生存素反义核酸诱导肝癌细胞株SMMC-7721凋亡和增加其对抗肿瘤药物敏感性的研究

背景：生存素是凋亡抑制蛋白家族的重要成员，生存素基因有可能成为肿瘤反义基因治疗的理想靶基因。目的：研究生存素反义核酸诱导肝癌细胞株SMMC-7721凋亡和增加其对常用抗肿瘤药物敏感性的作用，探讨生存素反义核酸用于肿瘤基因治疗的可能性。方法：应用基因重组技术构建pEGFP-C1-生存素反义核酸重组质粒，以脂质体转染法转染SMMC．7721细胞，用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测生存素mRNA的表达，用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡。将生存素反义核酸分别与7种常用抗肿瘤药物共同作用于SMMC-7721细胞，用四唑蓝(MTT)比色法测定细胞杀伤率。结果：生存素反义核酸可抑制SMMC-7721细胞中生存素mRNA的表达，从而导致细胞凋亡增加，其作用呈剂量依赖性。生存素反义核酸可增加SMMC-7721细胞对7种常用抗肿瘤药物的敏感性，明显增强药物的杀伤作用。结论：生存素反义核酸能靶向抑制野生型生存素基因的表达，提高肝癌细胞对常用抗肿瘤药物的敏感性，有可能成为肿瘤基因治疗的新方法。     

Growth-inhibitory effects of MOB2 on human hepatic carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721

AIM:To investigate the growth-inhibiting and apoptosis-inducing effects of the gene MOB2 on human hepatic carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721.METHODS:The full-length cDNA of the MOB2 gene was amplified from human umbilical vein endothelial cells.The correct full-length MOB2 cDNA was subcloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pEGFP-C1.After lipofection of the MOB2 gene into cancer cells,the levels of MOB2 protein in the cancer cells were detected by immunoblotting.To transfect the recombined plasmid vector pEGFP-CI-MOB2 into SMMC-7721 cells,the cells were cultured in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle'sMedium with 10% fetal calf serum and glutamine,and then mixed with liposomes,Lipofectamine 2000 and the plasmid vector pEGFP-CI-MOB2.RESULTS:We observed the growth and proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells containing pEGFP-CI-MOB2 and analyzed their apoptosis and growth cycle phases by flow cytometry.We successfully transfected the recombined plasmid vector pEGFP-CI-MOB2 into SMMC-7721 cells and screened for a single clone cell containing MOB2.After transfection,MOB2 enhanced growth suppression,induced apoptosis,increased the ratio of G0/G1,significantly inhibited the advance of cell cycle phase,and arrested cells in G0/G1 phase.CONCLUSION:MOB2 overexpression induces apoptosis and inhibits the growth of human hepatic cancer cells,which may be useful in gene therapy for hepatic carcinoma.     

Expression of angiostatin cDNA in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721 and its effect on implanted carcinoma in nude mice

AIM: To transfect murine angiostatin cDNA into human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721 and to investigate its effects on implanted carcinoma in nude mice. METHODS: A eukaryotic expression vector of pcDNA3.1-mAST containing murine angiostatin was constructed. Then pcDNA3.1-mAST plasmid was transfected into cell line SMMC-7721 by Lipofectamine. The resistant clone was screened by G418 filtration and identified by RT-PCR and Western blotting. Nude mice were divided into three groups of 10 each. Mice in blank control group were only injected with SMMC-7721 cells. Mice in vector control group were injected with SMMC-7721 cells transfected with pcDNA3.1 (+) vector, whereas mice in angiostatin group were injected with SMMC-7721 cells transfected with pcDNA3.1-mAST plasmid. Volume, mass and microvessel density (MVD) of the tumors in different groups were measured and compared. RESULTS: Murine angiostatin cDNA was successfully cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1 (+). pcDNA3.1-mAST was successfully transfected into SMMC-7721 cell line and showed stable expression in this cell line. No significant difference was observed in the growth speed of SMMC-7721 cells between groups transfected with and without angiostatin cDNA. Tumor volume, mass and MVD in the angiostatin group were significantly lower than those in the blank control group and vector control group (P<0.01). The inhibitory rate of tumor reached 78.6%. Mass and MVD of the tumors only accounted for 34.6% and 48.9% respectively of those in the blank control group. CONCLUSION: Angiostatin cDNA could be stably expressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721 without obvious inhibitory effects on the growth of SMMC-7721 cells. When implanted into nude mice, SMMC-7721 cells transfected with angiostatin cDNA show a decreased tumorigenic capability. It suggests that angiostatin can inhibit tumor growth through its inhibition on angiogenesis in tumors.     

