Hepatocarcinoma specific IL-1β anti sense RNA inhibits implanted hepatocarcinoma in mice
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Objective :To construct hepatocarcinoma specific IL1β antisense RNA expression vector and to explore its effect on the growth of implanted hepatocarcinoma H22 cells in mice and the possible mechanism. Methods: Murine IL1β antisense RNA expression vectors pafpIRES2antiIL1β1 and pafpIRES2antiIL1β2 under the regulation of minimal alphafeto protein (AFP) promoter and CMV enhancer were constructed, and further verified by PCR, restriction endonuclease analysis and DNA sequencing. H22 cells transfected with pafpIRES2antiIL1β 1 or pafpIRES2antiIL1β 2 were divided into 3 groups: H22/mock, H22/antiIL1β1 and H22/antiIL1β2 group. Expression of IL1β was detected by RTPCR. Transfected H22 cells were subcutaneously injected into mice to establish tumor implanted mouse model. Tumor volume was measured; the cytotocixity of spleen NK against H22 cells was detected by MTT. Results: Hepatocarcinoma specific IL1β antisense RNA expression vectors pafpIRES2antiIL1β1 and pafpIRES2antiIL1β2 were successfully constructed and were verified by PCR, restriction endonuclease analysis and DNA sequencing. IL1β expression in H22 cells was downregulated after transfected with IL1β antisense RNA expression vectors, especially with the pafpIRES2antiIL1β2 vector. Hepatocarcinoma cells implanted mouse model was successfully established. Tumor volume and growth of tumor in H22/antiIL1β2 mice was obviously smaller than that in H22/mock mice, and the cytotocixity of spleen NK against H22 cells in H22/antiIL1β1 and H22/antiIL1β2 mice was also greatly enhanced. Conclusion: Hepatocarcinoma specific IL1β antisense RNA expression vector pafpIRES2antiIL1β was successfully constructed. It effectively inhibits the growth of implanted hepatocarcinoma in mice probably through specifically blocking expression of IL1β and increasing cytotocixity of spleen NK.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30772497); the “1021” Engineering Foundation of Shandong Public Health System; the Major Science and Technology Project of the Ministry of Education of China (No.205090); the Science and T