下调HIF-2α基因对低氧诱导的肝癌细胞体外生物学行为的影响

目的:探讨下调缺氧诱导因子2α(Hypoxia-inducible factor 2α,HIF-2α)基因对人肝癌细胞株HepG2 低氧状态下增殖、凋亡、细胞周期分布和迁移侵袭力的影响。方法:选取氯化钴(CoCl2 )诱导的人肝癌细胞株HepG2 作为研究对象,构建HIF-2αsiRNA 特异性载体,转染低氧环境下的HepG2 细胞,Real-time PCR 和Western blot 方法分别检测转染前后细胞中HIF-2αmRNA 和蛋白表达,MTT 方法检测转染前后HepG2 细胞增殖,流式细胞术检测转染前后HepG2 细胞凋亡和细胞周期分布,Transwell 试验检测转染前后HepG2 细胞侵袭迁移能力。结果:低氧诱导下,肝癌HepG2 细胞HIF-2α表达显著增多;特异性转染HIF-2αsiRNA 于低氧环境下的HepG2 细胞后,HIF-2αmRNA 和蛋白表达水平均受到明显抑制、细胞增殖能力降低,凋亡率升高,分布于G0/ G1 期细胞比率升高,合成期(S)及合成后期(G2/ M)细胞比率降低,细胞体外侵袭迁移能力受到明显抑制(P<0.05)。结论:低氧环境下肝癌HepG2 细胞表达HIF-2α增多,特异性siRNA 可通过下调低氧环境下HepG2 细胞中HIF-2α基因表达,抑制HepG2 细胞增殖、侵袭迁移,改变细胞周期分布并诱导其凋亡。     

Role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in hypoxia-induced apoptosis of primary alveolar epithelial type II cells

Hypoxia affects alveolar homeostasis and may induce epithelial injury, which has been implicated in lung diseases such as fibrosis. The underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are, however, largely unknown. Primary rat alveolar epithelial type II cells (ATII) exposed to graded hypoxia for 24 and 48 h caused a dose-dependent induction of cell cycle arrest and suppression of proliferation, which were comparable to the effects of angiotensin II, a potent inducer of ATII cell death. Hypoxia-induced changes in ATII homeostasis are thought to proceed primarily via activation of hypoxia inducible-factor (HIF)-1alpha, because hypoxia increased HIF-1alpha protein expression, nuclear translocation, and transactivation of its specific DNA binding domain, the hypoxia responsive element (HRE). Under hypoxic conditions, expression of the proapoptotic protein Bnip3L, which belongs to the Bcl 2 family and is known to be one of the HIF-1-dependent target genes, was upregulated. Suppression of HIF-1alpha or Bnip-3L with small interfering RNA (siRNA) fully blocked the hypoxia-induced apoptosis and Bnip3L expression. In line with these data, overexpression of HIF-1alpha by transient transfection enhanced the hypoxia-induced apoptosis. Thus, we conclude that hypoxia suppresses alveolar epithelial cell proliferation and enhances ATII apoptosis through activation of the HIF-1alpha/HRE axis and a mechanism that involves Bnip3L. Targeting HIF-1alpha may represent a new strategy that could impede the alveolar denudation that is observed in several lung diseases.     

低氧诱导因子1α诱导卵巢癌细胞周期阻滞的研究

目的：探讨低氧诱导因子1α（HIF-1α）对卵巢癌细胞周期的阻滞作用。方法: 采用化学性低氧诱导剂氯化钴（CoCl2）和物理性低氧培养箱两种方法对体外培养的卵巢癌SW626细胞诱导低氧，用诱骗法（decoy）阻断HIF-1α功能，Western blotting、RT-PCR和流式细胞术分别检测HIF-1α蛋白、mRNA的表达水平和细胞周期比率。结果： B1组(3.75±1.31)和C1组(3.48±1.01) HIF-1α蛋白表达水平明显高于A1组(0.97±0.31)（P<0.05), decoy法对HIF-1α蛋白表达没有明显影响(P>0.05)；A1组（0.65±0.32）和B1组（0.64±0.34）HIF-1α mRNA表达水平明显低于C1组（1.28±0.62）（P<0.05），decoy法对HIF-1α mRNA 表达没有明显影响（P>0.05）；流式细胞术检测发现B1组（81.78±24.33）和C1组（77.62±22.76）G0/G1期细胞比率显著高于A1组（49.49±18.54）（P<0.05）；B2组（61.54±20.84）明显低于B1组（P<0.05），C2组明显低于C1组（56.03±21.42），而A1组和A2组之间无明显差异（P>0.05）。结论：CoCl2或物理性低氧均能明显诱导卵巢癌细胞SW626 G0/G1期细胞周期阻滞和HIF-1α的表达，HIF-1α在低氧引起的卵巢癌细胞SW626的细胞周期阻滞中起重要作用。     

