Poricoic acid A induces apoptosis and autophagy in ovarian cancer via modulating the mTOR/p70s6k signaling axis

Due to the high mortality and rapid disease progression, ovarian cancer remains one of the most common malignancies threatening the health of women. The present study was conducted to explore the anticancer effects and the underlying mechanisms of poricoic acid A (PAA), the main components of Poria cocos, on ovarian cancer. We investigated the anticancer effects of different concentrations of PAA in the SKOV3 cell line. Cell viability and proliferation were examined by CCK-8 assay. Cellular migration and invasion were assessed by the scratch and Transwell migration assays, respectively. The effect of PPA on cell apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry and caspase-3/8/9 colorimetric assay. Western blot was performed to detect protein level changes related to apoptosis and mTOR signaling pathways. The in vivo anticancer effect of PAA was evaluated using xenograft tumorigenesis model in nude mice. Our results showed that PAA suppressed SKOV3 cellular viability, migration, and invasion in a dosage-dependent manner. Flow cytometry results demonstrated PAA treatment could induce SKOV3 cell apoptosis. In addition, increased ratio of LC3-II/LC3-I (a marker for autophagosome formation) was observed after PAA treatment, as well as inhibition of m-TOR and p70s6k phosphorylation. In nude mice, PAA treatment reduced the xenograft tumor weight by 70% (P<0.05). In conclusion, our data suggested that PAA induced apoptosis and autophagy in ovarian cancer via modulating the mTOR/p70s6k signaling axis.     

miR-132 靶向调控Ezrin 抑制卵巢癌细胞增殖、促进凋亡的实验研究

目的:探讨微小核糖核酸分子(miRNA)-132 在卵巢癌中生物学作用和作用靶点。方法:收集22 例卵巢癌及癌旁非肿瘤组织标本,RT-PCR 检测miR-132 表达量;RT-PCR 检测人正常卵巢上皮细胞和卵巢癌细胞系中miR-132 表达量;选择miR-132 表达量最高或最低的卵巢癌细胞株,分别转染阴性对照质粒(NC)和miR-132 mimic 质粒,RT-PCR 检测转染后miR-132 表达量;CCK-8 法检测细胞增殖,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡,Western blot 检测Ezrin 蛋白表达。结果:卵巢癌组织中miR-132 表达量显著低于癌旁非肿瘤组织,而卵巢癌细胞系中miR-132 表达量显著低于正常卵巢上皮细胞,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);选择卵巢癌细胞株中miR-132 表达量最低卵巢癌SKOV3 细胞株进行基因转染,与转染阴性对照质粒相比,转染miR-132 mimic 质粒后miR-132 表达量显著上升,细胞增殖显著降低,细胞凋亡显著增加,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);Western blot 结果显示,上调miR-132 表达后,卵巢癌SKOV3 细胞株中Ezrin 蛋白表达显著上升(P<0.05)。结论:在卵巢癌中,miR-132 可能作为一种抑癌基因通过靶向调控Ezrin 抑制卵巢癌细胞增殖、促进凋亡。     

B7-H4基因对SKOV3细胞生长功能的影响

目的： 初步探讨B7-H4基因对人卵巢癌细胞株SKOV3细胞生长和致瘤性的影响。方法：RT-PCR法扩增编码基因, 构建真核表达载体PEGFP-N1/B7-H4,以脂质体为载体将重组质粒PEGFP-N1和PEGFP-N1/B7-H4分别导入SKOV3细胞中,筛选建立高表达的细胞株。MTT法绘制体外培养细胞生长曲线,将转染前后的肿瘤细胞分别接种于SCID小鼠的腹部皮下观察其致瘤性。结果：成功构建了人B7-H4真核表达载体,SKOV3/B7-H4细胞高表达B7-H4,转染后肿瘤细胞体外生长速度明显增快。SKOV3/B7-H4细胞在小鼠体内的致瘤性较SKOV3/neo细胞和野生型SKOV3细胞明显升高。结论： B7-H4基因导入细胞后在体外和体内具有明显加快肿瘤生长的作用,可作为肿瘤基因治疗的靶向基因。     

