Summary： This study iflvestigated the potential role of ERK1/2-cyclinE1 signaling pathway in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells （rPASMCs） proliferation and pulmonary vascular remodeling induced by cigarette s...Summary： This study iflvestigated the potential role of ERK1/2-cyclinE1 signaling pathway in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells （rPASMCs） proliferation and pulmonary vascular remodeling induced by cigarette smoke exposure. A total of 24 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups： control group （C group）, S-1M, S-3M and S-6M groups （animals in the groups were exposed to smoke for 1, 3, and 6 months, respectively）. HE staining and anti-u-smooth muscle actin antibody staining were performed to observe the degree of pulmonary vascular remodeling. Imrnunohistochemis- try and Western blotting were performed to evaluate ERK1/2 and cyclinE1 expression in pulmonary vessels. Primary cultured rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells （rPASMCs） were exposed to ciga- rette smoke extract （CSE）. ERK inhibitor （PD98059） and cyclinE1 siRNA were used to verify the role of ERK1/2 and cyclinE 1 in CSE-induced rPASMCs proliferation. Cell proliferation was assessed by cell counting and 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine （BrdU） incorporation. Our results showed that abnormal pulmo- nary vascular remodeling was found in cigarette smoked rats. Compared to C group, activated ERK1/2 and cyclinE1 expression was significantly increased in smoke-exposure groups. This up-regulated ex- pression was positively correlated with the severity of pulmonary vascular remodeling, and there was positive correlation between the expression of ERK1/2 and cyclinE1. PD98059 and cyclinE1 siRNA in- hibited the proliferation of rPASMCs. The expression of cyclinE1 could be down-regulated by PD98059. Our data demonstrated that increased expression of ERK1/2 and cyclinE1 might be involved in the pathogenesis of abnormal rPASMCs proliferation and rat pulmonary vascular remodelling induced by cigarette smoke exposure.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To explore the inhibition of ACHN cells via shRNAexpression vector mediated cyclinE1 gene silencing.METHODS The shRNA targeting at cyclinE1 gene was designedand synthesized. By ligation, the fragment was ins...OBJECTIVE To explore the inhibition of ACHN cells via shRNAexpression vector mediated cyclinE1 gene silencing.METHODS The shRNA targeting at cyclinE1 gene was designedand synthesized. By ligation, the fragment was inserted intopGenesil-1-U6 to construct the recombinant plasmid pGenesil-1-U6-cyclinE1. The identified recombinant plasmid was introducedinto ACHN cells with lipofectamine 2000. The inhibition ofcyclinE1 mRNA and protein expression were analyzed by RT-PCRand western-blotting. MTT method was used for observing cellproliferation and drawing growth curve. The cell cycle and ratiosof apoptotic cell were assessed by flow cytometric detection. Theability of invasion and speed of cell migration were detected bytranswell chamber invasive models and cell scratch method.RESULTS The inhibition of expression of cyclinE1 in ACHN cellsmediated by recombinant vector (0.0933 ± 0.05) was significantlylower than that in the group of transfected with empty vector(0.8827 ± 0.04) and the control group (0.9021 ± 0.03) (P < 0.05).Flow cytometry showed that recombinant cells were blocked inthe G_1 phase and the apoptotic ratio was increased significantly(11.15 ± 4.00)% (P < 0.05). The curves of cell growth indicated thatthe proliferation of cell transfected with recombinant plasmid wasinhibited significantly compared with that in control group (P <0.05). The results of transwell and cell scratch suggested that theabilities of invasion and migration of the cells transfected withrecombinant plasmid were decreased conspicuously (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION The expression of cyclinE1 could be inhibitedsuccessfully by RNA interference induced by shRNA expressionvector. This consequently inhibits the cell growth and inducesapoptosis. Our study provided a preliminary result in searching ofRNA interference (RNAi) therapy for renal cell carcinoma.展开更多
Objective:Tumor-associated macrophages(TAMs)of the M2 phenotype are frequently associated with cancer progression.Invasive cancer cells undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)have a selective advantage as TA...Objective:Tumor-associated macrophages(TAMs)of the M2 phenotype are frequently associated with cancer progression.Invasive cancer cells undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)have a selective advantage as TAM activators.Cyclin D1b is a highly oncogenic splice variant of cyclin D1.We previously reported that cyclin D1b enhances the invasiveness of breast cancer cells by inducing EMT.However,the role of cyclin D1b in inducing macrophage differentiation toward tumor-associated macrophage-like cells remains unknown.This study aimed to explore the relationship between breast cancer cells overexpressing cyclin Dlb and TAMs.Methods:Mouse breast cancer 4T1 cells were transfected with cyclin D1b variant and co-cultured with macrophage cells in a Transwell coculture system.The expression of characteristic cytokines in differentiated macrophages was detected using qRT-PCR,ELISA and zymography assay.Tumor-associated macrophage distribution in a transplanted tumor was detected by immunofluorescence staining.The proliferation and migration ability of breast cancer cells was detected using the cell counting kit-8(CCK-8)assay,wound healing assay,Transwell invasion assay,and lung metastasis assay.Expression levels of mRNAs were detected by qRT-PCR.Protein expression levels were detected by Western blotting.The integrated analyses of The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)datasets and bioinformatics methods were adopted to discover gene expression,gene coexpression,and overall survival in patients with breast cancer.Results:After co-culture with breast cancer cells overexpressing cyclin D1b,RAW264.7 macrophages were differentiated into an M2 phenotype.Moreover,differentiated M2-like macrophages promoted the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells in turn.Notably,these macrophages facilitated the migration of breast cancer cells in vivo.Further investigations indicated that differentiated M2-like macrophages induced EMT of breast cancer cells accompanied with upregulation of TGF-β1 and integrinβ3 expression.Conclusion:Breast cancer cells transfected with cyclin D1b can induce the differentiation of macrophages into a tumor-associated macrophage-like phenotype,which promotes tumor metastasis in vitro and in vivo.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81070044)
