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. 2005 Dec;27(4):308-13.

Involvement of human beta-defensin-2 in proliferation of transformed cells of human cervix

N Markeeva  1 , I Lysovskiy, E Zhuravel, M Soldatkina, V Lyzogubov, V Usenko, V Potapov, P Pogrebnoy
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  • PMID: 16404352

Involvement of human beta-defensin-2 in proliferation of transformed cells of human cervix

N Markeeva et al. Exp Oncol. 2005 Dec.

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the influence of human beta-defensin-2 (hBD-2) on viability and proliferation of cultured human epithelial cells and the patterns of hBD-2 expression in normal tissues and early-stage human cervical neoplasia in the relation to proliferative state of these cells.

Materials and methods: The influence of recombinant hBD-2 on viability and proliferation of cultured cells of A431 and M-HeLa lines in vitro was performed by MTT-test, 3H-thymidine incorporation and cell counting techniques. Immunohistochemical analysis of expression of hBD-2 and PCNA in tissue samples (10 normal cases (control), 30 carcinomas of the cervix uteri: 15 - squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Stage 0), and 15 squamous cell carcinoma (Stage Ia)) was performed with the use of anti-hBD-2 and anti-PCNA-mAbs, respectively.

Results: We have revealed that hBD-2 significantly stimulated proliferation of A431 and M-HeLa cells in a concentration-dependent manner in the range of 0.1-2 microg/ml, whilst at higher concentrations (> 3-5 microg/ml) it negatively influenced cell viability. The results of immunohistochemical study have shown that malignant transformation of human cervical epithelium is accompanied by the increase of expression of hBD-2 and PCNA. However, the correlative analysis of the expression of the mentioned markers has revealed no relation between them.

Conclusion: The effect of hBD-2 on viability and proliferation of cultured epithelial cells possesses a concentration-dependent character. Expression of hBD-2 is increased in early-stage cervical carcinoma.

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