白藜芦醇对缺氧诱导的肝癌细胞株BEL-7402增殖及凋亡的影响

目的:探讨不同浓度白藜芦醇在常氧环境及缺氧环境下对肝癌细胞株BEL-7402增殖及凋亡的影响。方法:采用MTT法分析不同浓度(0、12.5、25、50、100、200μmol/L)白藜芦醇在常氧环境及缺氧环境下对肝癌细胞株BEL-7402增殖的影响,应用流式细胞仪检测其对BEL-7402细胞凋亡的影响。结果:不同浓度的白藜芦醇在常氧及缺氧环境中对肝癌细胞株BEL-7402均有明显抑制增殖及诱导凋亡作用,呈剂量-效应相关,其中50、100、200μmol/L白藜芦醇两种环境中对肝癌细胞的抑制率及凋亡率与对照组比较差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。50、100、200μmol/L白藜芦醇,常氧环境中对肝癌细胞的抑制率分别为18.70±2.15%、22.13±2.18%、31.47±2.26%,凋亡率分别为11.82±2.28%、19.80±2.64%、38.00±2.57%;缺氧环境中对肝癌细胞的抑制率分别为17.87±1.76%、23.52±2.29%、29.87±1.51%,凋亡率分别为12.36±3.15%、19.71±2.78%、37.87±4.83%。结论:白藜芦醇在缺氧环境下能抑制肝癌细胞株BEL-7402的增殖并诱导其凋亡,且其作用与常氧环境相似。     

片仔癀对人卵巢癌OVCAR-3细胞增殖、凋亡及周期的影响

目的：研究片仔癀对人卵巢癌细胞株OVCAR-3增殖抑制作用,及其对细胞周期、细胞凋亡的影响。方法：采用MTT法观察片仔癀对人卵巢癌细胞株OVCAR-3细胞的增殖抑制率,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡及细胞周期,westem—blot检测相关蛋白的表达。结果：片仔癀以剂量依赖式抑制人卵巢癌细胞株OVCAR-3细胞增殖,片仔癀250、500、1000μg·mL-1作用于OVCAR-3细胞24h后,其早期凋亡率分别为6．6％、30．9％、43．2％,而对照组为0％,其诱导凋亡作用呈现剂量依赖性;细胞积聚在G0／G1期,同时S期细胞比例减少;Akt、PARP、CDK6表达下调。结论：片仔癀可以抑制OVCAR-3细胞增殖及诱导细胞凋亡作用,并能阻滞细胞于G0／G1期,有望成为卵巢癌治疗药。     

片仔癀对人卵巢癌OVCAR-3细胞增殖、凋亡及周期的影响

目的:研究片仔癀对人卵巢癌细胞株OVCAR-3增殖抑制作用,及其对细胞周期、细胞凋亡的影响。方法:采用MTT法观察片仔癀对人卵巢癌细胞株OVCAR-3细胞的增殖抑制率,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡及细胞周期,western-blot检测相关蛋白的表达。结果:片仔癀以剂量依赖式抑制人卵巢癌细胞株OVCAR-3细胞增殖,片仔癀250、500、1000μg·mL-1作用于OVCAR-3细胞24 h后,其早期凋亡率分别为6.6%、30.9%、43.2%,而对照组为0%,其诱导凋亡作用呈现剂量依赖性;细胞积聚在G0/G1期,同时S期细胞比例减少;Akt、PARP、CDK6表达下调。结论:片仔癀可以抑制OVCAR-3细胞增殖及诱导细胞凋亡作用,并能阻滞细胞于G0/G1期,有望成为卵巢癌治疗药。     

