siRNA下调RRM2抑制人乳腺癌细胞增殖与迁移及其裸鼠皮下移植瘤的生长

目的: 探讨siRNA下调核糖核苷酸还原酶M2(ribonucleotide reductase M2,RRM2) 基因对人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7体外增殖、迁移和体内成瘤的影响。方法: 实时定量荧光PCR (real-time PCR) 及Western blotting技术检测人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7和人正常乳腺上皮细胞MCF-10A中RRM2 mRNA及蛋白的表达;用合成的siRNA-RRM2不同时点和不同剂量转染MCF-7细胞,用real-time PCR检测对RRM2基因的沉默效率;用CCK-8方法检测细胞增殖;用Transwell细胞迁移系统检测siRNA-RRM2对MCF-7细胞迁移能力的影响;裸鼠移植瘤实验检测siRNA-RRM2沉默MCF-7细胞的RRM2基因后对肿瘤生长的影响。结果: MCF-7细胞RRM2 mRNA和蛋白比MCF-10A细胞高表达;用siRNA-RRM2转染MCF-7乳腺癌细胞能时间及剂量依赖性下调RRM2基因表达;CCK-8方法结果显示下调RRM2基因会时间及剂量依赖性抑制MCF-7细胞增殖,而人正常乳腺上皮细胞增殖没有显著变化;Transwell细胞迁移系统检测显示下调RRM2基因显著抑制了MCF-7细胞的迁移能力;转染siRNA-RRM2下调RRM2基因能显著抑制裸鼠移植瘤的生长。结论: RRM2的过表达与人乳腺癌细胞的高增殖和迁移能力有关,抑制RRM2的功能是治疗乳腺癌的一个潜在的治疗策略。

Knockdown of RRM2 gene by siRNA inhibits human breast cancer cell proliferation, migration and tumor growth in nude mice

AIM: To explore the effect of ribonucleotide reductase M2 (RRM2) gene knockdown by siRNA on the proliferation and migration of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells and the tumor growth in BALB/c nude mice. METHODS: The mRNA and protein expression leves of RRM2 in human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and human normal breast cell line MCF-10A were determined by real-time PCR and Western blotting. siRNA-RRM2 was constructed and transfected into MCF-7 cells at different time points and different concentrations. The silencing efficiency of RRM2 gene was detected by real-time PCR. The cell proliferation was measured by CCK-8 assay. The migration was observed using Transwell cell migration system. The effect of siRNA-RRM2 on the tumor growth was determined in nude mice. RESULTS: The mRNA and protein levels of RRM2 were higher in MCF-7 cells than those in MCF-10A cells. siRNA-RRM2 down-regulated the expression of RRM2 in MCF-7 cells in a time-and concentration-dependent manner. The results of CCK-8 assay showed that siRNA-RRM2 inhibited the proliferation ability of MCF-7 cells, but not that of MCF-10A cells. The results of Transwell assay indicated that siRNA-RRM2 inhibited the migration ability of MCF-7 cells. siRNA-RRM2 also inhibited the tumor growth in nude mice. CONCLUSION: RRM2 overexpression is associated with the breast cancer proliferation and migration. Suppression of RRM2 function is a potential therapeutic strategy for treating breast cancer.