Influence of smoothened siRNA on human esophageal cancer cell line EC9706 proliferation and apoptosis.

Apply siRNA technology to take Smoothened (Smo) genetic locus, the possibility of Hhsignaling pathway, and also inhibits esophageal squamous carcinoma cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. Utilizing SmosiRNA transfected esophageal squamous carcinoma EC9706 cells, adopting RT-PCR and Western blot technology to detect Smo, Gli1 mRNA and protein expression in each group of cells, employing MTT and FCM to detect the influence of SmosiRNA on cell proliferation and apoptosis. Compared with each control group, after transfected SmosiRNA transfected cell for 24h, 48 h and 72 h, SmosiRNA and Gli1 mRNA expression was evenly reduced obviously, Smo and Gli1 protein expression level was also reduced clearly. SmosiRNA could inhabit cell proliferation, and even promote cell apoptosis. Smo gene played a role in regulating and controlling esophageal squamous carcinoma cell proliferation and apoptosis and Smo was likely to be an effective target spot for tumor gene therapy.