Abstract Objective To detect the expression of matrix met alloproteinases 11 (MMP-11) in osteosarcoma tissues and adjacent matched normal osteosarcoma tissues,and explore the effect of silencing MMP-11 expression on the biological behaviors of osteosarcoma cells.Methods MMP-11 expression was detected in 40 paired osteosarcoma tissues and adjacent matched normal osteosarcoma tissues using Quantitative RT-PCR analysis and immunohistochemistry technology.MMP-11 siRNA and siRNA control were transfected into osteosarcoma cells (HOS and Saos-2).RNA and protein were collected after 48 h,and Quantitative RT-PCR analysis and Western blots were applied to detected the expression of MMP-11 in osteosarcoma cells.3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT),wound-healing assay and flow cytometry were applied to detected the growth,migration and apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells after RNAi-mediated silencing of MMP-11,respectively.Results The MMP-11 mRNA expression in osteosarcoma tissues was significantly up regulated than adjacent matched normal osteosarcoma tissues (P<0.05).The mRNA expression levels of MMP-11 in the adjacent matched normal osteosarcoma tissues was (1.0±0.22),while its relative expression in osteosarcoma tissues was (3.94±0.79)(P<0.05).Immunohistochemical technique also showed that the positive rate of MMP-11 protein in osteosarcoma was significantly higher than that of in the adjacent matched normal osteosarcoma tissues (P<0.05).Transfection of MMP-11 siRNA in osteosarcoma cells significantly reduced the expression levels of MMP-11 (P<0.05).Knockdown of MMP-11 markedly inhibited cell growth and migration,and promoted cell apoptosis (P<0.05).Conclusion MMP-11 is high expression in osteosarcoma.Knockdown of MMP-11 inhibits cell proliferation and migration,and induces cell apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells,suggesting MMP-11 acts as an oncogene involved in the development of osteosarcoma.
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