畸胎瘤细胞源性生长因子反义核酸载体对高度恶性人卵巢癌细胞增殖和侵袭的抑制效应及相关机制

目的 观察畸胎瘤细胞源性生长因子(PCDGF)反义核酸载体对高度恶性人卵巢癌细胞株Sw626和A2780增殖和侵袭的抑制效应,并初步探讨其相关机制.方法 采用二苯基溴化四氮唑蓝(MTT)法和Boyden小窒体外侵袭实验,检测PCDGF反义RNA真核表达载体对Sw626和A2780细胞增殖和侵袭能力的影响.采用Western blot技术,检测转染PCDGF反义RNA真核表达载体前后Sw626细胞cyclin D1和CDK4蛋自表达的变化.采用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和明胶酶谱法,分析PCDGF反义RNA真核表达载体对Sw626细胞基质金属蛋白酶2(MMP-2)表达和活性的影响.结果 与空白对照组相比,PCDGF反义核酸载体转染组Sw626和A2780细胞的增殖抑制率分别为72.9%和70.9%,侵袭能力分别被抑制了62.9%和59.0%.转染组Sw626细胞cyclin D1和CDK4蛋白的表达水平分别为0.38±0.08和0.37±0.13,明显低于空白对照组(0.84±0.11和0.64±0.11,P<0.01).与空白对照组(0.89±0.09)相比,转染组Sw626细胞MMP-2 mRNA的表达水平(0.66±0.11)虽未见降低(P>0.05),但MMP-2酶原的活性被叨显抑制.结论 PCDGF反义核酸可显著抑制高度恶性人卵巢癌细胞株Sw626和A2780的增殖和侵袭能力,并逆转其部分恶性表型,这可能与其能下调cyclin D1和CDK4蛋白的表达并抑制MMP-2酶原的活性有关;PCDGF可以作为卵巢癌治疗的新靶点.     

寡核苷酸阻断ROCK-1蛋白对人卵巢癌细胞恶性行为的影响

目的通过反义寡核苷酸(ASODN)对ROCK-1的特异性阻断,探讨ROCK-1蛋白在卵巢癌转移中的作用。方法将ROCK-1反义寡核苷酸(ASODN)以脂质体介导,转染人卵巢癌细胞系SW626和Caov-3细胞,采用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)与Western blot印迹法,检测转染前后ROCK-1蛋白的表达,Boyden小室观察ROCK-1 ASODN对SW626和Caov-3细胞侵袭及迁移能力的影响,采用二苯基溴化四氮唑蓝(MTT)比色法,测定转染前后细胞增殖及黏附能力的变化。结果转染ROCK-1 ASODN后,2株细胞内ROCK-1蛋白的表达明显减少,最大抑制率可达49.0%;细胞的侵袭能力受到明显抑制,10μmol/L组和20μmol/L组SW626细胞的侵袭能力分别为对照组的75.6%±3.8%和54.7%±2.9%,Caov-3细胞为68.8%±4.7%和50.0%±4.5%;转染2种浓度ASODN的SW626和Caov-3细胞的随机运动能力分别为对照组的80.0%±1.3%、63.7%±1.9%、72.0%±1.3%和55.9%±2.5%;定向运动能力分别为对照组的83.9%±1.4%、64.1%±1.3%、72.5%±3.4%和54.5%±1.9%。转染后2株细胞的体外黏附能力和增殖能力,均未显示出明显的变化。结论ROCK-1蛋白的表达与人卵巢癌细胞的体外侵袭和迁移密切相关,阻断ROCK-1的表达,可有效地抑制卵巢癌肿瘤细胞的转移。     

膜型基质金属蛋白酶-1在基质金属蛋白酶-2活化中的作用机制

目的:研究MMP-2的活化并探索其机制.方法:采用酶谱分析方法检测瘤细胞条件培养基中MMP-2在包被前后表达和活化的情况,用RT-PCR方法检测MT1-MMP mRNA的表达,观察MT1-MMP激活的MMP-2在细胞侵袭中的作用,Boyden小室膜侵袭实验检测细胞的侵袭能力.结果:条件培养基明胶酶谱分析结果显示仅在三维聚I型胶原包被组存在MMP-2的活性形式;培养于I型胶原组的人MCF-7细胞MT1-MMP mRNA表达量明显高于对照组,与对照组间差异显著(P<0.01).Boyden小室膜侵袭实验可见,用MT1-MMP的抗体处理组的细胞数明显少于未用MT1-MMP的抗体处理组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01).结论:I型胶原成分可以通过上调MT1-MMP的水平来调控人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞MMP-2的活化,MT1-MMP激活的MMP-2可以增强人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞的侵袭能力.     

