目的观察体外培养的肿瘤细胞对巨噬细胞炎症因子--肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)的诱导作用;初步探索羧胺三唑(CAI)对肿瘤诱导的巨噬细胞中 TNF-α释放的影响。方法利用 transwell 装置,建立 Lewis 肺癌细胞(LLC)与 RAW264.7巨噬细胞共培养体系,采用荧光定量 PCR方法和 ELISA 方法分别分析 RAW264.7中 TNF-α的表达和释放;用 LLC 条件培养基(LCM)诱导 RAW264.7,同时给予 CAI 处理,采用 CCK-8方法分析 LCM 和 CAI对 RAW264.7活力的影响,采用 ELISA 方法分析 CAI 对诱导后的 RAW264.7中 TNF-α释放的影响。 结果与 LLC 共培养24 h 可显著增加 RAW264.7中TNF-α相对表达量[单独培养 vs 共培养,(1.00±0.12)vs (2.23±0.17),P 〈0.01]和释放[单独培养 vs 共培养,(65.21±12.76)vs (143.92±19.22)pg/ml,P〈0.05];LCM 和 CAI 在1 h 和4 h 对 RAW264.7活力没有影响,CAI 可以显著抑制 LCM 对 RAW264.7中 TNF-α释放的诱导(4 h,P〈0.01)。 结论 LLC 肿瘤微环境可以诱导 RAW264.7中 TNF-α的表达增加;CAI 对这种诱导的抑制使其在肿瘤环境中表现出一定的抗炎作用,可能是其抗肿瘤作用的机制之一。
Objective To investigate the tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) expression and secretion enhancement in macrophages induced by tumor cells in vitro, as well as the inhibitory effect of carboxyamidotriazole (CAI) on TNF-α induction in tumor-educated macrophages. Methods The Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cells and RAW264.7 macrophages were co-cultured with the transwell inserts, LLC conditioned medium (LCM) was also used to induce RAW264.7 with or without CAI treatment. Real time RT-PCR and ELISA methods were applied to analyze the TNF-αexpression and secretion in RAW264.7, respectively. CCK-8 was applied to determine the effect of LLC (LCM) and CAI on the viability of RAW264.7. Results TNF-αexpression [cultured alone vs co-cultured, (1.00 ± 0.12) vs (2.23 ± 0.17), P〈0.01] and secretion [cultured alone vs co-cultured, (65.21 ± 12.76) vs (143.92 ± 19.22) pg/ml, P〈0.05] were greatly increased in RAW264.7 after being co-cultured with LLC for 24 hours. LCM and CAI did not influence the viability of RAW264.7 at 1 hour and 4 hour, while CAI inhibited TNF-αsecretion in RAW264.7 induced by LCM (4 h, P〈0.01). Conclusion LLC tumor environment can greatly enhance the TNF-α expression in RAW264.7. CAI inhibits this induction significantly and shows anti-inflammation activity in tumor environment, which may contribute to its anti-cancer effects.