Objective To construct replication-defective adenovirus containing tk gene (ADV-tk). Methods Recombinant adenovirus of ADV-tk was constructed using homologous recombination in cells. After the interested tk gene fragment in the recombinant plasmid obtained was confirmed by PCR, the titre of purified recombinant adenovirus was detected. In vitro study, tk gene in SMMC7721 cells transfected by ADV-tk was investigated by RT-PCR. In vivo study, ADV-tk was injected intraperitoneally into BALB/c nude mice with liver cancer and apoptosis cells in tumor were observed. Results Recombinant adenovirus containing ADV-tk was proved successfully. The titre of purified recombinant adenovirus was 1.4×1010 pfu/ml. In vitro study, tk was integrated and expressed by SMMC-7721 cells. In vivo study, with the injection of ADV-tk, apoptosis cells in tumor increased. Conclusion A replication-defective adenovirus containing tk gene is successfully constructed, which may useful for further research on tumor suicide gene therapy with ADV-tk.
【摘要】 目的 觀察已構建的含胸苷激酶（TK）自殺基因的重組腺病毒（ADV-TK）對肝癌細胞的體外殺傷作用和對肝癌裸鼠移植瘤的治療效果。 方法 將ADV-TK體外感染人肝癌細胞株SMMC-7721，噻唑藍（MTT）法檢測受感染的SMMC-7721細胞被不同濃度更昔洛韋（GCV）作用后的細胞存活率情況。構建肝癌SMMC-7721裸鼠移植瘤模型，觀察腫瘤注射重組腺病毒ADV-TK結合GCV治療移植瘤的變化。 結果 相同滴度的重組腺病毒與不同濃度的GCV作用于肝癌細胞株SMMC-7721后，MTT法檢測到細胞的存活率隨著GCV濃度的增加而不斷降低。動物實驗中ADV-TK治療組腫瘤體積明顯小于對照組（ADV-null及NS）（Plt;0.01）。 結論 重組腺病毒ADV-TK對肝癌SMMC-7721細胞的體外增殖和裸鼠體內的移植瘤生長均有明顯的抑制作用。【Abstract】 Objective To explore the inhibitory effect of recombinant adenovirus containing TK gene (ADV-TK) on transfected human liver cancer cells SMMC-7721 in vitro and murine transplanted hepatocarcinoma in vivo. Methods SMMC-7721 cells transfected with ADV-TK were exposed to medium with GCV. The cell viability was measured by MTT assays. In the established model of SMMC-7721 human liver cancer, nude mice underwent intratumoral injection with 1 109 pfu ADV-TK, the control vector (ADV-null) or normal saline (NS) and again 7 days later, twice for all. GCV was given at a dose of l00 mg/(kg?d) on the following day of injection for 10 days. The tumor inhibitory effect was observed by measuring the tumor sizes. Results After transfected by ADV-TK in vitro, and combined with GCV, the cell growth of SMMC-7721 cell were significantly suppressed. The result of in vivo assay showed that tumor volumes in treatment group were apparently smaller than that in the control group (Plt;0.01). Conclusion Recombinant adenovirus combined with GCV shows a significant inhibitory effect on SMMC-7721 cells in vitro and murine transplanted hepatocarcinoma in vivo.
Objective To reveal the association between the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog B (MAFB) gene rs17820943 locus and non-syndromic cleft l ip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) in the southern Chinese Han population. Methods Genotyping of MAFB gene rs17820943 polymorphism was carried out in 300 patients with NSCL/P, 354 normal controls, and an additional 168 case-parent trios with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-fl ight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Then based on the genotypingresults, both a case-control association study and a case-parent trio association study were performed. Results Significant differences were found in the allele and genotype frequencies of rs17820943 locus between case and control groups (Pallele=0.001 and Pgenotype=0.002, respectively). To be specific, the odds radio (OR) values and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) of allele T (frequencies of cases ∶ controls = 0.358 ∶ 0.448) and genotype TT (frequencies of cases ∶ controls = 0.110 ∶ 0.195) were ORT = 0.69 (95%CI: 0.55-0.86) and ORTT = 0.43 (95%CI: 0.26-0.70), respectively. Subsequent case-parent trio analysis also indicated an association between MAFB rs17820943 variant and the risk of NSCL/P (ORT vs. C = 0.55, 95%CI: 0.41-0.75, P value of transmission disequilibrium test was 0.000). Conclusion Polymorphism of MAFB gene rs17820943 locus is associated with NSCL/P in the southern Chinese Han population; MAFB rs17820943 variant may be a susceptible gene of NSCL/P.