然后按细胞转染质粒的不同分入对照组(不转染质粒)、空载组(转染空载质粒3.1)、miRNA-149-5p组(转染miRNA-149-5p-AH质粒)。采用CCK-8法检测细胞存活率,划痕实验检测细胞迁移力,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率,实时荧光定量PCR检测细胞miRNA-149-5p和DCLK1 mRNA水平,Western Bloting检测细胞DCLK1蛋白表达水平。[结果] miRNA-149-5p组乳腺癌MCF-7/DDP细胞miRNA-149-5p水平、细胞凋亡率显著高于对照组和空载组,DCLK1 mRNA和蛋白水平、细胞存活率和细胞迁移率显著低于对照组和空载组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。空载组和对照组miRNA-149-5p水平、细胞凋亡率、DCLK1 mRNA和蛋白表达、细胞存活率和细胞迁移率比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。[结论]过表达miRNA-149-5p可减弱乳腺癌MCF-7/D...     

沉默细胞分裂相关基因NUF2的表达对卵巢癌细胞侵袭及迁移的影响

目的:研究沉默细胞分裂相关基因NUF2的表达对卵巢癌细胞侵袭及迁移的影响,并初步探讨其潜在的分子作用机制。方法:用基因表达谱数据动态分析(GEPIA)和实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)分别检测卵巢癌组织和细胞中NUF2的表达情况;将卵巢癌HEY、SKOV3细胞分为空白对照组、control siRNA(si-control)组和NUF2 siRNA(si-NUF2)组,用qRT-PCR检测各组细胞的NUF2 mRNA表达水平以验证转染效果;Transwell小室实验和细胞划痕实验检测沉默NUF2后各组细胞侵袭、迁移能力的改变;蛋白印迹法检测各组细胞中Notch通路相关蛋白Notch1、Hes1的表达水平。结果:NUF2在卵巢癌组织或细胞中均高表达,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05);与空白对照组和sicontrol组相比,si-NUF2组细胞中NUF2 mRNA表达水平显著下降(P0.05),侵袭、迁移细胞数明显减少(P0.05),Notch1和Hes1蛋白表达降低。结论:沉默NUF2表达可抑制卵巢癌细胞侵袭、迁移能力,其分子作用机制与抑制Notch信号通路有关。     

人乳头瘤病毒16E6基因通过增加HMGB1表达调节口腔癌CAL27细胞侵袭的实验研究

人乳头瘤病毒16型(Human papillomavirus type 16,HPV16)感染与口腔癌、宫颈癌的发病有关,HPV16 E6基因编码的蛋白是重要的癌蛋白,已经被证实能够通过增加高迁移率族蛋白B1(High mobility group box-B1,HMGB1)表达来促进宫颈癌细胞的侵袭,但是否能调控口腔癌细胞的侵袭仍未明确。为研究HPV16 E6基因通过增加HMGB1表达调节口腔癌CAL27细胞侵袭的作用,口腔癌CAL27细胞被分为对照组、空白质粒组、HPV16 E6质粒组、NC-si RNA组(短片断干扰RNA阴性对照组)、NC-si RNA+HPV16 E6质粒组、HMGB1-si RNA+HPV16E6质粒组,检测细胞中HPV16 E6及HMGB1的表达、细胞的侵袭数目、培养基中HMGB1的含量。结果显示,HPV16 E6质粒组细胞中HPV16 E6及HMGB1的表达量、培养基中HMBG1的含量、细胞的侵袭数目均高于对照组及空白质粒组(P<0.05);HMGB1-si RNA组细胞中HMGB1的表达量明显低于对照组及NC-si RNA组(P<0.05);NC-si RNA+HPV16 E6质粒组的细胞侵袭数目均明显高于NC-si RNA组(P<0.05),HMGB1-si RNA+HPV16 E6质粒组的细胞侵袭数目均明显低于NC-si RNA+HPV16 E6质粒组(P<0.05)。本研究提示,HPV16 E6基因能够促进口腔癌CAL27细胞的侵袭且这一作用与增加HMGB1表达有关。     

