Objective: To detect the expression level of the Mfn2 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and adjacent normal liver tissues and further analyze its anticancer effects.
Methods: The expression levels of Mfn2, GLS1 and the autophagy-related proteins lc3b and Beclin1 in liver cancer and adjacent tissues in patients with liver cancer were detected by real-time-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The HepG2 human HCC cell line was cultured in vitro, and the Mfn2 protein was stably expressed through transfection of a high Mfn2 expression plasmid. The Cell-Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) method was used to observe the effect of Mfn2 overexpression on the activity of HepG2 cells. Furthermore, RT-qPCR and Western blotting were performed to detect the effects of Mfn2 overexpression on the protein expression of GLS1, Beclin1 and lc3b.
Results: Compared with tissues adjacent to cancer tissues, the mRNA levels of Mfn2, GLS1, Beclin1 and lc3b in liver cancer tissues were lower. Compared with normal hepatocytes, the expression of Mfn2, Beclin1 and lc3b in HCC cells was decreased, but the expression of GLS1 was increased. Compared with the control group (NC) transfected with empty plasmid, Mfn2 overexpression led to significant time-dependent inhibition of HepG2 cell activity and GLS1 protein expression (P < .05). In addition, Mfn2 overexpression induced autophagy by triggering the expression of autophagy-related proteins Beclin-1 and lc3b in HCC cells (all P < .05). The effect of transfection with a high-dose Mfn2 plasmid was more obvious than that of transfection with a low-dose Mfn2 plasmid (all P < .05).
Conclusions: The expression of Mfn2, GLS1, Beclin1 and lc3b in HCC was lower than in normal liver tissue. The expression of Mfn2, Beclin1 and lc3b in HCC cells was decreased, but the expression of GLS1 was increased. Overexpression of Mfn2 inhibited GLS1 gene expression by inhibiting the activity of HCC cells and promoted the expression of Beclin1 and lc3b to induce autophagy, thereby exerting an anticancer effect. Further research is needed to clarify the mechanism of Mfn2 activity.
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