Construction of COX-2 short hairpin RNA expression vector and its inhibitory effect on hepatic fibrosis

Autor: Ni Xie, Hong Wu Liao, Wen Sheng Ou, Xu Zhou, Yang Hu, Nian Fu, Xue Feng Yang, Duan-Fang Liao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 653-662 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1310-2818
1314-3530
13102818
DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2018.1431569
Popis: The aim of this study was to construct recombinant adenovirus vector carrying a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) that can exclusively target cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene expression and observe its inhibitory effect on hepatic fibrosis. We designed and synthesized three oligonucleotide sequences, and cloned those into a shuttle vector, pYr-1.1-hU6-EGFP, after annealing. The restriction-enzyme digestion and sequencing analyses confirmed that the constructed recombinant eukaryotic expression vector was correct. A recombination reaction using LR Clonase was performed for the pYr-1.1-hU6-EGFP COX-2shRNA and the adenovirus vector pAd/BL-DEST to form Ad-COX-2shRNA. The adenoviruses containing the recombinant plasmids were transfected into hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). The transfection efficiency of the three COX-2 shRNAs exceeded 70%. Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and western blot confirmed that the target gene expression was decreased at the level of mRNA and protein, and the interference effect of COX-2 shRNA-1 was better than that of the other two COX-2 shRNAs. COX-2 shRNA-1 recombinant adenovirus vectors (1 × 109 PFU/mL) were injected via the tail vein into rats fed a high-fat diet with a 40% carbon tetrachloride peanut oil lavage, which induced liver fibrosis. Rats were euthanized at the end of the 12th week, and their liver was removed. Liver expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein was detected by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry showed that COX-2 shRNA-1 inhibited COX-2 expression in liver tissue. Hematoxylin/eosin and Masson staining showed that COX-2 shRNA-1 ameliorated the severity of liver fibrosis. The COX-2 shRNA eukaryotic expression vectors were constructed successfully and COX-2 shRNA-1 ameliorated liver fibrosis.
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