在口腔表皮样癌细胞中c-myc对GS和GLS表达的调控以及对癌瘤生长的裸鼠体内实验研究

Regulation of GS and GLS expression by c-myc in oral epidermoid carcinoma cells and in tumor growth in nude mice

目的:用动物实验模型探讨人口腔表皮样癌细胞中c-myc与谷氨酰胺酶(GLS)、谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)间的相关性。方法:免疫组化检测口腔癌临床样本中c-myc、GLS、GS表达。建立c-myc稳定高表达的KB细胞模型,并移植入裸鼠体内以建立裸鼠成瘤模型,细胞和裸鼠各分为3组(n=6),分别为正常对照组、空载体转染细胞组和c-myc过表达细胞组,观察肿瘤生长;免疫组化检测肿瘤中c-myc、 GLS、 GS的表达情况。结果:c-myc、 GLS、 GS在口腔癌临床样本中高表达;在c-myc高表达细胞模型中c-myc mRNA表达水平显著高于空载体对照组;在动物实验中,随着时间的延长,各组裸鼠成瘤模型均形成肿瘤,c-myc过表达组肿瘤体积及重量增加更为显著(P<0.01);c-myc过表达组瘤组织样本中GLS及GS表达显著高于空载体组和对照组(P<0.01)。结论:在口腔表皮样癌细胞中,c-myc高表达,并使GLS、GS表达升高。

Objective:To explore the correlation between c-myc and glutaminase(GLS)and glutamine synthase(GS)in oral epidermoid carcinoma cells in animal models.Methods:Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of c-myc,GLS and GS in clinical samples of oral cancer.KB cell model with stable and high expression of c-myc was established and verified,then the KB cells were transplanted into nude mice to establish mouse tumorigenic models.The cells and nude mouse models were respectively diveded into 3 groups(n=6):normal cotnrol,empty vector and c-myc overexpression groups.The tumor growth was observed.The expression of c-myc,GLS and GS in the cells and the tumor samples was detected by immunohistochemistry.Results:c-myc,GLS and GS were highly expressed in clinical samples of oral cancer.In the cells of c-myc overexpression group c-myc mRNA expression level was significantly higher than that of empty vector control group.The tumorigenic models were formed in all nude mice of the groups,and the volume and weight of the c-myc overexpression group increased more significantly(P<0.01),in the c-myc overexpression group c-myc was overexpressed,the expression of GLS and GS was significantly higher than that in the other 2 groups.Conclusion:c-myc is highly expressed in oral cancer,and may up-regulate GLS and GS expression.