靶向抑制miRNA-21提高白血病K562细胞对阿糖胞苷的敏感性

为研究以miRNA-21为靶标的反义核酸(AMO-miR-21)提高白血病K562细胞对阿糖胞苷(Ara-C)的敏感性及可能的作用机制,在LipofectamineTM2000介导下,将化学合成的AMO-miR-21转染K562细胞,四甲基偶氮唑蓝(MTT)法检测单独使用AMO-miR-21、Ara-C以及两者联合使用对细胞增殖抑制作用,并计算抑制率和IC50;流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡;实时定量PCR(Real-time PCR)检测miRNA-21及其候选靶基因Pdcd4 mRNA的表达水平;免疫印迹(Western blot)检测Pdcd4蛋白的表达水平.结果显示Ara-C与AMO-miR-21联合使用后,IC50从1.95μmol/L降低到0.84μmol/L,敏感性提高到单用Ara-C的2.3倍.AMO-miR-21联合Ara-C组细胞凋亡明显增加(P<0.05).AMO-miR-21显著抑制K562细胞中miRNA-21的表达水平(P<0.05),同时Pdcd4的表达明显增加(P<0.05).提示AMO-miR-21可以提高K562细胞对Ara-C的敏感性,其作用机制与靶向抑制miRNA-21,进而诱...     

miR-182在前列腺癌组织中的表达及其对前列腺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响

目的:观察前列腺癌组织及不同前列腺癌细胞系中miR-182的表达,并探讨下调其表达对前列腺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及机制。方法:采用实时荧光定量PCR(q RT-PCR)检测30例前列腺癌组织和30例相应的癌旁组织以及前列腺正常上皮RWPE-1细胞、前列腺癌PC-3、LNCa P和DU145细胞中miR-182的表达,进一步采用Lipfectamine 2000脂质体转染miRNA-182 inhibitor和阴性对照miRNA于PC-3细胞后,通过噻唑蓝(MTT)比色法检测细胞增殖情况,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率,免疫印迹(Western blot)法检测转录因子FOXO1、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)和抑癌基因p53蛋白的表达。结果:miR-182在前列腺癌组织中的表达明显高于癌旁组织(P0.05);miR-182在前列腺癌细胞系PC-3、LNCa P和DU145中的表达均高于前列腺正常上皮细胞RWPE-1(P0.05),其中PC-3细胞中miR-182表达水平最高。转染miRNA-182 inhibitor至PC-3细胞成功下调miR-182表达后,细胞的增殖能力明显受到抑制,细胞凋亡能力明显增强,FOXO1表达水平显著升高,VEGF和p53的表达明显降低,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:miR-182在前列腺癌组织及细胞中呈高表达,下调miR-182的表达可能通过增加FOXO1的表达并减少VEGF和p53的表达,抑制前列腺癌细胞增殖并诱导细胞凋亡。     

鸟氨酸脱羧酶基因反义RNA对淋巴瘤细胞Jurkat生长的影响

探讨鸟氨酸脱羧酶(ornithine decarboxylase,ODC)反义RNA是否对人淋巴瘤细胞Jurkat的生长具有抑制作用。含反义RNA的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/Rodc用脂质体转染Jurkat细胞,G418筛选ODC表达抑制的细胞株,MTS法分析细胞增殖,Western blotting检测细胞中ODC蛋白表达水平,半定量RT-PCR检测细胞中ODC mRNA含量,流式细胞术检测细胞周期的变化,DNA片段化分析细胞凋亡。结果显示,成功获得ODC表达抑制的淋巴瘤细胞株J/o,ODC反义RNA转染细胞后,引起Jurkat细胞生长缓慢和S/G2细胞周期停滞,细胞对抗癌药物DFMO敏感性显著增加。由此证明,ODC反义RNA能抑制人T淋巴瘤Jurkat细胞的生长,具有治疗人白血病的潜在应用价值。     

基因在B 细胞淋巴瘤细胞中的表达及意义

目的：探讨基因CHFR在B细胞淋巴瘤Raji 细胞中的表达,以及基因甲基化对Raji 细胞增殖和凋亡中所产生的影 响。方法：体外培养人B细胞淋巴瘤细胞株Raji 细胞,用不同浓度的去甲基化试剂5- 氮杂-2 脱氧胞苷处理Raji 细胞株,通过 RT-PCR 检测CHFR 基因表达水平的变化,通过MS-PCR 检测基因甲基化变化,CCK 法及流式细胞术检测Raji 细胞增殖 及凋亡变化。结果： 基因在Raji 细胞中出现弱表达,经去甲基化试剂处理后基因表达水平增高,随药物浓度增加Raji 细胞的抑制率及凋亡率增高。结论：5-氮杂-2 脱氧胞苷可以恢复基因表达水平,抑制Raji 细胞的增殖,促进凋亡。基 因在细胞增殖起负向调控的作用。     

