目的探讨Cullin1(Cul1)基因对乳腺癌细胞血管形成的影响及机制。方法使用阴性对照慢病毒(shCtr1)和Cull干涉慢病毒(shCul1)分别转染MDA—MB-231和BT-549细胞,并分别标记为231shCtr1组、231shCul1组和549shCtr1组、549shCul1组。体外血管生成实验观察2种乳腺癌细胞中Cul1干涉后血管生成能力的变化。Westernblot法检测Cul1、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)、缺氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)的表达。结果与shCtr1组相比,MDA-MB-231和BT-549两种细胞shCul1组形成的毛细血管数目分别减少了96.90%和95.14%;Cul1蛋白表达量分别减少了93.48%和94.85%;VEGF蛋白表达量分别减少了87.18%和93.88%;HIF-1α蛋白表达量分别减少了88.05%和92.25%。结论在乳腺癌细胞中干涉Cul1基因能够下调VEGF和HIF-1α的表达并抑制乳腺癌细胞血管生成。
Objective To investigate the role of Cul1in1 ( Cul1 ) gene in the angiogenesisof human breast cancer cell. MethodsThe negative control lentivirus( shCtrl ) and Cul1 interfering lentivirus (shCul1) weretransfected into MDA -MB-231 and BT- 549 breast cancer celllines which were separateiynamed after 231 -shCtrl group, 231 -shCul1 group, 549 - shCtrl group and 549 - shCul1 group. The angiogenesis ability of two breast cancer cell lines with Cul1 in- terfered were examined by in vitro angiogenesis experiment. The expressions of Cul1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF- 1α) were detected by using Western blot test in both breast cancer cells after silencing Cul1. Results Compared with the shCtrl groups, the numberof capillaries were decreased by 96.90% and 95.14% in231 -shCul1 group and 549 -shCul1group. The Cul1 protein level were significantly decreased by 93. 48% and 94.85% , the VEGF expression were suppressed by 87.18% and 93.88% and the HIF - 1α expression were decreased by 88.05% and 92.25% in 231 - shCul1 group and 549 - shCul1 group after Cul1 interfered. Conclusion Si- lencing Cul1 could downregulate VEGF and HIF - 1α expression to inhibit the angiogenesis ability in human breast canc- er.