Abstract:
Objectives The current study aims to observe the effect of 9-cisRA in the expressions of RARP, p21, CDK4, and CyinDl genes in the thyroid squamous cell carcinoma cells(SW579) to explore its mechanism.
Methods The SW579 cells were treated with different doses of 9-cisRA(final concentration of 1 x 10-7 mol/L, 1×10-6 mol/L, 5x10-6 mol/L, and 1×10-5 mol/L).The drug was added in the cells of all groups 24 h after the culture.The cells were then cultured for another 48 h.The RARβ, p21, CDK4, and CyclinDl mRNA expression levels were determined via RT-PCR, whereas the expression of RARβ, p21, CDK4, and CyclinDl protein were determined using Western blot.
Results The mRNA expression of RARβand p21 increased dramatically after the cells were treated with 9-cisRA, whereas the expression of CDK4 did not increase.In addition, the mRNA expression of CyclinDl dramatically decreased, whereas the protein expression of RARβand p21 significantly increased.No distinct change in the protein expression of CDK4 was observed.The CyclinDl protein expression was dramatically reduced.
Conclusion The drug 9-cisRA can inhibit the proliferation of thyroid squamous cell carcinoma cells in a dose-dependent manner.The mechanism of the effect may be related to the increase of RARβand p21mRNA and protein expression, as well as the decrease of CyclinDl mRNA and protein expression.