抑癌基因Pdcd4的表达调控及产物泛素化研究进展

程序性细胞死亡因子4(programmed cell death4,Pdcd4)基因是近年新发现的一种抑癌基因,它的表达产物通过抑制相关基因的转录和翻译抑制肿瘤生成.Pdcd4在多种人肿瘤组织细胞中表达缺失或低表达.有研究发现,5'CpG岛的甲基化可能是脑胶质瘤中Pdcd4基因沉默的主要原因之一.另外,在多种肿瘤细胞中发现microRNA-21的表达水平与Pdcd4蛋白的表达呈负相关性,microRNA-21在转录后水平调控Pdcd4,其作用位点位于Pdcd4mRNA的3′-UTR区.肿瘤细胞中Pdcd4的表达水平与细胞对抗肿瘤药物的敏感性有关,上调Pdcd4表达会增加细胞对某些抗肿瘤药物的敏感性,反之,下调Pdcd4表达则会引起某些药物细胞毒活性的减弱.有些药物本身也可以影响细胞中Pdcd4的表达水平.Pdcd4可以抑制p53的乙酰基化.Pdcd4蛋白能被蛋白激酶Akt/PKB磷酸化,引起Pdcd4的核易位,并减弱Pdcd4对转录激活因子AP-1的抑制作用.Pdcd4可以被蛋白激酶S6K1磷酸化并在泛素连接酶SCFβTRCP介导下经泛素化途径降解.     

二烯丙基二硫通过激活Caspase3和释放Cyt-c诱导Raji细胞凋亡

二烯丙基二硫（diallyl disulfide,DADS）作为天然植物大蒜中的提取物,能抑制多种肿瘤细胞生长,但其抑瘤的分子机制还不十分清楚。在该研究中,作者采用CCK-8（cell counting kit）技术检测发现,DADS能有效地抑制人淋巴瘤Raji细胞增殖,形态学观察、DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳和流式细胞仪检测证实DADS呈时间和浓度依赖性诱导Raji细胞凋亡, DADS处理细胞24 h后, MCL1和Bcl-2蛋白表达下降,而Bax 和Bak蛋白表达水平无变化,Bid和Caspase3被激活,线粒体中Cyt-c释放增多,用Caspase 抑制剂Z-VAD-FMK能部分阻断DADS诱导人淋巴瘤Raji细胞凋亡, 提示DADS诱导的Raji细胞凋亡作用通过Bcl-2/MCL1-线粒体-caspase3通路介导。     

肝细胞生长因子基因转染对人淋巴瘤细胞凋亡的影响

探讨肝细胞生长因子（HGF）基因转染人淋巴瘤细胞系Raji细胞后,拮抗足叶乙甙（VP－16）诱导细胞凋亡的研究。将三种细胞：未转染Raji细胞、空载体pVITR02－mcs转染细胞和HGF基因转染细胞,分成正常对照组和经vP－16处理的药物组。采用Westernblot法验证HGF蛋白的表达：CCK－8法检测诱导Raji细胞凋亡的药物浓度;通过透射电镜、流式细胞术、吖啶橙（A0）染色、苏木精咿红（HE）染色等方法观察Raji细胞的凋亡情况,并进行相关分析。结果显示：Westernblot法验证了HGF蛋白质的表达;CCK．8法显示100μg／mL足叶乙甙可明显抑制Raii细胞增殖;透射电镜下可发现典型的凋亡细胞;流式检测结果表明：给药组与正常组相比,三组细胞的凋亡率明显升高（P〈0．01）,提示VP－16具有诱导细胞凋亡的作用：但给药组间：HGF基因转染组凋亡率明显低于未转染组（P＜0．05）和空载体pVITR02．mcs转染组（P〈0．05）,提示嬲F基因转染可明显抑制VP-16诱导的Raji细胞的凋亡,AO染色和HE染色结果也同样提示HGF具有拮抗VP－16诱导的细胞凋亡效应。     

可溶性CD40配体通过miR-152/SOX11信号轴调节非霍奇金淋巴瘤Raji细胞的增殖和凋亡

目的 探讨可溶性CD40配体（soluble CD40 ligand, sCD40L）基于性别决定区Y框蛋白11(SRY-related HMG box 11, SOX11)信号轴影响非霍奇金淋巴瘤Raji细胞增殖和凋亡的机制。方法 对Raji细胞用sCD40L处理，或转染miR-152mimics过表达miR-152，转染miR-152 inhibitor抑制miR-152的表达，转染SOX11 siRNA沉默SOX11的表达；用CCK-8实验检测细胞活力，流式细胞术测定细胞凋亡，Western blot检测SOX11水平，EdU染色检测细胞增殖水平，免疫组织化学染色检测Cleaved Caspase-3水平，qRT-PCR检测miR-152表达水平；应用生物信息学软件预测miR-152的靶基因，双荧光素酶报告系统鉴定miR-152与靶基因的靶向关系。结果 sCD40L处理Raji细胞使其miR-152表达增多，SOX11水平降低，细胞存活率降低，细胞凋亡率升高。过表达miR-152和沉默SOX11均使Raji细胞存活率降低，细胞凋亡率升高。sCD40L处理联合抑制miR-152表达...     