人巨细胞病毒US28基因通过HIF-1α途径促进结肠癌细胞的迁移、侵袭

人巨细胞病毒(Human cytomegalovirus,HCMV)的US28基因在结肠癌内呈高表达趋势且与淋巴结转移、Dukes分期进展密切相关,癌细胞过度的迁移和侵袭是造成淋巴结转移、Dukes分期进展的重要物学环节,US28基因表达的变化提示US28可能参与了结肠癌细胞迁移、侵袭的调控,但具体的作用及机制均未阐明。为研究HCMV US28基因促进结肠癌细胞迁移、侵袭的作用及机制,本研究培养结肠癌COLO205细胞株并分组,阴性对照组(NC组)用不含药物和质粒的DMEM处理,空白对照质粒组(NC质粒组)转染空白的pcDNA3.1质粒,US28质粒组转染过表达US28基因的pcDNA3.1质粒,US28质粒+YC-1组转染过表达US28基因的pcDNA3.1质粒、同时加入缺氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)的抑制剂YC-1。检测细胞的迁移活力、侵袭活力、细胞中HIF-1α及下游迁移基因(HIF-1α、Snail)、侵袭基因(MMP1、MMP9)的表达量。结果显示,与NC组、NC质粒组比较,US28质粒组的迁移细胞数目、侵袭细胞数目及细胞中HIF-1α、Snail、MMP1、MMP9的蛋白表达水平均明显增多(P0.05),细胞中E-cadherin、TIMP2的蛋白表达水平均明显减少(P0.05);与US28质粒组比较,US28质粒+YC-1组的迁移细胞数目、侵袭细胞数目及细胞中HIF-1α、Snail、MMP1、MMP9的蛋白表达水平明显减少(P0.05),细胞中E-cadherin、TIMP2的蛋白表达水平均明显增多(P0.05)。综上,HCMV US28基因能够促进结肠癌细胞的迁移、侵袭且该作用与激活HIF-1α途径、调节下游迁移及侵袭基因表达有关。     

下调脂肪酸合成酶表达对膀胱癌UMUC3细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭能力的影响*

目的: 研究脂肪酸合成酶(FASN)表达对膀胱癌UMUC3细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭的影响,探讨其内在可能机制。方法:免疫组化法检测30例膀胱癌和15例正常膀胱组织FASN蛋白的表达;用脂质体2000分别转染FASN siRNA和无义siRNA至UMUC3细胞,筛选、鉴定siFASN和siControl稳定的细胞,siFASN组细胞设为实验组,siControl组设为对照组;采用蛋白印迹法(Western blot)和实时荧光定量PCR(RT-PCR)法分别检测siFASN组和siControl组细胞FASN蛋白及mRNA的表达,MTT法检测siFASN组和siControl组细胞增殖情况,划痕试验、Transwell试验分别检测siFASN组和siControl组细胞迁移、侵袭能力。结果:FASN蛋白在膀胱癌组织中过表达,且与病理分期、分级密切相关(P＜0.05)。与siControl组相比,siFASN组细胞FASN mRNA及蛋白表达下调(P＜0.05),细胞增殖活力明显下降(P＜0.05),迁移能力明显下降(P＜0.05),穿膜细胞数量明显减少(P＜0.05)。结论:FASN过表达在膀胱癌发生、发展中发挥重要作用,下调FASN表达能抑制膀胱癌细胞的增殖、迁移、侵袭能力,抑制FASN表达有望成为一种新的膀胱癌治疗方法。     

下调窖蛋白-1表达抑制小鼠肝癌H22细胞侵袭能力

窖蛋白-1在不同肿瘤中发挥作用不同. 本研究以小鼠肝癌细胞H22为研究对象 ,观察下调窖蛋白-1表达对H22细胞侵袭能力的影响,并探讨其可能的分子机制. 利用RT－PCR和Western印迹法检测了窖蛋白-1在H22及小鼠正常肝细胞IAR20中的 表达.结果显示,窖蛋白 1在H22中的表达高于其在IAR20中的表达,提示窖蛋白 -1高表达可能与H22细胞恶性表型有关. RNA干扰和凝集素印记实验结果显示,窖 蛋白-1－siRNA能够有效抑制窖蛋白－1mRNA和蛋白表达,并抑制细胞表面N－聚糖 β1,6GlcNAc分支形成. Transwell细胞迁移和侵袭实验结果显示,与未转染组和 siRNA 对照组比较,转染窖蛋白-1 siRNA的H22细胞迁移和侵袭数目明显减少. 本研究证明,下调窖蛋白－1表达可抑制H22细胞表面N 聚糖β1,6GlcNAc分支形 成,从而抑制细胞迁移和侵袭能力.     

