Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effects of the Twist gene on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasive capability of colon cancer SW480 cells.
Methods SE480 cells were transfected with highly expressed Twist plasmid. MTT was used to monitor cell proliferation, wound-healing assay to observe cell motility rate, Matrigel invasion assay to observe cell invasiveness, and flow cytometry (FCM) to observe the effect of the Twist gene on the cell cycle and apoptosis. The cells were injected into nude mice, and the tumor forming condition was observed.
Results The growth rate of the stably transfected group was significantly higher than that in the control group since day 4 (P < 0.05). The proliferation index (PI) of the transfected group was 61.279% ± 1.709%, and the percentage of cells in S stage was 33.171% ± 3.154%, significantly higher than those in the control group (26.142% ± 1.518%, 14.112% ± 2.137%, P < 0.05). Cells in the transfected group rapidly migrated and closed the wound by 40.06% ± 5.56% and 75.77% ± 8.06% at 24 and 48 h, respectively, significantly higher than the control group (25.24% ± 2.65%, 35.37%±6.79%). The apoptosis rate of the SW480 cells in the transfected group (6.831% ± 1.624%) was significantly lower than that of the control group (12.223% ± 1.733%) (P < 0.05). The tumor was observed at 16 days after injecting the transfected cells into nude mice. The tumor volume in the transfected group was significantly larger than that in the corrtrol cells control group (P < 0.05). The tumor was significantly heavier in the transfected group than that in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion The upregulated expression of Twist gene can increase the proliferation, migration, and invasion capability of SW480 cells and lower the apoptosis rate of the SW480 cells.