Objective:To investigate the expression level of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) in tissues of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and the correlation between PKM2 expression level and radiation sensitivity. Methods:A total of 45 NSCLC pa-tients were chosen and treated with radiotherapy for two months after surgery. The patients were classified into four groups based on the curative effect. The mRNA expression levels of PKM2 in tumor and the homologous paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients were de-tected prior to radiotherapy using real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and the protein expressions of PKM2 in the tumor and paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients were detected with Western blot analysis and immunohistochemical method. The mRNA and protein expression levels of PKM2 in the tumor tissues of different groups were detected with RT-PCR and Western blot assays. Re-sults:The effective rate of radiotherapy for 2 months is 44.8%in NSCLC patients. The expression level of PKM2 is significantly high-er in tumor tissues than in homologous paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients and is negatively correlated with the curative effect of radiotherapy. Conclusion:The expression level of PKM2 is significantly higher in tumor tissues than in the paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients. Patients with lower PKM2 expression level are more sensitive to radiotherapy.

Background and objectivehTe inhibitory ability of miR-424 on the proliferation of renal carcinoma cell and the migration and invasion of cancer cells has been widely explored and demonstrated. However, the effects of miR-424 on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have not been systematically examined. In this study, detected the growth and inva-sion effect of miR-424 in NSCLC A549 cell. hTe migration and molecular mechanism of this cell are also detected.Methods NSCLC A549 cell was transfected with miR-424 and its inhibitor. Atfer transfection, the proliferation ability of A549 cell was detectedby CCK8 assay. hTen, the migration ability in A549 cell was detected by migration assays. Furthermore, the expression level of MMP2 and MMP9 in A549 was detected by Western blot and immune lfuorescence. hTe 3'UTR of E2F6 was cloned into luciferase reporter vector and its enzymatic activitywas detected to verify whether miR-424 can target E2F6. hTe expres-sion level of E2F6 in a549 cell atfer transfecing with miR-424 was detected by Western blot.Results Atfer transfection of miR-424, the proliferation and migration abilities were remarkably decreased and the expression level of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were down-regulated in A549. Moreover, MiR-424 inhibited the enzymatic activity of luviferase reporter vector of E2F6. Spe-ciifcally, the expression level of E2F6 was down-regulated in A549.ConclusionmiR-424 can inhibit the proliferation and migration abilities of A549 by negatively regulating the expression of E2F6.