高迁移率族蛋白框1反义核酸抑制人胰腺癌细胞系PCNA-1侵袭的研究

背景与目的:研究证明高迁移率族蛋白框1(highmobilitygroupbox1,HMGB1)在大多数未成熟及恶性肿瘤细胞中高表达,它与细胞增殖、侵袭、转移有密切关系。我们前期的研究证明HMGB1在胰腺癌组织中高表达并与肿瘤的侵袭及转移显著性相关。本研究的目的是观察HMGB1反义核酸对胰腺癌PCNA-1细胞体外侵袭能力的影响,并探讨其作用机制。方法:以脂质体介导方法将HMGB1反义表达载体转染胰腺癌细胞株PCNA-1,采用逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)方法检测HMGB1、基质金属蛋白酶(matrixmetalloproteinase-2,-9,MMP-2,MMP-9)mRNA的表达,Westernblot法检测HMGB1蛋白表达,明胶酶谱法(gelatinzymography)检测MMP-2和MMP-9活性的变化,Boyden小室法检测PCNA-1的体外侵袭能力。结果:HMGB1反义核酸明显抑制PCNA-1细胞HMGB1mRNA和蛋白的表达。转染后,MMP-2及MMP-9mRNA表达和酶活性亦受到显著抑制(P<0.01)。另外,HMGB1反义核酸的导入显著减弱了胰腺癌细胞的跨膜侵袭能力(P<0.01)。结论:HMGB1在胰腺癌侵袭转移中,阻断HMGB1基因的表达,可能是阻抑胰腺癌转移的一种新策略。     

反义Bmi-1对Raji细胞的抑制作用

 目的　观察反义Bmi-1对B淋巴细胞白血病Raji细胞的抑制作用并探讨其机制。方法　在体外转染中通过阳离子脂质体法将反义质粒导入Raji细胞中,以G418进行筛选得到阳性克隆;以MTT法和体外集落形成实验检测反义Bmi-1表达质粒对Raji细胞增生的抑制作用;利用流式细胞仪分析细胞周期;采用免疫荧光组化法检测反义Bmi-1对Raji细胞的p16蛋白的上调作用。结果　转染反义Bmi-1表达质粒组与对照组（空白对照及空质粒组）相比较,生长速度明显变慢,转染反义Bmi-1表达质粒组与对照组（空白对照及空质粒组）相比较,生长速度明显变慢,克隆形成能力明显下降,空白对照组细胞集落数为（89.7±8.07）／103细胞,空质粒组细胞集落数为（81.3±6.91）／103细胞,转染反义质粒组细胞集落数为（50.0±5.21）／103细胞（P＜0.01）;与对照组细胞相比反义组G1期所占比例明显上升（P＜0.05）;p16蛋白表达也明显增强。结论　反义Bmi-1对Raji细胞的体外生长具有明显的抑制作用。     

RhoC/ROCK-Ⅰ信号通路封闭对卵巢癌细胞生物学行为影响的研究

目的:探讨 RhoC/ROCK-Ⅰ信号转导通路的封闭对卵巢癌细胞体外生物学行为的影响.方法:RT-PCR及蛋白质印迹法检测RhoC及ROCK-Ⅰ在不同卵巢癌细胞系中mRNA及蛋白的表达水平;将ROCK-Ⅰ反义寡核苷酸(ASODN)转染人卵巢癌细胞系SW626与Caov-3细胞后,检测转染前后ROCK-Ⅰ蛋白的表达,Boyden小室观察各株细胞转染前后侵袭及运动能力的变化,MTT比色法测定转染前后黏附能力的变化.结果:RhoC和ROCK-Ⅰ在4种卵巢癌细胞中呈不同程度表达,其中RhoC的表达水平与癌细胞侵袭力和迁移能力呈正相关,r=0.95,P<0.01,转染ROCK-Ⅰ ASODN后,细胞内ROCK-Ⅰ的表达明显减少;细胞的侵袭能力受到明显的抑制,10 μmol/L组和20 μmol/L组SW626细胞的侵袭能力分别为对照组的(75.6±3.8)%和(54.7±2.9)%,Caov-3为(68.8±4.7)%和(50.0±4.5)%;转染两种浓度ASODN的SW626与Caov-3细胞的随机运动能力分别为对照组的(80.0±1.3)%、(63.7±1.9)%、(72.0±1.3)%和(55.9±2.5)%;定向运动能力分别为对照组的(83.9±1.4)%、(64.1±1.3)%、(72.5±3.4)%和(54.5±1.9)%.结论:RhoC/ROCK-Ⅰ信号转导通路与人卵巢癌细胞的体外侵袭与迁移密切相关,阻断ROCK-Ⅰ的表达可有效地抑制卵巢癌肿瘤细胞的体外侵袭能力.     