Hypoxia inducible factor-1 mediates effects of insulin on pancreatic cancer cells and disturbs host energy homeostasis

Intratumoral hypoxia and paracrine insulin stimulate the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) in pancreatic cancer cells. In the present studies, we investigated whether insulin-induced HIF-1alpha expression is a prerequisite for insulin to induce other trophic effects in MiaPaCa2 human pancreatic cancer cells and whether inhibition of HIF-1alpha expression would decrease tumor glycolysis and improve host energy homeostasis. We found that hypoxia was a prerequisite for induction of HIF-1alpha mRNA expression by insulin in MiaPaCa2 cells. Under hypoxic conditions, insulin stimulated glycolysis, cell proliferation, and the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in regular MiaPaCa2 cells but not in a MiaPaCa2 variant (si-MiaPaCa2) that expressed specific short interfering RNA for HIF-1alpha and therefore lacked HIF-1alpha protein. This suggests that HIF-1alpha expression is required for insulin to induce other trophic effects. When si-MiaPaCa2 cells were transplanted into the pancreas of athymic mice, they were less tumorigenic and expressed less hexokinase than regular MiaPaCa2 cells. Body weight gain was attenuated in mice hosting tumors composed of regular MiaPaCa2 but not si-MiaPaCa2 cells. These results suggest that an interaction between insulin and HIF-1alpha helps sustain pancreatic cancer cells and disturbs host energy homeostasis.     

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha is essential for hypoxic p27 induction in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) plays an essential role in the adaptive response of cells to hypoxia. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1) is highly expressed in the normal endometrium but is lost during endometrial carcinogenesis. However, in high-grade cancers, p27 re-expression is observed. We analysed the role of HIF-1alpha in hypoxia-induced expression of p27 in vitro and in vivo in endometrial cancer. Paraffin-embedded specimens from endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (n = 39) were stained immunohistochemically for HIF-1alpha, p27, and Ki67. HEC1B, an endometrial carcinoma cell line, was cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions in the presence or absence of transiently expressed short hairpin RNAs targeting HIF-1alpha. Protein expression of p27 and HIF-1alpha was assessed by western blotting. Immunohistochemical staining revealed perinecrotic HIF-1alpha expression in 67% of the cases and p27 staining centrally in the tumour islands, mostly around necrosis, in 46% of the cases. In 50% of the tumours with perinecrotic HIF-1alpha expression, p27 and HIF-1alpha perinecrotic/central co-localization was observed. In these tumour sections, hypoxia-associated p27 expression showed less proliferation around necrosis. Analysis of cultured endometrial carcinoma cells demonstrated that p27 protein expression is induced by hypoxia. This induction was abrogated by transient knockdown of HIF-1alpha using RNAi. Furthermore, hypoxia induced cell cycle arrest in HEC1B cells. We conclude that, in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma, p27 re-expression by hypoxia is HIF-1alpha-dependent and leads to cell cycle arrest. This may contribute to the survival of cancer cells in hypoxic parts of the tumour.     

Multilineage embryonic hematopoiesis requires hypoxic ARNT activity

Although most cells undergo growth arrest during hypoxia, endothelial cells and placental cytotrophoblasts proliferate in response to low O(2). We demonstrate that proliferation of embryonic multilineage hematopoietic progenitors is also regulated by a hypoxia-mediated signaling pathway. This pathway requires HIF-1 (HIF-1alpha/ARNT heterodimers) because Arnt(-/-) embryoid bodies fail to exhibit hypoxia-mediated progenitor proliferation. Furthermore, Arnt(-/-) embryos exhibit decreased numbers of yolk sac hematopoietic progenitors. This defect is cell extrinsic, is accompanied by a decrease in ARNT-dependent VEGF expression, and is rescued by exogenous VEGF. Therefore, "physiologic hypoxia" encountered by embryos is essential for the proliferation or survival of hematopoietic precursors during development.     