miR-502-3p 通过靶向结合 CBL 抑制卵巢癌增殖并诱导凋亡

目的 探究微小 RNA 502-3p (micro RNA 502-3p, miR-502-3p) 通过靶向结合 Casitas B 细胞淋巴 瘤 (Casitas B-cell lymphoma, CBL) 参与卵巢癌增殖和凋亡的机制。 方法 下载 GSE66957、 GSE119056、 TCGA_ OV 卵巢癌相关数据矩阵, 分析 miR-502-3p、 CBL 与卵巢癌的关系; 构建过表达 miR-502-3p、 CBL 的 SKOV3 和 HO8910 细胞系, 分别采用细胞计数试剂盒 ( cell counting kit 8, CCK-8)、 克隆形成实验、 流 式细胞术检测细胞增殖和凋亡情况; 通过荷瘤裸鼠实验, 观察过表达 CBL 对肿瘤生长的影响; 验证 miR502-3p 与 CBL 的靶向关系。 结果 生物信息学分析显示, 卵巢癌组织中 CBL 水平高于癌旁组织, miR-502- 3p 水平低于癌旁组织, CBL 水平与患者预后、 细胞增殖基因表达有关 (P< 0. 05)。 miR-502-3p 与 CBL 存在 靶向关系, 与 Vector 组比较, CBL 组肿瘤的体积及重量增加 (P< 0. 05); 与 miR-NC 组比较, miR-502-3p 组 SKOV3、 HO8910 细胞中 CBL 蛋白表达、 细胞活力、 克隆数降低, 细胞凋亡率升高 (P< 0. 05), 但 CBL 可逆转上述细胞变化。 结论 miR-502-3p 可通过靶向下调 CBL 抑制卵巢癌细胞的增殖, 并诱导其凋亡。     

重组人苗勒抑制物对2株卵巢癌细胞增殖的抑制作用

目的:探讨重组人苗勒抑制物(rhMIS)对人卵巢癌细胞株OVCAR8及SKOV3细胞生长的影响。方法:Western blotting检测细胞中MISII型受体(MISIIR)蛋白表达,激光共聚焦显微镜观察MISIIR蛋白在细胞中定位。rhMIS分别干预2株卵巢癌细胞,四甲基偶氮唑蓝(MTT)检测细胞增殖变化;软琼脂克隆实验检测细胞体外成瘤性;流式细胞术分析rhMIS对细胞凋亡和细胞周期影响。结果:OVCAR8细胞表达MISIIR蛋白,其定位于细胞表面及细胞质中,SKOV3细胞中MISIIR蛋白表达缺损。经rhMIS作用48h后,OVCAR8细胞的生长速率显著减慢、细胞体外成瘤性明显降低、细胞发生凋亡和G1期细胞增加,rhMIS(10mg/L)干预后细胞凋亡率和G1期细胞比率分别可高达(31.3±2.1)%和(70.4±3.0)%,与SKOV3细胞比较差异显著(P0.01)。结论:重组人苗勒抑制物可以抑制MISIIR蛋白表达的卵巢癌细胞增殖、诱导其凋亡、阻滞细胞周期,这有望成为治疗卵巢癌的一个新靶点。     

Netrin-4 delays colorectal cancer carcinomatosis by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis

A close relationship between tumor angiogenesis, growth, and carcinomatosis has been observed. Netrin-4 (NT-4) has been shown to regulate angiogenic responses. We aimed to examine the effects of NT-4 on colon tumor angiogenesis, growth, and carcinomatosis. We showed that NT-4 was expressed in human colon cancer cells (LS174). A 20-fold increase in NT-4 expression was stably induced by NT-4 pcDNA in LS174 cells. In vivo, a Matrigel angiogenesis assay showed that NT-4 overexpression altered vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/basic fibroblast growth factor-induced angiogenesis. In nude mice with LS174 xenografts, NT-4 overexpression inhibited tumor angiogenesis and growth. In addition, these NT-4-involved inhibitory effects were associated with decreased tumor cell proliferation and increased tumor cell apoptosis. Using an orthotopic peritoneal carcinomatosis model, we demonstrated that NT-4 overexpression decreased colorectal cancer carcinomatosis. Moreover, carcinomatosis-related ascites formation was significantly decreased in mice transplanted with NT-4 LS174 cells versus control LS174 cells. The antiangiogenic activity of NT-4 was probably mediated by binding to its receptor neogenin. Netrin-4 had a direct effect on neither in vitro apoptosis and proliferation of cultured LS174 cells nor the VEGF-induced acute increase in vascular permeability in vivo. We propose that NT-4 overexpression decreases tumor growth and carcinomatosis, probably via an antiangiogenic effect, underlying the potential therapeutic interest in NT-4 in the treatment of colorectal cancer growth and carcinomatosis.     

gadd153基因对卵巢癌细胞生长抑制作用的研究

目的　研究生长抑制ＤＮＡ损伤基因（ｇｒｏｗ ｔｈ ａｒｒｅｓｔ ａｎｄ ＤＮＡ ｄａｍ ａｇｅ, ｇａｄｄ）对卵巢癌细胞生长抑制和凋亡的作用。　方法　ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ鉴定卵巢癌ＳＫＯＶ３ 和３ＡＯ细胞株ｇａｄｄ１５３ 基因表达。通过目的基因的克隆、载体构建技术,将目的基因ｇａｄｄ１５３ 重组于ｐｌＸＳＮ－ｎｅｏ 逆转录病毒表达载体;构建的ｐＬＸＳＮ－ｇａｄｄ１５３载体采用脂质体（ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ）（ＤＯＴＡＰ）的方法,分别转染ＳＫＯＶ３ 和３ＡＯ细胞株;经Ｇ４１８ 抗性筛选;ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ表达鉴定;足叶乙甙（ＶＰ１６）诱导,采用流式细胞仪分析（ＦＣＭ）的方法检测转染前后肿瘤细胞的生长抑制和凋亡。　结果　ＳＫＯＶ３－ｇａｄｄ１５３ 细胞生长抑制在Ｇ１／Ｇ０ 期,部分细胞进入凋亡的状态;３ＡＯ－ｇａｄｄ１５３ 细胞生长抑制,未引起凋亡。　结论　转染ｇａｄｄ１５３ 基因的肿瘤细胞系,诱导表达后可诱发肿瘤细胞生长抑制在Ｇ１／Ｇ０期,并有细胞进入凋亡状态。证实ｇａｄｄ１５３ 基因参与了细胞生长抑制和凋亡过程。     

内皮抑素对人卵巢癌细胞系生长的抑制作用

目的探讨人内皮抑素对人卵巢癌SKOV3细胞生长的抑制作用及其作用机制。方法MTT法检测细胞生长;透射电镜观察细胞凋亡;免疫细胞化学、RT-PCR及Western blot法检测细胞中BCL-2和BAX蛋白及mRNA的表达。结果内皮抑素抑制SKOV3细胞增殖(P<0.01);能诱导SKOV3细胞凋亡;而对细胞中BCL-2和BAX蛋白及mRNA的表达无明显影响。结论人内皮抑素具有抑制卵巢癌细胞SKOV3生长的作用,其作用机制可能与诱发细胞凋亡相关。     

Activated platelets enhance ovarian cancer cell invasion in a cellular model of metastasis

Increased platelet counts and systemic coagulation activation are associated with ovarian cancer progression. Platelet activation occurs in the tumor microenvironment and may influence local invasion and metastasis. We used a cellular model of tumor invasion to investigate the effect of activated platelets on the human ovarian cancer cell line, SKOV3. SKOV3 cells were exposed to washed, thrombin receptor activating peptide (TRAP)-activated or TRAP-naïve platelets under various experimental conditions, and tumor cell invasion was assayed in Matrigel^® chambers. The effect of platelets on the content of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and VEGF in SKOV3 cell conditioned medium was measured using an ELISA assay. TRAP-activated platelets stimulated a dose-dependent increase in SKOV3 cell invasion. Exposure to activated platelet membranes and to soluble proteins contained in activated platelet releasate both contributed to the observed increase in invasion. The inhibition of platelet activation with prostaglandin E1 (PGE₁) attenuated the invasive capacity of SKOV3 cells. Exposure to platelets resulted in significantly increased uPA and VEGF content of SKOV3 cell conditioned medium. Activated platelets enhance SKOV3 human ovarian cancer cell invasion through Matrigel^® and increase the amount of uPA and VEGF secreted into SKOV3 cell conditioned medium. If generalizable to additional cell lines and human disease, this observation may partially explain the adverse prognosis associated with thrombocytosis in ovarian cancer. Platelets, therefore, may represent a potential target for therapeutic intervention in human ovarian cancer.     

Cytotoxicity and apoptosis of ovarian and breast cancer cell lines induced by OVS1 monoclonal antibody and paclitaxel

OVS1 monoclonal antibody (MAb) produced against ovarian cancer is currently used to identify mucinous cystadenocarcinoma antigen as a tumor marker secreted in serum. The potential of OVS1 MAb in ovarian cancer treatment was studied by evaluating the induction of cytotoxicity and apoptosis of SKOV3 ovarian cancer and BT549 breast cancer cell lines induced by OVS1. Paclitaxel, an antitumor drug, was used as positive control and applied as a combined drug together with OVS1 MAb. OVS1 MAb and paclitaxel were found by MTT assay to induce cytotoxicity against both cell lines. The ED50 of OVS1 MAb were 26.25 and 25.00 microg/ml and of paclitaxel were 21.88 and 9.20 nM against SKOV3 and BT549 cell lines, respectively. The quantitative amount of cells determined by fluorimetric assay was correlated to the results of the MTT assay. The combined application of OVS1 MAb and paclitaxel on these two cell lines resulted in a greater cytotoxicity than observed by either agent alone. OVS1 MAb and paclitaxel applied against both cell lines induced the morphological changes of apoptotic cell death at 24 hours visualized by two color fluorescence dyes, Ho33342 and propidium iodide. Combination of the two substances enhanced the rate of apoptosis compared to either OVS1 MAb or paclitaxel given alone. DNA fragmentation was detected in an agarose gel electrophoresis after treating cells with OVS1 MAb and paclitaxel at 24 hours. These findings on the induction of cytotoxicity and apoptosis by OVS1 MAb on cancer cell lines have implications on the potential application of OVS1 MAb for clinical therapy.     

Co-expression of perforin and granzyme B genes induces apoptosis and inhibits the tumorigenicity of laryngeal cancer cell line Hep-2

Granzyme B and perforin, two of the most important components, have shown anticancer properties in various cancers, but their effects in laryngeal cancer remain unexplored. Here we decided to examine the effects of Granzyme B and perforin in Hep-2 cells and clarify the role of perforin and granzyme B in the tumorigenicity of laryngeal cancer cell line. Hep-2 cells were transfected with pVAX1-PIG co-expression vector (comprising perforin and granzyme B genes), and then the growth and apoptosis of these Hep-2 cells were evaluated. The tumorigenicity of Hep-2 cell line co-expressing perforin and granzyme B genes was tested in BALB/c nu/nu mice. We found that the co-expression of perforin and granzyme B genes could obviously inhibit cell focus formation and induce cell apoptosis in Hep-2 cells. Furthermore, after subcutaneous injection of Hep-2 cells transfected with pVAX1-PIG, an extensive delay in tumor growth was observed in BALB/c-nu/nu mice. Moreover, our studies demonstrated that the anticancer activity of perforin and granzyme B was sustainable in vivo as tumor development by inducing cell apoptosis. Taken together, our data indicate that the co-expression of perforin and granzyme B genes exhibits anticancer potential, and hopefully provide potential therapeutic applications in laryngeal cancer.     

小檗碱对人卵巢癌细胞SKOV3 增殖及凋亡机制的研究

目的:探讨小檗碱对人卵巢癌细胞(SKOV3)增殖及凋亡的影响。方法:MTT 法检测细胞增殖;流式细胞仪Annexin V/ PI 双染色法和透射电子显微镜检测细胞凋亡情况;甲基化特异性PCR 分析hMLH1 基因启动子区CpG 岛的甲基化状态;实时荧光定量RT-PCR 检测Bcl-2、Bax、Survivin 和hMLH1 mRNA 基因的表达。结果:小檗碱对卵巢癌SKOV3 细胞增殖有明显的抑制作用(P<0.05),呈剂量和时间依赖性。当与顺铂联用时,小檗碱对卵巢癌细胞有协同抗癌作用。小檗碱可明显诱导SKOV3 细胞凋亡,并下调Bcl-2、Survivin 基因及上调Bax 基因的表达。此外,小檗碱能恢复hMLH1 启动子的甲基化状态及增强hMLH1 mRNA 的表达。结论:小檗碱可抑制卵巢癌细胞增殖及诱导细胞凋亡,小檗碱可协同增强抗癌药物顺铂的抗肿瘤作用。     

LncRNA MEG3 impacts proliferation,invasion, and migration of ovarian cancer cells through regulating PTEN

Objective and design

We investigated the expressions of lncRNA MEG3 and PTEN in ovarian cancer tissues and their effects on cell proliferation, cycle and apoptosis of ovarian cancer.