非类固醇类抗炎药NS398对肺癌H460细胞MT1-MMP表达的影响

目的:探讨非类固醇类抗炎药NS398对肺癌H460细胞增殖及其膜型基质金属蛋白酶-1(mem-brane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase,MT1-MMP)表达的影响。方法:应用MTT法检测细胞生长抑制率,免疫荧光法检测MT1-MMP蛋白质表达,酶联免疫吸附法(enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay,ELISA)检测细胞培养液中活性基质金属蛋白酶-2(matrixmetalloproteinase-2,MMP-2)的浓度。结果:NS398可抑制H460细胞的增殖及MT1-MMP蛋白质的表达,减少H460细胞培养液中活性型MMP-2的含量,并呈剂量依赖关系。结论:NS398可能通过抑制肺癌细胞MT1-MMP表达及MMP-2的激活而抑制肺癌细胞的侵袭转移。     

基质金属蛋白酶-9反义寡核苷酸对卵巢癌细胞侵袭黏附能力的影响

目的 观察基质金属蛋白酶-9（MMP-9）反义寡核苷酸（ASODN）转染对卵巢癌细胞体外侵袭黏附行为的影响,并探讨其作用机制。方法 以Lipofectinmin介导的MMP-9反义寡核苷酸转染至经纤黏连蛋白诱导MMP-9表达的卵巢癌细胞株HO-8910PM,利用RT—PCR、Western blot及明胶酶谱法检测转染寡核苷酸后HO-8910PM细胞MMPO的mRNA、蛋白表达及酶活性的变化;通过细胞体外侵袭、迁移实验和黏附实验,检测细胞侵袭黏附能力的变化。结果 卵巢癌细胞HO-8910PM转染MMP-9反义寡核苷酸后,MMP-9的mRNA及蛋白的表达受到抑制,抑制率分别为34．8％和42．5％,与对照组比较,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;明胶酶活性也受到了抑制。反义寡核苷酸的转染降低了肿瘤细胞体外侵袭、迁移和黏附能力,侵袭和迁移抑制率分别为22．4％和24．8％,在60min和90min黏附抑制率分别为49．8％和38．3％。结论 MMP-9反义寡核苷酸可抑制卵巢癌细胞的侵袭黏附能力,MMP-9有可能成为抗卵巢癌侵袭转移的分子靶点。     

外源性AKT1增强上皮性卵巢癌细胞侵袭和迁移能力的机制

探讨AKT1基因对上皮性卵巢癌SKOV3细胞迁移和侵袭能力的影响及相关分子机制。方法 针对AKT1基因,设计并构建shRNA质粒和真核表达质粒,双向调节SKOV3细胞中AKT1的表达,运用RT-PCR和western blot检测转染效率。运用Wound healing和Transwell-Matrigel方法检测转染前后细胞迁移和侵袭能力的变化。RT-PCR法检测与细胞运动侵袭相关分子CXCR4、VEGF、MMP-2、MMP-9和uPA在mRNA水平的表达变化。结果 成功构建AKT1基因的真核表达质粒pEF-1α-AKT1和靶向抑制AKT1基因的shRNA表达质粒pRNAT-AKT1。转染上皮性卵巢癌SKOV3细胞后,能有效调控p-AKT表达。参照未转染组和空载体转染组,外源性AKT1促进细胞迁移和侵袭,CXCR4、VEGF、MMP-2和uPA的mRNA表达水平升高。shRNA靶向抑制AKT1基因的表达可抑制细胞迁移和侵袭,CXCR4、VEGF、MMP-2和uPA的mRNA表达水平下降。结论 AKT1可能通过调控CXCR4、VEGF、MMP-2和uPA的转录水平来影响细胞侵袭和运动能力。     

