摘要
Objective: To investigate the inhibitory effects of the Bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ASODN) on tumor formation and growth of human lung carcinoma transplanted subcutaneously in nude mice. Methods: Human NCI-H460 cells treated with Bcl-2 ASODN or nonesense oligodeoxynucleotide (NSODN) and untreated NCI-H460 cells were respectively implanted subcutaneously into nude mice. When the diameters of tumor were above 0.5 cm after untreated NCI-H460 cells injection, the mice bearing tumor were randomly divided into three groups: saline control group, Bcl-2 ASODN group, NSODN group. ODN was directly injected into the tumor body for 3 weeks. The weight and volume of subcutaneous tumors were measured, and the morphology of tumor cells was observed. Results: The tumorigenic ability of the treated NCI-H460 cells by Bcl-2 ASODN was reduced. The mean time at which tumor can be detected was prolonged up to 12.6 days (P〈0.01). The maximum tumor growth inhibitory rate was 87.5%. In therapeutic efficacy, growth of tumor was significantly inhibited in Bcl-2 ASODN group as compared with that in NSODN group, saline-treated group (P〈0.01). The NSODN control was ineffective. In comparison with NSODN-treated, saline-treated mice, those treated with Bcl-2 ASODN showed a significant decrease in median weight of subcutaneous tumors (P〈0.01). The growth inhibitory rate was 71.0% in ASODN group. Conclusion: Bcl-2 ASODN could inhibit tumor formation and tumor growth in nude mice.
基金
This project was supported by Natural Science Program Foundation of the Guangdong Provincial (021195) and The GuangzhouCity Key Foundation of Science and Technology Program (2001-Z-037-01)