摘要
目的明确miR-19a在调控HCC827细胞吉非替尼耐药中的作用及机制,探索miR-19a作为非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者吉非替尼耐药新靶点的理论依据。方法收集非小细胞肺癌患者15例在吉非替尼耐药前后的外周血,通过Real-time PCR检测其中miR-19a的表达;在吉非替尼敏感的HCC827细胞中降低miR-19a表达,并加入吉非替尼,通过CCK8法检测其对细胞活力的影响;在构建成功的HCC827吉非替尼耐药细胞株(HCC827GR)中过表达miR-19a,并加入吉非替尼,通过CCK8法检测其对细胞活力的影响;在HCC827及HCC827GR细胞中分别降低或过表达miR-19a,通过Western blot检测c-MET蛋白表达水平;在HCC827细胞中同时降低miR-19a和c-MET表达,并加入不同浓度吉非替尼,通过CCK8法检测各组细胞活力。结果在吉非替尼耐药的NSCLC患者外周血中,miR-19a呈明显低表达状态;在HCC827细胞中降低miR-19a表达,吉非替尼对细胞活力的抑制效果明显下降(P<0.01);在HCC827GR细胞中过表达miR-19a,吉非替尼对细胞活力的抑制效果明显增强(P<0.01);在HCC827细胞中降低miR-19a表达,能明显促进c-MET蛋白的表达;相反,在HCC827GR细胞中过表达miR-19a,则明显抑制c-MET蛋白的表达;在HCC827细胞中同时降低miR-19a和c-MET表达,并加入不同浓度的吉非替尼,低表达c-MET能够抵消miR-19a对细胞活力的影响。结论 miR-19a在非小细胞肺癌细胞HCC827吉非替尼耐药中发挥着重要作用,其机制可能是通过抑制c-MET蛋白水平的表达。
Objective To clarify the role of miR-19 a in gefitinib resistance and its molecular biological mechanisms in HCC827 cells.To explore the theoretical basis of miR-19 a as a new target for reversal of gefitinib resistance in NSCLC patients.Methods Before and after gefitinib resistance,miR-19 a expression was detected in peripheral blood by real-time PCR.Then cell viability was measured by CCK8 assay after cells were transfected with miR-19 a inhibitor and treated with different doses of gefitinib in HCC827 cells.On the other hand,cell viability was measured by CCK8 assay after cells were transfected with miR-19 a mimics and treated with different doses of gefitinibin in HCC827 GR cells.Furthermore,c-MET protein level was detected in HCC827 or HCC827 GR cells after the cells were transfected with miR-19 a inhibitor or mimics.Finally,HCC827 cells were transfected with miR-19 a inhibitor and si-c-MET,cell viability was measured by CCK8 after cells were treated with different doses of gefitinib.Results miR-19 a expression was significantly down-regulated in peripheral blood of patients with gefitinib resistance compared with gefitinib-sensitive patients.Inhibition of gefitinib on cell viability was significantly decreased after HCC827 cells were transfected with miR-19 a inhibitor(P<0.01).However,inhibition of gefitinib on cell viability was significantly enhanced after HCC827 GR cells were transfected with miR-19 a mimics(P<0.01).Down-regulation of miR-19 a raised c-MET protein level in HCC827 cells while over-expression of miR-19 a reduced c-MET protein level in HCC827 GR cells.Low expression of c-MET could counteract the effect of miR-19 a on cell proliferation after HCC827 cells were treated with different doses of gefitinib.Conclusion miR-19 a plays an important role in gefitinib-resistance of HCC827 cells,which might be related with inhibition of c-MET protein expression.
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