目的:分析TLR4在肝癌细胞H7402的表达水平,研究其活化对肿瘤细胞生物学功能、炎症应答以及对化疗药物治疗的影响。方法:RT-PCR方法检测肝癌细胞TLR4基因、细胞凋亡和细胞周期相关基因的表达水平。LPS作用于肝癌细胞后,利用MTT法检测细胞增殖,AnnexinV/PI双染法检测细胞凋亡,荧光定量PCR法检测肿瘤相关细胞因子的表达水平,流式细胞术检测肿瘤细胞表面淋巴细胞受体的配体及CyclinD1表达,Western blot检测Bcl-xl表达水平。结果:TLR4在人肝癌细胞系HepG2、H7402、PLC/PRF/5中都有表达,LPS能促进肝癌细胞系的增殖,抵抗顺铂的抗肿瘤作用。进一步的机制研究表明,LPS能上调肝癌细胞周期相关分子CyclinD1、凋亡相关分子Bcl-xl的表达,并下调Fas的表达、上调肿瘤相关的炎症因子的表达。结论:LPS诱导肝癌细胞H7402表达炎症因子、促进肿瘤细胞的增殖,导致肿瘤细胞对化疗药顺铂产生抵抗作用。
Objective:To analyze the expression levels of TLR4 expressed on hepatocellular carcinoma cell line H7402,and investigate the effect of LPS on the tumor characterizations,including proliferation ability,inflammatory response and sensitivity to chemotherapy.Methods:The expression of TLR4,molecules associated with apoptosis and cell cycle on hepatocellular carcinoma cells was detected by RT-PCR.The proliferation of tumor cells was detected by MTT assay.Cell apoptosis was analyzed by AnnexinV/PI assay.The expression of inflammatory factors was determined by quantitative real-time PCR.FACS was used to detect the expression of the molecules expressed on cell surface and CyclinD1.The expression of Bcl-xl was detected by Western blot.Results: TLR4 was expressed on human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2,H7402,PLC/PRF/5.LPS could promote the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and protect tumor cells from chemotherapy drug.Further investigation indicated that the molecules associated with cell cycle and apoptosis,CyclinD1 and Bcl-xl,were up-regulated,whereas Fas was down-regulated.Additionally,the inflammatory cytokines were also up-regulated by LPS.Conclusion:LPS could induce the expression of inflammatory cytokines,promote the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cell H7402 and protect tumor cells from chemotherapy drug.