文摘Summary： This study iflvestigated the potential role of ERK1/2-cyclinE1 signaling pathway in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells （rPASMCs） proliferation and pulmonary vascular remodeling induced by cigarette smoke exposure. A total of 24 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups： control group （C group）, S-1M, S-3M and S-6M groups （animals in the groups were exposed to smoke for 1, 3, and 6 months, respectively）. HE staining and anti-u-smooth muscle actin antibody staining were performed to observe the degree of pulmonary vascular remodeling. Imrnunohistochemis- try and Western blotting were performed to evaluate ERK1/2 and cyclinE1 expression in pulmonary vessels. Primary cultured rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells （rPASMCs） were exposed to ciga- rette smoke extract （CSE）. ERK inhibitor （PD98059） and cyclinE1 siRNA were used to verify the role of ERK1/2 and cyclinE 1 in CSE-induced rPASMCs proliferation. Cell proliferation was assessed by cell counting and 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine （BrdU） incorporation. Our results showed that abnormal pulmo- nary vascular remodeling was found in cigarette smoked rats. Compared to C group, activated ERK1/2 and cyclinE1 expression was significantly increased in smoke-exposure groups. This up-regulated ex- pression was positively correlated with the severity of pulmonary vascular remodeling, and there was positive correlation between the expression of ERK1/2 and cyclinE1. PD98059 and cyclinE1 siRNA in- hibited the proliferation of rPASMCs. The expression of cyclinE1 could be down-regulated by PD98059. Our data demonstrated that increased expression of ERK1/2 and cyclinE1 might be involved in the pathogenesis of abnormal rPASMCs proliferation and rat pulmonary vascular remodelling induced by cigarette smoke exposure.
基金supported by a grant from Major State Basic Research Development Program,China(No.2002CB513107).
文摘OBJECTIVE To explore the inhibition of ACHN cells via shRNAexpression vector mediated cyclinE1 gene silencing.METHODS The shRNA targeting at cyclinE1 gene was designedand synthesized. By ligation, the fragment was inserted intopGenesil-1-U6 to construct the recombinant plasmid pGenesil-1-U6-cyclinE1. The identified recombinant plasmid was introducedinto ACHN cells with lipofectamine 2000. The inhibition ofcyclinE1 mRNA and protein expression were analyzed by RT-PCRand western-blotting. MTT method was used for observing cellproliferation and drawing growth curve. The cell cycle and ratiosof apoptotic cell were assessed by flow cytometric detection. Theability of invasion and speed of cell migration were detected bytranswell chamber invasive models and cell scratch method.RESULTS The inhibition of expression of cyclinE1 in ACHN cellsmediated by recombinant vector (0.0933 ± 0.05) was significantlylower than that in the group of transfected with empty vector(0.8827 ± 0.04) and the control group (0.9021 ± 0.03) (P < 0.05).Flow cytometry showed that recombinant cells were blocked inthe G_1 phase and the apoptotic ratio was increased significantly(11.15 ± 4.00)% (P < 0.05). The curves of cell growth indicated thatthe proliferation of cell transfected with recombinant plasmid wasinhibited significantly compared with that in control group (P <0.05). The results of transwell and cell scratch suggested that theabilities of invasion and migration of the cells transfected withrecombinant plasmid were decreased conspicuously (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION The expression of cyclinE1 could be inhibitedsuccessfully by RNA interference induced by shRNA expressionvector. This consequently inhibits the cell growth and inducesapoptosis. Our study provided a preliminary result in searching ofRNA interference (RNAi) therapy for renal cell carcinoma.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81702920,No.82174020).
文摘Objective:Tumor-associated macrophages(TAMs)of the M2 phenotype are frequently associated with cancer progression.Invasive cancer cells undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)have a selective advantage as TAM activators.Cyclin D1b is a highly oncogenic splice variant of cyclin D1.We previously reported that cyclin D1b enhances the invasiveness of breast cancer cells by inducing EMT.However,the role of cyclin D1b in inducing macrophage differentiation toward tumor-associated macrophage-like cells remains unknown.This study aimed to explore the relationship between breast cancer cells overexpressing cyclin Dlb and TAMs.Methods:Mouse breast cancer 4T1 cells were transfected with cyclin D1b variant and co-cultured with macrophage cells in a Transwell coculture system.The expression of characteristic cytokines in differentiated macrophages was detected using qRT-PCR,ELISA and zymography assay.Tumor-associated macrophage distribution in a transplanted tumor was detected by immunofluorescence staining.The proliferation and migration ability of breast cancer cells was detected using the cell counting kit-8(CCK-8)assay,wound healing assay,Transwell invasion assay,and lung metastasis assay.Expression levels of mRNAs were detected by qRT-PCR.Protein expression levels were detected by Western blotting.The integrated analyses of The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)datasets and bioinformatics methods were adopted to discover gene expression,gene coexpression,and overall survival in patients with breast cancer.Results:After co-culture with breast cancer cells overexpressing cyclin D1b,RAW264.7 macrophages were differentiated into an M2 phenotype.Moreover,differentiated M2-like macrophages promoted the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells in turn.Notably,these macrophages facilitated the migration of breast cancer cells in vivo.Further investigations indicated that differentiated M2-like macrophages induced EMT of breast cancer cells accompanied with upregulation of TGF-β1 and integrinβ3 expression.Conclusion:Breast cancer cells transfected with cyclin D1b can induce the differentiation of macrophages into a tumor-associated macrophage-like phenotype,which promotes tumor metastasis in vitro and in vivo.
