ABSTRACT
Objective To study the differences of CXCR7 expression between in osteosarcoma tissues and normal peri-osteosarcoma tissues, and observe the effect on cell proliferation and inflammatory cytokine PGE2 secretion in MG63 cells when it had been transfected with pEGFP-Adv-CXCR7 vector. Methods CXCR7 expression in osteosarcoma tissues, cells and normal peri-osteosarcoma tissues detected by RT-qPCR. The CXCR7 mRNA expression, cell proliferation and PGE2 secretion of MG63 cells after transfected with pEGFP-Adv-CXCR7 expression vector were evaluated by RT-qPCR, MTT and ELISA, respectively. Results The expression rate and quality of CXCR7 mRNA in osteosarcoma tissue were 93.80% and (2. 221 ±0. 112), which significantly higher than those of normal peri-osteosarcoma tissues 45.71% and (0. 3448 ±0.098). Low expression of CXCR7 in MG63 cells was also observed. The proliferation and PGE2 secretion of MG63 cells were significantly increased at the time point of 48, 72 and 96h after pEGFPAdv-CXCR7 expression vector transfected into MG63 cells ( P < 0. 05). Conclusion The expression of CXCR7 mRNA in osteosarcoma tissues were significantly higher than normal peri-osteosarcoma tissues. CXCR7 high expression may have a negative effect on the progress of osteosarcoma.