Hu Xinchun,Xu Jianjun,Yu Dongliang,Peng Jinhua,Wei Yiping.Role and mechanism of Wnt5a regulating proliferation and epithelial mesenchymal transition in A549 spheres[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(18):1890-1894.
Hu Xinchun,Xu Jianjun,Yu Dongliang,Peng Jinhua,Wei Yiping.Role and mechanism of Wnt5a regulating proliferation and epithelial mesenchymal transition in A549 spheres[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(18):1890-1894.DOI:
Role and mechanism of Wnt5a regulating proliferation and epithelial mesenchymal transition in A549 spheres
Objective To deternine the role and mechanism of Wnt5a regulating the proliferation and epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) in lung cancer A549 spheres. Methods A549 spheres were cultured in serum-free medium for 2 weeks. CD133
+
CD44
+
rate of those cells was detected by FACS. Four experimental groups including a control group
a Wnt5a group
a p38 group and a Wnt5a+ p38 group were designed. The protein expr
ession of Wnt5a
p-p38
β-catenin
vimentin and E-cadherin among the 4 groups was detected by Western blotting. The cell inhibitory rate and tumorigenicity were detected after Wnt5a shRNA lentivirus transfection of A549 spheres. Results CD133
+
CD44
+
rate was 60.5% in A549 spheres and 1.65% in A549 cells. Wnt5a protein expression was significantly lower in the Wnt5a and Wnt5a+ p38 groups than in the control group (P0.05). Compared to the control group
the protein expression of p-p38
β-catenin and vimentin was obviously lower but that of E-cadherin was higher in the Wnt5a
p38 and Wnt5a+ p38 groups (P0.05). The cell inhibitory rate was significantly higher and tumor size in node mice was remarkably smaller at 12
24 and 48 h after Wnt5a shRNA lentivirus transfection (P0.05). Conclusion Wnt5a expression down-regulation inhibits the proliferation and EMT of A549 spheres
and Wnt5a might be a novel target for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.