5型腺病毒E1A基因通过调控GP73的表达抑制肝癌细胞增殖的初步研究

目的:研究5型腺病毒(Ad5)E1A基因通过调控高尔基蛋白73(GP73)的表达水平,抑制肝癌细胞Hep G2的增殖。方法:以腺病毒为模板、pc DNA-flag-Vector为载体,构建真核表达载体pc DNA3-Flag-Ad5E1A;免疫印迹实验鉴定重组蛋白Ad5E1A的表达;免疫印迹实验验证Ad5E1A对GP73表达水平的影响;将Ad5E1A基因转染Hep G2细胞,用CCK-8试剂盒检测Hep G2细胞的增殖情况。结果:免疫印迹实验结果证实,真核表达载体pc DNA3-FlagAd5E1A在HEK293细胞中得到表达;Ad5E1A可明显抑制GP73的表达。酶标仪检测发现,与转染Flag-GP73组相比,Ad5E1A组的抑制率为17.5%,差异无统计学意义(P0.05);而与转染Flag-GP73组比,共转Ad5E1A和GP73组的抑制率为37.8%,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:Ad5E1A基因通过调控GP73的表达抑制了肝癌细胞Hep G2的增殖。为研究肝癌发生机制,开发新型治疗方案提供了实验基础。     

紫檀芪对人肝癌HepG2细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

为了探讨紫檀芪(PTE)对人肝癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及其作用机制,肝癌细胞系Hep G2被选择作为研究对象,并对紫檀芪与其的作用进行了不同角度的研究。MTT法被用来检测不同浓度紫檀芪对Hep G2细胞活力的影响;倒置显微镜和流式细胞术检测紫檀芪处理后Hep G2细胞的凋亡情况;实时定量PCR和Western blot分别检测紫檀芪处理后Bax、Bcl-2、Fas、Cycs(细胞色素C)和Caspase3基因m RNA和蛋白表达情况。结果显示紫檀芪对Hep G2细胞增殖有很强的抑制作用,在最佳条件下,抑制率为(40.85±2.55)%。形态学观察发现紫檀芪作用后的细胞呈明显凋亡状态,凋亡率为(15.61±0.71)%,出现细胞周期阻滞现象。进一步的研究表明,经紫檀芪处理后,Hep G2细胞的线粒体膜电位明显下降(p0.01),Bcl-2的表达增强,Bax、Fas、Cycs和Caspase3的表达明显降低(p0.05)。这些实验事实暗示紫檀芪能够抑制Hep G2细胞增殖并促进其发生凋亡,其机制可能是通过上调Bax、Fas、Cycs和Caspase3基因,下调Bcl-2基因来实现的。     

阿霉素诱导下的肝癌细胞HepG2中微小RNA差异表达分析

旨在研究阿霉素诱导引起的DNA损伤压力下,肝癌细胞Hep G2中参与DNA损伤应答的mi RNA,并分析这些mi RNA靶基因参与肝癌DNA损伤应答相关的生物学进程与通路。通过小RNA测序检测阿霉素处理肝癌细胞Hep G2前后mi RNA的差异表达情况,使用GO与KEGG通路富集方法对差异表达mi RNA靶基因进行功能富集分析。结果显示,共检测出显著表达差异mi RNA 68个,其中上调13个,下调55个。mi RNA靶基因的功能分析结果显示,53条mi RNAs靶基因显著富集于调控细胞增殖、细胞凋亡、细胞迁移和细胞周期等与DNA损伤应答以及肿瘤相关的生物进程和信号通路,包括p53信号通路、癌症通路、Wnt信号通路和MAPK信号通路等。研究表明,在阿霉素诱导下,Hep G2中的差异表达mi RNAs与DNA损伤相关的肿瘤生物学进程以及信号通路显著相关,预示这些mi RNAs在阿霉素引发的肝细胞癌DNA损伤应答中起着重要的作用。     