人端粒酶逆转录酶干扰对肿瘤坏死因子相关凋亡诱导配体诱导肝癌细胞凋亡的影响

目的研究人端粒酶逆转录酶(hTERT)干扰对肝癌．HepG2、SMMC-7221细胞生物学形为的影响和对肿瘤坏死因子相关的凋亡诱导配体(TRAIL)诱导凋亡的影响。方法将HepG2细胞和SMMC-7721细胞分为转染组 (转染重组质粒真核表达载体)、对照组(转染空载体质粒)和未转染组。采用聚合酶链反应方法检测hTERT干扰序列, 逆转录聚合酶链反应方法检测hTERT表达,HE染色、生长曲线和流式细胞术方法分别检测细胞形态、增殖情况和细胞周期,β-半乳糖苷酶染色方法检测细胞状态,Armexin V／PI染色流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡。结果转染组细胞内均存在hTERT干扰序列,HepG2和SMMC 7221细胞hTERT干扰率分别为100％和43．3％;与未转染组细胞相比, 转染细胞核质比明显缩小,增殖率下降差异有统计学意义(P<0．05),老化细胞和G2-M期细胞明显增加(P<0．05)。细胞老化率分别由未转染组的0增加到转染组的20．4％,由3．60%,增加到10．O％;G2-M期分别由未转染组的7．1％、6．9％增加到转染组的10．6％、7．9％。hTERT干扰显著增加肝癌细胞凋亡和TRAIL诱导凋亡敏感性(P<0．05)。两株肝癌细胞凋亡率分别由未转染组的3．5％、4．8％增至转染组的5．2%、7．9％;100 ng／ml TRAIL作用24 h后两株肝癌细胞凋亡率分别由未转染组的5．3％、13．9％增加到转染组的10．4％、77．2％,而对照组细胞各指标均无显著变化。结论 hTERT干扰明显影响肝癌细胞的生物学行为,显著增加细胞凋亡和TRAIL诱导凋亡的敏感性。     

Survivin靶向RNA干扰对人结肠癌HCT116细胞生长影响的研究

目的设计和构建survivin特异性的siRNA真核表达载体,观察survivin siRNA重组体对人大肠癌HCT116细胞株生长的影响,为大肠癌的基因治疗提供理论依据。方法针对survivin mRNA序列设计合成编码siRNA的DNA模板,构建2个survivin RNAi真核表达载体;实验分为survivin siRNA重组质粒转染组、空载体组和HCT116组,转染大肠癌细胞HCT116细胞,采用RT-PCR法检测survivin mRNA的表达,观察重组质粒对转染的HCT116细胞survivin基因表达的影响;用四甲基偶氮唑盐（MTT）法测量细胞生长情况;用流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡情况。结果测序表明survivin干扰序列完全正确,RT-PCR结果显示2条survivin siRNA真核表达质粒均能有效抑制survivin mRNA的转录表达。MTT比色法检测显示,与阴性对照组及未转染组细胞比较,干扰组细胞增殖率明显下降（P〈0．05）。流式细胞术检测的转染重组质粒组细胞凋亡率高于脂质体对照组和空质粒对照组（P〈0．05）。结论成功构建了survivin干扰真核表达载体,siRNA重组体能有效抑制人大肠癌细胞survivin mRNA表达,并抑制结肠癌细胞生长,促进其凋亡。     

血管内皮细胞生长因子反义核糖核酸对肝癌细胞生长的抑制作用

目的 探讨血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF)反义RNA转染人肝癌细胞后对细胞体内外生物学性状的影响。方法 将含正义、反义VEGFcDNA序列的质粒PCMV—VEGF、PCMV—FGEV及空载体质粒pcDNA3.1,在脂质体介导下导入SMMC—7721肝癌细胞,分别称为正义、反义及对照组,并通过G418筛选获得阳性克隆。细胞原位杂交和免疫组织化学方法检测转染后VEGF在肝癌细胞内的表达情况;MTT法和FCM检测转染后细胞在体外的增殖和凋亡情况;并制备裸鼠动物模型,观察转染后细胞的体内生长情况。结果 转染PCMV—FGEV后肝癌细胞内VEGF的转录及其蛋白的表达水平显著下降,但转染后体外细胞的增殖与凋亡情况均无明显变化。转染PCMV—FGEV后细胞在裸鼠体内的生长缓慢,反义组成瘤时间为(25.0±1.8)d,明显长于正义组(15.7±2.5)d和对照组(18.5±2.1)d,F=19.455,P<0.01;而平均瘤重以反义组最轻,为(0.96±0.28)g,F=21.501,P<0.01;同时反义组裸鼠肿瘤细胞发生明显的凋亡。结论 VEGF反义RNA转染人肝癌细胞可抑制肿瘤细胞VEGF的表达,在体外对细胞增殖和凋亡无影响,而体内可显著诱导细胞凋亡并抑制肿瘤生长。     

肝癌细胞放射敏感性与survivin蛋白表达的关系

目的 探讨肝癌细胞放射敏感性与survivin表达的关系.方法 肝癌细胞HepG2和SMMC-7721在接受不同剂量γ射线照射后,分别采用克隆形成法、免疫细胞化学法、流式细胞术、比色法等检测细胞存活率、survivin蛋白表达、细胞周期变化和Caspase-3活性.结果 在2Gy照射下HepG2和SMMC-7721细胞的存活分数分别为0.43±0.01与0.70±0.02,SMMC-7721较HepG2放射抗拒.γ射线对SMMC-7721细胞的G2/M期阻滞时间较HepG2细胞长(48 h对24 h),在阻滞峰各剂量点SMMC-7721细胞的G2/M期比例也更高.γ射线可上调两株肝癌细胞survivin蛋白的表达,照射后48～72 h,SMMC-7721细胞的survivin蛋白表达水平显著高于HepG2细胞(t值为2.81～5.20,P值均＜0.05).而Caspase-3的活化水平在放射敏感的HepG2细胞中更高(t值为6.05～6.72,P值均＜0.01).结论 射线诱导的survivin表达上调及survivin对Caspase-3的负调控可能是SMMC-7721细胞较HepG2细胞放射抗拒的原因之一.     

Inhibitory effect of antisense vascular endothelial growth factor RNA on the profile of hepatocellular carcinoma cell line in vitro and in vivo

AIM:To evaluate the effect of antisense vascularendothelial growth factor(VEGF)RNA(PCMV-FGEV)transfection on the profile of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)SMMC-7721 cells in vitro and in vivo.METHODS:SMMC-7721 cells were transfectedwith PCMV-FGEV antisense,PCMV-VEGF sense andempty vector plasmid encapsulated by lipofectamineas antisense group,sense group and control grouprespectively.The positive cell clones were selectedwith G418.The stable transfection and expressionof VEGF in the cells were determined by RT-PCR andimmunohistochemistry.Cell proliferation was observedby MTT assay.FACS analysis was used to determine theeffect of PCMV-FGEV transfection on cell apoptosis.Thegrowth of transfected cells in Wvo was also observed innude mice.RESULTS:VEGF expression was reduced in SMMC-7721transfected with PCMV-FGEV,which was confirmed byRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.No effect of PCMV-FGEV transfection was found on cell proliferation andcell apoptosis of SMMC-7721 in vitro.The growth of cellstransfected with PCMV-FGEV was slow in nude miceand accompanied with obvious apoptosis.The latenttime of tumors in the antisense group was 25.0±1.8d,which was longer than that in sense and controlgroups(F=19.455,P<0.01).The average tumor weightin antisense group(0.96 g±0.28 g)was the smallestamong the three groups(F=21.501,P<0.01).CONCLUSION:The expression of VEGF can be inhibitedby antisense PCMV-FGEV.Antisense PCMV-FGEV has no effect on cell proliferation and apoptosis of SMMC-7721in vitro but can inhibit tumor growth and induce cellapoptosis in vivo.     

