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Lentivirus‐mediated overexpression of TGF‐β inducible early gene 1 inhibits SW1990 pancreatic cancer cell growth
Author(s) -
Jiang Lei,
Wang Fule,
Lin Feiyan,
Gao ShenMeng,
Tan Yingxia,
Han Yixiang,
Chen Chiqi,
Wu Jianbo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cell biology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1095-8355
pISSN - 1065-6995
DOI - 10.1042/cbi20100896
Subject(s) - pancreatic cancer , cancer research , cell growth , prostate cancer , lentivirus , transfection , cell culture , growth inhibition , biology , cancer , immunology , genetics , virus , viral disease
TIEG1 (TGF‐β inducible early gene 1) plays a significant role in regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis in various cell types. Previous studies have shown a close relationship between the expression level of TIEG1 and various cancers, including breast, prostate, colorectal and pancreatic cancer. In this study, we up‐regulated the gene expression of TIEG1 in SW1990 pancreatic cancer cell line by a lentivirus transfection system and investigated its potential as a therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer. The results showed that lentivirus‐mediated overexpression of TIEG1 gene inhibited human pancreatic cancer SW1990 cell proliferation and caused the cell cycle arrest at the G 1 ‐phase in vitro . SW1990 cells transduced with lenti‐TIEG1 showed significant inhibition of colony formation and cancer cell growth in 3‐D culture model. Moreover, overexpression of TIEG1 gene significantly slowed the growth of SW1990 xenografts in nude mice. Taken together, these data provided evidence that overexpression of TIEG1 gene by a lentivirus transfection system led to suppressed human pancreatic cancer cell growth and might therefore be a feasible approach in the clinical management of pancreatic cancer.