目的:探讨上调或沉默过氧化物还原酶4(peroxiredoxin 4,Prdx4)蛋白表达对人肺腺癌A549细胞增殖、凋亡和迁移的影响。方法:利用脂质体瞬时转染法将重组质粒pcDNA3.0-HA-Prdx4(以空载体pcDNA3.0-HA为对照组)和特异性针对人Prdx4基因的siRNA(Prdx4-siRNA)(以阴性对照-siRNA为对照组)分别转染A549细胞;采用实时荧光定量PCR和蛋白质印迹法分别检测Prdx4 mRNA和蛋白的表达水平;CCK-8法和免疫荧光技术分别检测A549细胞的增殖和凋亡情况;细胞划痕实验和Transwell小室法检测A549细胞迁移能力的改变。结果:转入重组质粒pcDNA3.0-HA-Prdx4的A549细胞中Prdx4 mRNA和蛋白的表达水平明显上调(P值均〈0.05),转入Prdx4-siRNA的A549细胞中Prdx4 mRNA和蛋白的表达水平明显下调(P值均〈0.05)。CCK-8检测结果显示,Prdx4过表达的A549细胞在24、48和72 h时的D450 nm值均明显高于对照组(P值均〈0.05),并且96 h时的D450 nm值(2.241±0.068和1.596±0.103)差异更加明显(P〈0.01);沉默Prdx4表达后A549细胞在48、72和96 h时的D450 nm值明显低于对照组(P值均〈0.01)。免疫荧光结果显示,Prdx4过表达的A549细胞在顺铂刺激24和48 h后凋亡细胞数与对照组相比明显减少,差异均具有统计学意义(P〈0.05和P〈0.01);沉默Prdx4表达的A549细胞在顺铂刺激24和48 h后,凋亡细胞数明显多于对照组(P〈0.05和P〈0.01)。划痕实验结果显示,Prdx4过表达A549细胞的愈合率明显高于对照组(P〈0.01);沉默Prdx4表达的A549细胞的愈合率明显低于对照组(P〈0.01)。Transwell迁移实验结果显示,Prdx4过表达的A549细胞穿过小室膜的细胞数明显多于对照组(P〈0.01);沉默Prdx4表达的A549细胞穿过小室膜的细胞数明显少于对照组(P〈0.01)。结论:Prdx4可促进A549细胞的增殖和迁移并抑制其凋亡,其有可能成为临床治疗肺腺癌的一个潜在靶点。
Objective: To investigate the effects of up-regulating or silencing peroxiredoxin 4 (Prdx4) protein expression on the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cellsMethods: The recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.0-HA-Prdx4 and specific siRNA targeting human Prdx4 gene (Prdx4-siRNA) were transfected into A549 cells by liposome, respectively; while the empty vector pcDNA3.0-HA and the negative control-siRNA were used as the controls. The expression levels of Prdx4 mRNA and protein were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The proliferation and apoptosis of A549 cells were detected by CCK-8 assay and immunofluorescence assay, respectively. The migration ability of A549 cells was detected by wound-healing test and Transwell chamber assay.Results: The expression levels of Prdx4 mRNA and protein were up-regulated in A549 cells transfected with the recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.0-HA-Prdx4 (both P 〈 0.05), while they were down-regulated in A549 cells transfected with Prdx4-siRNA (both P 〈 0.01). The proliferation ability (D4s0nm) of A549 cells with Prdx4 over-expression was higher than that in the control group at 24, 48 and 72 h (all P 〈 0.05), and the difference at 96 h was most obvious (P 〈 0.01). The Das0 nrn values of A549 cells with Prdx4 gene-silencing were decreased (all P 〈 0.01) as compared with the control group at 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. After treatment with cisplatin for 24 and 48 h, the number of apoptotic cells in Prdx4 over-expression group was significantly decreased as compared with the control group (P 〈 0.05 and P 〈 0.01), while it was significantly increased in Prdx4 gene-silencing group as compared with the control group (P 〈 0.05 and P 〈 0.01). The wound healing rate in Prdx4 over-expression group was higher than that in the control group (P 〈 0.01), while it was lower in Prdx4 gene-silencing group than that in the control group (P 〈 0.01). The number of A5