ARID1A gene silencing reduces the sensitivity of ovarian clear cell carcinoma to cisplatin.

ARID1A gene silencing reduces the sensitivity of ovarian clear cell carcinoma to cisplatin. Exp Ther Med. 2016 Dec;12(6):4067-4071 Authors: Lyu C, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Lang J Abstract In ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC), the mutation rate of the AT-rich interaction domain 1A (ARID1A) gene is 46-57%. However, the effects of ARID1A gene silencing by small interfering RNA (siRNA) on the sensitivity of OCCC to cisplatin have not been investigated. Thus, this study aimed to elucidate the association between ARID1A gene silencing and drug resistance in OCCC. Three pairs of ARID1A gene siRNA fragments (siRNA-1, siRNA-2 and siRNA-3) were designed and transiently transfected into ES2 OCCC cells using RNAi Max reagent. Western blotting results demonstrated that the transfection reduced ARID1A protein expression levels, with the siRNA-3 group having the lowest levels. The IC50 value, determined using a Cell Counting kit-8 assay, was significantly increased by siRNA-3 transfection compared with that in blank control and negative control groups. The cell survival rate following treatment with 50 µM cisplatin for 48 h was significantly increased in the siRNA-3 group compared with the blank control and negative control groups. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that the apoptosis rate for cisplatin-treated cells was significantly lower in cells with siRNA-3 transfection than in those without, and the apoptosis rate in siRNA-3-transfected cells was l...
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