Effects of inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase by RNA interference on proliferation and apoptosis of human pancreatic cancer cells

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effects of inhibition of 5-LOX by RNA interference on proliferation suppression and apoptosis induction of pancreatic cancer cell line. Methods Plasmid expression vectors containing four 5-LOX siRNA array and one negative control array were established, resoectively, and were transfected into pancreatic cancer cell line SW1990 with Lipofectamine TM2000. Cell proliferation inhibition rate was measured by MTT assay; apoptotic rate was examined by flow cytometry. Results The inhibitory rate of expression of 5-LOX mRNA in negative control group and four 5-LOX siRNA groups was (3.0 ±1.4)%, (18.8±1.5)%, (53.5±2.3)%, (56.1±2.0)%, (52.4±2.5)%; the inhibitory rate of expression of 5-LOX protein was (4.5 ± 2.0) %, (18.1 ± 2.5) %, (50.4 ± 4.3) %, (48.9 ± 4.4) %, (45.9 ± 4.0) %. The inhibitory rates of cancer cell proliferation at 24 h and 48 h after the transfection were (2.1±1.0)%, (5.5±1.3)%, (11.9±1.2)%, (13.4±1.1)%, (13.8±1.3)% and (3.0±1.3)%, (16.0 ± 2.2) %, (25.7 ± 2.5) %, (25.3 ± 3.1) %, (27.2 ± 3.2) %, respectively. The apoptotic rates at 48 h after the transfection were (3.0 ± 1.0) %, (7.1 ± 1.10%, (17.5 ± 0. 9) %, (21.5 ± 1.1) %, (15.7 ± 1. 0)%, respectively. Conclusions The plasmid vector containing siRNA against 5-LOX could suppress 5-LOX expression in SW1990 cells effectively and specifically, and could inhibit proliferation and induce the apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells. Key words: Pancreatic neoplasms; RNA interference; 5-lipoxygenase; Proliferation inhibition; Apoptosis