Effect of N-cadherin knock-down on tumor formation of EC9706 cells in nude mice |
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| Authors: | LI Ke LIU Ying LIU Wen-jing HOU Xin-fang HE Su-ying WANG Ju-feng |
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| Institution: | Department of Oncology, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China |
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| Abstract: | AIM: To explore the effect of N-cadherin knock-down on the biological behavior of EC9706 cells in vivo.METHODS: The control vector pEGFP-MSCVneo and recombinant retroviral vector pMSCVneo/N-cadherin plasmids were transfected into esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) cell line EC9706 according to the manufacturer's instructions. Stable EC9706 cell clones were selected using selection medium containing G418. Untreated EC9706 cells, control vector-transfected EC9706 cells and N-cadherin RNAi-transfected EC9706 cells were inoculated subcutaneously into the right flank of BALB/c mice (5 for each group), respectively. When tumors became palpable, the diameters of the tumors were measured with a caliper each week after subcutaneous implantation, and the volume (mm3) and weight (g) of the tumors were also calculated. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting were employed to examine the expression levels of E-cadherin, N-cadherin and MMP-9 in the tumor tissues. The cell apoptosis was analyzed by TUNEL method.RESULTS: Compared with untreated group and control vector group, there was an obvious decrease in the volumes and weights of the tumors in N-cadherin RNAi group (P<0.05). No difference of E-cadherin expression in the 3 groups was observed. However, the expression of N-cadherin and MMP-9 in N-cadherin RNAi group was apparently reduced, and the positive number of cell apoptosis was obviously increased in N-cadherin RNAi group (106.81±6.47) as compared with that in untreated group (51.55±4.68) and control vector group (54.17±5.26). CONCLUSION: N-cadherin knock-down inhibits the tumor formation of EC9706 cells in nude mice by decreasing MMP-9 expression, resulting in less degradation of ECM and less aggression of the cancer cells. N-cadherin is an important factor in the progression and metastasis of ESCC,and may serve as a potential molecular target for biotherapy of ESCC. |
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| Keywords: | Esophageal neoplasms RNA interference N-cadherin Neoplasm invasiveness |
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