RORα高表达对二烯丙基二硫抑制人胃癌细胞增殖与迁移侵袭的影响

目的观察高表达RORα对二烯丙基二硫(DADS)抑制人胃癌MGC803细胞增殖、迁移与侵袭的影响。方法集落形成实验与流式细胞术检测细胞增殖与细胞周期;细胞划痕和Transwell实验分别检测细胞迁移与侵袭。RT-PCR与Western blot分别检测RORα、MMP-9和TIMP3 mRNA与蛋白表达水平。结果RT-PCR与Western blot检测显示,RORα高表达与DADS处理较对照组与空载体组RORαmRNA与蛋白表达明显上调,DADS+RORα高表达组上调更为显著(P<0.05)。与对照组和空载体组比较,RORα高表达与DADS处理组MMP-9表达下调,TIMP3表达上调,DADS+RORα高表达组改变最为显著。集落形成实验显示,RORα高表达与DADS处理组较对照组与空载体组的集落形成率明显降低。流式细胞术显示,与对照组和空载体组比较,RORα高表达与DADS处理组G2/M期细胞比率明显升高。细胞划痕和Transwell实验显示,RORα高表达与DADS处理组细胞迁移与侵袭能力明显降低。结论RORα高表达可通过上调TIMP3与下调MMP-9促进DADS阻滞MGC803细胞G2/M期和抑制增殖与迁移侵袭。     

Integrin beta1在结肠癌及其淋巴转移灶中的表达及临床意义

目的：检测integrin-beta1在结肠癌组织中的表达水平差异,研究其与结肠癌临床病理特征及其预后的关系。方法：采用免疫组化 SP法检测integrin 茁1在82例结肠癌原发灶及其淋巴结转移灶中的表达情况。结果：邻近正常结肠粘膜组织integrin beta1的阳性表 达率为93.33 %,原发灶癌细胞integrin beta1的表达率为73.17 %,两者之间integrin beta1的阳性表达率比较P<0.01;结肠癌转移性淋 巴结组织integrin beta1的阳性表达率为87.67 %,结肠癌非转移性淋巴结组织integrin beta1的阳性表达率为11.29 %,两者之间integrin 茁1的阳性表达率比较P<0.01。在所有与结肠癌相关的临床病理因素中,是否穿透浆膜层、有无淋巴结转移、分化程度不同、Dukes 分期不同,integrin beta1的阳性表达率比较P 值均小于0.05。结论：Integrin beta1与结肠癌分化程度、侵袭深度、淋巴结转移状况及 Dukes 分期等病理因素密切相关,其表达水平的检测对评估结肠癌淋巴结转移程度和分析结肠癌分期具有一定临床实用价值。     

脂联素抑制子宫内膜癌HEC-1B细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭的作用及机制研究

摘要 目的：探讨脂联素（APN）对子宫内膜癌HEC-1B细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭的抑制作用及分子机制。方法：分别采用磺酰罗丹明 B(SRB)实验、细胞迁移(Transwell)实验和划痕实验检测子宫内膜癌细胞HEC-1B的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力。采用蛋白免疫印迹（Western blot）法检测腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)信号通路相关蛋白、AdipoR1、AdipoR2、cyclinD1和cyclinE2蛋白表达水平。结果：与对照组相比,APN组HEC-1B细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭功能明显下降（P<0.05）。与对照组相比,APN组p-AMPK/AMPK比值明显提高,而p-mTOR/mTOR和p-4EBP1/4EBP1比值明显下降（P<0.05）。与对照组相比,APN组cyclinD1和cyclinE2蛋白表达水平明显下降（P<0.05）。APN组和对照组的AdipoR1、AdipoR2蛋白表达水平比较无统计学差异（P>0.05）。结论：APN能够激活AMPK信号通路并下调cyclinD1和cyclinE2蛋白表达,进而抑制子宫内膜癌细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭功能。     

