目的评价芬太尼对裸鼠人胃癌皮下瘤血管内皮生长因子A(VEGF—A)和基质金属蛋白酶9(MMP.9)表达的影响。方法SPF级雄性BALB/C裸鼠30只,4~5周龄,体重15~20g,建立裸鼠人胃癌MGC-803细胞皮下瘤模型,采用随机数字表法将其分为6组(n=5):对照组(c组)、生理盐水组(Ns组)和芬太尼0.05、0.10、0.20、0.40 mg/kg组(F1组、F2组、F3组和F4组)。F1组、F2组、F3组和F4组分别腹腔注射相应剂量芬太尼,1次/d,连续14d;NS组给予等容量生理盐水1.5ml/kg。停止给药后1d处死裸鼠,取肿瘤组织,透射电子显微镜观察皮下瘤的超微结构,采用免疫组织化学染色法和Western blot法测定VEGF—A和MMP-9的表达,采用RT—PCR法测定VEGF.A和MMP-9的mRNA表达。结果c组和NS组皮下瘤组织细胞形态结构未见异常,F1组、F2组、F3组和F4组皮下瘤组织细胞呈现核肿胀、染色质边集、核碎裂甚至出现凋亡小体。与C组比较,F1组、F2组、F3组和F4组皮下瘤组织VEGF—A和MMP-9及其mRNA表达下调(P〈0.05),NS组各指标比较差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05);F1组、F2组、F3组和F4组间皮下瘤组织VEGF—A和MMP-9及其mRNA表达比较差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05)。结论芬太尼抑制裸鼠人胃癌皮下瘤生长和转移的机制与下调VEGF—A和MMP-9的表达有关。
Objective To evaluate the effect of fentanyl on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and matrix metallopeptidase-9 (MMP-9) in the subcutaneous tumor of human gastric cancer in nude mice. Methods Thirty SPF male BALB/C nude mice, aged 4-5 weeks, weighing 15-20 g, in which the model of subcutaneous tumor of human gastric cancer cell line MGC-803 was estab- lished, were randomly divided into 6 groups (n= 5 each) using a random number table: control group (C group), normal saline group (NS group) and fentanyl 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.40 mg/kg groups (FI_4 groups). The mice in group C received no treatment. Fentanyl 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.40 mg/kg were in- traperitoneally injected once a day for 14 consecutive days in Fl_4 groups, respectively, while the equal vol- ume of normal saline 1.5 ml/kg was given instead of fentanyl in group NS. The nude mice were sacrificed on 1 day after the end of administration, and the tumor tissues were obtained for examination of the ultrastruc- ture of subcutaneous tumor (with a transmission electron microscope) and for detection of the expression of VEGF-A and MMP-9 ( by immunohistochemistry and Western blot) and expression of VEGF-A and MMP-9 mRNA (by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction). Results No abnormality in the morphology of the subcutaneous tumor cells was observed in C and NS groups. The swollen nucleus, ehromatin margination, nuclear fragmentation and apoptotic bodies were found in the subcutaneous tumor cells in F~_4 groups. Compared with group C, the expression of VEGF-A and MMP~9 protein and mRNA was sig- nificantly down-regulated in F~_4 groups (P〈0.05) , and no significant change was found in each parameter mentioned above in group NS (P〉0.05). There was no significant difference in the expression of VEGF-A and MMP-9 protein and mRNA among FI_4 groups (P〉0.05). Conclusion The mechanism by which fent- anyl inhibits the growth and metastasis of subcutaneous tumor cells