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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2011

Hepatoma cell line HepG2.2.15 demonstrates distinct biological features compared with parental HepG2.

Ran Zhao, Tian-Zhen Wang, Dan Kong, Lei Zhang, Hong-Xue Meng, Yang Jiang, Yi-Qi Wu, Zu-Xi Yu, Xiao-Ming Jin

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ran ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Tian-Zhen Wang
Dan Kong
Lei Zhang
Hong-Xue Meng
Yang Jiang
Yi-Qi Wu
Zu-Xi Yu
Xiao-Ming Jin
Harbin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the biological features of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-transfected HepG2.2.15 cells.

methodsThe cell ultrastructure, cell cycle and apoptosis, and the abilities of proliferation and invasion of HBV-transfected HepG2.2.15 and the parent HepG2 cells were examined by electron microscopy, flow cytometry, 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and trans-well assay. Oncogenicity of the two cell lines was compared via subcutaneous injection and orthotopic injection or implantation in nude mice, and the pathological analysis of tumor formation was performed. Two cytoskeletal proteins were detected by Western blotting.

resultsCompared with HepG2 cells, HepG2.2.15 cells showed organelle degeneration and filopodia disappearance under electron microscope. HepG2.2.15 cells proliferated and migrated slowly in vitro, and hardly formed tumor and lung metastasis in nude mice. Flow cytometry showed that the majority of HepG2.2.15 cells were arrested in G1 phase, and apoptosis was minor in both cell lines. Furthermore, the levels of cytoskeletal proteins F-actin and Ezrin were decreased in HepG2.2.15 cells.

conclusionHepG2.2.15 cells demonstrated a lower proliferation and invasion ability than the HepG2 cells due to HBV transfection.

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Cell Line, TumorAnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell CycleCell ProliferationHepatitis B virusHep G2 CellsHumansLiver NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm TransplantationBiological featureHepatitis B virusHepG2HepG2.2.15Tumor

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PMID21448419
PMCPMC3063907
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