PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 122-127.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2019.02.005

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Expression of Chk1 in glioblastoma and its association with tumor biological behavior and prognosis survival

BAI Xiaobin1, HUO Longwei2, XIE Wanfu1, XU Gaofeng1, WANG Maode1   

  1. 1.Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'An Jiaotong University, Xi'An 710061, China;
    2.Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Yulin
  • Received:2018-11-02 Revised:2018-12-21 Online:2019-04-20 Published:2019-04-25

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of cell cycle checkpoint kinase 1(Chk1)gene in glioblastoma cells(GBM)and its correlation with GBM cell proliferation,tumorigenic activity and prognosis. Methods The expression of Chk1 in GBM cells was selected and analyzed by TCGA database and brain tumor molecular database(Rembrandt),and the level of Chk1 expression in GBM cells was detected by molecular biology techniques such as Western blot and Real-Time PCR.The expression of Chk1 was silenced by siRNA to investigate its effect on proliferation and colony-forming ability of GBM cells.The prognosis survival of GBM patients accompanying with Chk1 expression was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining and Rembrandt database. Results The results of TCGA database and Rembrandt showed that Chk1 gene was highly expressed in GBM tissues.Western blot and Real-Time PCR also showed that Chk1 gene was highly expressed in GBM cells.Lentiviral transfection siRNA-specific silencing of Chk1 significantly inhibited proliferation and colony-forming ability of U87 cells(P<0.01 and P<0.05).Prognostic survival analysis showed that GBM patients with low expression of Chk1 gene had a significantly better clinical outcome than those of GBM patients with high expression of Chk1 gene(P<0.001). Conclusion Chk1 gene is overexpressed in GBM cells,up-regulation of Chk1 gene expression can promote the growth and proliferation of GBM cells,and Chk1 gene is associated with poor prognosis in GBM patients.

Key words: Glioblastoma, Chk1, Cell proliferation, Prognosis

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