Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR
Article Title: Suppression of NAD(P)H-quinone oxidoreductase 1 enhanced the susceptibility of cholangiocarcinoma cells to chemotherapeutic agents
doi: 10.1186/1756-9966-33-11
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of NQO1 over-expression on the susceptibility of KKU-M214 cells to chemotherapeutic agents (5-FU, Doxo, and Gem). A-B , Effect of NQO1 over-expression on mRNA and protein levels of NQO1 in KKU-M214 cells. The pCMV6-XL5-NQO1 (wild type NQO1) or pCMV6-XL5 (control vector) was transfected to KKU-M214 for 24 hr. The whole cells were collected for NQO1 enzyme activity assay (A) and Western blot analysis (B) . The data represent mean ± SEM, each from three experiments. * p < 0.05 vs the control vector transfected cells. (C-E) Cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents on NQO1 over-expressed KKU-M214 cells. Twenty-four hour after transfection, cells were incubated with chemotherapeutic agents for additional 24 hr (Doxo) and 48 hr (5-FU and Gem). The cytotoxicity was evaluated by SRB assay. Data represent mean ± SEM, each from three separated experiments. * p < 0.05 vs the control vector transfected cells.
Article Snippet: A plasmid encoding human wild-type NQO1 in pCMV6-XL5 (4,707 bp) was purchased from Origene Technologies (#SC119599; Rockville, MD).
Techniques: Over Expression, Plasmid Preparation, Transfection, Enzyme Activity Assay, Western Blot, Incubation, Sulforhodamine B Assay