AAS ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 500-506.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2014.04.011

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Effects and mechanisms of periostin overexpression on invasion and migration of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma 6-10B cell line

WANG Hui-jie 1,2 SHI Jin-feng 1,2 XIE Yuan-jie 1,2  ZENG Gu-qing3 DU Ya-lan 1,2 HUANG Xing-qiong 1,2 LONG Zhi-feng 1,2 YU Jiang-dong4 LI Mei-xiang 1,2*   

  1. 1. Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, University of South China; 2. Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hu’nan Hengyang 421001, China;3. Nursing Research Institute,School of Life Science and Technology, University of South China, Hu’nan Hengyang 421001, China;4. Otolaryngology Department of Hengyang Central Hospital; Hu’nan Hengyang 421001, China
     
  • Received:2013-09-24 Revised:2013-12-31 Online:2014-08-06 Published:2014-08-06
  • Contact: LI Mei-xiang E-mail:meixiangle@yahoo.com.cn
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Abstract:

 Objective To explore the effects and mechanisms of periostin overexpression on migration and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) cell line. Methods The recombinant plasmids [pCMV-neo (+)-periostin] and control plasmids [pCMV-neo (+)] were transfected into 6-10B cells using lipofectamine 2000TM reagent. The expression of periostin was detected with PCR and Western blotting. Transwell chamber invasion assay was employed to assay the migration and invasion of 6-10B cells before and after transfection. A gelatin zymogram was used to detect the activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in cultivated supernatant of 6-10B cells before and after transfection. The expression of integrin-αvβ5 was detected by immunohistochemistry(IHC) in 6-10Bperiostin cells, 6-10Bvector cells and 6-10B cells as well as normal nasopharyngeal mucosa (NNM) and NPC and at the same time periostin also was detected by immumohistochemistry in NNM and NPC, and densitometry analysis using image-pro plus 6.0 software, and the correlation between periostin and integrin-αvβ5 on NPC was assayed with statistics. Results Over expression of periostin promoted cell migration and invasion. The expression levels of integrin-αvβ5 in primary NPC and 6-10Bperiostin cells were significantly higher than those in NNM and 6-10Bvector, 6-10B cells. The expression in NPC of integrin-αvβ5 showed positively correlated with the expression of periostin (r=0.682, P<0.01). Conclusion Periostin plays an important role in regulation of cell migration and invasion probably by combining with integrin-αvβ5 to improve the activities of MMPs.

Key words: Periostin, Nasopharyngeal cancer, Metastasis, transfection, Transwell, Immunohistochemistry, Human