AIM: To investigate RNA interference targeting signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) on invasion of human pancreatic cancer cells.METHODS: We constructed three plasmids of RNA interference tar...AIM: To investigate RNA interference targeting signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) on invasion of human pancreatic cancer cells.METHODS: We constructed three plasmids of RNA interference targeting the STAT3 gene. After LV (lentivirus)-STAT3siRNA (STAT3 small interfering RNA) the vector was transfected into the human pancreatic cell line, SW1990 and cell proliferation was measured by the MTT assay. Flow cytometry was used to assess cell cycle. Vascular endothelial growth favor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) mRNA and protein expression were examined by quantitative PCR and western blotting, respectively. The invasion ability of SW1990 cells was determined by cell invasion assay.RESULTS: We successfully constructed the LVSTAT3siRNA lentivirus vector and proved that it can suppress expression of STAT3 gene in SW1990 cells. RNA interference of STAT3 by the LV-STAT3siRNA construct significantly inhibited the growth of SW1990 cells, in addition to significantly decreasing both VEGF and MMP-2 mRNA and protein expression. Moreover, suppression of STAT3 by LV-STAT3siRNA decreased the invasion ability of SW1990 cells.CONCLUSION: The STAT3 signaling pathway may provide a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of pancreatic cancer since it inhibits the invasion ability of pancreatic cancer cells.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the effect of RNAj-mediated Survivin gene with conditionally replicating adenovirus silencing on Survivin gene in colon carcinoma cell lines HT-29 lastingly. Methods: We transfected Ad-delE...Objective: To investigate the effect of RNAj-mediated Survivin gene with conditionally replicating adenovirus silencing on Survivin gene in colon carcinoma cell lines HT-29 lastingly. Methods: We transfected Ad-delE1655KD-shRNA / Survivin-EGFP to HT-29 (control was replication defective adenovirus and liposome vector which was contained the same shRNA as Ad-delE1b55KD-shRNA / Survivin-EGFP). The expressions of EGFP, Survivin mRNA and Survivin protein in HT- 29 were detected at the 1st, 7th, 14th and 28th days alter transfection. Results: The expression of EGFP, the inhibition of Survivin mRNA and Survivin protein in HT-29 were high in each group at the 7th day alter transfection, among the total, the effect of Ad-delE1655KD-shRNA/Survivin-EGFP group was the highest; at the 14th day, the effects of replication defective adenovirus group and liposome vector group were decreased obviously, and it was still high in Ad-delE1655KD-shRNA / Survivin-EGFP group; at the 28th day, the effects of control groups were disappeared, and it was still high in Ad-delE1b55KD- shRNA/Survivin-EGFP group like before (P 〈 0.05). Conclusion: RNAi-mediated Survivin gene with conditionally replicating adenovirus can silence Survivin gene in colon carcinoma cell lines HT-29 lastingly.展开更多
Objective:The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of Pin1 on the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in human colorectal carcinoma SW620 cells. Methods: We constructed a eukaryotic expression vector of RNA interf...Objective:The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of Pin1 on the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in human colorectal carcinoma SW620 cells. Methods: We constructed a eukaryotic expression vector of RNA interfering (shRNA) for Pin1 gene (pGenesil-1-Pin1), and then observed its expression in SW620 cells by Western blotting. The cells motility were tested by wound healing assay and Boyden chamber assay. The protein levels and activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were tested by Western blotting and Gelatin zymography in SW620 cells after transfected with pGenesil-1-PIN1. Results: pGenesil-1-PIN1 was successfully constructed, which was confirmed by sequencing. Silencing the Pin1 by RNAi significantly decreased the cells motility from 96.4±3.9 per field (×10 objective) to 52.7±4.4 per field (P<0.05, Student's t-test) for SW620 cells transfected with pGenesil-1-PIN1 (SW620/p-shRNA) in Boyden chamber assay, and reduced the MMP-2 and MMP-9 expressions and activity in SW620 cells. The protein relative levels of MMP-2 were 0.32±0.04 for SW620/p-shRNA, and 0.76±0.03 for SW620/p-Con; MMP-9 were 0.41±0.09 for SW620/p-shRNA, and 0.94±0.07 for SW620/p-Con (p<0.05). Conclusion: Inhibited Pin1 expression may contribute to the suppression of the invasive and metastatic capacity of colon cancer cells in vitro.展开更多
Objective:Cervical cancer has become a major public health problem.The development of effective,systemic therapies for cervical cancer is highly desired.We show here that hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α) was indi...Objective:Cervical cancer has become a major public health problem.The development of effective,systemic therapies for cervical cancer is highly desired.We show here that hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α) was indicated as an attractive therapeutic molecular target for cervical cancer.Methods:Firstly,we observed the expressional level of HIF-1α in cervical cancer and Hela and Siha cell lines.Secondly,by constructuring HIF-1α shRNA targeting human HIF-1α mRNA common sequence and transfecting it with plasmid to cervical cell,we detected the changes of HIF-1α and its downstream genes levels VEGF.Then we injected selected stably transfected cell line into athymic nude mice to estimate its' antitumor effects.Results:We observed that HIF-1α inhibition was related to down-regulated VEGF resulting in prevention of angiogenesis,then leading to slower-growing tumors.Conclusion:The underlying concept of transfecting a HIF-1α shRNA expression vector to block the HIF-1α holds promise as the clinical potential of gene therapy for cervical cancer.展开更多
基金Supported by The Affiliated First People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Board of Education Fund for Scientific Research of Shanghai, China, No. 06BE067
文摘AIM: To investigate RNA interference targeting signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) on invasion of human pancreatic cancer cells.METHODS: We constructed three plasmids of RNA interference targeting the STAT3 gene. After LV (lentivirus)-STAT3siRNA (STAT3 small interfering RNA) the vector was transfected into the human pancreatic cell line, SW1990 and cell proliferation was measured by the MTT assay. Flow cytometry was used to assess cell cycle. Vascular endothelial growth favor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) mRNA and protein expression were examined by quantitative PCR and western blotting, respectively. The invasion ability of SW1990 cells was determined by cell invasion assay.RESULTS: We successfully constructed the LVSTAT3siRNA lentivirus vector and proved that it can suppress expression of STAT3 gene in SW1990 cells. RNA interference of STAT3 by the LV-STAT3siRNA construct significantly inhibited the growth of SW1990 cells, in addition to significantly decreasing both VEGF and MMP-2 mRNA and protein expression. Moreover, suppression of STAT3 by LV-STAT3siRNA decreased the invasion ability of SW1990 cells.CONCLUSION: The STAT3 signaling pathway may provide a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of pancreatic cancer since it inhibits the invasion ability of pancreatic cancer cells.
