Analysis of gene expression difference on cell sublines with different metastatic capabilities from human osteosarcoma and its significance / 中国癌症杂志

Background and purpose:The screening of the genes being related closely with the mechanism of osteosarcoma metastasis was a difficult point in the realm of orthopaedics.We screened differential expression gene of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cell sublines with different metastatic capabilities with cDNA microarray,and studied the molecular mechanism of osteosarcoma metastasis.Methods:Total RNA of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cell sublines A1 and A2 was extracted,purified to mRNA and then reversely transcripted to cDNA probe respectively.The cDNA probe of A1 was labelled with Cy3 and the cDNA probe of A2 was labelled with Cy5.The two samples were hybridized with the cDNA microarray.The hybridization signals were scanned by Agilent Scanner and obtained data were analyzed using Ima Gene 3.0 software and Genespring software.Results:222 differential expression genes were found between cell sublines A1 and A2 by analyzing gene expression profile.There were 119 upregulated genes and 103 downregulated genes in cell sublines A1.All differential expression genes belonged to six main function groups and 49 genes of these had very obvious differentce in expression.Conclusions:There were many differently expressed genes between A1 and A2 cell sublines and only part of them were closely associated with mechanism of osteosarcoma metastasis.The technology of cDNA microarray could analyze effectively gene expression profile of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cell sublines, and supply a new approach to study the mechanism of osteosarcoma metastasis

Comparison of the two methods for screening osteosarcoma cell sublines with different metastatic potential in vitro / 中国癌症杂志

Purpose:To look for an ideal screening method in vitro for establishing osteosarcoma cell sublines with different metastat ic potential. Methods:20 osteosarcoma cell sublines were isolated preliminari ly by clone technique in vitro. They were screened by electrophores migratio n rate assay and cell migration assay in vitro and obtained respectively a h igh and low metastatic potential osteosarcoma cell sublines (A1、A2、B1 and B2). The advantages of the two methods were compared and confirmed by using cell pro liferation, agarose clony-formation and transplantation in nude mice. Results:The cell proliferation rate , agarose clony-formation ability and spontaneous metastatic ability to lung of A1 and B1 were obviously h igher than that of A2 and B2 and the difference was statistically significant( P