1.The expression of GSTπ in the HepG2 cell after multiple thermotherapy
Chunhong QIN ; Yongguo LI ; Jang WU ; Kuhan HE ; Xing SHEN ; Shuke FEI
Journal of Chinese Physician 2008;10(3):297-299
Objective To investigate the expression change of ghtathione S-transferase π(GSTπ)protein and mRNA in the HepG2 cell after multiple thermotherapy.Methods HepG2 cells were treaded by ten repeated cycles of exposure at 43 degree C for 80 minutes twice a day,the sensibility of HepG2 cell to Adriamycin was analyzed by MTr assay,and the expression of QSTπprotein and mRNA were detected by immunohistochemical method and RT-PCR.Results The drug resistance to Adriamycin was gained by HepG2 cells after multiple thermotherapy,and the expression of GSTπ protein and mRNA wag strengthened.Conclusions The resistance of heated HepG2 cells to chemotherapeutics was concerned with overexpression of GSTπ protein and mRNA.
2.Value of enhancer of EZH2 gene hypomethylation in evaluation of glioma condition and prognosis
Wei LI ; Yongguo XING ; Yubin LI ; Shule MEN ; Pengfei ZHANG ; Derang JIAO
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2023;46(6):558-561
Objective:To detect the enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit ( EZH2) in glioma patients and analyze its value in disease and prognosis evaluation. Methods:Patients with glioma (glioma group, 90 cases) and patients with benign brain diseases (control group, 45 cases) in Beichen District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2017 to December 2018 were selected as the research subjects. Methyl-specific PCR was employed to detect the methylation status of the EZH2 gene of the patients in the glioma group (tumor tissue, adjacent normal tissue), the control group (brain tissue), and in glioma cell lines (SHG-44, U251, U87, and CRT). The relationship between EZH2 gene unmethylation and clinicopathological factors was analyzed. The survival difference between the unmethylated and methylated EZH2 gene in tumor tissue of glioma patients was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Results:The unmethylated rate of the EZH2 gene in the tumor tissue of the glioma group (68.9%) is significantly higher than that of the control group (5.6%) and in the normal tissue adjacent to the tumor (4.4%), and the differences are statistically significant (all P < 0.05). The EZH2 gene of glioma cell lines such as SHG-44, U251, U87, and CRT is unmethylated. There are significant differences in the unmethylated rate of the EZH2 gene in the tumor tissue of the glioma group in terms of intracranial hypertension, maximum tumor diameter, tumor number, and WHO grade (all P < 0.05). The unmethylated rate of the EZH2 gene in patients with intracranial hypertension, tumor maximum diameter ≥ 5 cm, multiple and grade Ⅲ + Ⅳ gliomas is significantly higher than that without intracranial hypertension, tumor maximum diameter < 5 cm, single and grade Ⅰ + Ⅱ gliomas, and the difference is statistically significant (all P < 0.05). The median survival time of EZH2 unmethylated patients is (13.45 ± 3.15) months, and the median survival time of EZH2 methylated patients is (19.45 ± 3.56) months. The median survival time of EZH2 methylated patients is significantly higher than that of unmethylated patients (Logrank = 30.084, P < 0.05). Conclusions:EZH2 is hypomethylated in glioma tumor tissue and can be used as a molecular marker for glioma disease and prognosis assessment