Objectives: To evaluate the effect of TNF-alpha on mutant p53 expression in colorectal cancer cell lines. Methods: The cell lines HT-29 (which expresses mutant p53) and HCT116 (which expresses wild-type p53) were stimulated with TNF-alpha at different concentrations. Immunofluorescence and real-time quantitative RT-PCR were performed to detect the alterations of p53 protein and transcripts. Results: Immunofluorescence indicated that TNF-alpha can markedly induce nuclear p53 protein expression in HT-29 cells; in contrast, the effect of TNF-alpha on p53 expression in HCT116 cells was minimal. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR showed no substantial change of p53 mRNA in HT-29 or HCT116 cells after stimulation with TNF-atpha. Conclusions: TNF-alpha can dramatically induce nuclear mutant p53 protein expression in HT-29 cell line which expresses mutant p53, and this induction wasn't ascribed to the transcription upregulation But this p53-induction effect of TNF-alpha was minimal in HCT116 cell line which expresses wild-type p53. Our findings suggest that TNF-alpha may be a risk factor in the carcinogenesis of IBD patients carrying a p53 mutation.%目的:研究TNF-alpha对人结肠癌细胞株HT-29及HCT116 p53表达的影响.方法:给予人结肠癌细胞株HT-29(表达突变型p53蛋白)及HCT116(表达野生型p53蛋白)不同浓度的TNF-alpha刺激后,应用细胞免疫荧光及实时荧光定量PCR检测突变型p53蛋白表达及p53 mRNA水平的改变.结果:免疫荧光显示TNF-alpha刺激后能显著提高HT-29细胞核突变型p53蛋白的表达(P<0.05),而对表达野生型p53的HCT116的p53水平无明显改变.实时荧光定量PCR结果表明TNF-alpha刺激对HT-29及HCT-116的p53 mRNA水平无明显改变.结论:TNF-alpha能显著上调HT-29突变型p53蛋白的表达,但是该上调作用并不是发生于转录水平.TNF-alpha刺激对表达野生型p53的HCT116细胞株p53水平无明显改变.
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