非类固醇类抗炎药NS398对肺癌H460细胞MT1-MMP表达的影响

目的：探讨非类固醇类抗炎药NS398对肺癌H460细胞增殖及其膜型基质金属蛋白酶-1（membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase,MT1-MMP）表达的影响。方法：应用MTT法检测细胞生长抑制率,免疫荧光法检测MT1-MMP蛋白质表达,酶联免疫吸附法（enzyme—linked immunosorbentassay,ELISA）检测细胞培养液中活性基质金属蛋白酶-2（matrix metalloproteinase-2,MMP-2）的浓度。结果：NS398可抑制H460细胞的增殖及MT1-MMP蛋白质的表达,减少H460细胞培养液中活性型MMP-2的含量,并呈剂量依赖关系。结论：NS398可能通过抑制肺癌细胞MT1-MMP表达及MMP-2的激活而抑制肺癌细胞的侵袭转移。     

Down-regulation of MT1-MMP expression suppresses tumor cell invasion in metastatic human SW626 ovarian cancer cells

Membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP/MMP-14) is a key enzyme involved in degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and various surface-associated proteins that control cell growth, differentiation and survival, plays crucial roles in molecular carcinogenesis, tumor cell growth, invasion, and angiogenesis. We tested the inhibitory effect of antisense MT1-MMP on the ability of metastatic human ovarian carcinoma cell line SW626 in proliferation and invasion. RT-PCR was used to amplify MT1-MMP cDNA fragments with two different restriction sites at its 5'-end. Antisense MT1-MMP cloned in eukaryotic expression vector pMMP14as was transfected into SW626 cells. MT1-MMP protein expression, activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9, changes of cell proliferation, and cell invasion ability were detected by Western blot, optimized gelatin zymography, MTT assay and matrigel in vitro invasion assay, respectively. After 48 h transfection, decreased expression of endogenous MT1-MMP protein was detected in pMMP14as-transfected SW626 cells and showed significantly lower proliferation level when compared with control cells. The activation of proMMP-2 was inhibited markedly, and the mean percentage of invasive cells was 63.30+/-5.80% in pMMP14as-transfected cells, which was less than that (97.60+/-7.50%) in control cells (P<0.05). Both cell proliferation and invasion in SW626 cells were inhibited effectively by antisense MT1-MMP transfection, suggesting that MT1-MMP may be a proper target molecule for anti-invasion therapy for human ovarian cancers.     

Stroma-derived matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 promotes membrane type 1-MMP-dependent tumor growth in mice

Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is a stroma-derived MMP belonging to the type IV collagenase family. It is believed to mediate tumor cell behavior by degrading deposits of type IV collagen, a major component of the basement membrane. The membrane type 1-MMP (MT1-MMP) is a highly potent activator of MMP-2 and is expressed in many tumor and stromal cells. However, the roles played by stromal MMP-2 in tumor progression in vivo remain poorly understood. We established a colon epithelial cell line from an Mt1-mmp(-/-) mouse strain and transfected these cells with an inducible expression system for MT1-MMP (MT1rev cells). Following s.c. implantation into Mmp-2(+/+) mice and induction of MT1-MMP expression, MT1rev cells grew rapidly, whereas they grew very slowly in Mmp-2(-/-) mice, even in the presence of MT1-MMP. This MT1-MMP-dependent tumor growth of MT1rev cells was enhanced in Mmp-2(-/-) mice as long as MMP-2 was supplied via transfection or coimplantation of MMP-2-positive fibroblasts. MT1rev cells cultured in vitro in a three-dimensional collagen gel matrix also required the MT1-MMP/MMP-2 axis for rapid proliferation. MT1rev cells deposit type IV collagen primarily at the cell-collagen interface, and these deposits seem scarce at sites of invasion and proliferation. These data suggest that cooperation between stroma-derived MMP-2 and tumor-derived MT1-MMP may play a role in tumor invasion and proliferation via remodeling of the tumor-associated basement membrane. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating that MT1-MMP-dependent tumor growth in vivo requires stromal-derived MMP-2. It also suggests that MMP-2 represents a potential target for tumor therapeutics.     

Expression of E1AF, an ets-oncogene transcription factor, highly correlates with malignant phenotype of malignant melanoma through up-regulation of the membrane-type-1 matrix metalloproteinase gene

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) is closely involved in the degradation of extracellular matrix and confers invasive and metastatic potential to malignant tumors. MMP-2 is a type-IV collagenase secreted as a proenzyme that is activated on the surface of the tumor cell by membrane-type 1-MMP (MT1-MMP). MT1-MMP plays a critical role during tumor progression and metastasis. We investigated the expression levels of E1AF and MT1-MMP in malignant melanoma cell lines and specimens from patients in order to clarify the mechanisms responsible for the invasion and metastasis of malignant melanoma. High levels of E1AF and MT1-MMP mRNA expression were observed in melanoma cells by Northern blotting and real-time PCR. The expression level was highly correlated with an invasive potential determined by an in vitro invasion assay. The down-regulation of MT1-MMP was identified when E1AF was knocked down by RNA interference. These results suggest that E1AF plays a crucial role in the invasion and metastasis of malignant melanoma through up-regulating the MT1-MMP expression.     