RNA干扰Mcl-1基因表达对淋巴瘤Raji细胞增殖和凋亡的机制研究

目的:探讨抑制Mcl-1基因表达对淋巴瘤Raji细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及机制。方法:NC-siRNA、Mcl-1-siRNA转染Raji细胞,以不作任何处理的细胞作为空白对照组,48h后Western blot检测各组细胞中Mcl-1的蛋白表达;CCK8实验和流式细胞仪分别检测细胞的增殖和凋亡情况;Western blot检测Cleaved caspase3、Notch1、Hes1蛋白表达。结果:转染Mcl-1-siRNA后Mcl-1的蛋白表达显著降低;与对照组及NC-siRNA组比较,Mcl-1-siRNA组细胞存活率显著降低,细胞凋亡率显著升高,Cleaved caspase3蛋白显著上调表达,Notch1和Hes1蛋白显著下调表达。结论:RNA干扰抑制Mcl-1基因表达可显著降低Raji细胞增殖及诱导细胞凋亡,其机制与抑制Notch1信号通路有关。     

siRNA沉默SIRT1基因对宫颈癌细胞HeLa增殖和凋亡的影响

化学合成靶向SIRT1基因的小干扰RNA,脂质体法转染人宫颈癌细胞株HeLa,观察小干扰RNA沉默SIRT1基因对HeLa增殖及细胞凋亡的影响。在优化siRNA SIRT1转染条件的基础上,应用RT-PCR和Western blot分别检测各组SIRT1 mRNA、SIRT1蛋白及凋亡相关蛋白的表达;CCK-8法检测细胞增殖抑制率;Hoechst荧光染色法和流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡。结果表明,siRNA SIRT1转染细胞组SIRT1 mRNA水平和蛋白表达量明显低于对照组;siRNA SIRT1转染组细胞增殖受抑制,细胞凋亡率明显增加;凋亡相关蛋白P53、P21表达上调,Survivin表达下调。上述结果表明:siRNA SIRT1诱导的HeLa细胞凋亡与P53、P21、Survivin通路关系密切,但siRNA SIRT1诱导HeLa细胞凋亡的详尽机制有待进一步研究。     

Retracted: Smad4 gene silencing enhances the chemosensitivity of human lymphoma cells to adriamycin via inhibition of the activation of transforming growth factor β signaling pathway

There are diverse investigations focused on the therapies of lymphoma. Our research was taken to identify the effects of lentiviral-mediated Smad4 gene silencing on chemosensitivity of human lymphoma cells to adriamycin (ADM) via transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) signaling pathway. Raji/ADM cells were cultured and infected with lentiviral particles Smad4-short hairpin (shRNA) and control-shRNA. Then, the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels of TGFβ signaling pathway–related factors (Smad4, Smad3, cyclinE, cyclinD1, and p21) in Raji/ADM cells were determined. The effect of Smad4-shRNA on cell viability, invasion and migration, and apoptosis were also detected. Compared with the Raji group, increased mRNA and protein levels of Smad4, Smad3, cyclinE, cyclinD1, enhanced cell proliferation, migration and invasion as well as decreased mRNA, and protein levels of p21 and cell apoptosis rate were found in the Raji/ADM and control-shRNA groups. However, Smad4 gene silencing resulted in decreased mRNA and protein levels of Smad4, Smad3, cyclinE, and cyclinD1 along with inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion but increased expression of p21 together with cell apoptosis. Collectively, Smad4 gene silencing can inhibit the activation of TGFβ signaling pathway, thereby enhancing the chemosensitivity of human lymphoma cells to ADM.     

Feedback Regulations of miR-21 and MAPKs via Pdcd4 and Spry1 Are Involved in Arsenite-Induced Cell Malignant Transformation

Objective

To establish the functions of miR-21 and the roles of two feedback regulation loops, miR-21-Spry1-ERK/NF-κB and miR-21-Pdcd4-JNK/c-Jun, in arsenite-transformed human embryo lung fibroblast (HELF) cells.

