中国组织工程研究 ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (25): 4001-4006.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0930

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Wnt/β-catenin信号通路在卵巢癌干细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭中的作用

姚 彬,张庆华   

  1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属武汉中心医院,湖北省武汉市 430000
  • 修回日期:2018-03-20 出版日期:2018-09-08 发布日期:2018-09-08
  • 作者简介:姚彬,女,1983年生,汉族,湖北省枣阳市人,2006年华中科技大学同济医学院毕业,主治医师,主要从事妇科方面的研究。

Effects of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway on the proliferation, migration and invasion of ovarian cancer stem cells

Yao Bin, Zhang Qing-hua   

  1. The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, Hubei Province, China
  • Revised:2018-03-20 Online:2018-09-08 Published:2018-09-08
  • About author:Yao Bin, Attending physician, the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, Hubei Province, China

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文题释义:
Wnt信号通路:
在物种进化过程中高度保守,包括Wnt基因家族与Wnt受体等,目前已发现的主要Wnt信号通路包括经典的Wnt/β-catenin信号通路、Wnt/PCP信号通路及Wnt/Ca2+信号通路3条,研究较多且作用最关键的为经典Wnt/β-catenin信号通路。在正常干细胞中,Wnt/β-catenin信号通路参与调控细胞的增殖、自我更新、迁移与凋亡。在肿瘤干细胞中,Wnt/β-catenin信号通路同样也发挥着重要作用。
上皮间质转化:在肿瘤原发灶中,多数肿瘤实质细胞表现为明显的上皮表型,但是若要侵袭转移到其他器官,就必须向间质表型转化,而参与这项转化的生物学行为就是上皮间质转化。发生上皮间质转化的细胞会发生形态变化(由单层细胞转变为有突起的梭形细胞)、分子表达变化(上皮表型分子表达下调,间质表型分子表达上调)、生物学改变等。

 

摘要
背景:
在肿瘤细胞中,β-catenin降解障碍导致胞浆内游离的β-catenin聚集并与TCF/LEF结合进入细胞核内,启动下游基因转录,诱发Wnt/β-catenin信号通路异常改变。因此,研究β-catenin与卵巢癌干细胞的关系,可为特异性抑制卵巢癌干细胞提供新的思路。
目的:观察β-catenin基因沉默后卵巢癌干细胞增殖、迁移与侵袭能力的变化。
方法:采用免疫磁珠法从人卵巢癌细胞A2780中分离CD133阳性卵巢癌干细胞。选取70%-80%融合的CD133阳性细胞,分别转染慢病毒pLKO.1-shRNA-β-catenin(实验组)与pLKO.1-shRNA-ctrl(对照组)质粒,转染后72 h,采用Western blot检测两组细胞β-catenin、上皮表型分子E-cadherin和间质表型分子Vimentin的表达,MTT法检测两组细胞增殖活性,Transwell小室实验检测两组细胞迁移与侵袭能力。
结果与结论:①转染后72 h,实验组细胞β-catenin蛋白明显低于对照组(P < 0.05);②实验组培养2,3 d的细胞增殖能力低于对照组(P < 0.05);③转染后72 h,实验组细胞迁移能力、侵袭能力明显低于对照组(P < 0.05);④转染后72 h,实验组上皮表型分子E-cadherin蛋白表达高于对照组(P < 0.05),间质表型分子Vimentin蛋白表达低于对照组(P < 0.05);⑤结果表明,Wnt/β-catenin信号通路参与了卵巢癌干细胞的迁移与侵袭,沉默β-catenin基因表达可抑制卵巢癌干细胞的增殖、迁移及侵袭能力。

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程
ORCID: 0000-0003-4453-2220(姚彬)

关键词: 卵巢癌干细胞, Wnt/β-catenin信号通路, 细胞增殖, 细胞迁移, 细胞侵袭, 干细胞

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Inability of degradation makes free cytosolic β-catenin in tumor cells aggregate and bind to TCF/LEF into the nuclei, which initiates transcription of downstream genes, and eventually induces abnormal changes in Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways. Therefore, investigations on the relationship between β-catenin and ovarian cancer stem cells can provide a new insight into the specific inhibition of ovarian cancer stem cells.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the proliferation, migration and invasion abilities of ovarian cancer stem cells after β-catenin gene silencing.
METHODS: CD133 positive tumor stem cells were isolated from human ovarian cancer cell line A2780 by immunomagnetic beads. CD133 positive cells with 70%-80% confluence were selected and transfected with pLKO.1-shRNA-β-catenin (experimental group) and pLKO.1-shRNA-ctrln (control group), respectively. The expression of β-catenin, E-cadherin and Vimentin were detected by western blot at 72 hours after transfection. Cell proliferation was detected by MTT, and cell migration and invasion ability was detected by Transwell chamber assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The expression of β-catenin protein in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group at 72 hours after transfection (P < 0.05). (2) With the extension of culture time, the proliferation ability of the two groups increased gradually, but the cell proliferation ability of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group at 2 and 3 days after transfection (P < 0.05). (3) After 72 hours of transfection, the cell migration and invasion abilities of the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). (4) At 72 hours after transfection, the expression of E-cadherin protein in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05), and the expression of Vimentin protein was lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). To conclude, the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is involved in the migration and invasion of ovarian cancer stem cells. β-catenin silencing can inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of ovarian cancer stem cells.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Ovarian Neoplasms, Neoplastic Stem Cells, beta Catenin, Gene Silencing, Tissue Engineering

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