ECC-1 cells: a well-differentiated steroid-responsive endometrial cell line with characteristics of luminal epithelium

Endometrial cancer cell lines have provided a valuable model to study endometrial epithelial cells in vitro. Since the first development of HEC1B over 35 yr ago, many different cell lines have been isolated and described. One valuable cell line that maintains hormone responsiveness and unique stability over time is the ECC-1 cell line, developed originally by the late P.G. Satyaswaroop. In this study, we investigated some of the properties of these cells and present their salient characteristics. Like Ishikawa cells, ECC-1 cells maintain both estrogen receptors (ESR1 [ER alpha] and ESR2 [ER beta]), progesterone receptors (PR A and B; PGRs), and androgen receptors (ARs), along with the p160 steroid receptor coactivators NCOA1 (formerly SRC1), NCOA2 (formerly TIF2), and NCOA3 (formerly AIB1). The karyotype of these cells is abnormal, with multiple structural rearrangements in all cells analyzed. Unlike Ishikawa cells that express glandular epithelial antigens, ECC-1 cells maintain a luminal phenotype, with expression of KRT13 (cytokeratin 13) and KRT18 (cytokeratin 18). Apparent differences in the regulation of ESR2 also were evident in ECC-1 cells compared to Ishikawa cells. Like other endometrial cell lines, ECC-1 cells express the steroid receptor coactivators and exhibit epidermal growth factor-stimulated expression of known luminal proteins thought to be involved in implantation, including the hyaluronate receptor CD44 and SPP1 (formerly osteopontin) and CD55 (decay-accelerating factor). These characteristics appear to be stable and persistent over multiple cell passages, making this well-differentiated cell line an excellent choice to study endocrine and paracrine regulation of endometrial epithelium in vitro.     

RNA干扰肝细胞肝癌中PECAM-1的表达对肿瘤细胞侵袭及增殖的影响

目的:探讨PECAM-1在肝细胞肝癌(Hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)组织中的表达及意义。方法:选择2013年5月-2015年6月在我院接受治疗的HCC患者100例,收集肝癌患者HCC组织及癌旁组织,另选取100例正常肝脏组织作为对照组。应用免疫组织化学法检测PECAM-1在肝癌组织、癌旁组织以及正常肝脏组织中的阳性表达。利用小分子干扰RNA技术(si RNA)构建低表达的PECAM-1,并转染至肝癌细胞中抑制PECAM-1的表达。应用Transwell小室法检测肝癌细胞的侵袭能力,CCK-8法检测肝癌细胞的增殖能力。结果:PECAM-1在肝癌组织、癌旁组织及正常肝脏组织中呈不同程度阳性表达(P0.05);PECAM-1在肝癌组织及癌旁组织中的表达显著高于正常肝脏组织,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);PECAM-1在肝癌组织中的表达显著高于癌旁组织,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);转染si RNA PECAM-1后,肝癌细胞中PECAM-1 m RNA的表达水平明显下降,PECAM-1蛋白表达也明显降低,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);转染si RNA PECAM-1后,肝癌细胞侵袭及增殖能力明显降低,差异具有统计学意义(P0.001)。结论:PECAM-1在肝癌患者血清中高表达,PECAM-1 si RNA能够抑制肝癌细胞的侵袭及增殖能力,提示PECAM-1可作为预测肝癌发生及发展的临床指标。     

The effects of estradiol and selective estrogen receptor modulators on gene expression and messenger RNA stability in immortalized sheep endometrial stromal cells and human endometrial adenocarcinoma cells

