ZHAO Lin-tao,BIAN Xiu-wu,JIANG Jian-yong,WANG Bin,PING Yi-fang,YU Shi-cang.Down-regulation of CXCR4 expression inhibits invasion and VEGF production of glioma stem cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(11):1049-1052.
ZHAO Lin-tao,BIAN Xiu-wu,JIANG Jian-yong,WANG Bin,PING Yi-fang,YU Shi-cang.Down-regulation of CXCR4 expression inhibits invasion and VEGF production of glioma stem cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(11):1049-1052.DOI:
Down-regulation of CXCR4 expression inhibits invasion and VEGF production of glioma stem cells
Objective To observe the effects of CXCR4 downregulation on the invasion capacity and VEGF secretion of glioma stem cells (GSCs). Methods Coexpression of CXCR4 and CD133 in U87 cells and their xenografts grown in nude mice brain was detected by indirect immunofluorescence
under a laser scanning microscope. Tumorspheres were isolated from control U87 cells and CXCR4-siRNA U87 cells
respectively. We investigated the expression of CD133
nestin and CXCR4 in tumorspheres by laser scanning microscopy. Effects of CXCR4 downregulation on invasion and VEGF production of GSCs were detected by transwell assay and ELISA respectively. Results CXCR4 and CD133 were coexpressed in U87 cells and their xenografts. Downregulation of CXCR4 expression inhibits the invasion capacity [siRNA:(17.0±5.8)
control:(71.5±8.7)
P0.05] and VEGF secretion of GSCs[siRNA: 24 h (690±24)pg/ml,48 h (1 504±53)pg/ml
control: 24 h (850±25)pg/ml,48 h (2 001±150)pg/ml
P0.05]. Conclusion GSCs express CXCR4
and downregulation of CXCR4 expression attenuates the invasion and pro-angiogenic capacity of GSCs
which suggests that CXCR4 expressed on GSCs may be a potential target of glioma therapy.