Abstract:
Objective To detect the role of VEGF
165 gene in vasculogenic mimicry formation of HepG2. Methods Two and three-dimensional culture was wed to observed the vasculogenic mimicry formation of HepG2.Eukaryotic expression plasmids pcDNA3.0-VEGF
165 and pcDNA3.0-VEGF
165b were constructed and transfected into HepG2 cell by Lipofectamine2000,then cell were cultured in the three-Dimensional matrix,the expression of VEGF
165 and VEGF
165b were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. Results HepG2 cells could form vasculogenic mimicry in three-Dimensional matrix.The expression of VEGF
165 and VEGF
165b of HepG2 cells were up-regulation after transfected with their corresponding plasmids,but the vasculogenic mimicry formation of transfected HepG2 cells has no change. Conclusion HepG2 cells could form vasculogenic mimicry in three-Dimensional matrix,but the overexpression of VEGF
165 and VEGF
165b gene can not significantly influence the vasculogenic mimicry formation.