PMID: 16638299Apr 28, 2006Paper

The effect of siRNA-Her2/neu on the drug sensitivity of Her2/neu-overexpressing lung adenocarcinoma cell line

Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases
Shu-hua RenWei Zhang

Abstract

To explore the effect of synthesized siRNA targeting Her2/neu oncogene on the drug sensitivity of Her2/neu-overexpressing lung adenocarcinoma cell line. The experiments consisted of four groups including an untreated control group, an empty vector group, an unrelated siRNA group, and a Her2/neu siRNA group. Every experiment was repeated five times. Lung adenocarcinoma cell line Calu-3 was transfected with siRNAs formulated LipofectAMINE 2000, and Her2/neu protein and P-gp of each group were determined by flow cytometry (FCM). The chemosensitivity of transfected cells to cisplatin (DDP) was measured by MTT. Cell apoptosis detection kit (Annexin V method) was used to examine the drug induced apoptosis rate. The Her2/neu protein and P-gp positive expression rate in the Her2/neu siRNA group, the untreated control group, the empty vector group and the unrelated siRNA group were [(25.04 +/- 1.56)%, (4.24 +/- 1.01)%], [(98.24 +/- 2.23)%, (5.11 +/- 2.98)%], [(95.67 +/- 1.98)%, (6.98 +/- 2.47)%] or [(94.79 +/- 0.87)%, (5.59 +/- 3.66)%], respectively. Introduction of the sequence specific siRNA into Her2/neu positive Calu-3 cells in vitro greatly reduced the cell surface expression of the Her2/neu protein, but had no effect on P-gp level...Continue Reading

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