Induction of apoptosis in human ovarian epithelial cancer cells by antisurvivin oligonucleotides

  • Authors:
    • Xiangyi Ma
    • Shixuan Wang
    • Jianfeng Zhou
    • Hui Xing
    • Gang Xu
    • Beibei Wang
    • Gang Chen
    • Yun-Ping Lu
    • Ding Ma
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2005     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.14.1.275
  • Pages: 275-279
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Abstract

Survivin, an anti-apoptosis gene that is abnormally overexpressed in a variety of human tumors, may play an important role in the carcinogenesis and drug resistance of cancer. This study was designed to explore the effects of liposome-survivin antisense oligonucleotide (Lip-ASODN) on the growth and apoptosis of human ovarian cancer cell lines, A2780 and SKOV3. To investigate the use of survivin as a therapeutic target on ovarian cancer, we carried out transfections with Lip-ASODN to induce apoptosis in ovarian cancer cell lines, A2780 and SKOV3. The expression of survivin mRNA and relative protein were evaluated separately by quantitative real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Cell proliferation inhibition was determined by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay, and the induced cell apoptosis was examined using flow cytometry (FCM) after Lip-ASODN transfection. Our results showed that the overexpression of survivin led to infinite carcino-proliferation, and survivin expression in the survivin-positive ovarian cancer cell line A2780 and SKOV3 cells was significantly and gradually reduced when transfected with Lip-ASODN at concentrations of 200, 400 and 600 nM by degrees. Lip-ASODN transfection induced greater apoptosis rates in the human ovarian cancer cell lines A2780 and SKOV3 (p<0.05). The growth inhibition and apoptotic rates of tumor cells change when treated with different concentrations of Lip-ASODN. The cell growth inhibition peak rate was reached when increasing Lip-ASODN concentration to 600 nM. Furthermore, time course evaluation showed that survivin protein expression was inhibited by Lip-ASODN within 12 h after transfection. We concluded that down-regulation of survivin by a targeted antisense oligonucleotide appears to be an effective gene therapy approach in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

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Ma X, Wang S, Zhou J, Xing H, Xu G, Wang B, Chen G, Lu Y and Ma D: Induction of apoptosis in human ovarian epithelial cancer cells by antisurvivin oligonucleotides. Oncol Rep 14: 275-279, 2005
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Ma, X., Wang, S., Zhou, J., Xing, H., Xu, G., Wang, B. ... Ma, D. (2005). Induction of apoptosis in human ovarian epithelial cancer cells by antisurvivin oligonucleotides. Oncology Reports, 14, 275-279. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.14.1.275
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Ma, X., Wang, S., Zhou, J., Xing, H., Xu, G., Wang, B., Chen, G., Lu, Y., Ma, D."Induction of apoptosis in human ovarian epithelial cancer cells by antisurvivin oligonucleotides". Oncology Reports 14.1 (2005): 275-279.
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Ma, X., Wang, S., Zhou, J., Xing, H., Xu, G., Wang, B., Chen, G., Lu, Y., Ma, D."Induction of apoptosis in human ovarian epithelial cancer cells by antisurvivin oligonucleotides". Oncology Reports 14, no. 1 (2005): 275-279. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.14.1.275