Methods

Expression levels of MEG3 in ovarian cancer cell lines and normal ovarian cell lines were detected by qRT-PCR. Cell viability was detected by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis and cell cycle distribution were measured by flow cytometry. Cell invasion capability was tested by transwell assay. Cell migration capacity was tested by wound healing. The xenograft model was constructed to explore the effect of lncRNA MEG3 on ovarian cancer in vivo.

Result

Compared with normal ovarian cells, expression levels of MEG3 and PTEN were relatively lower in ovarian cancer cells. There was a positive correlation between the expression of PTEN and the expression of MEG3. Enhanced expression level of PTEN suppressed SKOV3 cell proliferation, increased cell apoptosis rate, and decreased cell invasion and migration.

Conclusion

LncRNA MEG3 and PTEN were down-regulated in ovarian cancer cells. LncRNA MEG3 regulated the downstream gene PTEN in ovarian cancer cells to prohibit cell proliferation, promote apoptosis and block cell cycle progression.

     

Absence of host-secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) augments peritoneal ovarian carcinomatosis

The matricellular glycoprotein SPARC (secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine) possesses multifaceted roles in modulation of cell-matrix interactions, as well as tumor growth and metastasis. To investigate the influence of host-derived SPARC on peritoneal dissemination of ovarian cancer, we established a murine model that faithfully recapitulates advanced human disease by intraperitoneal injection of syngeneic ID8 ovarian cancer cells into SPARC-null and wild-type mice. Compared to wild-type mice, SPARC-null mice showed significantly shorter survival and developed extensive nodular peritoneal dissemination with hemorrhagic ascitic fluid accumulation. Ascitic fluid collected from SPARC-null mice showed significantly augmented levels and activity of vascular endothelial growth factor and gelatinases. Immunohistochemical analysis of tumor nodules from SPARC-null mice revealed higher proliferation and lower apoptosis indices with minimal staining for major extracellular matrix constituents. In vitro, SPARC significantly suppressed adhesion to and invasion of various peritoneal extracellular matrix constituents by murine and human ovarian cancer cell lines. Our findings suggest that SPARC ameliorates ovarian peritoneal carcinomatosis through abrogation of the initial steps of disease pathogenesis, namely tumor cell adhesion and invasion, inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, and induction of apoptosis. Thus, SPARC represents an important therapeutic candidate in ovarian cancer.     

The comparison of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte effects of dendritic cells stimulated by the folate binding protein peptide cultured with IL-15 and IL-2 in solid tumor

The current modalities for treating cancer employ not only single but multiple approaches involving surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the survival outcome is not promising even with these approaches. Alternative approaches for cancer therapy are now emerging. Immunotherapy is aiming at both increasing the power, and in redirecting the specificity of the patients' immune system to attack the tumor cells. Recently, many studies using tumor associated lymphocytes (TAL) isolated from malignant ascites cultured in a media containing interleukin-2 exhibit antitumor responses. IL-2 is a lymphokine produced by T-cells. It facilitates activation, sustained growth and rescue from apoptosis. Lately, newly developed IL-15 has also exhibited antitumor activity similar to IL-2. IL-15 is a newly described cytokine produced from monocytes-marcrophages and T-cells. It has a different molecular structure but it functions like IL-2 by binding to the IL-2R beta and gammac chain. These antitumor responses are mediated by the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that recognize the antigen in the context of the MHC molecules using the T cell receptors. CD8+-CTL recognize the peptide epitopes that are processed from the cellular proteins in the context of the MHC class I molecules. These peptides have a restricted length of 8-11 amino acids. The folate binding protein (FBP) is overexpressed in over 90% of ovarian and 20-50% in breast cancers. The FBP is the source of the antigenic peptides that are recognized by a number of these CTL-TAL, and is antigenic to both ovarian and breast cancer in vivo. To define the antitumor response of IL-15 and its' FBP immunogenicity, a peptide defining epitope E39 and E75 were presented by the PMBC derived dendritic cells (DC) from healthy donors isolated by the CD14 method to ovarian and breast CTL-TAL. Stimulating both ovarian and breast CTL- TAL by E39 or E75 pulsed DC (DC-E39, DC-E75), in the presence of IL-15 and IL-2 can rapidly enhance or induce the E39 or E75 specific CTL activity. The antitumor activities were measured by a chromium release assay for the tumor specific lysis activity using the ovarian and breast cancer cell lines. The tumor specific lysis activity for the ovarian TALs for IL-15 vs IL-2 were 28.6 +/- 3.9% and 30.3 +/- 3.2%, respectively and in the breast TALs, they were 14.8 +/- 3.1% vs 13.5 +/- 2.9%, respectively. Using autologous tumor cells, a slightly higher tumor specific lysis activity was obtained for the ovarian TALs cultured in IL-15 compared to IL-2 (72.0 +/- 8.2% vs 68.5 +/- 3.6%). However, for the breast TALs, they were 39.5 +/- 4.2% vs 41.5 +/- 3.3%, respectively. IL-15 is a newly developed cytokine that shows promising antitumor activity similar to IL-2. However, it requires lower dosage and is less toxic. Therefore, IL-15 might be a potential anticancer immunotherapeutic agent.     