基金a grant from the Nature Sciences Foundation of Chongqing (No. 2005BB5225)
文摘Objective: To investigate the effect of RNAj-mediated Survivin gene with conditionally replicating adenovirus silencing on Survivin gene in colon carcinoma cell lines HT-29 lastingly. Methods: We transfected Ad-delE1655KD-shRNA / Survivin-EGFP to HT-29 (control was replication defective adenovirus and liposome vector which was contained the same shRNA as Ad-delE1b55KD-shRNA / Survivin-EGFP). The expressions of EGFP, Survivin mRNA and Survivin protein in HT- 29 were detected at the 1st, 7th, 14th and 28th days alter transfection. Results: The expression of EGFP, the inhibition of Survivin mRNA and Survivin protein in HT-29 were high in each group at the 7th day alter transfection, among the total, the effect of Ad-delE1655KD-shRNA/Survivin-EGFP group was the highest; at the 14th day, the effects of replication defective adenovirus group and liposome vector group were decreased obviously, and it was still high in Ad-delE1655KD-shRNA / Survivin-EGFP group; at the 28th day, the effects of control groups were disappeared, and it was still high in Ad-delE1b55KD- shRNA/Survivin-EGFP group like before (P 〈 0.05). Conclusion: RNAi-mediated Survivin gene with conditionally replicating adenovirus can silence Survivin gene in colon carcinoma cell lines HT-29 lastingly.
基金Supported by a grant from the Science and Technology Project of Shanxi Province,China (No.2006031087-02)
文摘Objective:The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of Pin1 on the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in human colorectal carcinoma SW620 cells. Methods: We constructed a eukaryotic expression vector of RNA interfering (shRNA) for Pin1 gene (pGenesil-1-Pin1), and then observed its expression in SW620 cells by Western blotting. The cells motility were tested by wound healing assay and Boyden chamber assay. The protein levels and activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were tested by Western blotting and Gelatin zymography in SW620 cells after transfected with pGenesil-1-PIN1. Results: pGenesil-1-PIN1 was successfully constructed, which was confirmed by sequencing. Silencing the Pin1 by RNAi significantly decreased the cells motility from 96.4±3.9 per field (×10 objective) to 52.7±4.4 per field (P<0.05, Student's t-test) for SW620 cells transfected with pGenesil-1-PIN1 (SW620/p-shRNA) in Boyden chamber assay, and reduced the MMP-2 and MMP-9 expressions and activity in SW620 cells. The protein relative levels of MMP-2 were 0.32±0.04 for SW620/p-shRNA, and 0.76±0.03 for SW620/p-Con; MMP-9 were 0.41±0.09 for SW620/p-shRNA, and 0.94±0.07 for SW620/p-Con (p<0.05). Conclusion: Inhibited Pin1 expression may contribute to the suppression of the invasive and metastatic capacity of colon cancer cells in vitro.
文摘Objective:Cervical cancer has become a major public health problem.The development of effective,systemic therapies for cervical cancer is highly desired.We show here that hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α) was indicated as an attractive therapeutic molecular target for cervical cancer.Methods:Firstly,we observed the expressional level of HIF-1α in cervical cancer and Hela and Siha cell lines.Secondly,by constructuring HIF-1α shRNA targeting human HIF-1α mRNA common sequence and transfecting it with plasmid to cervical cell,we detected the changes of HIF-1α and its downstream genes levels VEGF.Then we injected selected stably transfected cell line into athymic nude mice to estimate its' antitumor effects.Results:We observed that HIF-1α inhibition was related to down-regulated VEGF resulting in prevention of angiogenesis,then leading to slower-growing tumors.Conclusion:The underlying concept of transfecting a HIF-1α shRNA expression vector to block the HIF-1α holds promise as the clinical potential of gene therapy for cervical cancer.