Ou XL, Yan F, Guan YY, Sun WH, Yang L, Chen GS, Chan SM, Chen BA. Effect of angiopoietin-1 on expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in human gastric cancer cells.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2008;
16:3605-3609. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v16.i32.3605]
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Abstract
AIM: To explore the possible mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) on apoptosis of human gastric cancer cells MGC-803.
METHODS: The human gastric cancer cells (MGC-803) were cultured with Ad-Ang1 and Ad-GFP at proper multiplicity of infection (MOI = 20) and the expression levels of bcl-2 mRNA, bax mRNA and Bcl-2 protein, Bax protein were determined using RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively.
RESULTS: The expression levels of Bcl-2 mRNA and its protein were higher in Ad-Ang1 transfected group than in Ad-GFP transfected group and control group (0.609 ± 0.01 vs 0.462 ± 0.02, 0.609 ± 0.01 vs 0.475 ± 0.02, both P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between Ad-GFP group and control group. However, compared with the other groups, the expression level of Bax mRNA and its protein in the MGC-803 cells treated with Ad-Ang1 were significantly down-regulated (0.313 ± 0.04vs 0.413 ± 0.02, 0.313 ± 0.04 vs 0.407 ± 0.03, both P < 0.05). Meanwhile, the ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax increased markedly in Ad-Ang-1 transfected group.
CONCLUSION: Ang1 gene can significantly up-regulate Bcl-2 expression and down-regulate Bax expression at both transcriptional and translational levels in vitro, which may be one of mechanisms underlying protection against serum starvation-induced apoptosis.
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