抗HER-2嵌合抗体chA21对SKOV3细胞增殖的抑制及诱导其凋亡的作用

目的：探讨抗HER-2嵌合抗体chA21在体外抑制高表达HER-2的人卵巢癌SKOV3细胞增殖并诱导其凋亡的作用。方法：采用MTT比色法、HE染色、透射电镜、流式细胞术及TUNEL染色法等观察和检测chA21对人卵巢癌细胞SKOV3增殖抑制和凋亡的诱导作用：结果：chA21（0．2mg／L～5．4mg／L）可显著抑制SKOV3细胞增殖并诱导其凋亡．其作用呈剂量和时间依赖性：结论：chA21在体外可显著抑制SKOV3细胞的增殖，诱导凋亡可能是其主要的作用途径，     

CDKN3 knockdown reduces cell proliferation,invasion and promotes apoptosis in human ovarian cancer

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3 (CDKN3) has been reported to promote tumor genesis. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible mechanisms of silence of CDKN3 exerting the suppressive role on epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). To study the potential function of CDKN3 enrolled in the regulation of ovarian tumor, we monitored the EOC cells SKOV3 and HO8910 behaviors including proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis and invasion. First, we found that CDKN3 was frequently over-expressed in EOC. Functional studies showed that silence of CDKN3 inhibited cancer cell proliferation by promoting cell cycle progression in G1 phase, decreased cell invasion and promoted EOC cells apoptosis. Western blot analysis of CDKN3-silence cells revealed down-regulation of DNA-replication and cell cycle related proteins. And, a significant correlation level of CDKN3 was observed which has been demonstrated to be a novel oncogene. These findings indicated that CDKN3 might serve as a useful potential target for treatment of ovarian cancer.     

NFATc1对裸鼠上皮性卵巢癌移植瘤脉管生成的影响

 目的: 探讨胞浆活化T细胞核因子1(nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytplasmic 1, NFATc1)对人卵巢癌SKOV3细胞裸鼠移植瘤生长和肿瘤脉管生成的影响及其可能机制。方法: NFATc1 siRNA转染人上皮性卵巢癌细胞株SKOV3,免疫荧光及RT-PCR测量转染效率和基因抑制率,选取效率最高的序列建立裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型, 测量各组裸鼠肿瘤体积,观察NFATc1 siRNA的体内抗肿瘤作用。免疫组织化学检测各组肿瘤组织NFATc1的表达情况,并使用细胞角蛋白染色标记上皮性来源,CD34标记微血管,podoplanin标记微淋巴管。分别计算各组微血管及微淋巴管密度并进行统计学分析。应用RT-PCR及Western blot检测各组移植瘤组织NFATc1、CXC趋化因子受体2(CXCR2)、成纤维细胞生长因子2(FGF-2)及血小板源性生长因子BB(PDGF-BB)的mRNA及蛋白表达水平。结果: 3条特异性序列均可显著降低NFATc1的表达水平,以siRNA-1169最佳。NFATc1在空白组及阴性对照组瘤组织高表达。干扰组抑瘤率为57.08%,且重量和体积均低于2个对照组。空白组和阴性对照组的微血管密度和微淋巴管密度明显高于干扰组。对照组比较,NFATc1 siRNA可以在mRNA水平上明显抑制NFATC1、CXCR2、FGF-2和PDGF-BB的转录。Western blot各组细胞在相应位置出现NFATc1、CXCR2、FGF-2和 PDGF-BB条带,空白组与阴性对照组的吸光度最强,与干扰组比较具有显著差异。结论: NFATc1 siRNA明显抑制人卵巢癌SKOV3细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤生长和肿瘤脉管生成,下调CXCR2、FGF-2及PDGF-BB的表达可能为其途径之一。