Journal of Jilin University Medicine Edition ›› 2017, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (03): 474-478.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587x.20170303

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Effect of human growth hormone releasing hormone receptor splice variant type 1 on proliferation of human liver cancer HepG2 cells

LIN Yuyin1, CHEN Wensheng1, GUO Xiaolan1, TAN Yin1, HE Xiaosong2, DAI Jianwei1   

  1. 1. Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China;
    2. Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
  • Received:2016-08-12 Online:2017-05-28 Published:2017-06-01

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effect of human growth hormone releasing hormone receptor splice variant type 1 (GHRHR SV1) on the proliferation of human liver cancer HepG2 cells, and to clarify the proliferation effect of GHRHR SV1 on the human cancer cells. Methods: The GHRHR SV1 plasmids were transfected into the human HepG2 cells to construct the HepG2-SV1 cell line. HepG2 group(HepG2 cells),HepG2-empty group(HepG2-pcDNA3.0 cell line) and HepG2-SV1 group(HepG2-SV1 cells) were set up. PCR and Western blotting methods were used to identify the HepG2-SV1 cell line;CCK-8 method was used to detect prolifernation rate of cells;colony formation assay was used to detect the colony formation rate of cells;cell wound healing assay was used to evaluate the migration rate of cells. Results: The PCR and Western blotting results showed the HepG2-SV1 cell line expressed GHRHR SV1 steadily.The CCK-8 results showed that the proliferation rate of the HepG2-SV1 cells in HepG2-SV1 group was higher than that of the HepG2-pcDNA3.0 cells in HepG2-empty group(P<0.05).The colony formation assay results showed that the colony formation rate of HepG2-SV1 cells in HepG2-SV1 group was 3.5 times higher than that of the HepG2-pcDNA3.0 cells in HepG2-empty group(P<0.05).The cell wound scratch assay results showed that the migration rate of the HepG2-SV1 cells in HepG2-SV1 group was higher than that of the HepG2-pcDNA3.0 cells in HepG2-empty group(P<0.05). Conclusion: GHRHR SV1 could increase the proliferation of HepG2 cells.

Key words: HepG2 cells, cell proliferation, colony formation rate, migration rate, human growth hormone releasing hormone receptor splice variant type 1

CLC Number: 

  • R735.7