Abstract:
Objective: To assess the effect of RNA interference of enolase-1 mRNA in the treatment of gastric carcinoma.
Methods: Three types of plasmids were synthesized: pMSCVU6/ENO-1si1, pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2, and pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3. The tumor model was established in nude mice with subcutaneous implantation of SGC-7901 gastric carcinoma cells.pMSCVU6/ENO-1si1, pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 and pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3 were transfected into SGC-7901 cells. pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 and pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3 were transfected into the transplanted tumors. The proliferation of SGC-7901 cells was detected by MTT assay. The growth inhibiting rate was calculated. Enolase-1 mRNA expression in SGC-7901 cells was detected by RT-PCR. Western blot and immunohistochemistry were employed to confirm enolase-1 protein expression in vitro and in vivo.
Results: After the SGC-7901 cells were transfected with the plasmids, the viability of cells was in-hibited by pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 (
P<0.01). pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 decreased the level of enolase-1 mRNA and protein ex-pression in SGC-7901 cells(
P<0.01). In vivo experiments demonstrated that the tumor volume was 380± 26mm
3 in the pM-SCVU6/ENO-1si2 group, 993± 124mm
3 in the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3 group, and 1102± 131mm
3 in the control group. The growth inhibiting rate was 65.52% in the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 group and 9.89% in the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3 group. The tumor volume in the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 group was smaller than that in the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3 group and the control group(
P<0.01). No significant difference was found in tumor volume between the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3 group and the con-trol group (
P>0.05). Enolase-1 protein expression was depressed in the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 group compared with that in the pMSCVU6/ENO-1si3group and the control group. pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2 significantly inhibited tumor growth in nude mice (
P<0.01) and depressed enolase-1 protein expression in vivo.
Conclusion: Small interfering RNA (siRNA) plasmids that express specific sequences of the enolase-1 gene can be successfully transfected into SGC-7901 cells in vivo and in vitro. Gastric carcinoma can be effectively inhibited by the plasmid pMSCVU6/ENO-1si2.