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Published in: Diagnostic Pathology 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research

The influence of SnoN gene silencing by siRNA on the cell proliferation and apoptosis of human pancreatic cancer cells

Authors: Chengli Liu, Hui Zhang, Xiaoxia Zang, Cheng Wang, Yalin Kong, Hongyi Zhang

Published in: Diagnostic Pathology | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

The prognosis for pancreatic cancer (PC) is very poor. The SnoN gene may have a role in cell proliferation and apoptosis in human cancer. However, the influence of SnoN on cell proliferation and apoptosis in human PC cells remains unknown.

Methods

SnoN expression was assessed in SW1990 PC cell lines using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A luciferase reporter assay was used to confirm the target associations. The effect of SnoN on cell proliferation in vitro was confirmed using Cell Counting Kit-8. Apoptosis was confirmed using flow cytometry. Gene and protein expression were examined using real time PCR and Western blotting, respectively.

Results

SnoN siRNA significantly inhibited the growth of SW1990 cells by decreasing cell proliferation (P < 0.05) and increasing cell apoptosis (P < 0.05), compared with the blank group and the negative control group. The highest inhibition of cell proliferation appeared at 3 days post-transfection. Cell apoptosis more obvious at 48 h after transfection.

Conclusions

In summary, our results reveal that the RNAi-mediated downregulation of SnoN effectively inhibited the proliferation of PC cells. SnoN-siRNA also enhanced SW1990 PC cell apoptosis. These findings indicate that SnoN gene plays an important role in pancreatic cancer development, and might serve as a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer. However, further in vivo studies are needed to clarify the influence of SnoN gene silencing by siRNA on pancreatic cancer therapy.

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Metadata
Title
The influence of SnoN gene silencing by siRNA on the cell proliferation and apoptosis of human pancreatic cancer cells
Authors
Chengli Liu
Hui Zhang
Xiaoxia Zang
Cheng Wang
Yalin Kong
Hongyi Zhang
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Diagnostic Pathology / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-015-0267-3

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