12a-羟基明杜西酮通过Wnt/β-catenin信号通路促进人肝癌细胞凋亡的作用研究

为了探讨化合物12a-羟基明杜西酮对人肝癌细胞系Hep G2增殖与凋亡的影响及其作用机制,本研究采用MTT法检测人肝癌细胞系Hep G2的增殖情况;应用流式细胞术检测细胞的周期分布、凋亡率和ROS水平;通过Western Blotting法检测Wnt/β-catenin信号通路相关蛋白的表达情况。结果表明,化合物12a-羟基明杜西酮可抑制人肝癌细胞系Hep G2的增殖,其抑制率与作用浓度呈时间和剂量依赖性,24 h、48 h和72 h的IC50分别为(12.8±0.67)μmol/L、(8.8±0.43)μmol/L和(6.6±0.42)μmol/L;12a-羟基明杜西酮可剂量依赖性地(5μmol/L、10μmol/L和20μmol/L)使Hep G2细胞阻滞在G2/M期(p0.05),同时可增加细胞凋亡率(p0.05),提高细胞内ROS水平(p0.05)。此外,12a-羟基明杜西酮对Hep G2细胞内总的、细胞质的和细胞核的β-catenin蛋白表达均有降低作用,这说明Wnt/β-catenin通路可能受到了抑制。进一步的研究结果也证实了上述推测:12a-羟基明杜西酮可使Dvl-2、Dvl-3、GSK-3β(p-ser9)、c-myc、survivin的蛋白表达下降,而使GSK-3(p-tyr216)、Axin-2的蛋白表达水平升高,对总的GSK-3β蛋白水平则无明显影响。上述结果表明,化合物12a-羟基明杜西酮可以抑制人肝癌细胞系Hep G2的增殖并诱导其凋亡,其主要作用机制可能与升高细胞内ROS水平和抑制Dvl/GSK-3β/β-catenin信号通路有关。     

携带缺氧诱导因子-1α-siRNA的叶酸靶向化的磁性纳米复合物抑制肝癌干细胞增殖的实验研究

目的本研究采用叶酸靶向化的聚乙烯亚胺包被的磁性纳米复合物(Fa-PEISPIO)携带HIF-1α-si RNA真核表达质粒转染CDl33+Hep3B肝癌干细胞,观察其对肝癌干细胞增殖能力的抑制效果并探讨其起效机制。方法采用CD133-PE荧光抗体流式分选Hep3B细胞中的CD133阳性细胞。采用流式细胞术检测分选前后细胞CDl33表达量。将Fa-PEI-SPIO纳米复合物与含HIF-1α小干扰RNA(HIF-1α-si RNA)、阴性对照(NC)-si RNA的真核表达质粒复合,分别形成Fa-PEI-SPIO/HIF-1α-si RNA和Fa-PEI-SPIO/NCsi RNA两种靶向化纳米复合物。分别应用两种纳米复合物转染CDl33~+Hep3B肝癌干细胞,建立Fa-PEI-SPIO/HIF-1α-si RNA(FH)组和Fa-PEI-SPIO/NC-si RNA(FN)组,另设立未转染对照(CT)组。Western-blot法检测各组细胞的HIF-1α和Cyclin D1蛋白表达。平板克隆形成实验检测各组细胞的克隆形成能力。流式细胞术检测各组细胞的细胞周期。CD133阳性细胞比例、蛋白平均相对表达量、有效克隆形成数量和细胞周期等实验数据以x±s表示,3组间比较采用单因素方差分析,两两比较采用LSD-t检验。结果分选前Hep3B肝癌细胞检测CD133阳性率为(2.95±0.04)﹪,分选后CDl33阳性率增加到(92.59±0.05)﹪,差异有统计学意义(t=34.88,P=0.00)。FH组CDl33~+Hep3B肝癌干细胞HIF-1α、cyclin D1蛋白平均相对表达量分别为0.11±0.02、0.38±0.03,CT组分别为0.38±0.07、0.59±0.05,差异具有统计学意义(LSD-t=15.88,23.75;P=0.01,0.00)。FH组和CT组CDl33+Hep3B肝癌干细胞的有效克隆数量为分别为(25.92±5.22)个/孔和(364.00±13.93)个/孔,FH组的有效克隆数量明显低于CT组(LSD-t=-37.67,P=0.00)。与CT组相比,FH组细胞G0/G1期的细胞数量明显增大,出现了明显的G0/G1期阻滞,S期和G2/M期细胞数量明显降低,分裂活跃性较CT组降低。结论纳米复合物Fa-PEI-SPIO可高效负载HIF-1α-si RNA真核表达质粒抑制细胞内HIF-1α表达,进而通过降低cyclin D1表达水平影响细胞周期,并抑制CDI33~+Hep3B人肝癌干细胞的增殖。     

