目的:探讨肝星状细胞条件培养基(hepatic stellate cell conditioned medium,HSC—CM)对人肝癌PLC/PRF/5细胞耐药性的影响及其可能的机制。方法:用无血清RPMI1640培养肝星状细胞LX-2,使其在缺营养的环境下活化,收集其条件培养上清即为HSC—CM。PLC/PRF/5细胞在HSC—CM条件下培养24h后,顺铂处理12h或24h,采用流式细胞术检测PLC/PRF/5细胞的凋亡情况,MTF法检测PLC/PRF/5细胞的增殖,real—timePCR检测PLC/PRF/5细胞上皮间质转化(epithelialmesenchymaltransition,EMT)相关基因的表达水平。结果:顺铂组12和24h两个时间点PLC/PRF/5细胞的凋亡率为(22.344±1.12)%和(26.784±1.56)%;HSC—CM+顺铂组细胞的凋亡率为(17.224±1.42)%和(21.52±1.76)%,顺铂组细胞凋亡率显著高于HSC—CM+顺铂组(P〈0.05)。同在这两个时间点,顺铂组和HSC-CM+顺铂组PLC/PRF/5细胞的增殖活性分别为(68.65±2.56)%和(79.474±1.43)%,(46.54±3.65)%和(62.774-2.89)%,HSC-CM+顺铂组细胞增殖活性均高于顺铂组(P〈0.05)。Real—timePCR结果显示,与顺铂组相比较,HSC—CM+顺铂组PLC/PRF/5细胞中上皮标记物钙黏蛋白(E—cadherin)的表达下降(P〈0.05),而间质细胞标记物神经黏附素(N—cadherin)、波形蛋白(vimentin)以及EMT相关转录因子Snail和ZEBl的表达显著上调(P〈0.01)。结论:HSC—CM可能通过诱导PLC/PRF/5细胞发生EMT,从而增强PLC/PRF/5细胞对顺铂的抵抗作用。
Objective: To explore the effect of the hepatic stellate cell condition medium (HSC-CM) on chemo- resistance of human hepatoeellular carcinoma PLC/PRF/5 cells and its possible mechanism. Methods: Hepatic stellate cell line LX-2 was incubated and activated in serum-free RPMI 1640 medium, and then this condition medium was collect- ed, named HSC-CM. PLC/PRF/5 cells were incubated in HSC-CM for 24 h. After the treatment of cisplatin for 12 or 24 h, the apoptosis of PLC/PRF/5 cells was identified by flow cytometry, the cell proliferation of PLC/PRF/5 ceils was detected by MTT assay, and the expression of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) associated genes in PLC/PRF/5 cells was detected by real-time PCR. Results: The apoptosis rates of PLC/PRF/5 cells in the cisplatin group were (22.34±1.12)% and (26.78 ± 1.56)%; those in the HSC-CM + cisplatin group were (17.22 ± 1.42)% and (21.52 ± 1.76)% at 12 and 24 h time points, which showed that the apoptosis rates of the cisplatin group were higher than of the HSC-CM + cisplatin group ( P 〈 O. 05 ). The proliferation of PLC/PRF/5 cells in the cisplatin group and HSC-CM + cisplatin group at these two time points were (68.65 ± 2.56 ) % and (79.47 ± 1.43 ) %, (46.54 ± 3.65 ) % and ( 62.77 ± 2. 89) % respeetively, showing a stronger proliferation aetivity of PLC/PRF/5 eells from the HSC-CM + eispla- tin group. Real-time PCR results indicated that compared with the eisplatin group, the expression of epithelial marker E- eadherin in PLC/PRF/5 cells from the HSC-CM + eisplatin group was decreased ( P 〈 0.05 ) , and the mesenehymal mark- ers (N-eadherin, vimentin) and EMT-assoeiated transeription factor (Snail, ZEB1 ) expressions were siguifieantly up- regulated (P 〈0.01 ). Conclusion: HSC-CM may promote the rehemo-resistanee of PLC/PRF/5 ceils through inducing EMT of PLC/PRF/5 cells.