Study of xenograft in nude mice on ovarian cancer cell targeted CD59 by siRNA / 中国免疫学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the inhibitiory effect of CD59-siRNA on CD59 gene expression and the growth of xenografted ovarian cancer in vivo,and to explore the role of CD59 in tumor immune escape.Methods:A2780 cells transfected with siRNA plasmid (T group),A2780 cells transfected with blank plasmid (V group) and the wild A2780 cells (C group) were subcutaneously injected into nude mice,respectively.The inhibitiory effect of CD59-siRNA on tumor growth and CD59 expression was evaluated by tumor growth curves and in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC).Results:The tumor growth curves demonstrated that the growth of cells transfected with siRNA plasmid was significantly inhibited (P<0.05).ISH and IHC showed that the expression of CD59 mRNA and CD59 protein were decreased significantly compared with other groups (P<0.05).Conclusion:Studies of in vivo experiment demonstrate that CD59-siRNA significantly inhibites the expression of CD59,increases the sensitivity of A2780 cells to the complement attack and inhibites the tumor growth.The results may further indicate the role of CD59 in tumor immune escape.