RNA干扰p21对肝癌细胞SMMC-7721增殖的影响

目的:探讨RNA干扰技术沉默p21基因对肝癌细胞SMMC-7721增殖及恶性表型变化的影响.方法:通过慢病毒载体将p21小干扰RNA片段稳定转染入SMMC-7721细胞,通过RT-PCR,Western blot分别检MJp21 Mrna和蛋白表达变化,流式细胞仪检测7721-p2l RNAi组(感染p21 siRNA...     

短发夹状RNA抑制survivin基因在肝癌细胞中的表达

目的 构建抗凋亡因子survivin的短发夹状RNA(shRNA)，观察其在肝癌细胞株HepG2、SMMC—7721中对survivin基因表达的抑制作用。方法 设计，合成两对survivin编码基因的反向重复序列，中间分别间隔4和8个nt，分别定向克隆至载体pTZU6 1的U6转录启动子下，构建pshRNA—survivin1和pshRNA—survivin2重组质粒，与表达survivin基因的质粒pEGFP—Cl—survivin共转染肝癌细胞株HepG2和SMMC—7721，荧光显微镜下观察融合蛋白中GFP的表达以分析pshRNA—survivin对survivin基因表达的抑制作用。结果 酶切分析和测序证实pshRNA—survivin1和pshRNA—survivin2构建成功；两组shRNA对survivin的表达均有明显的抑制作用，抑制率达80％以上；两重组质粒在HepG2和SMMC—7721两种细胞中抑制目的基因的作用无明显差异；反向重复序列中间隔4或8个nt构建的shRNA，对抑制目的基因的表达无显著差异。结论 构建的pshRNA—survivin重组质粒能有效抑制survivin基因在肝癌细胞株HepG2、SMMC—7721中的表达。     

Docetaxel inhibits SMMC-7721 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells growth and induces apoptosis

AIM:To investigate the in vitro anti-hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) activity of docetaxel against SMMC-7721 HCC cells and its possible mechanism.METHODS: The HCC cells were given different concentrations of docetaxel and their growth was measured by colony forming assay. Cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy (acridine orange/ethidium bromide double staining, AO/EB), as well as electronic microscopy. The SMMC-7721 HCC cell reactive oxygen species (ROS) and glutathione (GSH) were measured after given docetaxel.RESULTS: Docetaxel inhibited the hepatocellular carcinoma cells growth in a concentration dependent manner with IC50 5&#215;10^-10M. Marked cell apoptosis and G2/M phase arrest were observed after treatment with docetaxel ≥10^-8M.Docetaxel promoted SMMC-7721 HCC cells ROS generation and GSH deletion.CONCLUSION: Docetaxel suppressed the growth of SMMC-7721 HCC cells in vitro by causing apoptosis and G2/M phase arrest of the human hepatoma cells, and ROS and GSH may play a key role in the inhibition of growth and induction of apoptosis.     

Reduction of tumorigenicity of SMMC-7721 hepatoma cells by vascular endothelial growth factor antisense gene therapy

