To explore the mechanisms of EBV associated gastric carcinoma, TNF α expression was determined by Northern blot in EBV infected gastric carcinoma cell line NU GC 3 and the significant decrease was found (P<0.01). ...To explore the mechanisms of EBV associated gastric carcinoma, TNF α expression was determined by Northern blot in EBV infected gastric carcinoma cell line NU GC 3 and the significant decrease was found (P<0.01). Furthermore, the determinations were done in the cells transfected by 4 kinds of EBV latency I genes which were expressed in EBV latently infected gastric epithelial cells. It was found that the downregulations were associated with EBV determined nuclear antigen l (EBNA1) gene and EBV encoded small RNAs (EBERs) gene (p<0.01 and p<0.05), but not with BamH I A rightward frame 0 (BARF0) gene and latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A) gene. EBNA1 and EBERs are known to be correlated with the viral tumorigenicity, while BARF0 and LMP2A are not. TNF α downregulation caused by all the factors related to EBV tumorigenicity suggests that it may be an important mediate step in the signal transduction pathway of gastric epithelial cell canceration.展开更多
文摘To explore the mechanisms of EBV associated gastric carcinoma, TNF α expression was determined by Northern blot in EBV infected gastric carcinoma cell line NU GC 3 and the significant decrease was found (P<0.01). Furthermore, the determinations were done in the cells transfected by 4 kinds of EBV latency I genes which were expressed in EBV latently infected gastric epithelial cells. It was found that the downregulations were associated with EBV determined nuclear antigen l (EBNA1) gene and EBV encoded small RNAs (EBERs) gene (p<0.01 and p<0.05), but not with BamH I A rightward frame 0 (BARF0) gene and latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A) gene. EBNA1 and EBERs are known to be correlated with the viral tumorigenicity, while BARF0 and LMP2A are not. TNF α downregulation caused by all the factors related to EBV tumorigenicity suggests that it may be an important mediate step in the signal transduction pathway of gastric epithelial cell canceration.
