目的:研究半乳凝素-9(galectin-9)对胶质瘤细胞系 U251增殖和迁移能力的影响,并探讨其作用机制。方法利用实时定量 PCR 方法检测胶质瘤细胞系中 galectin-9的表达情况;加入不同浓度(1、4、8、16μg /mL)外源galectin-9蛋白处理一定时间(12、24、36 h)后,CCK-8、Transwell 实验检测细胞增殖和迁移能力;另外,在galectin-9处理的同时加入其竞争性抑制剂乳糖,观察其对增殖、迁移作用的影响。结果4种胶质瘤细胞系均极低水平表达 galectin-9;8、16μg /mL 浓度的 galectin-9处理组的增殖率较对照组明显降低(P <0.001),随着时间延长,细胞增殖率逐渐降低(P <0.01),添加乳糖组细胞增殖率相对于未加乳糖组增高(P <0.05);外源性galectin-9刺激不同时间,穿至膜下的细胞数较对照组明显减少(P <0.01),添加乳糖组细胞数较未加乳糖组增多(P <0.05)。结论半乳凝素-9可明显抑制胶质瘤细胞的增殖,具有浓度和时间依赖性,并且能够有效抑制胶质瘤细胞的迁移。
Objective To investigate the effects of exogenous galectin-9 on the proliferation and migration of glioma cells and its potential mechanism.Methods The expression of galectin-9 in glioma cells was detected with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR).After glioma cell line U251 was treated with different concentrations of exogenous galectin-9 (1,4,8,16 μg /mL),the changes of proliferation and migration were tested with cell count kit-8 (CCK-8)and transwell chambers respectively at different time (12,24,36 h).When the competitive inhibitor lac-tose was added,the changes in proliferation and migration were detected.Results The expression of galectin-9 in 4 glioma cell lines was low or barely detected.Cells treated with 8 and 16 μg /mL galectin-9 showed decreased cell prolif-eration rates,compared with control group (P 〈0.001).With time passing by,the cell proliferation rate decreased gradually (P 〈0.01).After lactose treatment,cell proliferation rate increased (P 〈0.05).Galectin-9 treatment signif-icantly reduced the numbers of cells penetrating the micropomus membrane (P 〈0.01 ),while lactose treatment in-creased the number of cells,compared with the untreated group (P 〈0.05).Conclusion Galectin-9 effectively inhib-its proliferation of glioma cells in a time-and dose-dependent manner,and it can also inhibit the migration of glioma cells.