目的:探讨靶向骨桥蛋白基因(osteopontin,OPN)的siRNA片段对U87胶质瘤细胞生长和侵袭力的影响及其可能的作用机制。方法:根据OPN基因序列设计并合成的siRNA片段(OPN-RNAi)转染U87细胞。MTT法检测U87细胞增殖;Western blotting检测OPN及基质金属蛋白酶(matrix metalloprotease,MMP)2、MMP9蛋白的表达;Transwell小室侵袭实验检测U87细胞的侵袭力;明胶酶谱法检测MMP2、MMP9的酶活性。结果:体外合成的OPN-RNAi能有效抑制U87细胞中OPN蛋白的表达(P〈0.05),OPN-RNAi同时还能下调MMP2、MMP9蛋白的表达(P〈0.05)及其酶活性(P〈0.01),并抑制U87细胞的增殖(P〈0.05)和侵袭力(P〈0.05)。结论:OPN-RNAi能够有效抑制U87胶质瘤细胞的生长及其侵袭力,其机制与其抑制OPN下游基因MMP2、MMP9的表达和酶活性有关。
Objective:To study the effect of siRNA targeting osteopontin(OPN-RNAi)on the proliferation and invasiveness of U87 glioma cells and the possible mechanism.Methods: OPN-RNAi was synthesized according to the gene sequence of OPN protein and was transfected into U87 cells.The proliferation of U87 cells was examined by MTT;matrix metalloprotease(MMP) 2 and MMP9 expression were detected by Western blotting assay;transwell assay and gelatin-zymogram were used to detect the invasion ability of U87 cells and gelatinase acitivity of MMP2 and MMP9,respectively.Results: Synthesized OPN-RNAi effectively inhibited the expression of OPN in U87 cells(P〈0.05).OPN-RNAi also significantly decreased the expression of MMP2 and MMP9 in U87 cells(P〈0.05) and the gelation activity of MMP2 and MMP9(P〈0.01),and inhibited the proliferation and invasivenss of U87 cells(all P〈0.05).Conclusion: Knockdown of OPN with OPN-RNAi can inhibit the proliferation and invasiveness of U87 cells,which is probably related to the decreased expression of MMP2 and MMP9 genes and their gelatinase acitivities.