Cheng Xiaorong,Yang Aijun,Liu Yanfei,Li Shuangming,Xiang Lin,Yang Li,Li Min.Effects of progastrin, gastrin and annexin 2 on proliferation and invasion in CD44+ gastric cancer cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(21):2171-2175.
Cheng Xiaorong,Yang Aijun,Liu Yanfei,Li Shuangming,Xiang Lin,Yang Li,Li Min.Effects of progastrin, gastrin and annexin 2 on proliferation and invasion in CD44+ gastric cancer cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(21):2171-2175.DOI:
Effects of progastrin, gastrin and annexin 2 on proliferation and invasion in CD44+ gastric cancer cells
and determine their effects on the proliferation and invasion in the CD44
+
cells. Methods CD44 immunomagnetic beads were used to sort CD44
+
cells from gastric cell line BGC-823
and the sorted cells were identified by flow cytometry and cell immunofluorescence for the expression of CD44. Flow cytometry-cycle analysis and serum-free culture methods were used to examine CD44
+
cells’ characteristics of stem cells. The expression of progastrin
gastrin
and annexin 2 in CD44
+
cells
BGC-823 cells and CD44
-
cells were detected by flow cytometry
cell immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry assays. The effect of them on the proliferation and invasion in the CD44
+
cells were detected by MTT assay and Boyden chamber. Results Flow cytometry and cell immunofluorescence assay showed the expression of CD44 in CD44
+
cells [(90.20±2.24)%
]
was markedly higher than in BGC-823 cells [(9.57±2.35)%
P0.01
]
. There were (71.1±5.6)% CD44
+
cells arrested in G
0
/G
1
phase
which was obviously higher than that in BGC-823 cells [(47.7±3.5)%
P0.05
]
. The CD44
+
cells formed circular clone balls under serum free culture for 7 d
while the CD44
-
cells could not. The expression of progastrin
gastrin and annexin 2 in CD44
+
cells was significantly higher than in BGC-823 cells and CD44
-
cells (P0.01). Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation among their expression (P0.01). High concentrations of progastrin mAb and annexin2 mAb inhibited the proliferation and invasion of CD44 cells
and there was statistical significance compared with control group (P0.05)
but gastrin mAb could not (P0.05). Conclusion CD44
+
cells widely express progastrin
gastrin
and annexin 2. Progastrin mAb and annexin2 mAb inhibit the proliferation and inva
sion
which suggest that these two may promote cell proliferation and invasion.