Effect on angiogenesis induced by ovarian cancer OVCAR-3 cells in vitro when RNA interference on expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 gene
2012
Objective To investigate expression of VEGF and the in vitro angiogenesis ability induced by ovarian cancer cells after RNA interference on expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2)gene.Methods One specific target sequence of MMP-2 and one non-specific sequence (NC group) were chosen,the DMEM as blank group.After transfection of ovarian cancer OVCAR-3 cells,mRNA and protein expression of MMP-2 and VEGF genes were examined by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis,and the angiogenesis ability was detected by in vitro angiogenic assay.Results When compared with the NC group,the mRNA expression of MMP-2 and VEGF were decreased by 78.8 % and 75.5 % (P < 0.05) in 48 h after transfected,respectively,and protein expression was decreased by 81.2 % and 78.3 % (P < 0.05) at the same time point.In vitro angiogenic assay suggested that the ability of angiogenesis was inhibited when down-regulated of MMP-2 gene (P < 0.05).Conclusion Down-regulation of MMP-2 gene in ovarian cancer cells by RNA interference could inhibit its VEGF expression and in vitro angiogenesis induced by ovarian cancer cells,which suggestes that the inhibition of MMP-2 gene has an anti-angiogenesis effect,and MMP-2 gene could be a potential target for ovarian cancer gene-therapy.
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Ovarian neoplasms; RNA interference; Matrix metalloproteinase 2; Neovascularization; Gene therapy
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