The purpose of this study was to identify an endometrial cell line that maintained the E2 up-regulation of estrogen receptor (ER) mRNA by enhanced message stability and to assess its dependence on ER protein. Estradiol (E2) effects on gene expression were measured in three cell lines: one immortalized from sheep endometrial stroma (ST) and two from human endometrial adenocarcinomas (Ishikawa and ECC-1). E2 up-regulated ER mRNA levels in ST and Ishikawa cells, but down-regulated ER mRNA levels in ECC-1 cells. E2 up-regulated progesterone receptor (PR), glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha) in both Ishikawa and ECC-1 cells. The selective estrogen receptor modulator ICI 182,780 antagonized the E2-induced up-regulation of ER and/or PR mRNA levels in all three cells, while another, GW 5638, antagonized the up-regulation of PR mRNA in Ishikawa and ECC-1 cells. In mechanistic studies, E2 had no effect on ER mRNA stability in ST cells and it destabilized ER mRNA in ECC-1 cells. Thus, Ishikawa cells appear to be the most physiologically relevant cell line in which to study the up-regulation of ER mRNA levels by enhanced mRNA stability. Its antagonism by ICI 182,780 reveals that ER protein is involved in this E2 response.     

The expression and significance of NET-1 and Contactin in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and a major cause of cancer-related mortality. In this study, the significance of NET and Contactin on the pathogenesis and prognosis of HCC was investigated, and further to explore their functions in vitro and in vivo by down regulation with siRNA. The expression of NET-1 and Contactin in HCC and in adjacent non-tumor tissues (ANT) were evaluated by immunohistochemistry, and the correlations of the expression of NET-1 and Contactin with the clinicopathological characteristics and survival of HCC patients were also analyzed. After inhibited by single-target siRNA or dual-target siRNA, the expressions of NET-1 and Contactin mRNA and protein in SMMC-7221 cells were determined by RT-PCR, Western blot and immunofluorescence stain. The cell proliferation and apoptosis were assessed by CCK-8 assays and flow cytometry (FCM). The ability of cell migration and invasion were evaluated by wound-healing migrating assay and transwell chamber assays, respectively. Subsequently, transmission system encapsulated cationic liposome was used to deliver dual-siRNA into HCC xenografts in mice. The expressions of NET-1, Cortactin, Ki67, Bax, Bcl2 and Survivin in xenograft tumor were detected by immunohistochemical staining, respectively. The positive rates of NET-1 and Cortactin in HCC tissues were significantly higher than those in ANT. In HCC, the expression of NET-1 was related to Edmondson''s grade (P<0.05), cirrhosis background (P<0.001) and TNM stage (P<0.05). The expression of Cortactin was related to tumor infiltration (P<0.05), vascular invasion (P <0.001) and TNM stage (P<0.001). The expressions of NET-1 and Cortactin were positively correlated (r=0.280, P=0.004). Significant differences in the 5-year survival rates were seen between the NET-1 negative group and the positive group (P<0.05), and between the Contactin negative group (50%) and Contactin positive group (28.0%, P<0.01). The 5-year overall survival rate (OS) in NET-1 and Contactin co-expression cases (27.78%) were remarkably lower than that in both NET-1 and Contactin negative cases (54.54%) and in NET-1 positive while Contactin negative cases (47.06%, P<0.05). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that NET-1 and Contactin over-expression were independent indicators for OS in HCC patients (P<0.01). There were higher expressions of NET-1 and Contactin in SMMC-7721 cells than that in other HCC cells. Dual-siRNA was demonstrated to be more effective on inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, migration and inducing apoptosis than individual siRNAs used alone in vitro and in vivo (P<0.05). The results suggest that dual-siRNA may be a great potential in siRNA-based therapeutic applications.     

