Zhang Gongyuan,Guan Wenchi,Li Shenglei,Zhang Qiao,Wu Weidong.Silencing nucleostemin in EC9706 cells inhibits tumor growth and expression of EGF and EGFR in xenograft tumor in nude mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2011,33(13):1370-1373.
Zhang Gongyuan,Guan Wenchi,Li Shenglei,Zhang Qiao,Wu Weidong.Silencing nucleostemin in EC9706 cells inhibits tumor growth and expression of EGF and EGFR in xenograft tumor in nude mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2011,33(13):1370-1373.DOI:
Silencing nucleostemin in EC9706 cells inhibits tumor growth and expression of EGF and EGFR in xenograft tumor in nude mice
Objective To investigate the effect of silencing nucleostemin (NS) in EC9706 cells induced by RNAi on the expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor (EGFR). Methods Fifteen nude mice were divided into three groups
each group contains five mice. Three different kinds of cells
EC9706 cells transfected by pRNAT-U6-1-siNS2
or by pRNAT-U6.1-siC and normal EC9706 cells were injected into the hypodermis tissues of corresponding mice respectively. Five weeks later after the injection
the sizes of xenograft tumors in these mice were measured
and the protein and mRNA expression of NS
EGF and EGFR in the xenograft tumor were detected by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. Results Visible tumors were observed in the injected position after 4 d in transfected pRNAT-U6.1-siC and normal EC9706 cells groups
and after 6 d in transfected pRNAT-U6-1-siNS2 EC9706 cells group. In 5th week
the tumorigenesis were 100%. The protein and mRNA levels of NS
EGF and EGFR were lower in transfected pRNAT-U6-1-siNS2 EC9706 cells group than in the other two groups (P0.05). Conclusion Silencing NS of EC9706 cells inhibits the growth of exnograft tumor in nude mice and decreases the expression of EGF gene and EGFR gene. Silencing NS gene may be a new strategy for the treatment of esophagus caicinoma.