MAT2A基因小干扰RNA诱导人肝癌细胞凋亡的分子机制

为探讨甲硫氨酸腺苷转移酶2A(MAT2A)小干扰RNA对人肝癌细胞生长和细胞凋亡的影响及其机 制,采用脂质体转染法将MAT2A小干扰RNA质粒表达载体转染人肝癌细胞系Bel 7402细胞、HepG 2细胞和 HepG3B细胞.半定量RT PCR检测MAT2A mRNA表达,Western印迹检测MAT2A 蛋白质表达, M TT法观察MAT2A小干扰RNA对肝癌细胞生长的影响,流式细胞仪及DAPI染色检测siRNA对肝癌细 胞凋亡的影响.为探讨其作用机制, 进一步检测转染后肝癌细胞MAT的活性、MAT1A mRNA表 达及SAM、SAH含量.结果发现, MAT2A小干扰RNA特异性抑制人肝癌细胞MAT2A mRNA和蛋白质 的表达, 刺激MAT表达由MAT2A向MAT1A转变, 降低了肝癌细胞中MATⅡ活性（P<005） ,从而诱导肝癌细胞凋亡; MAT2A小干扰RNA诱导Bel－7402细胞、HepG 2细胞、 Hep 3B细胞凋亡 指数分别为19．3%±2．8%、22．8%±3．5%、21．8%±4．2%, 较对照组siRNA(凋亡指数为5 2%±19%)具有明显差异(P<005).DAPI染色显示, MAT2A小干扰RNA转染组可见多个细胞核 浓缩、碎裂成蓝色的小块状,染色质凝聚,形成典型的凋亡小体, 而对照siRNA转染组未发现典型的 凋亡小体.肝癌细胞的生长也受到抑制,MAT2A小干扰RNA转染Bel 7402细胞、HepG 2细胞 、HepG3B细胞72 h后,细胞生长抑制率达高峰,分别为39．62%、41．27%、38．84%.肝癌细胞 中SAM含量明显升高(P<001),而SAH含量改变不明显, SAM/SAH变化伴随SAM含量变化而改 变.提示靶向MAT2A基因的siRNA通过升高肝癌细胞中SAM含量,刺激MAT表达由MAT2A向MAT1A转变, 从而诱导肝癌细胞凋亡,抑制肝癌细胞生长.     

SIRT6基因沉默对人肝癌细胞凋亡的影响及其机制研究

该文旨在探讨慢病毒介导的沉默信息调节因子6(silent information regulator 6,SIRT6)基因沉默对人肝癌细胞凋亡的影响及其机制。逆转录PCR(RT-PCR)和Western blot分别检测人肝癌细胞系(SK-Hep-1、Huh-7、PLC/PRF/5、Hep G2)和永生化肝细胞系(MIHA)中SIRT6基因的表达水平;利用慢病毒介导的sh RNA干扰技术靶向沉默SIRT6的表达,并通过RT-PCR和Western blot验证其沉默效率;流式细胞术检测SIRT6基因沉默对人肝癌细胞凋亡的影响,进一步应用RT-PCR和Western blot检测SIRT6基因沉默对凋亡抑制蛋白基因(inhibitor of apoptosis proteins,IAPs)家族m RNA和蛋白质水平的影响;最后,应用流式细胞术分析X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白基因(X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein gene,XIAP)在SIRT6基因沉默诱导的肝癌细胞凋亡中的作用。结果显示,SIRT6基因在人肝癌细胞系中表达上调;慢病毒介导的sh RNA能抑制人肝癌细胞中SIRT6基因的表达;沉默SIRT6基因的表达能诱导人肝癌细胞凋亡,并降低XIAP的m RNA和蛋白质水平;过表达XIAP能逆转SIRT6基因沉默所诱导的人肝癌细胞凋亡。该研究结果提示,SIRT6基因沉默可能通过调节XIAP的表达从而诱导人肝癌细胞凋亡。     

