简介：AIM:RecombinedplasmidpETNF-P16wasconstructedtoinvestigateitsexpressionpropertiesinesophagealsquamouscarcinomacelllineEC9706inducedbyX-rayirradiationandthefeasibilityofgene-radiotherapyforesophagealcarcinoma.METHODS:RecombinedplasmidpETNF-P16wasconstructedandtransfectedintoEC9706cellswithlipofectamine.ELISA,Westernblot,andimmunocytochemistrywereperformedtodeterminetheexpressionpropertiesofpETNF-P16inEC9706aftertransfectioninducedbyX-rayirradiation.RESULTS:EukaryoticexpressionvectorpETNF-P16wassuccessfullyconstructedandtransfectedintoEC9706cells.TNFαexpressionsweresignificantlyincreasedinthetransfectedcellsafterdifferentdosesofX-rayirradiationthaninthoseafter0Gyirradiation(1192.330-2026.518pg/mL,P<0.05-0.01),andtheTNFαexpressionsandP16weresignificantlyhigher6-48hafter2GyX-rayirradiation(358.963-585.571pg/mL,P<0.05-0.001).NoP16expressionwasdetectedinnormalEC9706cells.However,therewasstrongexpressioninthetransfectedandirradiationgroups.CONCLUSION:X-rayirradiationinductioncouldsignificantlyenhanceTNFαandP16expressioninEC9706cellstransfectedwithpETNF-P16plasmid.Theseresultsmayprovideimportantexperimentaldataandtherapeuticpotentialforgene-radiotherapyofesophagealcarcinoma.