[en] Objective: To explore the radiosensitivity of SHG44 cells increased by suppressing the protein kinase B (PKB), in order to prove whether the PKB activity is related to the radioresistance of SHG44 cells. Methods: PKB gene(pCMV5.HA-m/p-PKBα(PKB), pCMV5.HA-PKBα-DD (T308D/S473D) (PKBD)) were transfected into SHG44 cells by electroporation, the cell proliferation rate was observed among the control, PKB transfected and irradiated groups by MTT assay. The laser confocal microscope was used to detect the changes of cell apoptosis and its microstructure in control, control + radiation, PKB transfected + radiation, PKBD transfected + radiation group. The proliferation of PKB transfected SHG44 cells and the relative factors of inducing apoptosis were analyzed. Results: The plasmid containing extrinsic PKB was successfully transfected into SHG44 cells and expressed PKB mRNA, while there was no expression in the control group; the proliferation rate of transfected SHG44 cells was significantly different from the control group (P<0.05). ⁶⁰Co γ rays could induce SHG44 cell apoptosis with the changes of cell nuclei shape. The SHG44 cells transfected by PKB in the PKB + control group were complete, with few apoptosis cells seen, while the apoptosis was more significant in PKBD + irradiation group comparing to the control-irradiation group. Conclusions: SHG44 cells transfected by PKB could resist the cell apoptosis induced by radiation, suggesting that there were some relations between PKB activity and SHG44 cells radioresistance. (authors)