目的 :探索微RNA-21(micro RNA-21,mi R-21)以及与Bcl-2相互作用的细胞死亡调节子(Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death,BIM)蛋白在人肺腺癌细胞发生表皮生长因子受体(epidermal growth factor receptor,EGFR)-酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(tyrosine kinase inhibitors,TKIs)获得性耐药过程中的作用及调控关系。方法 :将重组质粒pc DNA3.1-BIM和空质粒pc DNA3.1分别瞬时转染至吉非替尼耐药的肺腺癌细胞株PC9R中,采用实时荧光定量PCR法检测各组细胞中mi R-21的表达水平,细胞计数试剂盒-8(cell counting kit-8,CCK-8)法检测PC9R细胞对吉非替尼的敏感性变化。同时,采用慢病毒感染的方法干扰PC9R细胞株中mi R-21的表达,然后采用实时荧光定量PCR法和蛋白质印迹法检测细胞中BIM基因的表达水平,CCK-8法检测PC9R细胞对吉非替尼的敏感性变化。另外,在干扰mi R-21表达的PC9R细胞中转染pc DNA3.1-BIM重组质粒,然后采用CCK-8法检测PC9R细胞对吉非替尼的敏感性变化。结果 :重组质粒pc DNA3.1-BIM转染后,PC9R细胞中BIM的表达水平明显提高(P〈0.01),mi R-21的表达水平也相应升高(P〈0.01)。慢病毒干扰mi R-21表达后,PC9R细胞中mi R-21的表达水平明显降低(P〈0.05),BIM的表达水平也相应降低(P〈0.05)。下调mi R-21水平和上调BIM表达均能提高PC9R细胞对吉非替尼的敏感性(P值均〈0.05),而在下调mi R-21表达的同时上调BIM表达,更加提高了细胞对吉非替尼的敏感性(P〈0.05)。结论 :mi R-21和BIM基因在逆转吉非替尼耐药过程中可能起关键作用,并且二者存在相互拮抗的作用。
Objective: To investigate the effect and interaction of micro RNA-21(miR-21) and Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death(BIM) on acquired drug resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs) in human lung adenocarcinoma cells.Methods: The empty plasmid pc DNA3.1 and recombinant plasmid pc DNA3.1-BIM were transiently transfected into gefitinib-resistant human lung adenocarcinoma PC9R cells, respectively, then the expression of miR-21 was determined by real-time fluorescent quantitative-PCR(RFQ-PCR), and the proliferation of PC9R cells treated with gefitinib was detected by cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) assay. Meanwhile, the expression of miR-21 in PC9R cells was interfered by lentivirus infection method, then BIM expression and cell proliferation were detected by RFQ-PCR, Western blotting and CCK-8 assay, respectively. In addition, PC9R cells were transfected with recombinant plasmid pc DNA3.1-BIM and infected with lentivirus of miR-21 interference, then the sensitivity of PC9R cells to gefitinib was detected by CCK-8 assay.Results: After transfection with pc DNA3.1-BIM plasmids, the expression levels of BIM and miR-21 in PC9R cells were increased(P 〈 0.01). After infection of miR-21 expression interference lentivirus, the expression level of miR-21 and BIM in PC9R cells were downregulated(both P 〈 0.05). Both knockdown of miR-21 and over-expression of BIM could improve the sensitivity of PC9R cells to gefitinib(both P 〈 0.05). Moreover, miR-21 knockdown combined with BIM over-expression could further improve the sensitivity of PC9R cells to gefitinib as compared with only miR-21 knockdown group(P 〈 0.05).Conclusion: MiR-21 and BIM may play key roles in the reversal of gefitinib-resistance to EGFR-TKIs, and they have a mutually antagonistic effect.