Shang Lina,Yang Aijun,Wang Chenyu,Liu Wei,Niu Yunxia,Li Min.Effect of endothelial cells on VEGF expression in CD133+ cells from SW480 cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(16):1740-1744.
Shang Lina,Yang Aijun,Wang Chenyu,Liu Wei,Niu Yunxia,Li Min.Effect of endothelial cells on VEGF expression in CD133+ cells from SW480 cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(16):1740-1744.DOI:
Effect of endothelial cells on VEGF expression in CD133+ cells from SW480 cells
r stem cells from the colon cancer cell line SW480 and investigate the effect of endothelial cells on VEGF expression in these cells. Methods Serum-free medium under floating culture system and magnetic activated cell sorting techniques were used to enrich or separate CD133
+
cells from SW480 cells. The biological characteristics of CD133
+
cells were estimated by MTT method and colony formation assay .The expression of CD133
+
and VEGF of the CD133
+
cell - formed tumor spheroids and SW480 cells were detected by indirect immunofluorescence staining. The SW480 cells and CD133
+
cells were cultured in 6 different conditions: SW480 cells were cultured in serum - supplied medium (SSM)
or serum - free medium (SFM); CD133
+
cells were cultured in SFM; SW480 cells were cocultured with endothelial cells in SSM; SW480 cells were cocultured with in SFM; CD133
+
cells were cocultured with in SFM. The expression of CD133 and VEGF on colon cancer cells were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results There were a small number of CD133
+
cells in SW480 cells
and these cells could be continuously passaged and had a stronger ability of proliferation and colony formation than SW480 cells . The results of immunofluorescence showed SW480 cells had high expression of VEGF and low expression of CD133. However
CD133
+
cell - formed tumor spheroids had low expression of VEGF and high expression of CD133. In SW480 cells under serum - free conditions
the proportion of CD133
+
cells were gradually increased with the elapse of culture time. When those SW480 cells co - cultured with endothelial cells
the proportion was increased significantly (
P
0 . 05). After 7 days ’ continuous culture
the expression of VEGF of CD133
+
cells had no obvious change
whereas CD133
+
cells co - culture with endothelial cells showed increased expression of VEGF significantly. Under serum - free culture condition
the expression o
f VEGF in SW480 cells showed a decreased trend with time elapse. However
the expression was increased significantly when SW480 cells were cocultured with endothelial cells. Conclusion Endothelial cells maintain the self - renewal and undifferentiated phenotype of CD133
+
cells
which may also promote angiogenesis by inducing CD133