title: [Study of growth inhibition of gastric cancer cells by sRNA targeting polo like kinase 1 in vitro and vivo].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of polo like kinase 1 (plk1) gene depletion on the growth of gastric cancer cell line-MKN45 cells in vitro and vivo and discuss the feasibility and effectiveness of arranging plk1 as gene therapeutic target for gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The plk1 expression of MKN45 cells was inhibited by RNA interference (RNAi). The plk1 mRNA and protein level were measured by real-time quantitative PCR and western blotting, and the change of cell cycle distribution and apoptosis rate were detected by flow-cytometry, and the MKN45 cells proliferation was measured by MTT method. MKN45 cells treated with plk1 siRNA were transplanted subcutaneously in nude mice and their tumorgenesis ability were observed, the plk1 protein levels of the samples from nude mice in different groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment with plk1 siRNA, plk1 mRNA and protein level decreased obviously in certain time, more MKN45 cells accumulated at G(2)/M (P < 0.05). Apoptosis rate of MKN45 cells treated with plk1 siRNA was higher than that of control cells at 48 h and 72 h (P < 0.05), and MKN45 cells proliferated slowly than control groups (P < 0.05), while the tumorgenesis ability obviously decreased, but the plk1 protein levels of the samples from nude mice in different groups were not different.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  siRNA targeting plk1 can inhibit the proliferation of MKN45 cells in vitro and vivo. Plk1 may be a novel therapeutic target for gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Bing-ya
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xue-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Xiao-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Qi-bao
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Zheng-Gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D034622:RNA Interference; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014162:Transfection; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1