丹参酮IIA对低氧条件下人肝癌HepG2细胞增殖、凋亡的影响及与HIF-1α、VEGF和野生型P53蛋白表达的关系

 目的:探讨低氧条件下丹参酮IIA（Tan IIA）对人肝癌HepG2细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及其分子机制。方法:用氯化钴（CoCl2）创建低氧模型,实验分为常氧对照组、低氧对照组和低氧+Tan IIA处理组。不同浓度的Tan IIA 分别作用于低氧下人肝癌HepG2细胞24 h、48 h和72 h,采用MTT法测定Tan IIA 对低氧下HepG2细胞增殖的抑制作用。不同浓度的Tan IIA 分别作用于低氧条件下HepG2细胞24 h和48 h后,Hoechst 33258染色法检测细胞核的形态学变化并计算凋亡率。不同浓度的Tan IIA 作用于低氧条件下人肝癌HepG2细胞48 h后,Western blotting检测低氧诱导因子1α (HIF-1α)、血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）和野生型P53的蛋白表达情况。结果:低氧条件下Tan IIA以时间和剂量依赖方式抑制HepG2细胞的生长和增殖。Tan IIA 作用于低氧下的HepG2细胞后,可见典型的凋亡细胞形态学特征,细胞凋亡率呈时间、剂量依赖性的增加。Western blotting免疫印迹法显示常氧对照组的HIF-1α和VEGF表达较低,而低氧对照组的HIF-1α、VEGF蛋白表达较常氧组升高,低氧下随着Tan IIA 浓度的升高,HIF-1α和VEGF蛋白的表达明显降低,野生型P53蛋白的表达随着Tan IIA 浓度的升高而升高。结论: 低氧条件下,Tan IIA能抑制肝癌HepG2细胞增殖并诱导其凋亡,其机制可能与抑制HIF-1α和VEGF蛋白表达,上调P53蛋白表达有关。     

丹参酮Ⅱa对急性髓系白血病NB4细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及其机制

目的观察丹参酮Ⅱa对急性髓系白血病细胞增殖和凋亡的影响,并初步分析其作用机制.方法人急性髓系白血病细胞NB4分别用不同浓度的丹参酮Ⅱa处理,11.2μmol/L柔红霉素作为阳性对照,未给予药物作为阴性对照.观察NB4细胞增殖、细胞周期、凋亡及相关通路蛋白的变化.结果丹参酮Ⅱa可明显抑制NB4细胞增殖,诱导细胞周期发生G1期阻滞,促进其凋亡,具有浓度依赖性(P<0.05).丹参酮Ⅱa可剂量性下调p-PI3K/PI3K、p-AKT/AKT及m-TOR的表达(P<0.05).结论丹参酮Ⅱa可抑制NB4细胞增殖,诱导细胞周期发生G1期阻滞,促进其凋亡,可能与抑制PI3K/AKT/m-TOR信号通路有关.     

SU11248对白血病细胞HL-60增殖及凋亡作用的实验研究

目的:探讨新型抗肿瘤药物苹果酸舒尼替尼(SU11248)对白血病细胞HL-60的生物学效应的影响及其作用机制。方法:应用MTT法检测SU11248对HL-60细胞增殖能力的影响;用AnnexinV/PI双染流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡;用流式细胞技术分析细胞的DNA倍体及细胞周期变化;用凝胶电泳分析DNA片段化;以Western blot法检测2.0μg/ml SU11248作用HL-60后bcl-2、bax、caspase-3蛋白水平的变化。结果:SU11248可明显抑制HL-60细胞增殖(P<0.05),呈剂量和时间依赖性,半数抑制浓度(IC50)约为2.00μg/ml。SU11248可促进细胞凋亡,并呈剂量依赖性;能将HL-60细胞阻滞于G0/G1期,并呈时间依赖性;诱导HL-60细胞呈典型的DNA梯带;SU11248作用后bcl-2蛋白表达随时间依赖性降低,caspase-3蛋白表达升高,bax蛋白表达无明显变化。结论:SU11248能抑制HL-60细胞增殖,诱导其凋亡,调节bcl-2家族蛋白的表达,并裂解caspase-3是其可能作用机制之一。     

一定浓度下三氧化二砷对T细胞淋巴瘤Hut-78细胞株增殖的影响

背景：近年来有将三氧化二砷试用于T细胞肿瘤的有效报道,但未见其治疗机制的相关研究。 目的：检测三氧化二砷对人皮肤T细胞淋巴瘤Hut-78细胞的抑制增殖、诱导凋亡及细胞周期的影响。 方法：分别采用MTT、PI单标记流式细胞术和TUNEL法检测2,5,10 μmol/L的三氧化二砷干预24,48,72 h, 对人皮肤T细胞淋巴瘤Hut-78细胞株抑制增殖、诱导凋亡和细胞周期的影响,及其凋亡相关基因bcl-2及血管内皮细胞生长因子基因表达的变化。 结果与结论：在一定的浓度范围内,三氧化二砷对Hut-78细胞存在增殖抑制作用,其增殖抑制作用在一定程度上可能与下调血管内皮细胞生长因子基因的表达有关,同时还存在一定的细胞毒作用;三氧化二砷可诱导Hut-78细胞发生凋亡,凋亡机制主要发生在G2~M期,其凋亡作用可能与下调bcl-2基因表达有关。三氧化二砷对Hut-78细胞的增殖抑制及诱导凋亡作用呈时间剂量依赖性。     

Estrogen and progesterone modulate monocyte cell cycle progression and apoptosis

PROBLEM: Pregnancy is characterized by dramatic immunologic changes most commonly characterized as suppression of cell-mediated immunity. Mechanisms of this immunosuppression are obscure but may be caused by increases in pregnancy-associated sex steroids such as 17-beta-estradiol or progesterone. METHOD OF STUDY: Using five myelomonocytic cell lines in various stages of differentiation, the effects of 17-beta-estradiol and progesterone on cell cycling, apoptosis, and bcl-2 expression in randomly cycling cells before and after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activation were examined. RESULTS: Lipopolysaccharide alone inhibited cell cycle progression in THP-1 monocyte-like cells and U-937 histiocyte-like cells. Estrogen alone produced cell cycle arrest in all myelomonocytic cells except HL-60 pro-myelocyte-like cells. Progesterone had effects predominantly on pro-myelocytic-like HL-60 cells, inducing apoptosis. Estrogen and progesterone both decreased levels of bcl-2 in KG-1alpha, HL-60, and THP-1 cells. LPS partially antagonized both estrogen-induced THP-1 apoptosis and its suppression of bcl-2 protein. CONCLUSIONS: Sex steroid-induced effects on cell cycle transition and apoptosis are potential mechanisms by which pregnancy-induced cell-mediated immune suppression may occur. Further investigation should provide a better understanding of pregnancy-induced immune changes and, perhaps, sex-based differences in monocyte function and immunologic responses.     

The HIF-2alpha/VEGF pathway activation in cutaneous capillary haemangiomas

AIM: To investigate the pathogenesis of capillary haemangiomas, a common form of vascular malformation. METHODS: Twenty-five cutaneous capillary haemangiomas, excised from patients under 14 years of age, were studied immunohistochemically for endothelial cells, the angiogenic factors thymidine phosphorylase (TP) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the proliferation index Ki-67, and the hypoxia inducible factors-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and -2alpha (HIF-2alpha). RESULTS: Endothelial-lined channels reacted strongly with CD31 in all cases, clearly definining capillary spaces. Between 5 and 20% of the endothelial cells were Ki-67 positive, indicating an intense proliferative activity; more importantly, they consistently expressed VEGF and HIF-2alpha, and in many cases TP, but failed to react with HIF-1alpha. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that the activation of the HIF-2alpha pathway and the consequent overexpression of VEGF by the endothelial cells are involved in the pathogenesis of cutaneous capillary haemangiomas.     

选择性环氧合酶-2抑制剂对结肠癌细胞的生长抑制作用及机制探讨

目的：研究NS-398（一种选择性环氧合酶-2抑制剂）对结肠癌HT-29细胞的生长抑制作用并探讨其机制。 方法： 通过MTT法检测细胞的增殖情况，通过流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率和细胞周期，通过RT-PCR检测bcl-2 mRNA和bax mRNA表达，通过共聚焦激光扫描显微镜观察细胞骨架成分F-actin的变化。 结果： NS-398对结肠癌HT-29细胞生长的抑制具有时间和剂量依赖性。流式细胞术结果显示NS-398可剂量依赖地诱导HT-29细胞凋亡，使其停滞于G0/G1期。经不同浓度的NS-398处理72 h后，bcl-2 mRNA 在HT-29细胞的表达降低，bcl-2／bax比值降低。细胞骨架成分F-actin主要分布在HT-29细胞核周围，呈环状结构，NS-398作用后细胞核周围的环状结构消失。 结论： NS-398可显著抑制结肠癌细胞的体外生长并诱导其凋亡，这与下调bcl-2／bax比值以及细胞骨架的破坏有关。     