长链非编码RNA Dleu2 对宫颈癌细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭的影响

目的:研究长链非编码RNA(long non-coding RNA,lnc RNA)Dleu2对宫颈癌细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力的影响。方法:利用高通量Lnc RNA芯片技术检测10例宫颈癌组织及对应的癌旁组织,筛选得到一批表达水平具有显著差异的Lnc RNA,进一步针对可能具有生物学功能的Lnc RNA-Dleu2,利用q-PCR验证其在癌组织样本中的相对低表达。再通过在细胞内过表达Lnc RNA-Dleu2研究其对宫颈癌Hela和Caski细胞系增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响。结果:q-PCR结果验证了Lnc RNA芯片筛选的结果,即相较于癌旁组织和正常宫颈上皮细胞系,Lnc RNA-Dleu2在宫颈癌组织和细胞中均低表达。CCK8和克隆形成实验结果显示,过表达Lnc RNA-Dleu2能显著抑制Hela和Caski细胞增殖能力(P0.01);细胞划痕实验结果显示,过表达Lnc RNA-Dleu2能显著抑制Hela和Caski细胞增殖和迁移能力;Matrigel细胞侵袭实验结果显示,过表达Lnc RNA-Dleu2能显著抑制Hela和Caski细胞的侵袭能力(P0.01)。结论:Lnc RNA-Dleu2在宫颈癌中相对低表达,提高Dleu2表达水平能够抑制宫颈癌细胞系Hela和Caski的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力。     

miR-155对肝癌细胞增殖的影响

目的:在肝癌细胞系中过表达miR-155,研究其对肝癌细胞增殖的影响。方法:将pc DNA3.0-miR-155表达载体瞬时转染Huh7.5.1及Hcclm3肝癌细胞系,通过实时定量PCR技术对miR-155在转录水平的表达进行检测,采用CCK8法及克隆形成实验检测miR-155过表达后对Huh7.5.1及Hcclm3肝癌细胞系增殖的影响。结果:转染细胞后72 h,经实时定量PCR检测,Huh7.5.1及Hcclm3肝癌细胞中成熟miR-155的表达分别上调约431及16倍(P0.01),说明其能有效高表达;CCK8法及克隆形成实验结果显示,miR-155能够明显促进肝癌细胞增殖(P0.01)。结论:pc DNA3.0-miR-155转染Huh7.5.1及Hcclm3肝癌细胞系后能高效表达成熟miR-155,同时证明过表达miR-155能使肝癌细胞的增殖受到非常明显的促进。     

吉非替尼对敲低ANXA7的HepG2细胞增殖和凋亡的影响

该文目的为研究吉非替尼对敲低膜联蛋白A7(annexin A7,ANXA7)的人肝癌Hep G2细胞增殖及凋亡的影响,为肝癌的治疗提供参考依据。应用MTT法检测0.1、0.5、1.0、5.0、10.0、50.0μmol/L等浓度的吉非替尼作用72 h后Hep G2细胞的增殖情况,计算IC50为5μmol/L;将Hep G2细胞分为敲低加药组、单加药组、敲低组、阴性对照组和空白对照组,采用RNA干扰技术将靶向ANXA7的si RNA和阴性对照si RNA通过脂质体转染法分别转染入Hep G2细胞。转染72 h后采用Western blot法对ANXA7的抑制效果进行鉴定;用MTT法和流式细胞术检测Hep G2细胞增殖和凋亡情况。结果显示,吉非替尼浓度越大,对Hep G2细胞增殖的抑制作用越明显;靶向ANXA7的si RNA能显著抑制ANXA7的表达;敲低加药组、单加药组、敲低组、阴性对照组和空白对照组的生长抑制率分别为73.88%、48.67%、54.33%、1.02%和0.02%,早期凋亡率分别为8.48%、3.06%、2.93%、1.72%和1.64%。与阴性对照组和空白对照组相比,敲低加药组、单加药组和敲低组细胞的增殖抑制率和凋亡率均明显增加(P0.05),且敲低加药组较敲低组对抑制细胞增殖、促进细胞凋亡的效果更为显著。由此说明,敲低ANXA7后联合药物吉非替尼能抑制Hep G2细胞的增殖,促进其凋亡,可能是一种临床治疗的方法。     

