摘要
目的探讨转染髓样细胞白血病(Mcl-1)siRNA特异性沉默Mcl-1基因对肿瘤坏死因子相关的凋亡诱导配体(TRAIL)诱导胃癌细胞HGC-27凋亡的影响。方法采用碘化丙啶(PI)染色法流式细胞术分析TRAIL单独作用的细胞凋亡率以及广谱caspase抑制剂z-VAD-fmk对细胞凋亡的抑制作用;Western blot法分析TRAIL处理前后半胱天冬酶-3(caspase-3)和聚腺苷二磷酸核糖聚合酶-1(PARP-1)的活化以及抗凋亡的Bcl-2、Bcl-X_L及Mcl-1的蛋白表达情况;采用Lipofectamine 2000转染Mcl-1 siRNA入HGC-27细胞,Western blot法验证基因沉默效果,流式细胞术分析转染后细胞凋亡率的变化。结果 HGC-27细胞对TRAIL不敏感,48 h的凋亡率仅为(20.65±3.23)%,z-VAD-fmk能几乎完全阻止TRAIL诱导的凋亡;TRAIL作用晚期caspase-3活化、PARP-1裂解,Bcl-2、Bcl-X_L及Mcl-1在TRAIL处理前后没有明显的变化;Mcl-1 siRNA转染后能显著降低细胞中Mcl-1的蛋白表达水平,且细胞转染Mcl-1 siRNA后再加入TRAIL处理,细胞凋亡率明显增加。结论 Mcl-1的高表达可能与HGC-27细胞对TRAIL抵抗有关,Mcl-1 siRNA沉默Mcl-1基因能增加HGC-27细胞对TRAIL的敏感性。
Objective To explore the effect of Mcl-1 small interference RNA (siRNA) on tumor necrosis factor-re- lated apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis in gastric cancer HGC-27 cells. Methods The apop- totic rates of cells treated with TRAIL and pan-caspase inhibitor (z-VAD-fmk) alone or combination were measured by propidium iodide (PI) method using flow cytometry. The activation of caspase-3, cleavage of PARP-1, as well as the protein level of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins Bcl-2, Bcl-XL and Mcl-1 before and after TRAIL treatment were monitored by Western blot analysis. Transfection of Mcl-1 siRNA was performed using Lipofectamine 2000 reagent. The efficiency of gene silencing was quantified by Western blot and the effect of Mcl-1 siRNA on TRAIL-induced apoptosis was measured using PI method. Results HGC-27 cells were resistant to TRAIL-induced apoptosis, and z-VAD-fmk pretreatment could block apoptosis nearly completely. Activation of caspase-3 and cleavage of PARP-1 occurred in the late stage of apoptosis. The expression levels of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL and Mcl-1 were not altered after ex- posure to TRAIL. Transfection with Mcl-1 siRNA could obviously downregulate the expression level of Mcl-1 in HGC-27 cells and enhanced the sensitivity of cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Conclusion Overexpression of Mcl-1 may account for the resistance of HGC-27 cells to TRAIL. Downregulation of Mcl-1 by siRNA can effectively enhance the sensitivity of HGC-27 ceils to TRAIL-induced apoptosis.
出处
《安徽医科大学学报》
CAS
北大核心
2016年第1期47-51,共5页
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui
基金
安徽高校省级自然科学研究项目(编号:KJ2014A113)