目的:获得稳定的非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)放射抗拒细胞系,明确常规分割和大分割放疗后肿瘤基因表达改变。方法:采用A549细胞系,6MV X线常规照射(2 Gy×17 f)和大分割照射(4 Gy×7 f),克隆形成实验和γ-H2AX免疫荧光染色结合共聚焦显微镜验证细胞的放射抗拒特性。提取mRNA,全基因组表达谱芯片检测差异基因表达,分析2倍以上改变的基因(P〈0.05),同时对芯片结果行Pathway分析(Q〈0.05)。结果:获得了2株放疗抗拒细胞系A549R2Gy-R和A549R4Gy-R。表达谱芯片显示,A549与A549R2Gy-R相比,差异表达基因为1701个(357个上调,1344个下调);A549与A549R4Gy-R相比,944个基因上调,2602个基因下调。A549R2Gy-R与A549R4Gy-R相比,318个基因上调,699个基因下调。常规分割照射与大分割照射的pathway显著性富集分析显示,PI3K和Erb B通路等多条信号通路激酶出现显著性差异。结论:多种基因和信号通路参与了NSCLC常规分割和大分割放疗抗拒过程,进一步研究能明确NSCLC放射抗拒机制和为放疗增敏药物开发提供新靶点。
Objective:To obtain stable radioresistant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines and identify the genetic pattern of conventional fractioned and hypofractionated radiotherapy. Methods:A549 NSCLC cells were treated with 6 MV of x-rays through conventional fractionated (2 Gy, 17 f) and hypofractionated irradiation (4 Gy, 7 f) to establish a radiation resistance cell model. Tumor cell radioresistance was determined using a clonogenic assay andγ-H2AX immunofluorescence staining combined with confocal microscopy. After extracting total mRNA from the cells, a whole genome expression microarray was applied to detect differential gene expression. The genes with at least a twofold increase in expression (P〈0.05) were analyzed, and the pathway (Q〈0.05) methods were used to further analyze the chip results. Results:After irradiating the A549 cells, two radioresistant cell lines were obtained, namely, the A549R2Gy-R and the A549R4Gy-R cell lines. The A549R2Gy-R cell line was radioresistant to the conventional fractionated irradiation, whereas the A549R4Gy-R cell line was ra-dioresistant to hypofractionated irradiation. Microarray analysis showed that the A549R2Gy-R cells exhibited 1 701 differentially expressed genes (357 upregulated, 1 344 downregulated) compared with the parental A549 cell. By contrast, the hypofractionated irradiation-resistant A549R4Gy-R cells had 944 upregulated genes and 2 602 downregulated genes compared with the A549 cells. The A549R2Gy-R cells exhibited 318 upregulated genes and 699 downregulated genes compared with the A549R4Gy-R cells. Several signaling pathways were implicated in radioresistance when conventional fractionated radiotherapy was compared with hypofractionated irradiation radiotherapy using path way-significant enrichment analysis, especially the PI3K and Erb B channel signaling pathway kinase. Conclusion:Multiple genes and signaling pathways are involved in the development of radiation resistance in NSCLC. The underlined radioresistance me