肝细胞癌组织中OATP1B3的表达及其作用的初步研究

摘要 目的：探讨有机阴离子转运多肽1B3（OATP1B3）在肝细胞癌（肝癌）组织中的表达及作用。方法：通过免疫组化实验和免疫印迹试验（Western blot）检测肝癌组织及其癌旁组织中OATP1B3情况,并分析其与患者临床病理特征的相关性。采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应（qRT-PCR）检测OATP1B3在多株肝癌细胞中的表达情况,选择表达量相对较低的人肝癌细胞（HepG2和Huh7）细胞进行过表达实验,细胞毒实验（MTT）和流式细胞术分别检测OATP1B3对细胞增殖及凋亡的影响。结果：肝癌组织中OATP1B3表达水平明显低于癌旁组织（P<0.05）,且与患者恶性肿瘤国际临床病期分类（TNM分期）、肿瘤分化程度、有无肿瘤复发显著相关（P<0.05）。过表达OATP1B3可抑制HepG2和Huh7细胞增殖,促进细胞凋亡。结论：OATP1B3在肝癌组织中低表达,上调其表达可抑制肝癌细胞增殖和促进细胞凋亡。OATP1B3可能是肝癌的抑癌基因,对肝癌的发生、发展具有重要作用。     

Long Non-coding RNA URHC Regulates Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis via ZAK through the ERK/MAPK Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have previously been implicated in human disease states, especially cancer. Although the aberrant expression of lncRNAs has been observed in cancer, the biological functions and molecular mechanisms underlying aberrantly expressed lncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have not been widely established. In the present study, we investigated a novel lncRNA, termed URHC (up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma), and evaluated its role in the progression of HCC. Expression profiling using a lncRNA microarray revealed that URHC was highly expressed in 3 HCC cell lines compared to normal hepatocytes. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses confirmed that URHC expression was increased in hepatoma cells and HCC tissues. Moreover, using qRT-PCR, we confirmed that URHC expression was up-regulated in 30 HCC cases (57.7%) and that its higher expression was correlated with poor overall survival. We further demonstrated that URHC inhibition reduced cell proliferation and promoted apoptosis. We hypothesize that URHC may function by regulating the sterile alpha motif and leucine zipper containing kinase AZK (ZAK) gene, which is located near URHC on the same chromosome. We found that ZAK mRNA levels were down-regulated in HCC tissues and the expression levels of ZAK were negatively correlated with those of URHC in the above HCC tissues. Next, we confirmed that URHC down-regulated ZAK, which is involved in URHC-mediated cell proliferation and apoptosis. Furthermore, ERK/MAPK pathway inactivation partially accounted for URHC-ZAK-induced cell growth and apoptosis. Thus, we concluded that high URHC expression can promote cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis by repressing ZAK expression through inactivation of the ERK/MAPK pathway. These findings may provide a novel mechanism and therapeutic targets for the treatment of HCC.     

LncRNA RP6-65G23.1 accelerates proliferation and inhibits apoptosis via p-ERK1/2/p-AKT signaling pathway on keratinocytes

Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) play essential roles in the development of various diseases including hepatic carcinoma, melanoma, and psoriasis. Meanwhile, lncRNA-RP6-65G23.1 was upregulated in psoriasis. However, it is still unclear whether lncRNA-RP6-65G23.1 expression is upregulated and contributes to keratinocytes proliferation and apoptosis, and which mechanisms are responsible for these processes. The aims of this study are to address these issues. RP6-65G23.1 was significantly upregulated in M5-stimulated keratinocytes and stimulated the proliferation and inhibited the apoptosis of HaCaT cells. Knockdown of RP6-65G23.1 resulted in defects of growth and increased rates of apoptosis in HaCaT cells, while overexpression of RP6-65G23.1 manifested the opposite effects. Consistently, the expression of antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-xl and Bcl2 were decreased in RP6-65G23.1-knockdown cells but elevated in RP6-65G23.1 overexpression cells. In addition, RP6-65G23.1 depletion blunted the activity of extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and AKT signaling pathways and induced G₁/S-growth arrest. By contrast, overexpression of RP6-65G23.1 activates the ERK1/2 and AKT signaling pathways and inhibits the expression of p21 and p27 in an AKT-dependent manner leading to promote the G1/S progression. Our results suggested that lncRNA-RP6-65G23.1 would contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis by regulating the proliferation and apoptosis of keratinocytes via the p-ERK1/2 and p-AKT pathways.     

