siRNA抑制乙型肝炎病毒在HepG2.2.15细胞中的复制与表达

目的 探讨靶向HBV S基因的siRNA表达质粒在HepG2.2.15细胞中对HBV病毒的复制与表达的抑制效应及其抗病毒活性.方法 设计并构建了两个靶向HBV S基因的siRNA表达质粒S1和S2,随机设计的用于对照的非同源siRNA表达质粒S3.首先在HepG2.2.15细胞中通过实时荧光定量PCR评估该siRNA表达质粒对HBV mRNA表达的抑制效应,接着在HepG2.2.15细胞中通过ELISA方法进一步枪测它们的抗病毒活性细胞上清液中HBV标志性蛋白HBsAg、HBeAg的表达水平.结果 在siRNA表达质粒转染HepG2.2.15细胞后48 h,HBV S基因mRNA表达量下降64%～88%,HBsAg和HBeAg的表达水平分别降低了60%～82%和56%～78%.S1+S2联合使用转染细胞中显著抑制HBV病毒的复制与表达的效率,而对照组S3无抑制效果.结论 发现靶向HBV S基因的siRNA表达质粒能够在HepG2.2.15细胞中有效的抑制HBV病毒的复制与表达,并能够降低细胞上清液中HBsAg和HBeAg的表达水平.S1+S2联合使用转染细胞中可以显著抑制HBV的复制与表达的效率.RNAi可能成为防治HBV感染有效的全新的抗病毒防御策略.

Transfection of siRNA expressing plasmids targeting S gene inhibits replication and expression of hepatitis B virus in hepatic cancer cells

Objective To study the inhibitive effects of transfection of siRNA expressing plasmids targeting S gene, one of the 4 open reading frames of hepatitis B virus (HBV) , on the rephcation and expression of HBV. Methods Two plasmids expressing 2 siRNAs targeting S gene, one of the 4 open reading frames of HBV (S1 and S2) and one nonspecific plasmid (siRNA-S3), as negative control, with the length of 21 m heterologous to the HBV/U95551 genome were constructed, and then transfected into the hepatic cancer cells of the line HepG2. 2.15. 48 hours later, real-time PCR was used to evaluate the gene silencing efficiency and ELISA was used to detect the expression of HBsAg and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg), protein markers of HBV, in the supernatants. Results The inhibition rates of HBsAg and HBeAg expression of the HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with S1 were 60% and 56% respectively, those of the HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with S2 were 73% and 70% respectively, those of the HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with S1 + S2 were 82% and 78% respectively, and those of the HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with S3 were not significantly different from those of the blank control group. RT-PCR showed that the mRNA expression rates of HBsAg and HBeAg in the HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with S1, S2, and S1+S2 were inhibited by 64%-88% t respectively. Conclusion Transfection of the vector plasmids expressing the siRNAs targeting S gene inhibits the expression of HBsAg and HBeAg in hepatic cancer cells. RNAi may provide a viable strategy against viruses for the prevention and treatment of HBV infection.