• The Second Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Clinical Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, ChinaCorresponding Author: ZHANG Jian-guo, E-mail: zhangjiang43@hotmail.com;
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Objective  To explore the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) gene transfection on the expression level of VEGF-C in human breast cancer MCF-7 cell.
Methods  The constructed VEGF-C gene eukaryotic expression vector was transfected into the human breast cancer MCF-7 cell by using lipofectamine transfection reagents, and the positive cell clones were obtained through G418 selection after transfection. The expressions of VEGF-C mRNA and protein were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot respectively.
Results  Following the transfection of the VEGF-C recombination plasmid, there were significant differences on the expression levels of VEGF-C mRNA and protein between pcDNA3.1-VEGF-C transfection group and pcDNA3.1 transfection group (12.382±2.183 vs 6.039±1.950, P<0.01; 0.971±0.186 vs 0.594±0.196, P<0.05).
Conclusion  With the transfection of pcDNA3.1-VEGF-C vector by using the liposome, the expression levels of VEGF-C mRNA and protein rise up in breast cancer MCF-7 cell.

Citation: SHAN Ming,ZHANG Jianguo,GUO Baoliang. Effect of VEGF-C Gene Transfection on Expression of VEGF-C in Human Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cell. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2008, 15(10): 739-742. doi: Copy