外源性TGF-β_1对NB4细胞内源性TGF-β_1的影响及其促凋亡机制的研究

目的:研究转化生长因子β1(TGF-β1)作用于NB4细胞后的细胞凋亡情况、细胞周期改变及内源性TGF-β1、P27Kip1、cyclin E及bcl-2 mRNA水平的变化。方法:瑞氏-吉姆萨染色观察凋亡细胞形态学的变化;流式细胞术检测细胞周期和凋亡;半定量RT-PCR技术检测内源性TGF-β1、P27Kip1、cyclin E以及bcl-2的mRNA水平。结果:TGF-β1能抑制NB4细胞的生长,促进NB4细胞的凋亡。5μg/LTGF-β1使NB4细胞阻滞在G1期。外源性TGF-β1浓度5μg/L时,内源性TGF-β1的mRNA表达上调,外源性TGF-β1浓度为10μg/L时,内源性TGF-β1mRNA表达下调。5μg/LTGF-β1可使P27Kip1表达上调、cyclin E、bcl-2表达下调。结论:TGF-β1可诱导NB4细胞凋亡,引起细胞周期分布异常;外源性TGF-β1可能通过(1)上调内源性TGF-β1,从而使下游因子P27Kip1高表达以诱导NB4细胞凋亡;(2)TGF-β1直接抑制了cyclin E的表达,或者通过调高P27Kip1的表达反馈抑制cyclin E的活性,进而导致细胞周期阻滞;(3)通过下调bcl-2而诱导NB4细胞凋亡。高浓度的外源性TGF-β1可拮抗内源性TGF-β1表达,可能与其导致TGF-β1受体突变,或存在TGF-β1受体靶点过饱和现象有关。     

HIV-1 Vpr对细胞周期的影响和致凋亡作用的研究

目的 研究人免疫缺陷病毒1型(HIV-1)的vpr基因和不同变异株对宿主细胞周期和凋亡的影响,以及其致细胞周期变化和致细胞凋亡机制的两者间的可能关系.方法 将14个带有不同变异位点的中国感染者HIV-1 upr片段分别连入pcDNA3.1(+)真核表达载体,构建重组质粒.将这些重组质粒电转染Jurkat细胞,并设立保守株vpr基因转染细胞、突变株vpr-Fs基因转染细胞、空载体转染细胞和未转染细胞作为对照.经G418选择培养及RT-PCR检测目的基因转染成功后,PI染色,流式细胞仪检测被转染细胞的细胞周期分布和细胞凋亡.结果 流式细胞仪检测上述14个带有不同变异位点的HIV-1 vpr基因片段的Jurkat细胞,发现转染保守片段HIV-1 vpr的Jurkat细胞,其细胞周期出现G_2期阻滞和细胞凋亡率明显升高,但转染vpr C端截断的vpr-Fs片段的细胞、空载体peDNA3.1(+)转染细胞和未转染的Jurkat细胞无此现象.转染了,HIV-1 vpr基因序列相对应的Vpr蛋白中含有70V、85P、86G、94G突变的片段,较vpr保守片段其致感染细胞G_2期阻滞和凋亡的能力明显下降,且Vpr蛋白的AE亚型致细胞周期阻滞和致凋亡能力较其他亚型普遍为低.初步发现vpr诱导G2期阻滞百分比越高其所致凋亡率越高.结论 HIV-I vpr基因有明显的致感染细胞G_2周期阻滞和致细胞凋亡的作用,但vpr C端截断的vpr-Fs片段无此功能.首次发现中国感染者HIV-1 vpr基因表达蛋白的70V、85P、86G、94G位点突变能使其致感染细胞G_2期阻滞和凋亡的能力下降,Vpr的AE亚型致细胞周期阻滞和凋亡能力较其他亚型普遍为低.对14个变异片段的分析显示vpr诱导G_2期阻滞的程度与其致凋亡水平可能相关,提示两者的发生机制可能有一定的关联.本研究为进一步探讨HIV-1致病机制和探索可能的基因干预措施打下基础.     