Retracted:Propofol exerts anticancer activity on hepatocellular carcinoma cells by raising lncRNA DGCR5

Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most fatal cancers worldwide. Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic extensively used in clinical. Herein, we tested the anticancer activity of propofol on hepatocellular carcinoma, along with the internal molecular mechanism related to lncRNA DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 5 (DGCR5). Followed by propofol stimulation, hepatocellular carcinoma Huh-7 and HepG2 cell viability, proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis were tested, respectively. Then, DGCR5 expression levels in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and cells were measured. sh-DGCR5 was transfected to silence DGCR5 expression. Subsequently, the influence of DGCR5 silence on propofol caused Huh-7 and HepG2 cell viability loss, proliferation inhibition, migration and invasion suppression, apoptosis induction, as well as Raf1/ERK1/2 and Wnt/β-catenin pathways inactivation were assessed, respectively. We discovered that propofol declined Huh-7 and HepG2 cell viability, proliferation, migration and invasion, but increased cell apoptosis. DGCR5 had a relatively lower expression level in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and cells. Propofol elevated DGCR5 expression in Huh-7 and HepG2 cells. Increased expression of DGCR5 was connected with the anticancer activity of propofol on Huh-7 and HepG2 cells. Besides, propofol repressed Raf1/ERK1/2 and Wnt/β-catenin pathways through elevating DGCR5 expression. In conclusion, the anticancer activity of propofol on hepatocellular carcinoma was verified in this study. Propofol repressed hepatocellular carcinoma Huh-7 and HepG2 cell growth and metastasis at least by elevating DGCR5 and hereafter inactivating Raf1/ERK1/2 and Wnt/β-catenin pathways.     

Estradiol and Estrogen Receptor Agonists Oppose Oncogenic Actions of Leptin in HepG2 Cells

Obesity is a significant risk factor for certain cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Leptin, a hormone secreted by white adipose tissue, precipitates HCC development. Epidemiology data show that men have a much higher incidence of HCC than women, suggesting that estrogens and its receptors may inhibit HCC development and progression. Whether estrogens antagonize oncogenic action of leptin is uncertain. To investigate potential inhibitory effects of estrogens on leptin-induced HCC development, HCC cell line HepG2 cells were treated with leptin in combination with 17 β-estradiol (E2), estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) selective agonist PPT, ER-β selective agonist DPN, or G protein-coupled ER (GPER) selective agonist G-1. Cell number, proliferation, and apoptosis were determined, and leptin- and estrogen-related intracellular signaling pathways were analyzed. HepG2 cells expressed a low level of ER-β mRNA, and leptin treatment increased ER-β expression. E2 suppressed leptin-induced HepG2 cell proliferation and promoted cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally E2 reversed leptin-induced STAT3 and leptin-suppressed SOCS3, which was mainly achieved by activation of ER-β. E2 also enhanced ERK via activating ER-α and GPER and activated p38/MAPK via activating ER-β. To conclude, E2 and its receptors antagonize the oncogenic actions of leptin in HepG2 cells by inhibiting cell proliferation and stimulating cell apoptosis, which was associated with reversing leptin-induced changes in SOCS3/STAT3 and increasing p38/MAPK by activating ER-β, and increasing ERK by activating ER-α and GPER. Identifying roles of different estrogen receptors would provide comprehensive understanding of estrogenic mechanisms in HCC development and shed light on potential treatment for HCC patients.     

Hsa_circ_0000745对肝癌细胞增殖、侵袭、迁移的作用及其机制

该文主要研究环状RNA hsa_circ_0000745对肝癌细胞的促肿瘤作用及其相关作用机制.首先,采用实时荧光定量PCR(quantitative real-time PCR,qRT-PCR)方法检测不同肝癌细胞中环状RNA hsa_circ_0000745的表达;其次,利用siRNA干扰技术敲低HepG2细胞中的...     

