Inhibitory effect of IFN-γ on proliferation of neuroblastoma cells and clinical significance of SULT2B1 protein expression in neuroblastoma tissue
10.13481/j.1671-587X.20250513
- VernacularTitle:IFN-γ对神经母细胞瘤细胞增殖的抑制作用及神经母细胞瘤组织中SULT2B1蛋白表达的临床意义
- Author:
Yingran YANG
1
;
Jing WANG
;
Youzheng QIU
;
Shanshan ZHANG
;
Na LI
;
Wei SHEN
;
Ying CHEN
;
Ning WANG
Author Information
1. 大理大学临床医学院外科教研室,云南大理 671000
- Keywords:
Neuroblastoma;
Interferon-γ;
Hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase 2B1;
Oncogene;
Tumor metastasis
- From:
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition)
2025;51(5):1267-1273
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To elucidate the inhibitory effect of interferon-γ(IFN-γ)on the proliferation of neuroblastoma cells and the protentral gene signature of IFN-γ and the relationship between the expression of gene signature of IFN-γ in the neuroblastoma cells and its adverse prognosis,and to clarify the effect of IFN-γ and its gene signture in the neuroblastoma.Methods:The SK-N-BE(2)(proto-oncogene N-MYC amplification type)and SH-SY5Y(proto-oncogene N-MYC non-amplification type)neuroblastoma cells were selected and treated with different concentrations(0,500,750,1 000 and 1 500 μg·L-1)of IFN-γ for 24 h,followed by cell proliferation assays using cell counting kit-8(CCK-8).Transcriptome sequencing was then performed to identify the gene signature of IFN-γ.Additionally,the tissue microarrays from 23 cases of neuroblastoma and 6 cases of normal adrenal gland samples were collected,immunohistochemistry(IHC)analysis was used to to detect the expression of gene signature of IFN-γ.Based on the expression levels of gene signature of IFN-γ,the samples were divided into SULT2B1 low and high expression groups.The correlation between the expression of gene signature of IFN-γ and poor prognosis of the patients was analyzed.Results:The CCK-8 assay results showed that as IFN-γconcentration increased,the proliferation of SK-N-BE(2)cells was significantly inhibited(P<0.01),with inhibitory rates of SK-N-BE(2)cells in four groups were 6.73%,6.77%,7.67%,and 9.19%,respectively.In contrast,the proliferation rate of SH-SY5Y cells were significantly increased with the increase of IFN-γ concentrations(P<0.01),and the proliferation rates of SH-SY5Y cells in four groups were 46.80%,79.19%,70.30%,and 72.33%,respectively.Transcrip tome sequencing identified hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase 2B1(SULT2B1)as a potential gene signature of IFN-γ.The IHC analysis results showed the expression amount of SULT2B1 protein in neuroblastoma tissues was increased.The clinical data analysis results revealed significant differences in age(Z=-2.618,P=0.018),lymphnode metastasis(x2=4.439,P=0.035),and distant metastasis(x2=5.856,P=0.016)between low and high SULT2B1 expression groups.Conclusion:IFN-γ can inhibit the proliferation of SK-N-BE(2)cells while promoting the proliferation of SH-SY5Y cells.SULT2B1 is a potential gene signature of IFN-γ,and its expression is upregulated in neuroblastoma tissue.SULT2B1 high expression is significantly associated with poor prognosis in the neuroblastoma patients.