Methods

For arsenite-transformed HELF cells, apoptosis, clonogenicity, and capacity for migration were determined by Hoechst staining, assessment of their capacity for anchorage-independent growth, and wound-healing, respectively, after blockage, with inhibitors or with siRNAs, of signal pathways for JNK/c-Jun or ERK/NF-κB. Decreases of miR-21 levels were determined with anti-miR-21, and the up-regulation of Pdcd4 and Spry1 was assessed in transfected cells; these cells were molecularly characterized by RT-PCR, qRT-PCR, Western blots, and immunofluorescence assays.

Results

MiR-21 was highly expressed in arsenite-transformed HELF cells and normal HELF cells acutely treated with arsenite, an effect that was concomitant with activation of JNK/c-Jun and ERK/NF-κB and down-regulation of Pdcd4 and Spry1 protein levels. However, there were no significant changes in mRNA levels for Pdcd4 and Spry1, which suggested that miR-21 regulates the expressions of Pdcd4 and Spry1 through translational repression. In arsenite-transformed HELF cells, blockages of JNK/c-Jun or ERK/NF-κB with inhibitors or with siRNAs prevented the increases of miR-21and the decreases of the protein levels but not the mRNA levels of Pdcd4 and Spry1. Down-regulation of miR-21 and up-regulations of Pdcd44 or Spry1 blocked the arsenite-induced activations of JNK/c-Jun or ERK/NF-κB, indicating that knockdown of miR-21 inhibits feedback of ERK activation and JNK activation via increases of Pdcd4 and Spry1 protein levels, respectively. Moreover, in arsenite-transformed HELF cells, inhibition of miR-21 promoted cell apoptosis, inhibited clonogenicity, and reduced migration.

Conclusion

The results indicate that miR-21 is both a target and a regulator of ERK/NF-κB and JNK/c-Jun and the feedback regulations of miR-21 and MAPKs via Pdcd4 and Spry1, respectively, are involved in arsenite-induced malignant transformation of HELF cells.     

NK4拮抗HGF促进肿瘤细胞凋亡的生物学效应

观察NK4通过拮抗肝细胞生长因子（HGF）诱导不同肿瘤细胞凋亡,研究其生物学作用及分子机制.以足叶乙甙（VP-16）诱导凋亡,分别或经HGF蛋白、NK4蛋白处理5种肿瘤细胞（B细胞淋巴瘤细胞系Raji、人急性粒细胞白血病细胞系HL-60、宫颈癌细胞系HeLa、前列腺癌细胞系PC-3、非小细胞肺癌细胞系A549）,采用流式细胞术（FCM）、吖啶橙 (AO) 染色法、苏木素 伊红（HE）染色法定量观察5种肿瘤细胞的凋亡情况,并进行相关分析. FCM发现,经VP-16处理5种肿瘤细胞凋亡率均显著高于对照组(P<0.001),而HGF+VP-16组凋亡率明显下降(P<0.01),HGF+NK4+VP-16组细胞凋亡率均明显高于HGF+VP-16组(P<0.05). AO染色和HE染色结果也证实,5种肿瘤细胞经VP-16处理后凋亡率均显著增高 (P<0.001,P<0.001),而HGF+VP-16组细胞凋亡率均明显低于VP-16组(P<0.001,P<0.01), HGF+NK4+VP-16组细胞凋亡率均明显高于HGF+VP-16组(P<0.001,P<0.05).此外,发现NK4+VP-16组、HGF+ NK4+VP-16组、VP-16组等3组间凋亡率无统计学差异(P>0.05). 以上结果提示,HGF蛋白可抵抗凋亡诱导剂VP-16的作用, 明显降低细胞凋亡;NK4通过竞争性抑制HGF从而促进肿瘤细胞的凋亡,具有潜在的肿瘤治疗价值.     

LncRNA NKILA inhibits the proliferation and promotes the apoptosis of CSCC cells by downregulating miRNA-21

Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) NKILA has been well studied in several types of human tumors as a tumor suppressor, while its involvement in cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) remains unclear. In our studies, we found that serum NKILA was at lower levels and serum microRNA-21 (miRNA-21) was at higher levels in patients with early stage CSCC than in the healthy female. Altered expression of NKILA and miRNA-21 can effectively separate patients with CSCC at an early stage from healthy controls. Serum levels of NKILA were significantly and negatively correlated with miRNA-21 in patients with CSCC but not in normal controls. Overexpression of NKILA mediated the inhibited expression of miRNA-21 in CSCC cells, but mimic transfection of miRNA-21 did not significantly change the expression level of NKILA. Overexpression of NKILA repressed the proliferation and promoted the apoptosis of CSCC cells, while miRNA-21 showed opposite functions. In addition, miRNA-21 mimic transfection reduced the effects of NKILA on CSCC cells. Collectively, lncRNA NKILA could repress the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of CSCC cells by downregulating miRNA-21.