AIM To test the hypothesis to block VEGFexpression of SMMC-7721 hepatoma cells mayinhibit tumor growth using the rat hepatomamodel.METHODS Amplifiy the 200 VEGF cDNAfragment and insert it into human U6 genecassette in the reverse orientation transcribingsmall antisense RNA which could specificallyinteract with VEGF165, and VEGF121 mRNA.Construct the retroviral vector containing thisantisense VEGF U6 cassette and package thereplication-deficient recombinant retrovirus.SMMC-7721 cells were transduced with thesevirus and positive clones were selected withG418. PCR and Southern blot analysis wereperformed to determine if U6 cassette integratedinto the genomic DNA of positive clone,Transfected tumor cells were evaluated for RNAexpression by ribonuclease protection assays.The VEGF protein in the supernatant of parentaltumor cells and genetically modified tumor cellswas determined with ELISA. In vitro and in vivogrowth properties of antisense VEGF cell clonein nude mice were analyzed.RESULTS Restriction enzyme digestion andPCR sequencing verified that the antisense VEGFRNA retroviral vector was successfullyconstructed. After G418 selection, resistantSMMC-7721 cell clone was picked up, PCR andSouthern blot analysis suggested that U6cassette was integrated into the cell genomic DNA. Stable SMMC-7721 cell clone transducedwith U6 antisense RNA cassette could express200bp small antisense VEGF RNA and secretereduced levels of VEGF in culture condition.Production of VEGF by antisense transgene-expressing cells was 65±10 ng/L per 10~6 cells,420±45 ng/L per 10~6 cells in sense group and 495±30 ng/L per 10~6 cells in the negative controlgroup, (P<0.05), The antisense-VEGF cellclone appeared phenotypically indistinguishablefrom SMMC-7721 cells and SMMC-7721 cellstransfected sense VEGF. The growth rate of theantisense-VEGF cell clone was the same as thecontrol cells. When S. C. was implanted intonude mice, growth of antisense-VEGF cell lineswas greatly inhibited compared with controlcells.CONCLUSION Expression of antisense VEGFRNA in SMMC-7721 cells could decrease thetumorigenicity, and antisense-VEGF genetherapy may be an adjuvant treatment forhepatoma.     

腺病毒介导的环氧合酶-2反义RNA对肝癌细胞株生长的影响

目的探讨环氧合酶-2(COX-2)的表达与肝癌的关系,并构建表达人COX-2反义RNA的腺病毒载体,研究其对人肝癌细胞生长的抑制作用。方法采用免疫组织化学法探讨34例肝癌组织COX-2 的表达与肝癌病理特征的关系。采用基因重组法把人COX-2的cDNA片段反向克隆于穿梭质粒pHCMVSP1A,获得pAd-AShcox-2,通过脂质体与pJM17共转染293细胞,经同源重组产生编码COX-2反义RNA的重组腺病毒--Ad-AShcox-2。经聚合酶链反应法鉴定为阳性克隆者大量扩增、纯化,转染人肝癌细胞株SMMC-7402和SMMC-7721,采用免疫细胞化学、细胞集落形成率及流式细胞术检测其对肝癌细胞生长、凋亡及细胞周期分布的影响。结果34例肝癌组织中有28例COX-2高度表达,阳性率达82.4%; COX-2的表达水平与肝癌的病理分级有关,与甲胎蛋白、细胞类型、有无肝内转移无关。成功构建、扩增、纯化得到编码COX-2反义RNA的重组腺病毒Ad-AShcox-2,滴度达1.06×1012PFU/ml;Ad-AShcox- 2转染两种肝癌细胞株后,发现高度表达COX-2的SMMC-7402 COX-2表达水平明显降低,细胞凋亡率明显增加,出现G1期阻滞,与Ad-LacZ组及空白对照组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);而不表达COX- 2的SMMC-7721变化不明显。细胞集落形成实验显示SMMC-7402细胞集落形成率较低(2.7%±0.94%); 而SMMC-7721     

三氧化二砷诱导人肝癌SMMC-7721细胞凋亡及对OPN表达的影响

目的探讨三氧化二砷（As2O3）治疗肝癌的可行性及机制。方法将一定浓度梯度的As2O3与人肝癌细胞株SMMC-7721孵育后,采用MTT法、荧光显微镜及流式细胞仪检测细胞增殖与凋亡变化,逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）检测肝癌细胞株中骨桥蛋白基因（OPN mRNA）表达水平。结果As2O3作用后SMMC-7721细胞生长明显受抑,且呈时间-浓度依赖性;荧光显微镜下细胞呈典型的凋亡形态学改变;在流式细胞仪上可见“凋亡峰”,细胞周期阻滞于G2／M期;细胞OPN mRNA表达阳性,OPN mRNA表达水平明显下调。结论As2O3体外能有效抑制肝癌细胞株生长;其机制可能为诱导细胞凋亡、下调OPN mRNA表达。     

原癌基因pim-3的克隆及其对肝癌细胞凋亡的影响

目的:克隆大鼠原癌基因pim-3并构建真核表达重组质粒pEGFP-N2／pim-3,观察他在真核细胞SMMC-7721中的表达情况以及对细胞凋亡的影响．方法:利用TRIzol从液氮保存的大鼠骨骼肌组织中提取总RNA,采用RT-PCR方法获取pim-3 cDNA,并构建重组质粒pEGFP-N2／pim-3,转化用CaCl2法制备的大肠杆菌JM-109菌株,酶切以及测序鉴定．将重组质粒通过脂质体介导转染肝癌SMMC-7721细胞后利用倒置荧光显微镜观察基因表达情况,并利用流式细胞术及MTT比色实验对转染细胞的生物学行为进行检测．结果:将RT-PCR产物全部用于低熔点琼脂糖凝胶电泳、回收,在DL 2000 Marker 1000 bp附近可见清晰条带,与实验设计符合;阳性克隆质粒的酶切电泳和测序结果表明,大鼠pim-3 cDNA的克隆和重组质粒pEGFP-N2／pim-3的构建成功;重组质粒pEGFP-N2/pim-3转染组凋亡细胞占3．5％,质粒pEGFP-N2转染组凋亡细胞占10．7％,而仅加入转染液的空白组凋亡细胞占11．0％,重组质粒转染组与两对照组之间差异有统计学意义(P<0．05);倒置荧光显微镜可以观察到pim-3在SMMC-772 1细胞中的正常表达;MTT比色实验显示原癌基因pim-3能够明显抑制细胞凋亡．结论:真核表达重组质粒pEGFP-N2/pim-3构建成功;原癌基因pim-3能明显抑制肝癌细胞凋亡．     

Downregulation of alpha-fetoprotein siRNA inhibits proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells

AIM: To study the function of α-fetoprotein (AFP) in SMMC-7721 hepatoma cells. METHODS: A hairpin siRNA expressing plasmid pSilencer3.0-H1-afp was constructed and transfected into SMMC-7721 cells with Lipofectamine 2000. The expression of AFP was monitored by real-time RT-PCR and immunoassays, its effect on SMMC-7721 cell proliferation and cell death was detected by MTT and fluorescenceactivated cell sorter (FACS). RESULTS: The AFP-siRNA expressing plasmid downregulated the expression of AFP obviously (about 34%), and inhibited SMMC-7721 cell proliferation, but did not induce apoptosis. CONCLUSION: Downregulation of AFP siRNA inhibits proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells, but cannot cause apoptosis.     

RNA interference-mediated silencing of Stat5 induces apoptosis and growth suppression of hepatocellular carcinoma cells

It has been reported that Stat5 is overexpressed in a variety of human cancer cell lines and primary tumors. Inhibition of Stat5 in tumor cell lines has been associated with growth suppression and induction of apoptosis. However, no one of published studies have investigated the expression and role of Stat5 in hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, we used human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line SMMC7721 as a model to demonstrate that Stat5 was highly expressed in these cells. Next we showed that RNAi mediated Stat5 knockdown could inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of SMMC7721 cells in vitro. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Stat5 knockdown inhibited the growth and induced the apoptosis of SMMC7721 cells in xenografts in nude mice. Taken together, our in vitro and in vivo data suggest that Stat5 plays an important role in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Inhibition of Stat5 by RNAi holds promise to be a novel gene therapy vector for hepatocellular carcinoma.     

