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ABSTRACT: c-FLIP can be considered as a tumor-progression factor in regard to its anti-apoptotic functions. In the present study, we intended to investigate the expression of c-FLIP in human HCC tissues, and its relation with drug-induced cell apoptosis through the specific inhibition of c-FLIP expression by siRNA in 7721 cells.
c-FLIP expression was quantified immunohistochemically in HCC tissues(eighty-six cases), and corresponding noncancerous tissues (fifty-seven cases). Patients with HCC were followed up for cancer recurrence. Then, the c-FLIP gene was silenced with specific siRNA in 7721 HCC cells. c-FLIP expression was detected by RT-PCR, Western Blot and immunocytochemical staining. The cellular viability and cell apoptosis were assayed in vitro with cells treated with doxorubicin.
Positive immunostaining was detected for c-FLIP in 83.72% (72/86) human HCC tissues, 14.81% (4/27) hepatic cirrhosis, 11.11% (2/18) hepatic hemangioma tissues, and absent in normal hepatic tissues. The overexpression(more than 50%) of c-FLIP in HCC adversely affected the recurrence-free survival. Through c-FLIP gene silencing with siRNA, the expressions of c-FLIP mRNA and protein were remarkably down-regulated in 7721 HCC cells. And doxorubicin showed apparent inhibition on cell proliferations, and induced more apoptosis.
These results indicate that c-FLIP is frequently expressed in human HCCs, and its overexpression implied a lesser probability of recurrence-free survival. The specific silencing of c-FLIP gene can apparently up-regulate drug-induced HCC cell apoptosis, and may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of human HCC.
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 03/2009; 28:24. · 2.15 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Chemotherapy is the standard treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer; however, it has been difficult to predict chemotherapy response. In the current study, we attempted to develop a prediction model for individual response to doxorubicin chemotherapy in gastric cancer patients based on the hypothesis that expression analysis of a set of key drug sensitivity genes for doxorubicin could allow us to predict therapeutic response. From literature and our previous microarray data, the genes correlative in the expression levels with doxorubicin response were chosen. We selected seven reliable prediction markers for doxorubicin from 90 candidate sequences. Using expression data of genes quantified by real-time reverse transcription-PCR in 20 specimens, we fixed a linear model by multiple regressions, which converted the quantified expression data into a calculated inhibition rate of doxorubicin. Using the same set of genes, we then validated the formula in an independent set of 19 specimens. Our results suggest that the response of gastric cancer to doxorubicin can be predicted by expression patterns in this set of genes. The response prediction model will be of practical use to evaluate patient before chemotherapy.
Oncology Reports 11/2008; 20(4):963-9. · 1.84 Impact Factor
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Huadong Zhao,
Jian Zhang,
Jianguo Lu,
Xianli He,
Changsheng Chen,
Xiaojun Li,
Li Gong,
Guoqiang Bao,
Qiang Fu,
Suning Chen,
Wei Lin,
Hai Shi,
Jianjun Ma,
Xinping Liu, Qingjiu Ma,
Libo Yao
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ABSTRACT: NDRG2 (N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2) was initially cloned in our laboratory. Previous results have shown that NDRG2 expressed differentially in normal and cancer tissues. Specifically, NDRG2 mRNA was down-regulated or undetectable in several human cancers, and over-expression of NDRG2 inhibited the proliferation of cancer cells. NDRG2 also exerts important functions in cell differentiation and tumor suppression. However, it remains unclear whether NDRG2 participates in carcinogenesis of the thyroid.
In this study, we investigated the expression profile of human NDRG2 in thyroid adenomas and carcinomas, by examining tissues from individuals with thyroid adenomas (n = 40) and carcinomas (n = 35), along with corresponding normal tissues. Immunohistochemistry, quantitative RT-PCR and western blot methods were utilized to determine both the protein and mRNA expression status of Ndrg2 and c-Myc.
The immunostaining analysis revealed a decrease of Ndrg2 expression in thyroid carcinomas. When comparing adenomas or carcinomas with adjacent normal tissue from the same individual, the mRNA expression level of NDRG2 was significantly decreased in thyroid carcinoma tissues, while there was little difference in adenoma tissues. This differential expression was confirmed at the protein level by western blotting. However, there were no significant correlations of NDRG2 expression with gender, age, different histotypes of thyroid cancers or distant metastases.
Our data indicates that NDRG2 may participate in thyroid carcinogenesis. This finding provides novel insight into the important role of NDRG2 in the development of thyroid carcinomas. Future studies are needed to address whether the down-regulation of NDRG2 is a cause or a consequence of the progression from a normal thyroid to a carcinoma.
BMC Cancer 11/2008; 8:303. · 3.01 Impact Factor
