1. SiRNA-mediated IGF-1R inhibition sensitizes human colon cancer SW480 cells to radiation.
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Yavari, Kamal, Taghikhani, Mohammad, Maragheh, Mohammad Ghannadi, Mesbah-Namin, Seyed A., Babaei, Mohammad Hosein, Arfaee, Ali Jabbary, Madani, Hossein, and Mirzaei, Hamid Reza
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COLON cancer ,INSULIN-like growth factor-binding proteins ,SMALL interfering RNA ,RADIATION-sensitizing agents ,TUMOR treatment - Abstract
Purpose. Insulin like growth factor receptor 1 (IGF-1R) is well-documented to play a key role in radiation response and tumor radiosensitivity, thus offering an attractive clinic drug target to enhance tumor sensitivity to anti-cancer radiotherapy. Material and methods. Human colon carcinoma SW480 cells were transfected with the specific small interference RNA (siRNA) expression vector (pkD-shRNA-IGF-1R-V2) designed to target IGF-1R mRNA. The expression of IGF-1R mRNA and its protein among the transfected and untransfected cells were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and ELISA assay. The changes in cell radiosensitivity were examined by MTT assay. Results. Transfection of mammalian expression vector pkD containing IGF-1R siRNA was shown to reduce IGF-1R mRNA levels by up to 95%. ELISA assay detected a similar inhibition of IGF-1R protein levels in cells transfected with IGF-1R siRNA. SW480 cells transfected with the expression vector for siRNA significantly rendered cells more sensitive to radiation and the highest radiation enhancement ratio was 2.02 ± 0.08. Conclusion. These data provide the first evidence that specific siRNA fragment (pkD-shRNA-IGF-1R-V2) targeting human IGF-1R mRNA is able to enhance colon cancer radiosensitivity. Also results indicated that, combining IGF-1R siRNA and radiation significantly enhances antitumor efficacy compared with either modality alone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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