白花蛇舌草豆甾醇对肝癌细胞的体内外抑制作用及对其增殖周期、凋亡的影响

目的:研究白花蛇舌草豆甾醇(stigmasterol from Hedyotis diffusa willd.,SHD)对人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721、BEL-7402的体外抑制作用,对肝癌H22的体内抑制作用及对其增殖周期、凋亡的影响。方法:MTT法评价SHD对人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721、BEL-7402的抑制率变化规律。昆明雄性小鼠60只,随机取10只为正常对照组,余接种H22瘤株,随机分为模型对照组、5-FU阳性对照组(30mg/kg)和高中低剂量SHD给药组(剂量分别为15、30、60mg/kg),腹腔给药10 d后,比较各组瘤重抑制率、H22细胞周期分布、凋亡率。结果:SHD对SMMC-7721、BEL-7402细胞具有体外抑制作用;SHD显著抑制H22肿瘤,增加G0-G1期细胞比例,降低G2/M期细胞比例,促进肿瘤细胞凋亡。结论:SHD在体外、体内均具有抑制肝癌细胞的作用,此作用与阻滞肿瘤细胞增殖周期,促进肿瘤细胞凋亡有关。     

红车轴草提取物对胃癌BGC-823细胞凋亡的影响

探讨红车轴草(TrifoliumpratenseL)提取物对胃癌细胞株BGC-823的抑制增殖效应及诱导凋亡作用.我们采用不同浓度(50、100、250、500、1000mg/L)红车轴草提取物处理BGC-823细胞,采用四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法检测药物对细胞的抑制作用,倒置显微镜观察细胞的形态学改变;AO/EB染色,荧光显微镜观察细胞凋亡形态;采用DNALadder观察DNA的降解;应用流式细胞仪观察细胞凋亡过程中的细胞周期的变化和细胞凋亡.结果显示在红车轴草提取物的作用下,BGC-823细胞呈凋亡改变,DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳呈典型的凋亡特征.细胞凋亡的同时,细胞周期阻滞于G2/M期.实验结果表明红车轴草提取物能抑制胃癌BGC-823细胞增殖,能诱导胃癌细胞凋亡.     

茶色素对人肺鳞癌细胞株SK-MES-1 细胞生长及凋亡的影响

目的:探讨茶色素对人肺鳞癌细胞株SK-MES-1细胞生长及凋亡的影响。方法:以超声细胞破碎法提取茶色素并计算得率。常规培养SK-MES-1细胞株,采用噻唑蓝溴化四唑(MTT)比色法观察不同浓度(5、2.5、1.25、0.625、0.3125 mg/m L)茶色素作用24、48 h对SK-MES-1细胞株生长的抑制作用,计算生长抑制率及IC_(50);以流式细胞术(FCM)荧光双染法(Annexin V/PI)观察茶色素对SK-MES-1细胞株凋亡的影响。结果:茶色素提取得率为7.35%。MTT实验结果显示随茶色素浓度增高和培养时间延长,其对细胞的生长抑制率也相应升高,即呈现剂量-时间依赖性,24 h和48 h处理的IC_(50)分别为2.353 mg/m L和1.494 mg/m L。流式细胞术检测作用24 h细胞凋亡,空白对照、0.625 mg/m L和1.25 mg/m L剂量组的SK-MES-1细胞凋亡率分别为7.7%、20.37%和25.25%。结论:茶色素可促进SK-MES-1细胞凋亡并抑制其增殖。     

Surfactin对人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞增殖、凋亡及细胞骨架的影响

以体外培养的人乳腺癌细胞株MCF-7为研究对象,探讨surfactin对肿瘤细胞增殖、凋亡及细胞骨架的影响。MTT实验表明,surfactin能抑制MCF-7的增殖,并且呈现出浓度和时间的依赖关系,作用48h时的IC50是27.3μmol/L。AO/EB荧光染色法及流式细胞术检测发现,surfactin可诱导MCF-7发生典型的凋亡形态学改变和G2/M期阻滞。免疫荧光和免疫印迹结果表明,surfactin显著抑制了细胞内vimentin的表达,诱导了α-tubulin的解聚和重排,使细胞的骨架系统发生了剧烈的变化。可见,surfactin具有抑制MCF-7细胞增殖,诱导细胞凋亡的作用,其机制可能与细胞骨架蛋白的表达水平有关。     