Tumor-suppressive effects of CDK8 in endometrial cancer cells

CDK8 is either amplified or mutated in a variety of human cancers, and CDK8 functions as an oncoprotein in melanoma and colorectal cancers. Previously, we reported that loss or reduction of CDK8 results in aberrant fat accumulation in Drosophila and mammals, suggesting that CDK8 plays an important role in inhibiting lipogenesis. Epidemiological studies have identified obesity and overweight as the major risk factors of endometrial cancer, thus we examined whether CDK8 regulates endometrial cancer cell growth by using several endometrial cancer cell lines, including KLE, which express low levels of CDK8, as well as AN3 CA and HEC-1A cells, which have high levels of endogenous CDK8. We observed that ectopic expression of CDK8 in KLE cells inhibited cell proliferation and potently blocked tumor growth in an in vivo mouse model. In addition, gain of CDK8 in KLE cells blocked cell migration and invasion in transwell, wound healing and persistence of migratory directionality assays. Conversely, we observed the opposite effects in all of the aforementioned assays when CDK8 was depleted in AN3 CA cells. Similar to AN3 CA cells, depletion of CDK8 in HEC-1A cells strongly enhanced cell migration in transwell assays, while overexpression of CDK8 in HEC-1A cells blocked cell migration. Furthermore, gene profiling of KLE cells overexpressing CDK8 revealed genes whose protein products are involved in lipid metabolism, cell cycle and cell movement pathways. Finally, depletion of CDK8 increased the expression of lipogenic genes in endometrial cancer cells. Taken together, these results show a reverse correlation between CDK8 levels and several key features of the endometrial cancer cells, including cell proliferation, migration and invasion as well as tumor formation in vivo. Therefore, in contrast to the oncogenic effects of CDK8 in melanoma and colorectal cancers, our results suggest that CDK8 plays a tumor-suppressive role in endometrial cancers.     

沉默单核细胞趋化蛋白-1基因降低人食管癌EC109细胞的迁移及侵袭能力

单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(monocyte chemoattractant protein-1,MCP-1)是白色脂肪细胞分泌的炎症趋化刺激因子,属于趋化因子CC亚族,可促进肿瘤血管形成和细胞外基质降解,从而促进肿瘤细胞的浸润与转移。沉默MCP-1基因可显著抑制恶性肿瘤生长及转移,但其作用的分子机制尚不完全清楚。本研究应用小干扰RNA技术沉默人食管癌EC109细胞中MCP-1表达。细胞划痕试验显示,与对照组相比,沉默MCP-1基因可明显抑制食管癌EC109细胞迁移能力。Transwell 侵袭实验显示,沉默MCP-1基因后,EC109细胞侵袭能力降低。Western 印迹试验和RT-PCR试验揭示,沉默MCP-1基因后,细胞中MMP-7、MMP-9、TGF-β1及VEGF表达水平显著下降。研究结果提示,沉默MCP-1基因可通过抑制MMP-7、MMP-9、TGF-β1及VEGF表达,降低癌细胞迁移及侵袭能力。     

miR-223在结肠癌组织中的表达及促进结肠癌细胞迁移侵袭的机制研究

目的:探讨微小RNA-223 (mi R-223)在结肠癌组织中的表达及对结肠癌HT-29细胞侵袭、迁移能力的影响及机制。方法:检测mi R-223在结肠癌组织与癌旁组织中的表达。通过脂质体转染法将mi R-223模拟物(mi R-223 mimics,mi R-223 mimics组)及microRNA无关序列(mi R-223 NC,NC组)转染入结肠癌HT-29细胞。采用Real-time PCR检测转染后细胞中mi R-223和TWIST的表达,Western blot检测TWIST的蛋白表达,Tranwell检测细胞的迁移与侵袭能力。双荧光素酶报告基因检测mi R-223对TWIST基因启动子活性的影响。采用Transwell迁移与侵袭实验检测mi R-223 mimic及Twist si RNA共转染后人结肠癌细胞系HT-29迁移与侵袭能力的变化。结果:与癌旁结肠组织比较,mi R-223在结肠癌组织中呈现明显高表达(P0.05);与空白对照组和mi R-223 NC组比较,转染mi R-223 mimics后的HT-29细胞中的mi R-223表达显著增加(P0.05)。与阴性对照组和空载转染组相比较,mi R-223 mimics转染组穿透的细胞数目明显增加(P0.05),且mi R-223 mimics转染组的细胞侵袭能力显著增强(P0.05)。与mi R-223 NC组和空白对照组比较,转染mi R-223 mimics的HT-29细胞的TWIST基因m RNA和蛋白表达均显著增加(P0.05)。双荧光素酶检验结果显示TWIST为mi R-223的下游靶基因。共转染TWIST si RNA和mi R-223 mimics的结肠癌HT-29细胞的迁移与侵袭能力较单独转染mi R-223 mimics的HT-29细胞显著减弱(P0.05)。结论:mi R-223可能通过上调下游靶基因TWIST水平促进结肠癌HT-29细胞的迁移与侵袭。