摘要
目的:研究基因间区长链非编码RNA-p21(lincRNA-p21)通过STAT3信号通路对结直肠癌HCT116细胞生长抑制的影响。方法:通过细胞转染法构建lincRNA-p21过表达的人结直肠癌细胞株HCT116,转染空载体pcDNA3.1作为阴性对照组。转染后采用RT-qPCR法检测细胞中lincRNA-p21的水平,分别采用MTT法和平板集落形成实验检测细胞的活力和增殖情况,采用Western blot法测定细胞中STAT3和磷酸化STAT3(p-STAT3)的蛋白水平。用STAT3信号通路激活剂SD19处理lincRNA-p21过表达的HCT116细胞,Western blot检测STAT3和p-STAT3的蛋白水平,MTT法检测细胞活力的变化,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡情况。结果:与control组和pcDNA组相比,pcDNA-lincRNA-p21组细胞中lincRNA-p21的表达明显上调,细胞生长受到抑制,STAT3和p-STAT3的蛋白水平降低(P<0.05)。STAT3激活剂SD19处理过表达lincRNA-p21的HCT116细胞后,与pcDNA-lincRNA-p21组相比,pcDNA-lincRNA-p21+SD19组细胞中STAT3和p-STAT3的蛋白水平升高,细胞活力升高,细胞凋亡率降低(P<0.05)。结论:lincRNA-p21过表达可以抑制结直肠癌HCT116细胞的生长;激活STAT3信号通路可促进HCT116细胞的生长;lincRNA-p21可通过抑制STAT3信号激活而抑制HCT116细胞的增殖。
AIM: To study the effect of long intergenic non-coding RNA-p21(lincRNA-p21) on the growth inhibition of colorectal cancer HCT116 cells via STAT3 signaling pathway. METHODS: The human colorectal cancer cell line HCT116 was used to construct the cells with over-expression of lincRNA-p21 by transfection of pcDNA-lincRNA-p21, and negative control cells were also set up. After transfection, the expression level of lincRNA-p21 was detected by RT-qPCR. The cell viability and proliferation were examined by MTT assay and plate colony formation assay, respectively. The protein levels of STAT3 and phosphorylated STAT3(p-STAT3) were determined by Western blot. After STAT3 signaling pathway activator SD19 was used to treat the colorectal cancer HCT116 cells with over-expression of lincRNA-p21, Western blot was used to detect the protein levels of STAT3 and p-STAT3, MTT assay was used to measure the viability of the cells, and flow cytometry analysis was used to determine the cell apoptosis. RESULTS: Compared with control group and pcDNA group, the expression of lincRNA-p21 in pcDNA-lincRNA-p21 group was significantly up-regulated, the cell proliferation was inhibited, and the protein levels of STAT3 and p-STAT3 were significantly decreased(P<0.05). After treatment with STAT3 activator SD19, the protein levels of STAT3 and p-STAT3 in pcDNA-lincRNA-p21+SD19 group were higher than those in pcDNA-lincRNA-p21 group, the cell viability was increased, and the apoptotic rate was decreased significantly(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Over-expression of lincRNA-p21 inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer HCT116 cells. STAT3 signaling pathway activator abolishes the growth inhibitory effect of lincRNA-p21 over-expression. lincRNA-p21 inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting the activation of STAT3 signaling.
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