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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2014, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (9): 961-966.

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Effects of siRNA silencing COX-2 gene on VEGF-C expression and cell migration in SGC-7901 cells

LUO Hui-ying1, 3, YANG Lin1, 3, WANG Xiao-peng2, SU He2, LIU Ying2, MA Yun-tao2, WU Zi-yan2   

  1. 1 Department of Pharmacology,Gansu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
    2 Department of General Surgery,Gansu Provincial People's Hospital;
    3 Provincial Key Laboratory, Gansu Province Chinese Medicine Pharmacology and Toxicology,Lanzhou 730000,Gansu,China
  • Received:2013-10-30 Revised:2014-05-04 Online:2014-09-26 Published:2014-09-26

Abstract: AIM: To investigate the effects of using RNA interference to silence the expression of COX-2 gene on the expression of VEGF-C and cell migration. METHODS: Using siRNA interference the COX-2 gene in gastric carcinoma cell line SGC-7901, and RT-PCR and immunofluorescence detect the expression of COX-2 and VEGF-C gene,comparison the effect COX-2 gene on cell migration by cell scratch test.RESULTS: COX-2 gene and VEGF-C gene were significantly reduced in mRNA and protein levels after the silence of COX-2 gene in gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901,with statistically significant difference between groups (P<0.05). The expression of COX-2 was closely correlated with the expression of VEGF-C(P<0.05); the migration ability of gastric cancer cells also decreased. CONCLUSION: In gastric carcinoma cell SGC-7901, siRNA can inhibit the COX-2 expression,and COX-2 gene could enhance the migration ability of gastric cancer cells.The silence of COX-2 gene could download the expression of VEGF-C,reduce the migration ability of gastric cancer cells, therefore reducing the metastasis of gastric cancer cell.

Key words: gastric carcinoma, RNA interference, COX-2, VEGF-C, cell migration

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