口虾蛄提取物对人鼻咽癌细胞端粒酶活性的影响

目的:研究口虾蛄提取物(EOS)对人低分化鼻咽癌细胞系(CNE-2Z)端粒酶活性的抑制作用及其可能机制。方法:MTT法检测不同浓度的EOS对CNE-2Z细胞增殖能力的影响;端粒酶重复序列扩增-酶联免疫吸附法(TRAP-ELISA)检测各组细胞端粒酶活性,RT-PCR法检测端粒酶逆转录酶(hTERT)mRNA表达,Western blotting检测c-Myc蛋白表达。结果:EOS对CNE-2Z细胞增殖具有抑制作用,且呈剂量依赖性(P0.01);EOS处理组CNE-2Z细胞端粒酶的活性、hTERT mRNA和c-Myc蛋白的表达水平均低于对照组(P0.01),也呈剂量依赖性,并且hTERT mRNA的下调与c-Myc的抑制存在相关性(P0.05)。结论:EOS可能通过下调细胞c-Myc表达而抑制了hTERT mRNA的转录,以致端粒酶的活性降低而抑制CNE-2Z细胞增殖。

Effect of extract of Oratosquilla oratoria on telomerase activity in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line

AIM: To study the inhibitory effect and its mechanisms of the extract of Oratosquilla oratoria (EOS) on the activity of telomerase in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE-2Z. METHODS: MTT assay was used to determine the effect of different doses of EOS on the proliferation of CNE-2Z cells. The activity of telomerase was analyzed by TRAP-ELISA. The mRNA expression of hTERT was determined by RT-PCR, and the protein expression of c-Myc was detected by Western blotting. RESULTS: EOS inhibited the proliferation of CNE-2Z cells in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.01). Telomerase activity was decreased, the mRNA expression of hTERT and c-Myc in CNE-2Z cells was also decreased (P<0.01) by the treatment of EOS. The correlation between the down-regulatory expression of hTERT mRNA and inhibitory expression of c-Myc protein (P<0.05) under the condition of EOS exposure was observed. CONCLUSION: EOS inhibits the proliferation of CNE-2Z cells by reducing the activity of telomerase, which is related with the inhibitory expression of hTERT mRNA caused by the decrease in c-Myc production.