靶向survivin的siRNA抑制乳腺癌MCF-7细胞增殖并诱导其凋亡

目的 观察靶向survivin的siRNA对乳腺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响。方法构建靶向survivin的siRNA真核表达载体,采用Lipofectamine^TM2000转染乳腺癌细胞MCF-7,采用半定量RTPCR、免疫组化技术检测转染前后MCF-7细胞survivin基因表达的变化;采用MTT法检测对MCF-7细胞增殖的抑制作用;采用TUNEL法检测诱导MCF-7细胞凋亡的作用。结果靶向survivin的序列特异性siRNA可以高效抑制MCF-7细胞survivin基因的表达,在mRNA水平其表达抑制率为64．9％;在蛋白质水平其表达抑制率为79．7％;转染靶向survivin的siRNA真核表达载体可以显著抑制MCF-7细胞的增殖,细胞重新接种24、48h后,其增殖抑制率分别为31．6％和33．0％;转染后24h可以诱导12．9％的细胞凋亡。结论利用RNA干扰技术阻断survivin基因的表达可以显著抑制MCF-7细胞的增殖,并在一定程度上诱导其自发凋亡,靶向survivin的RNA干扰技术在乳腺癌的基因治疗中具有一定的价值。

Effects of siRNA targeted to survivin in suppressing proliferation and inducing apoptosis in breast cancer MCF-7 cells

Objective Blocking the expression of survivin with RNA interference techniques, the effects of suppressing proliferation and inducing apoptosis of breast cancer MCF-7 cells were investigated. Methods A siRNA eukaryotic expression vector against survivin was constructed and transfeted into breast cancer MCF-7 cells with lipofectamine 2000. The changes of survivin expression were detected by semi-quantitive RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The effect of suppressing proliferation of MCF-7 cell was detected by MTT assay . The effect of inducing MCF - 7 cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL assay . Results The sequence-specific siRNA can efficiently block the expression of survivin both at mRNA and protein levels. The expression inhibition rate was 64.9% at mRNA level detected by semi-quantitive RT-PCR and 79. 7% at protein level detected by immunohistochemistry. Blocking the expression of survivin can suppress proliferation of MCF-7 cells significantly. At 24 and 48 h after the cells were reseeded, the proliferation inhibition rates were 31.6% and 33.0% , respectively. At 24 h after transfection, apoptosis was induced in 12. 9% of the cells as detected by TUNEL assay. Conclusion Blocking the expression of survivin with RNA interference technology can significantly suppress proliferation of MCF-7 cells and induce apoptosis to a certain degree. RNAi targeted to survivin has a potential value in gene therapy of breast cancer.