Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2019, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 295-299.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2019.04.006

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Tumorigenic effect of interleukin?17 overexpressing gastric cells in mice

ZHANG Zhiping1,3, SHAN Baoen1, SONG Jingjing1, WANG Hao1, LIU Yingzi1, CHEN Wei1, GAO Liping1, LI Qiaoxia2   

  1. 1. Research Centre of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011;
    2. The Clinical Biological Cell Room of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011;
    3. Exceptional Laboratory Department of the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei, China
  • Received:2018-09-20 Revised:2019-01-08 Online:2019-07-30 Published:2019-08-23

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate tumorigenic effects of interleukin-17 (IL-17) overexpressing gastric cancer cells in mice. METHODS:MFC,MFC/pcDNA3.1 and MFC/IL-17 cells were inoculated subcutaneously into 615 mice,with 10 mice in each group. Three weeks after the inoculation when tumors became obvious,mRNA and protein expressions of IL-17,vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Podoplanin in tumor tissues were detected using RT-PCR and Western-blots. Micro-vessel density was detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS:Tumor nodules developed on 5-7 d after inoculation and grew rapidly in mice inoculated with MFC/IL-17 (MFC/IL-17 mice). The average tumor weights in MFC/IL-17 mice[(5.384±0.391) g] were significantly more than that in MFC mice[(1.726±0.445) g] and MFC/pcDNA3.1 mice[(2.064±0.397) g] (P < 0.05). In addition,the mRNA and protein expressions of IL-17,VEGF and Podoplanin in MFC/IL-17 mice were significantly higher than that in MFC and MFC/pcDNA3.1 mice (P < 0.05). The micro-vessel densities were significantly increased in MFC/IL-17 mice than that in MFC and MFC/pcDNA3.1 mice (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION:Our data show that expression of IL-17 accelerated tumor growth in vivo by up-regulating the expression of VEGF,Podoplanin and CD31,thus promoting angiogenesis and lymphatic vessel formation.

Key words: IL-17, gastric cancer cells, angiogenesis, tumor-promoting effect

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