The expression and regulation of DFNA5 in human hepatocellular carcinoma DFNA5 in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary malignancy of hepatocytes which accounts for 80 % of all primary liver cancers. DFNA5 has been identified as a tumor suppressor gene with an important role in several frequent forms of cancers, while little is known about its role in hepatocellular carcinoma. Through comparison of the DFNA5 protein expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) with human fetal lung fibroblast cells (MRC5), we found that the DFNA5 protein expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells was significantly lower than that in normal cells. The transfection of DFNA5 gene into HepG2 cells could increase DFNA5 protein expression, which subsequently led to inhibition of cell proliferation. Underlying mechanism study revealed that decreased proliferation was due to increased apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. In view of the important role of DFNA5 gene in carcinogenesis, these findings are expected to provide new understanding on development and treatment of human hepatocellular carcinoma.     

Anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity of tormentic acid derived from suspension cells of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eriobotrya japonica</Emphasis> (Thunb.) Lindl.

Tormentic acid (TA), which is the main pentacyclic triterpene secondary metabolite formed by Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., was purified by preparative HPLC and characterized by UPLC-MS. The inhibitory activity of the purified material towards hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2, Bel-7405, Sk-hep-1) was evaluated based on proliferation, tumorigenesis, transformation, invasion and migration, as well as its ability to induce apoptosis in these cells. At concentrations of 22.5 μg/mL or more, TA led to considerable decreases in cell viability, colony formation and cell migration. TA treatment also induced apoptosis in the three hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines evaluated in this study. These effects were related to changes in the expression levels of Caspase3 and poly ADP-ribose polymerase, therefore highlighting the potent anti-cancer activity of TA towards all three of these cell lines.     

紫花牡荆素诱导人肝癌HepG2细胞凋亡的研究

目的：研究紫花牡荆素（Casticin）对肝癌HepG2细胞增殖抑制和凋亡诱导的作用,并探讨其作用机制。方法：用终浓度为0、0.5、1.0、2.0umol/L的Casticin作用于HepG2细胞,于12、24、48h后采用MTT法检测细胞增殖抑制率;Hoechst33342核染色,观察细胞形态学变化;24h后收集各组肝癌HepG2细胞,流式细胞术检测细胞周期及凋亡率;RT-PCR检测survivin mRNA表达。结果：MTT法检测显示,Casticin对肝癌HepG2细胞有增殖抑制作用,并存在浓度和时间依赖关系;Hoechst33342染色后,可见核染色质凝集,凋亡细胞呈致密浓染,与对照组相比,Casticin处理后凋亡细胞比例增加;Casticin作用24h后,细胞被阻滞于G2/M期,随药物质量浓度的增加,细胞凋亡率逐渐增加;RT-PCR结果显示,Casticin下调肝癌HepG2细胞survivin mRNA表达。结论：Casticin在体外对肝癌HepG2细胞有明显的增殖抑制和凋亡诱导作用,初步推断Casticin诱发肝癌细胞凋亡与其对survivin基因表达的抑制有关。     

条纹斑竹鲨肝脏环形RNA的筛选、鉴定及功能分析北大核心CSCD

为筛选和验证条纹斑竹鲨肝脏中环形RNA(circRNA)及探究其在肝癌细胞HepG2中过表达对肝癌细胞增殖、迁移能力的影响,本研究主要进行了两项实验:对条纹斑竹鲨肝脏circRNA进行高通量测序和预测,随后设计正、反向引物验证其真实性;构建circRNA过表达载体,将其瞬时转染进肝癌细胞HepG2,进行CCK-8和划痕实验来评价其对肝癌细胞增殖和迁移能力的影响。结果显示:预测到有4558条circRNAs,并确认了14条circRNAs的真实性;qRT-PCR实验表明在肝癌细胞HepG2中能瞬时过表达circRNA 13-566、circRNA 4-475、circRNA 5-402、circRNA 294-177、circRNA 30-219;且CCK-8和划痕实验显示,这5条circRNAs过表达后,均能不同程度地抑制肝癌细胞的增殖和迁移能力,其中circRNA 4-475、circRNA 294-177作用尤为显著。上述结果为深入研究条纹斑竹鲨肝脏中circRNA及其在肝再生、肝癌治疗方面的功能提供了新思路和基础。