PUMA在结肠癌细胞中的表达及诱导细胞凋亡中的作用

目的:通过5-Fu诱导携带有野生型p53基因的HCT116和携带有突变性p53基因的HT-29两种结肠癌细胞系,比较两株细胞在各时间点凋亡水平和PUMA mRNA表达情况的差异,探讨PUMA对细胞凋亡的作用及诱导其表达的基本途径。方法:用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT—PCR)检测不同结肠癌细胞株HT-29、HCT116在抗肿瘤药物5-Fu作用下不同时间点结肠癌细胞株内PUMA mRNA表达水平的差异,用吖啶橙/溴化乙啶(AO/EB)荧光染色检测各时间点细胞的凋亡水平,分析其与PUMAmRNA表达水平之间的关系。结果:携带有野生型P53基因的结肠癌细胞株HCT116在5-Fu作用下6h即可出现PUMA mRNA的表达,随着药物作用时间的延长其表达强度增加,并且与细胞凋亡水平呈正相关;含有突变型P53基因的结肠癌细胞株HT-29在5-Fu作用下无PUMA的表达。结论:通过5-Fu诱导细胞凋亡出现的PUMA表达需要野生型P53基因,突变型P53基因无法诱导PUMA的表达。PUMA与结肠癌细胞凋亡水平呈正相关,是一种促凋亡蛋白。     

姜黄素抑制大鼠气道平滑肌细胞增殖和诱导凋亡的作用

目的:探讨姜黄素对大鼠气道平滑肌细胞(airway smooth muscle cells,ASMCs)增殖和凋亡的影响.方法:采用改良组织块消化法培养原代大鼠气道平滑肌细胞,以PDGF诱导ASMCs增殖建立模型.MTT法检测不同浓度姜黄素抑制ASMCs增殖情况.Hoechst 33342染色和DNA Ladder检测细胞凋亡,Western Blot检测ERK1/2和磷酸化ERK1/2的表达.结果:①MTT检测给予姜黄素处理12 h后,与模型组相比较,10 μmol/l组、20μmol/l组和40 μmol/l组的细胞平均抑制率均增加显著.P<0.05;48 h后各浓度组抑制率均升高.②Hoechst 33342观察到10μmol/I、20μmol/1和40 μmol/l姜黄素组中强荧光细胞比例随姜黄素刺量增大而增多,细胞核内多个不均一蓝染现象.③DNA Ladder观察到40μmol/l组姜黄素处理组出现梯状分布.④姜黄素(40 μmol/1)与PDGF(20 ng/m1)共同处理30 min和60 min后P-ERK1/2蛋白表达水平显著降低.结论:姜黄素对ASMCs增殖有抑制作用,同时高浓度的姜黄素可促进AsMCs凋亡,可能与下调ERK1/2的表达有关.     

斑蝥素与去甲斑蝥素对昆虫细胞Sf9抑制作用比较

为探索斑蝥素的类似物去甲斑蝥素对昆虫的毒杀机理,本研究利用草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda卵巢细胞系Sf9细胞作为实验材料,采用CCK-8法和AO/EB荧光染色法比较了斑蝥素(CTD)和去甲斑蝥素(NCTD)对细胞的增殖抑制和抑制方式。结果显示,3.125μg/mL的CTD处理细胞抑制率6h为20.00±1.10%,24h为66.33±0.81%;50μg/mL的CTD处理细胞抑制率6h为42.69±6.34%,24h为74.60±1.51%。3.125μg/mL的NCTD处理细胞抑制率6h为10.03±1.72%,24h为21.75±6.22%;50μg/mL的NCTD处理细胞抑制率6h为40.79±1.32%,24h为66.08±3.32%。结果表明,CTD与NCTD均能有效抑制Sf9细胞增殖和诱导细胞凋亡,且抑制率呈现出时间、剂量依赖性,较高剂量NCTD可以替代CTD达到相同效果。     

Matrine induces programmed cell death and regulates expression of relevant genes based on PCR array analysis in C6 glioma cells

