Objective: To explore the mechanism of PTK2B mediated NK cell killing affecting the malignant biological behavior of non-small cell lung cancer cells.Methods: Peripheral blood of 35 patients with lung cancer and 35 healthy volunteers who were treated in the oncology department of Nantong First People's Hospital from January 2022 to December 2022 were collected. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated by density gradient centrifuge, and NK cells were isolated and selected from PBMCs by magnetic activated cell sorting human NK cell isolation kit.The expression of PTK2B in NK cells was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. The levels of NKG2D, NKp30 and NKp46 in peripheral blood were detected by flow cytometry, and the levels of IFN-γ and TNF-α were detected by ELISA. NK-92 cells were cultured in vitro and PTK2B expression was knocked down. The expression of PTK2B in NK-92 cells was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot.IL-2 stimulated NK-92 cells, and the expression of TNF-a and IFN-γ was detected by ELISA. Subsequently, IL-2-stimulated NK-92 cells and A549 cells were co-cultured in different ratios (10:1, 5:1, 2.5:1). The toxicity of NK-92 cells to A549 cells was evaluated by flow cytometry and lactate dehydrogenase method, cell viability was detected by CCK-8, and cell proliferation was detected by cell clonation assay. Transwell detects cell invasion.Results: The expression level of PTK2B in NK-92 cells of lung cancer patients was increased, and the expression levels of NKG2D and NKp30 receptors, IFN-γ and TNF-α on NK cells were decreased, but there was no significant difference in the expression of NKp46 cell activating receptor. These results indicated that the killing activity of NK cells in peripheral blood of patients with lung cancer decreased. Knocking down PTK2B up-regulates the expression levels of NK cell activating receptors NKG2D, NKp30 and NKp46, and the levels of NK cell production of IFN-γ, granase B and perforin.In addition, knockdown of PTK2B expression enhanced the cytotoxicity of NK cells to A549 cells, and reduced the viability, proliferation and invasion of A549 cells. The results indicated that PTK2B knockdown could inhibit the malignant biological behavior of A549 cells.Conclusion: PTK2B can promote the proliferation, invasion and migration of Lung cancer cells by inhibiting the killing effect of NK cells. |