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[The expression of IER3IP1 gene in K562 cells treated by matrine and its effect on the cell growth]
Wei-jia Wang1, Yan Zhang, Feng-xia Huang
1Clinical Biochemistry Department, Chongqing Medical University, Province-Ministry Co-constructing Primary Laboratory, Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Chongqing 400016, China.
Objectives:
To investigate the expression status of IER3IP1 gene during matrine induced K562 cell differentiation, and to figure out the function of IER3IP1 gene in K562 cell line.
Methods:
Trypan-blue staining was used to analyze the growth inhibitory effect of matrine on K562 cells. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was employed to investigate the expression status of IER3IP1 gene treated with different time and dosage of matrine. The alteration of cellular morphology, cellular proliferation and ultra-microstructure were observed and the cell cycle was detected on the recombinant IER3IP1 gene eukaryotic expression vector eYFP-IER3IP1 plasmid transfected K562 cells (K562/eYFP-IER3IPl).
Results:
Matrine inhibited the growth of K562 cells and reduced the expression of IER3IP1 gene. The expression level of IER3IP1 gene was transiently increased to three-to-four times in a dose-dependent manner after treated with matrine for 2 - 3 hours. Then, in 6-48 hours it maintained at a low level as compared with the control group. The proliferation rate of the K562/eYFP-IER3IP1 cells significantly slowed down with more cells blocked in G0-G1 phase (P < 0.05). The number of erythroid blast cells began to increase after 24 hours of matrine treatment. At the same time, differentiated erythroid cells could be observed.
Conclusions:
Matrine can inhibit the growth of K562 cells, and transiently increase the expression level of IER3IP1 gene in a dose-dependent manner. The sensitivity of K562 cells to matrine maybe increased after being transfected by the eYFP-IER3IP1 plasmid, indicating a possible involvement of the IER3IP1 gene in the early response of the cells to matrine and its possible role in the erythroid cell differentiation.
