• 1.Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154001, Heilongjiang Province, China;;
  • 2.Department of Tumour Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154001, Heilongjiang Province, China;;
  • 3.Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, ChinaCorresponding Author: HU Xin-hua, E-mail: zhwwjl@126.com;
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Objective  To investigate the influence of RNA interference targeting c-Jun gene on the proliferation of rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs).
Methods  The experiment was performed with c-Jun siRNA (c-Jun siRNA group), control reverse sequence siRNA (control siRNA group) or no siRNA (control group). VSMCs were transfected with siRNA targeting c-Jun gene by liposome. Effects of c-Jun siRNA on mRNA and protein expressions of c-Jun were examined by RT-PCR analysis and Western blot respectively. MTT test and 3H-TdR incorporation were used to detect VSMCs proliferation. Cell cycle analysis of VSMCs in vitro was determined by flow cytometer.
Results  The expression levels of mRNA and protein of c-Jun in c-Jun siRNA group were significantly lower than those in control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). There was no significant difference between control group and control siRNA group (P gt;0.05). Proliferation activity of VSMCs decreased significantly in c-Jun siRNA group compared with that in control group (P<0.05) and VSMCs was blocked in the G0/G1 phase of cell cycle significantly (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between control group and control siRNA group (P gt;0.05).
Conclusion  c-Jun gene silenced by RNA interference can inhibit VSMCs proliferation effectively in vitro.

Citation: ZHANG Hongwei,ZHOU Yu,HU Xinhua,ZHANG Qiang. Effect of RNA Interference for c-Jun Gene on Proliferation of Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2009, 16(9): 723-728. doi: Copy