Ying Hang1, Yong-Chen Zheng, Yan Cao, Qing-Shan Li, Yu-Jie Sui. 1. Central Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 18 Zi Qiang Street, Chuangchun 130041, Jilin Province, China. angelah622000@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract
AIM: To investigate the tumor-suppressive effect of the phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome (PTEN) in human gastric cancer cells that were wild type for PTEN. METHODS: Adenoviruses expressing PTEN or luciferase as a control were introduced into gastric cancer cells. The effect of exogenous PTEN gene on the growth and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells that are wtPTEN were examined in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: Adenovirus-mediated transfer of PTEN (Ad-PTEN) suppressed cell growth and induced apoptosis significantly in gastric cancer cells (MGC-803, SGC-7901) carrying wtPTEN in comparison with that in normal gastric epithelial cells (GES-1) carrying wtPTEN. This suppression was induced through downregulation of the Akt/PKB pathway, dephosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase and cell-cycle arrest at the G2/M phase but not at the G1 phase. Furthermore, treatment of human gastric tumor xenografts (MGC-803, SGC-7901) with Ad-PTEN resulted in a significant (P<0.01) suppression of tumor growth. CONCLUSION: These results indicate a significant tumor-suppressive effect of Ad-PTEN against human gastric cancer cells. Thus, Ad-PTEN may be used as a potential therapeutic strategy for treatment of gastric cancers.
AIM: To investigate the tumor-suppressive effect of the phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome (PTEN) in humangastric cancer cells that were wild type for PTEN. METHODS: Adenoviruses expressing PTEN or luciferase as a control were introduced into gastric cancer cells. The effect of exogenous PTEN gene on the growth and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells that are wtPTEN were examined in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: Adenovirus-mediated transfer of PTEN (Ad-PTEN) suppressed cell growth and induced apoptosis significantly in gastric cancer cells (MGC-803, SGC-7901) carrying wtPTEN in comparison with that in normal gastric epithelial cells (GES-1) carrying wtPTEN. This suppression was induced through downregulation of the Akt/PKB pathway, dephosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase and cell-cycle arrest at the G2/M phase but not at the G1 phase. Furthermore, treatment of humangastric tumor xenografts (MGC-803, SGC-7901) with Ad-PTEN resulted in a significant (P<0.01) suppression of tumor growth. CONCLUSION: These results indicate a significant tumor-suppressive effect of Ad-PTEN against humangastric cancer cells. Thus, Ad-PTEN may be used as a potential therapeutic strategy for treatment of gastric cancers.
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