Differential patterns of stromelysin-2 (MMP-10) and MT1-MMP (MMP-14) expression in epithelial skin cancers

Co-expression of several members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family is characteristic of human malignant tumours. To investigate the role of stromelysin-2 (MMP-10) in growth and invasion of skin tumours, we studied cutaneous carcinomas with high metastatic capacity (squamous cell carcinomas, SCCs), only locally destructive tumours (basal cell carcinomas, BCCs) and pre-malignant lesions (Bowen's disease and actinic keratosis) using in situ hybridization. Expression of MMP-10 was compared with that of stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) and of MT1-MMP, the expression of which has been shown to correlate with tumour invasiveness. MMP-10 was expressed in 13/21 SSCs and 11/19 BCCs only in epithelial laminin-5 positive cancer cells, while premalignant lesions were entirely negative. MT1-MMP mRNA was detected in 19/21 SCCs both in epithelial cancer cells and stromal fibroblasts and in 14/18 BCCs only in fibroblasts. The level of MMP-10 was upregulated in a cutaneous SCC cell line (UT-SCC-7) by transforming growth factor-alpha and keratinocyte growth factor, and by interferon-gamma in combination with transforming growth factor-beta1 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha both in UT-SCC-7 and HaCaT cells. Our results show that MMP-10 expression does not correlate with the invasive behaviour of tumours as assessed by their histology and MT1-MMP expression, but may be induced by the wound healing and inflammatory matrix remodelling events associated with skin tumours.     

Expression of membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase is associated with cervical carcinoma progression and invasion

Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) is frequently expressed by cancer cells and is believed to play an important role in cancer cell invasion and metastasis. However, little is known about the role of MT1-MMP in mediating invasiveness of cervical cancer cells. In this study, we examined MT1-MMP expression in 58 primary human cervical tissue specimens, including normal cervix, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), high-grade SILs (HSIL), and invasive carcinomas. We also evaluated MT1-MMP, MMP-2, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 expression in several cervical cancer-derived cell lines, human papillomavirus (HPV)-immortalized keratinocytes, and keratinocytes derived from a LSIL. Using in situ hybridization techniques to study the cervical tissue specimens, we found that MT1-MMP expression increases with cervical tumor progression (Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.66; P < 0.0001, exact test). Specifically, MT1-MMP expression is very low or absent in normal cervix and LSILs, is readily detectable in HSILs, and is very strongly expressed in nearly all invasive carcinomas. Most but not all cervical cancer-derived cell lines also expressed significant levels of MT1-MMP and MMP-2. Constitutive expression of exogenous MT1-MMP in cervical carcinoma-derived cells and HPV-immortalized keratinocytes with low endogenous levels of MT1-MMP induced invasiveness in collagen I, but this effect was not observed in LSIL-derived keratinocytes. Our results show that MT1-MMP is a key enzyme mediating cervical cancer progression. However, MT1-MMP alone is not always sufficient for inducing keratinocyte invasiveness at least in the collagen I invasion assay used in this study. Further studies of gene expression in preinvasive and invasive cervical cancers should assist with identification of additional critical factors mediating cervical cancer progression.     

Immunohistochemical detection of membrane-type-1-matrix metalloproteinase in colorectal carcinoma

We investigated whether the expression of membrane-type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) was consistent with the proposed roles of these proteins in promoting metastasis in colorectal cancer. The expression of MT1-MMP was significantly more frequent in deeply invasive carcinomas (P = 0.007) and in cases of vascular invasion (P = 0.02). The frequency of detection of MMP-2 in the stroma was much greater in vascular invasion-positive cases (42%) than in negative cases (20%; P = 0.02). The rate of detection of TIMP-2 in tumour cell cytoplasm increased with the depth of invasion (P = 0.03). TIMP-2 in the stroma was found more frequently in tumours with lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). Significant correlations were found between detection of MT1-MMP and MMP-2 in tumour cell cytoplasm (P < 0.05), of MT1-MMP and TIMP-2 in tumour cell cytoplasm (P < 0.01), and of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in tumour cell cytoplasm (P < 0.01). Immunohistochemical detection of MT1-MMP and TIMP-2 might be useful for monitoring infiltration in colorectal carcinoma but is not correlated with distant metastases.