Matrine, one of the main components extracted from Sophora flavescens Ait, has a wide range of pharmacological effects including anti-tumor activities on a number of cancer cell lines. This study has investigated whether matrine could also display anti-tumor action on rat C6 glioma cells. Exposure of C6 cells to matrine resulted in inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, as measured by the MTT assay and Flow cytometry. The Annexin V/PI staining further detected the apoptotic cells at both early and late phases of apoptosis. We used AO/EB staining to examine the programmed cell death of matrine-treated C6 cells, and showed that the death rate detected by AO/EB staining was higher than the apoptosis rate measured by Annexin V/PI staining, suggesting that autophagy, the Type II programmed cell death, may be involved in matrine-induced cell death, which was further confirmed by electronic microscopy. To explore the molecular mechanism, an apoptosis real-time PCR array was performed, which has demonstrated that 57 genes were at least 2-fold upregulated, and 11 genes were at least 2-fold downregulated in matrine-treated C6 cells, compared with untreated cells. However, the gene expression profiles could only partly and roughly explain molecular mechanisms of apoptosis and autophagy in matrine-treated C6 cells, thus further investigations are required to confirm the specific molecular pathways and related molecules responsible for the programmed cell death.     

百里香酚的抗肿瘤作用

目的：观察百里香酚对体外培养的肝癌细胞的抑制作用。方法：体外培养人肝癌细胞（Bel-7402）,采用MTT法、AO/EB荧光染色法观察百里香酚对人肝癌细胞Bel-7402的作用。结果：百里香酚可显著抑制Bel-7402细胞的生长;经百里香酚作用后,肝癌细胞在显微镜形态明显改变。结论：百里香酚能抑制肝癌Bel-7402细胞生长。     

Plant derived coumestrol phytochemical targets human skin carcinoma cells by inducing mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis,cell cycle arrest,inhibition of cell migration and invasion and modulation of m-TOR/PI3K/AKT signalling pathway

The current study was undertaken to investigate anticancer activity of coumestrol phytoestrogen against human skin cancer. MTT assay was performed for cell viability assessment and clonogenic assay for cell colony formation assessment. Apoptosis was analysed by Annexin V/FITC staining, AO/EB staining and western blotting assays. Effects on the m-TOR/PI3K/AKT signalling pathway were investigated by western blotting. Results indicated that coumestrol induced significant toxicity in human skin cancer cells in contrast to mouse skin cancer cells. The proliferation rate in normal skin cells remained almost intact. Annexin V-FITC and AO/EB staining assays indicated coumestrol induced cytotoxicity in skin cancer cells is mediated through apoptosis stimulation. The apoptosis in skin cancer cells was mediated through caspase-activation. Cell migration and invasion was inhibited by coumestrol in human skin cancer cells via inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expressions. Moreover, m-TOR/PI3K/AKT signalling pathway in SKEM-5 cells was blocked by coumestrol.     

Selective inhibition of carbonic anhydrase-IX by sulphonamide derivatives induces pH and reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in cervical cancer HeLa cells

Selective inhibition with sulphonamides of carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX reduces cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in human cancer cells. The effect on CA IX expression of seven previously synthesised sulphonamide inhibitors, with high affinity for CA IX, as well as their effect on the proliferation/apoptosis of cancer/normal cell lines was investigated. Two normal and three human cancer cell lines were used. Treatment resulted in dose- and time-dependent inhibition of the growth of various cancer cell lines. One compound showed remarkably high toxicity towards CA IX-positive HeLa cells. The mechanisms of apoptosis induction were determined with Annexin-V and AO/EB staining, cleaved caspases (caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9) and cleaved PARP activation, reactive oxygen species production (ROS), mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), intracellular pH (pHi), extracellular pH (pHe), lactate level and cell cycle analysis. The autophagy induction mechanisms were also investigated. The modulation of apoptotic and autophagic genes (Bax, Bcl-2, caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, caspase-12, Beclin and LC3) was measured using real time PCR. The positive staining using γ-H2AX and AO/EB dye, showed increased cleaved caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, increased ROS production, MMP and enhanced mRNA expression of apoptotic genes, suggesting that anticancer effects are also exerted through its apoptosis-inducing properties. Our results show that such sulphonamides might have the potential as new leads for detailed investigations against CA IX-positive cervical cancers.     