Br-cAMP Induction of Apoptosis in Synchronized CHO Cells

The proliferation of suspension cultures of malignant CHO cells was inhibited by 0.5 mM Br-cAMP treatment and restored by its removal. This treatment also inhibited histone H1 phosphorylation completely, reduced histones H2A and H4 phosphorylations, induced DNA degradation, and produced cells containing micronuclei. Agarose gel electrophoresis of the degraded DNA fragments produced a "ladder" pattern confirming these cells were undergoing apoptosis. Cell cycle synchrony experiments demonstrated culture growth inhibition was the result of two different cell cycle-specific processes: [1] arrested cell cycle traverse at a restriction point in mid-G1, and [2] rapid apoptosis following cell division. Br-cAMP did not stop cells in late-G1, S, G2, or M from traversing the cell cycle and dividing, but rather, induced apoptosis following mitosis. The restriction point of Br-cAMP arrest was located in the middle of a wider band of G1 arrest induced by isoleucine deprivation. The cells synchronized in G1 before the restriction point were held in G1-arrest by Br-cAMP and spared apoptotic death. These studies support the further study of cAMP derivatives as agents to induce tumor regression by apoptosis and reverse transformation.     

Expression of hypoxia-inducible factors in human endometrium and suppression of matrix metalloproteinases under hypoxic conditions do not support a major role for hypoxia in regulating tissue breakdown at menstruation

BACKGROUND: Classical studies in monkeys suggested that menstruation results from vasoconstriction, hypoxia and necrosis. The heterodimeric hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) complex is critical in oxygen homeostasis via increased stability of HIF-1alpha/2alpha monomers, and these act as markers of hypoxia. We hypothesized that focal hypoxia in perimenstrual endometrium results in locally increased matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), leading to tissue destruction. METHODS: HIF-1alpha, HIF-2alpha and HIF-1beta were immunolocalized in cycling endometrium. Endometrial stromal cells were cultured under hypoxic and normoxic conditions and MMP measured by zymography and Western blots. RESULTS: HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha were detected in only some endometrial samples, and not confined to the perimenstrual tissue. Where present, they were primarily cytoplasmic, not nuclear. HIF-1beta was localized in epithelium, leukocytes and some decidual cells. Cultured endometrial stromal cells responded to hypoxia with increased cellular HIF-1alpha and secreted vascular endothelial growth factor. ProMMP-1 and proMMP-3 production was reduced in response to hypoxia regardless of the steroidal milieu (no added steroids, estrogen or estrogen plus progesterone). Active MMP-2 and membrane type 1 MMP but not proMMP-2 or proMMP-9 production were also inhibited by hypoxia. CONCLUSIONS: These results do not support a role for hypoxia in the focally increased production and activation of MMP observed prior to and during menstruation.     

神经调节因子对MDA-MB-231细胞mtp53和HIF-1α的影响及意义

 目的：探讨在ErbB2非过表达乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231中,神经调节因子（NRGs）/ ErbB2信号通路对突变型p53（mtp53）和缺氧诱导因子-1α（HIF-1α）的影响及意义。方法：免疫细胞化学法和Western blotting检测MDA-MB-231细胞中神经调节因子（NRG）的表达。应用rbB2受体功能抑制剂AG825处理MDA-MB-231细胞,MTT法检测细胞的增殖抑制作用;流式细胞术检测细胞周期和细胞凋亡; Western blotting检测mtp53、HIF-1α蛋白表达;RT-PCR检测HIF-1αmRNA的表达。结果：神经调节因子在乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231呈显著表达,Western blotting实验可见分子量44 kD的NRG抗体阳性反应条带。应用ErbB2受体功能抑制剂AG825后,MDA-MB-231细胞生长受到抑制,作用呈时效、量效依赖关系(P<0.01);细胞周期阻滞在G0/G1期;细胞凋亡增加（P<0.05）;mtp53、HIF-1α蛋白表达减少(P<0.05);HIF-1α mRNA表达减少(P<0.05)。结论：ErbB2非过表达乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231存在神经调节因子分泌,可能通过神经调节因子自分泌或旁分泌配体作用方式使ErbB2受体信号转导处于激活状态,上调mtp53和HIF-1α的表达,促进肿瘤细胞的增殖、存活能力和抑制凋亡。