Smac基因过表达联合顺铂对SMMC-7721细胞增殖和凋亡的影响

目的 探讨Smac基因过表达联合顺铂对肝癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响.方法 采用脂质体介导的转染方法 ,将重组质粒pcDNA3.1+hSmac导入人肝癌细胞株SMMC-7721中,采用Western blot和流式细胞术检测转染前后Smac蛋白表达情况.转染24 h后分别加入终浓度为5、15、25 μg/ml的顺铂诱导细胞凋亡.采用四甲基偶氮唑盐比色法检测癌细胞的增殖抑制作用,吖啶橙-溴化乙锭荧光染色法和膜联蛋白V/碘化丙啶双染标记流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡. 结果 Westernblot和流式细胞术检测结果证实转染后Smac蛋白表达明显增加(P＜0.01).与空白对照相比,Smac基因过表达可抑制癌细胞增殖,促进凋亡(P＜0.01).而且给予顺铂处理后,与空白对照组相比,细胞生长抑制率随剂量增加而显著上升,且转染Smac的细胞生长抑制率较相应未转染Smac的细胞明显升高(P＜0.01).吖啶橙-溴化乙锭荧光染色法和流式细胞术检测显示,转染Smac加顺铂处理组较单纯顺铂处理组细胞凋亡明显增加,差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.01).这表明Smac基因过表达可增强顺铂对肝癌细胞的增殖抑制和凋亡促进作用. 结论 促凋亡基因Smac可在肝癌细胞中过表达,抑制癌细胞的增殖和促进凋亡;而且过表达的Smac基因可增强癌细胞对化疗药物顺铂的敏感性,这为研究Smac在癌细胞凋亡过程中的调控作用以及肝癌化学治疗效果的改善提供了实验基础.     

膜-细胞骨架联接分子ezrin对肝癌细胞系生长和侵袭能力的影响

目的探讨膜-细胞骨架联接蛋白ezrin在肝细胞肝癌生长和转移过程中的作用。方法分别应用免疫荧光、逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT—PCR）和Western blot检测ezrin和骨架蛋白在不同转移潜能肝癌细胞系中的表达。选取高转移潜能SF7721（SMMC-7721经转基因后稳定表达肝细胞生长因子，从而获得高转移潜能的细胞系）和MHCC97-H细胞系为研究对象。通过RNA干扰技术下调SF7721和MHCC97-H细胞系中ezrin蛋白的表达，观察其运动和侵袭能力的变化：通过四甲基偶氮唑盐检测细胞增殖能力变化；电子显微镜观察细胞伪足；Transwell检测细胞的运动侵袭能力。结果免疫荧光显示ezrin和骨架蛋白表达于细胞质，且双色荧光证实两者存在共表达，高转移潜能细胞系SF7721。MHCC—I、MHCC97-Hezrin和骨架蛋白的表达明显高于低转移潜能细胞系SMMC-7721、Hep3B、HepG2细胞（x^2=13．277，P=0．010；x^2=21．815，P〈0．01）。D-肌动蛋白在高低转移潜能细胞系的表达差异无统计学意义。通过RNA干扰技术抑制ezrin蛋白表达后。SF7721和MHHC97-H的细胞的增殖和侵袭能力均显著下降。结论ezrin和骨架蛋白的过表达与肝癌的转移潜能相关，通过下调ezrin的表达可明显抑制肝癌细胞系SMMC-7721和MHCC97-H细胞的增殖和运动侵袭能力。     

Effects of insulin-like growth factors-IR and -IIR antisense gene transfection on the biological behaviors of SMMC-7721 human hepatoma cells

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are closely related to hepatocellular carcinoma growth. The study aim was to investigate the effects of IGF-IR and IGF-IIR antisense gene transfection on the biological behaviors of SMMC-7721 human hepatoma cells. METHODS: 7721-IGF-IR-AS cells (human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells transfected with IGF-IR antisense gene in our previous study) were transfected with a plasmid vector expressing IGF-IIR cDNA in the antisense orientation by DOTAP liposome.7721-IGF-R-AS cells were obtained by selection with G418 and hygromycin. Morphological changes of the cells were observed with optic and electron microscopes. In vitro growth of the 7721-IGF-R-AS cells was observed with a soft agar test, MTT test and with naked mice inoculation test in vivo. RESULTS: The following changes were found in the SMMC-7721 cells after being transfected with the IGF-IR and IGF-IIR antisense genes: (i) the degree of malignancy of the tumor cells as revealed by cell morphology was ameliorated; (ii) the growth capability of the tumor cells in soft agar and their tumorigenicity in naked mice were significantly depressed. However, in the control groups, the SMMC-7721 cells transfected both with IGF-IR and IGF-IIR sense cDNA and SMMC-7721 cells transfected without any external genes, had no such changes. However, the cell growth curves had no significant differences among these three groups. CONCLUSION: IGF-IR and IGF-IIR antisense genes could significantly restrain the malignant behavior of human hepatoma cells and might be useful in investigating a potential route for hepatocellular carcinoma gene therapy.