药用昆虫蜣螂对灵芝发酵产物体外抗肿瘤活性的影响

采用体外高通量筛选技术检测了补加药用昆虫蜣螂前后灵芝发酵产物的体外抗肿瘤活性。结果表明,补加和不补加蜣螂发酵后所得的胞内和胞外三萜样品对肉瘤细胞L290、肠癌细胞SW620、血癌细胞K562和肝癌细胞BEL7402都有显著的抑制作用(P<0.05)。在补加蜣螂发酵后,灵芝胞内三萜的抑制作用没有得到增强;但胞外三萜样品对BEL7402细胞的抑制作用得到了增强,补加和不补加蜣螂发酵后所得胞外三萜的抑制率分别为41.74%和32.37%(P<0.05)。由于补加蜣螂发酵后,新生成了胞外三萜lucidone C,因而对lucidone C的抗BEL7402肝癌活性进行了试验。结果显示,lucidone C在100μg/mL时,对BEL7402的抑制率为50.37%,提示lucidone C可能增强了补加蜣螂后灵芝胞外总三萜对BEL7402细胞的抑制作用。     

Hepatitis B virus X protein modulates the apoptosis of hepatoma cell line induced by TRAIL

TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) is one member of TNF superfamily[1]. It is unique, for it could specifically induce the apoptosis of tumor cells or virus-infected cells but have no cytotoxic effects onnormal cells[1,2]. Owing to this characteristic, it has become a promising candidate molecule for biological therapy for tumor. Many factors could affect the sensitivity towardsTRAIL-induced apoptosis, including cytokines, virus infection, drugs, radials, etc. Studies show tha…     

Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of coronaridine from Tabernaemontana catharinensis A.DC in a human laryngeal epithelial carcinoma cell line (Hep-2)

Cancer has become a major public health problem worldwide and the number of deaths due to this disease is increasing almost exponentially. In the constant search for new treatments, natural products of plant origin have provided a variety of new compounds to be explored as antitumor agents. Tabernaemontana catharinensis is a medicinal plant that produces alkaloids with expressive antitumor activity, such as heyneanine, coronaridine and voacangine. The aim of present study was firstly to screen the cytotoxic activity of the indole alkaloids heyneanine, coronaridine and voacangine against HeLa (human cervix tumor), 3T3 (normal mouse embryo fibroblasts), Hep-2 (human laryngeal epithelial carcinoma) and B-16 (murine skin) cell lines by MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide); and secondly to analyze the apoptotic activity, cell membrane damage and genotoxicity of the compound that showed the best cytotoxic activity against the tumor cell lines tested. Coronaridine was the one that exhibited greater cytotoxic activity in the laryngeal carcinoma cell line Hep-2 (IC₅₀ = 54.47 μg/mL) than the other alkaloids tested (voacangine IC₅₀ = 159.33 g/mL, and heyneanine IC₅₀ = 689.45 μg/mL). Coronaridine induced apoptosis in cell lines 3T3 and Hep-2, even at high concentrations. The evaluation of genotoxicity by comet assay showed further that coronaridine caused minimal DNA damage in the Hep-2 tumor cell line, and the LDH test showed that it did not affect the plasma membrane. These results suggest that further investigation of coronaridine as an antitumor agent has merit.     

XJW20, a novel oxoindole derivative,induces G2/M arrest and apoptosis selectively in K562 leukemia cell line

In comparison with four tumor cell lines and three non transformed cell types, chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cells were selectively sensitive to proliferation inhibition by the oxoindole derivative XJW20, as determined by the MTT assay. Further investigation revealed that XJW20 selectively induced G2/M arrest and apoptosis in K562 cells. At the molecular level, XJW20-induced G2/M arrest was accompanied by up-regulation of cyclin B1 and phospho (p)-Cdc25C (Ser216) and down-regulation of CDK1. There is no change in the expression of CDK2. The increased apoptotic activity by XJW20 was characterized by an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨ_m) dissipation, cytochrome C releasing, apoptotic nuclei (AO/EB double staining) and nuclei condensation (DAPI-staining). The down-regulation of phosphorylated ERK was also found in XJW20-treated K562 cells. These molecular events induced by XJW20 may provide insight into the mechanism of action that led to growth arrest and apoptosis.