notch1基因对人胶质瘤U251细胞增殖和周期的影响

目的：探讨notch1基因对人胶质瘤U251细胞增殖和周期的影响。方法: 体外构建notch1-shRNA和pNL-NICD/EGFP慢病毒表达载体，采用RT-PCR和Western blotting方法行notch1沉默和高表达notch1胞内段的效果检测，MTT法和PI单染流式细胞术分析notch1对细胞增殖和细胞周期的影响。结果：notch1-shRNA慢病毒表达载体能有效下调notch1表达，而pNL-NICD/EGFP慢病毒表达载体能有效增加NICD的表达。notch1基因表达下调的细胞其细胞增殖能力受到明显抑制(P<0.01)，并引起细胞G1期阻滞(P<0.01), S期减少(P<0.01)；在NICD表达增加的细胞其增殖能力明显增强(P<0.01)，且引起细胞G1期减少(P<0.05)，S期增加(P<0.01)。结论: notch1基因与人胶质瘤U251细胞的增殖能力和周期密切相关，有望成为治疗胶质瘤的靶点。

Effects of notch1 gene on proliferation and cell cycle of human glioma U251 cells

AIM: To investigate the effect of notch1 gene on the change of proliferation and cell cycle in human glioma U251 cell line. METHODS: The lentiviral vectors, which express notch1 shRNA or notch1 intracellular domain (NICD), were constructed and transfected into U251 cells, respectively. RT-PCR and Western blotting were applied to monitor the validity of down-regulation of notch1 expression and over-expression of NICD. MTT assay was performed to examine the cell proliferation. Flow cytometric analysis was used to detect the cell cycle. RESULTS: The lentiviral vectors, which expressed notch1 shRNA and NICD, were efficient in silencing notch1 expression and over-expression of NICD. Down-regulation of notch1 gene by RNAi inhibited the cell proliferation remarkably (P<0.01), arrested cell cycle at G1 phase (P<0.01) and decreased the cell number of S phase (P<0.01). Over-expression of NICD enhanced the cell proliferation significantly (P<0.01), promoted the cell cycle at G1 phase (P<0.05) and increased the cell number of S phase (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: notch1 gene, which leads to change the proliferation and cell cycle in human glioma U251 cell line, is likely to be potential molecular target for glioma in gene therapy.