title: Effects of peptide nucleic acids against Ki-67 gene on the proliferation and apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cell line.
abstract: To investigate the effects of anti-sense peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) targeting Ki-67 gene on modulation of the proliferation and apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cell lines, human renal carcinoma cell line 786-0 cells were treated with anti-sense PNAs at different concentrations (1.0 micromol/L, 2.0 micromol/L, 10.0 micromol/L). The Ki-67 expression of 786-0 cells was detected by immunohistochemical technique and Western blot method respectively. The proliferation of 786-0 cells was studied by cell growth curves and 3H-thymidine incorporation. The apoptosis of 786-0 cells was detected by TUNEL assay. The control groups were treated with anti-sense oligonucleotide (ASODNs) targeting Ki-67 gene. Our results showed that the Ki-67 expression of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs (16.9+/-0.7) was significantly inhibited as compared with that of the control groups (28.6+/-0.4) (P<0.01). The Ki-67 protein rate of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs (42.1 +/-2.2) was significantly reduced when compared with that of the control groups (83.6+/- 1.4) (P<0.01). Proliferation of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs (20.7+/- 1.5) was significantly inhibited as compared with that of the control groups (58.6+/- 1.4) (P<0.01). The apoptosis rate of 786-0 cells treated with anti-sense PNAs (28.7+/- 2.3) was significantly increased higher compared with that of the control groups (13.8 +/- 1.0) (P<0.01). From these finds we are led to conclude that anti-sense PNAs targeting Ki-67 gene have stronger effects on the inhibition of the proliferation and induction of apoptosis of human renal carcinoma cells than ASODNs targeting Ki-67 gene. The strategies using anti-sense PNAs targeting Ki-67 gene may be a promising approach for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Zhongshan 528400, China.
authors.forename: Haibiao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Junnian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jiachun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000235:genetics*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids