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Objective To observe the inhibitory effect of DPC4 gene on growth of pancreatic carcinoma in vitro. Methods The human DPC4 cDNA was subcloned to the retroviral vector pLXSN and then packaged with GP+E86 and PA317 packaging cells respectively. AntiG418 clones were acquired and named as PA317/ pLXSN DPC4+ cells. The DPC4 gene was restored to the human pancreatic cancer cell line BxPC-3 by the infection of the pLXSN/DPC4 and then had a stable expression after antiG418 selection, which was demonstrated by RT-PCR and Western blot. The inhibitory action of DPC4 gene expression on growth of these daughter cells was observed.Results DPC4/Smad4 gene integration in GP+E86、PA317/ pLXSN DPC4+ cells was detected by polymerase chain reaction. The BxPC-3 cells, which were null for DPC4, had stable expression of DPC4 after the infection of the pLXSN/DPC4. The expression of DPC4 gene was able to inhibit the growth of these cancer cells in vitro and downregulate the VEGF mRNA level.Conclusions This study suggested that there can be marked inhibition of growth and angiogenetic ability of pancreatic cancer cells after infection by retrovirus vector containing DPC4.
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Objective To explore the expression and significance of DPC 4/Smad 4 and nm23-H1/NDPK in human pancreatic carcinoma. Methods The expressions of DPC 4/Smad 4 and nm23/NDPK were detected by immunohistochemical method in 34 pancreatic carcinoma tissues and 34 chronic pancreatitis tissues. Results The positive rate of DPC 4/Smad 4 expression was significantly higher in the chronic pancreatitis than in the pancreatic carcinoma(P