ABSTRACT
Our previous study revealed that spaceflight induced biological changes in human cervical carcinoma Caski cells. Here, we report that 48A9 cells, which were subcloned from Caski cells, experienced significant growth suppression and exhibited low tumorigenic ability after spaceflight. To further understand the potential mechanism at the transcriptional level, we compared gene expression between 48A9 cells and ground control Caski cells with suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) and reverse Northern blotting methods, and analyzed the relative gene network and molecular functions with the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) program. We found 5 genes, SUB1, SGEF, MALAT-1, MYL6, and MT-CO2, to be up-regulated and identified 3 new cDNAs, termed B4, B5, and C4, in 48A9 cells. In addition, we also identified the two most significant gene networks to indicate the function of these genes using the IPA program. To our knowledge, our results show for the first time that spaceflight can reduce the growth of tumor cells, and we also provide a new model for oncogenesis study.
Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Blotting, Northern , Methods , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Gene Expression Profiling , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Gene Library , Gene Regulatory Networks , Nucleic Acid Hybridization , Methods , Space Flight , Up-Regulation , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms , Genetics , PathologyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate whether there are autoantibodies to nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in the sera of patients and to find new NPC biomarkers.@*METHODS@#Cell plate of Epstein Barr virus negative NPC cell line CNE1 was prepared, and difference between 32 NPC patient sera and 54 normal sera was analyzed by ELISA. We extracted the total protein of CNE1, and analyzed whether there were specific proteins to react with NPC sera by Western blot.@*RESULTS@#The average absorbance values of serum antibody in NPC patients (0.904+/-0.032) were significantly higher than those of normal serum antibody absorbance values (0.736+/-0.028) (P< 0.01). The analysis with Western blot showed there were positive bands,and some of these were unanimous bands, but the intensity increased, and some of these were new bands compared with the normal sera. These positive bands may be NPC tumor-associated antigens or NPC tumor-specific antigens.@*CONCLUSION@#Autoantibodies that react with NPC exist in the sera of NPC patients, but they do not react with Epstein-Barr virus. It provides the basis to seek the tumor biomarkers in NPC sera.
Subject(s)
Humans , Antigens, Neoplasm , Allergy and Immunology , Autoantibodies , Blood , Biomarkers, Tumor , Blood , Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms , Diagnosis , Allergy and ImmunologyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the biological properties of Caski cell lines induced by exposing to the space environment.@*METHODS@#Caski cells were carried in "Shen Zhou IV" airship. After 7 days of spaceflight, cells survived and were monocoloned, and the experimental methods such as cell morphological observation, the cell proliferation assay, flow cytometry cell cycle analysis, the soft agar assay, and tumorigenesis assay were used to analyze cell growth characteristics and malignant phenotypes.@*RESULTS@#Altogether 1440 strains subclonal cell lines were established and 4 strains were screened. Compared with the control group, mutated cells appeared to have multiple cell morphological changes. Strains numbered 44F10 and 17E3 were screened due to their increased cell proliferation and tumorigenesis, and their cell cycles were induced to progress from G(1) to S phase, while strains 48A9 and 31F2 were opposite to 44F10 and 17E3 in cytological events. The average population double time of ground nomal control group, ground simulant control group, strains numbered 44F10, 17E3, 48A9 and 31F2 groups were 56.54, 58.44, 52.96, 51.46, 101.76 and 88.47h, respectively; compared with the control group, the average double time of strains numbered 44F10 and 17E3 was decline, but with no statistical significance. However, compared with the control groups, the average double time of 48A9 and 31F2 was significant increased (P<0.05). The colony formation rates were 9.7%, 9.3%, 14.7%, 12.1%, 0 and 0.1%, respectively, and the difference between the ground control groups and the other groups was significant (P<0.01); 6 groups of above-mentioned Caski cells were inoculated subcutaneously in Babl/c nude mice respectively. Forty-seven days later, the formed tumors in the nude mice were statistically analyzed and tested. The average weight of tumors of the above-mentioned groups was 0.066, 0.066, 0.175, 0.249, 0.011 and 0.018g. The difference between the ground control groups and other groups was significant (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Spaceflight may affect the physiological characteristics of tumor cells and the variation is complicated.