Effects of gemcitabine on the ceil cycle and apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells MiaPaCa-2 with Beclinl gene silencing

Objective To investigate the effect of gemcitabine on the cell cycle and apoptosis of the human pancreatic cancer cell line MiaPaCa-2 with Beclinl gene silencing.Methods siRNA targeting at Beclinl gene was constructed,then it was inserted into an expression vector and transfected into MiaPaCa-2 cells.The Beclinl mRNA and protein expression were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.Gemcitabine was used to treat MiaPaCa-2 with Beclinl gene silencing,then the cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry.Results The MiaPaCa-2 cells with Beclinl gene silencing were successfully constructed,and the expression of Beclin1 mRNA was decreased from 1.0 in control group to 0.295,and number of cells in S and G2 phase was decreased,but number of cells in G1 phase was increased,and there was no change in apoptosis.After gemcitabine treatment,number of cells in S phase was further decreased,but number of cells in G1,G2 phase was increased,and apoptosis was inhibited.Conclusions Beclinl gene silencing can change the cell cycle of pancreatic cancer cells MiaPaCa-2,and influence the effects of gemcitabine on cell cycle and apoptosis. Key words: Pancreatic neoplasms;  RNA interference;  Gene silencing;  Beclinl;  Gemcitabine ; Cell cycle;  Apoptosis