Effects of Phenylacetate on Cell Proliferation and Homeobox Genes Expression in the HCT-8 Colorectal Carcinoma Cell Line

作     者：ZHANG Yan REN Hui FANG Xue-dong TIAN Yu 

作者机构：China-Japan Union Hospital Jilin University Changchun 130033 P. R. China No. 2 Affiliated Hospital Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China 

出 版 物：《Chemical Research in Chinese Universities》 (高等学校化学研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第22卷第2期

页      面：239-241页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：SupportedbytheNationalNaturalFoundationofChina(Nos.39900152and30271334)andtheFundofScienceandTechnologyDepartmentofJilinProvince(No.200506161) 

主　　题：Phenylacetate Colorectal carcinoma Homeobox gene 

摘      要：To study the effects of phenylacetate （PA） on cell proliferation and homeobox （HOX） genes expression in the colorectal carcinoma HCT-8 cell line, HCT-8 cells were grown in the presence or absence of PA. The cellular proliferation inhibition was evaluated by the MTT assay. Twenty-two HOX genes were divided into three groups （ P1, P2, P3） according to their primer sequences, and the samples of cells were analyzed for the HOX genes＇ mRNA expression by means of the semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. The level of the HOX genes＇ expression was expressed as the ratio expression rate of HOX gene to the β-actin. HCT-8 cells were treated with 1.0-5.0 mmol/L PA for 24-72 h. With the increase of the PA concentration or the prolongation of the treating time, the cell proliferation is inhibited in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The P1 group mRNA＊ expression（0. 5781 ±0. 0836） is significantly lower than that of the untreated group （0. 7701 ± 0. 0883 ） in HCT-8 cells （p 〈 0. 001 ）. Both the mRNA expressions of groups P2 （0. 3941 ± 0. 0819） and P3 （0. 5601 ± 0. 0736） in the PA treated group are significantly higher than those of the untreated groups P2（0. 1221±0. 0782） and P3 （0. 1806 ± 0. 0811 ） in HCT-8 cells（p 〈 0. 001）. PA could effectively inhibit cell proliferation by regulating the HOX genes expression and the mechanisms of the PA action are correlated with the transcription process in HCT-8 cells.