Experimental Study of the Prophylactic and Therapeutic Effects of Venin on Metastasis and Recurrence of Liver Cancer

OBJECTIVE To study the inhibitory effect of venin on adhesion and invasive ability of SMMC-7721 cells and to examine the prophylactic and therapeutic effect of venin on liver cancer metastasis and recurrence after hepatectorny.

METHODS The blocking effect of venin on the intercellular adhesive molecule (ICAM-1) of 7721 cells was analyzed by immunofluorescence flow cytometry. The influence of venin on the invasive ability of 7721 cells was observed by cell-migration experimentation and detachment of 7721 cells attached to fibronectin (FN). and the influence of venin on adhesion of 7721 cells to FN by the MTT method, 7721 cells to 7721 cells, 7721 cells to lymphocytes, and 7721 cells to endothelial cells by a cellular adhesion test. The preventive and therapeutic effect of venin on metastasis and recurrence of a liver cancer model was observed in nude mice alter hepatectomy.

RESULTS The expression of ICAM-1 In the venin-treated group was significantly lower than that in the untreated group. Venin could not inhibit the invasive ability of 7721 cells, and could not exfoliate the 7721 cells adhered to FN. It could inhibit the adhesion between 7721 cells and 7721 cells, and between 7721 and endothelial cells, but could not inhibit the adhesion between 7721 and lymphocytes. The nude mice treated with venin had less intrahepatic or extrahepatic metastases and recurrences after hepatectomy.

CONCLUSION Venin can inhibit the adhesive ability of SMMO-7721 cells and can also prevent and treat the metastasis and recurrence of liver cancer in nude mice after hepatectomy.