P21WAF1/CIP1 gene transcriptional activation exerts cell growth inhibition and enhances chemosensitivity to cisplatin in lung carcinoma cell.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-small-cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) exhibit poor prognosis and are usually resistant to conventional chemotherapy. Absence of p21WAF1/CIP1, a cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk) inhibitor, has been linked to drug resistance in many in vitro cellular models. RNA activation (RNAa) is a transcriptional activation phenomena guided by double-strand RNA (dsRNA) targeting promoter region of target gene.

Methods

In this study, we explored the effect of up-regulation of p21 gene expression on drug-resistance in A549 non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells by transfecting the dsRNA targeting the promoter region of p21 into A549 cells.

Results

Enhanced p21 expression was observed in A549 cells after transfection of dsRNA, which was correlated with a significant growth inhib

SUBMITTER: Wei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2995802 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature