腺病毒载体AdING4 对MCF-7乳腺癌细胞的增殖抑制及化疗增敏作用

目的:研究腺病毒载体AdING4对人MCF-7乳腺癌细胞的生长抑制及化疗增敏作用。方法:将搭载有ING-4基因的重组腺病毒载体AdING4感染人MCF-7乳腺癌细胞,用荧光显微镜观察感染后的MCF-7细胞形态学变化;RT-PCR和Western-Blot法检测ING-4基因在MCF-7细胞中的转录和表达;RT-PCR法检测凋亡相关基因在MCF-7细胞中的表达;CCK法测定Ad-ING4感染MCF-7乳腺癌细胞后所发挥的细胞增殖抑制作用。流式细胞技术检测ING-4对MCF-7乳腺癌细胞的促凋亡作用。CCK-8法分别测定病毒感染前后的MCF-7乳腺癌细胞的药物半数抑制浓度IC50,并观察Ad-ING4与化疗药物合用后对MCF-7细胞增殖抑制和化疗增敏现象。结果:MCF-7细胞在转染ING-4基因后,明显出现变圆、脱落、皱缩、聚集等现象;外源性ING-4基因在MCF-7细胞中获得成功表达;外源性ING-4基因作用下MCF-7细胞的增殖受到了明显抑制,凋亡率有所升高,凋亡相关基因Bax的表达水平明显上调,Bcl-2、Survivin的表达水平明显下调。ING-4基因感染MCF-7细胞后,使MCF-7细胞对相关化疗药物的敏感度更高;ING-4基因与化疗药物合用后对MCF-7细胞的增殖抑制作用,较之单用化疗药物更为明显。结论:MCF-7细胞在转染ING4基因后其增殖受到了明显抑制并更易凋亡,该现象可能是通过改变Bax,Bcl-2及Survivin表达水平来实现的,且对化疗药物的敏感性更高。     

BCL-2 antisense and cisplatin combination treatment of MCF-7 breast cancer cells with or without functional p53

Summary Chemotherapy has been used for treatment of breast cancer but with limited success. We characterized the effects of bcl-2 antisense and cisplatin combination therapy in two human isogenic breast carcinoma cells p53(+)MCF-7 and p53(−)MCF-7/E6. The transferrin-facilitated lipofection strategy we have developed yielded same transfection efficiency in both cells. Bcl-2 antisense delivered with this strategy significantly induced more cell death, apoptosis, and cytochrome c release in MCF-7/E6 than in MCF-7, but did not affect Fas level in both cells and activated caspase-8 equally. Cisplatin exerted same effects on cell viability and apoptosis in both cells, but released smaller amounts of cytochrome c while activated more caspase-8 in MCF-7/E6. The combination treatment yielded greater effects on cell viability, apoptosis, cytochrome c release, and caspase-8 activation than individual treatments in both cells although p53(−) cells were more sensitive. The potentiated activation of caspase-8 in the combination treatment suggested that caspase-8-mediated (but cytochrome c-independent) apoptotic pathway is the major contributor of the enhanced cell killing. Thus, bcl-2 antisense delivered with transferrin-facilitated lipofection can achieve the efficacy of killing breast cancer cells and sensitizing them to chemotherapy. Bcl-2 antisense and cisplatin combination treatment is a potentially useful therapeutic strategy for breast cancer irrespective of p53 status. Hesham Basma and Hesham El-Refaey contributed equally     

Recombinant human Erythropoietin enhanced the cytotoxic effects of tamoxifen toward the spheroid MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Erythropoietin (EPO) is widely used to treat anemia in patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancers. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of rHuEPO on the response of spheroid breast cancer, MCF-7, cells to tamoxifen treatment. The MCF-7 spheroids were treated with 10 mg/mL tamoxifen in combination with either 0, 10, 100 or 200 IU/mL rHuEPO for 24, 48 or 72 h. The viability of the MCF-7 cells was determined using the annexin-V, cell cycle, caspases activation and acridine orange/propidium iodide staining. rHuEPO-tamoxifen combination significantly (p greater than 0.05) increased the number of spheroid MCF-7 cells entering early apoptotic phase after 12 h and late apoptotic phase after 24 h of treatment; primarily the result of the antiproliferative effect tamoxifen. Tamoxifen alone significantly (p < 0.05) increased the caspase-3 and −9 activities in the spheroid MCF-7 cells by 200 to 550% of the control. Combination rHuEPO and tamoxifen produced much lesser effect on the caspase-8 activity. The rHuEPO in the combination treatment had concentration-dependently caused decrease in the caspase activities. rHuEPO-tamoxifen combination markedly increased MCF-7 cells entering the SubG0/G1 phase of the cell cycle by more than 500% of the control, while decreasing those entering the G2 + M and S phases by 50%. After 72 h, the combination treatment produced greater (p < 0.05) change in the SubG0/G1 phase than tamoxifen treatment alone. Morphologically, spheroid MCF-7 cells subjected to combination rHuEPO-tamoxifen treatment showed nuclear condensation and margination, cytoplasmic blebbing, necrosis, and early and late apoptosis. Thus, the study showed that rHuEPO-tamoxifen combination induced apoptosis in the spheroid MCF-7 cells. The apoptotic effect of the rHuEPO-tamoxifen combination treatment on the MCF-7 cells was greater than that produced by tamoxifen alone. The rHuEPO-tamoxifen treatment enhanced the caspase-independent apoptotic effects of tamoxifen on the spheroid MCF-7 cells.     

大豆异黄酮激活PPARγ抑制人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞增殖

目的：探讨两种大豆异黄酮主要成分染料木黄酮（genistein,GEN）和大豆苷元（daidzein,DAI）抑制人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞增殖的作用与过氧化物酶体增殖激活物受体γ（peroxisome proliferators-activated receptorγ,PPARγ）信号途径的关系。方法：采用免疫细胞化学染色方法观察MCF-7细胞的PPARγ表达情况,PPARγ介导的荧光素酶报告基因检测大豆异黄酮和PPARγ配体罗格列酮（rosiglitazone,ROS）对MCF-7细胞PPARγ的激活作用,MCF-7细胞分别经8×10-5mol/L GEN、DAI和1×10-5mol/L的ROS单独或联合1×10-5mol/L的PPARγ特异性抑制剂GW9662联合处理24、48和72 h后,用CCK-8法检测细胞增殖。结果：MCF-7细胞存在有PPARγ表达,GEN、DAI呈剂量依赖性增强报告基因荧光素酶活性,且这种作用可被GW9662明显阻断;GEN、DAI和ROS呈时间依赖性明显抑制MCF-7细胞增殖（P〈0.05）,而GW9662可以显著削弱GEN、DAI和ROS对MCF-7细胞的增殖抑制作用（P〈0.05）。结论：大豆异黄酮可通过激活乳腺癌MCF-7细胞的PPARγ信号途径抑制其增殖。     

甲基莲心碱抗乳腺癌 MCF-7细胞的研究

目的:观察甲基莲心碱对乳腺癌细胞系MCF-7增殖和凋亡的影响,并探讨其诱导乳腺癌细胞系MCF-7凋亡的可能作用机制。方法:采用体外培养人乳腺癌细胞系MCF-7,CCK-8实验检测不同浓度甲基莲心碱对MCF-7细胞增殖抑制作用;乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)试剂盒(微板法)检测细胞上清液LDH含量;流式细胞术分析甲基莲心碱对MCF-7细胞周期及凋亡的影响;实时定量PCR(RT-PCR)检测线粒体凋亡相关基因Bax和Bcl-2的表达水平。结果:CCK-8、LDH结果显示甲基莲心碱以时间、浓度依耐性的方式抑制乳腺癌MCF-7细胞的增殖及促进细胞毒性的增加;流式细胞术结果表明不同甲基莲心碱作用下MCF-7的平均凋亡率分别为(15.44±0.52)、(18.81±2.24)、(24.26±2.84)、(36.90±3.15)、(59.27±5.86),且使其周期阻滞于G0/G1期;RT-PCR检测结果证明甲基莲心碱可上调乳腺癌细胞中促凋亡基因Bax的表达,而下调抑制凋亡基因Bcl-2。结论:甲基莲心碱以时间和浓度依赖的方式抑制乳腺癌细胞增殖、细胞毒性增加,导致细胞周期于G0/G1阻滞并促进癌细胞凋亡。甲基莲心碱抗乳腺癌的可能作用机制是激活线粒体凋亡途径。     

Connective tissue growth factor induces apoptosis in human breast cancer cell line MCF-7

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a member of an emerging CCN gene family that is implicated in various diseases associated with fibro-proliferative disorder including scleroderma and atherosclerosis. The function of CTGF in human cancer is largely unknown. We now show that CTGF induces apoptosis in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. CTGF mRNA was completely absent in MCF-7 but strongly induced by treatment with transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). TGF-beta by itself induced apoptosis in MCF-7, and this effect was reversed by co-treatment with CTGF antisense oligonucleotide. Overexpression of CTGF gene in transiently transfected MCF-7 cells significantly augmented apoptosis. Moreover, recombinant CTGF protein significantly enhanced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells as evaluated by DNA fragmentation, Tdt-mediated dUTP biotin nick end-labeling staining, flow cytometry analysis, and nuclear staining using Hoechst 33258. Finally, recombinant CTGF showed no effect on Bax protein expression but significantly reduced Bcl2 protein expression. Taken together, these results suggest that CTGF is a major inducer of apoptosis in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and that TGF-beta-induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells is mediated, in part, by CTGF.     

The cytotoxic nature of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus stem bark extracts in human breast cancer cells

Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, a small woody shrub has traditionally been referred to have anticancer activity, but it has not been scientifically explored so far. Therefore, to investigate the anticancer effects of A. sessiliflorus stem bark extracts (ASSBE), MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 human breast cancer cells were treated with one of its bioactive fractions, n-hexane (ASSBE-nHF). Cytotoxicity (24 h) was determined by MTT assay and antiproliferative effect was assessed by counting cell numbers after 72 h treatment using hemocytometer. The role of ASSBE-nHF on apoptosis was analysed by annexin V-FITC/PI, Hoechst 33342 staining, DNA fragmentation pattern and immunoblotting of apoptosis markers. For the assay of enhanced production of ROS and mitochondrial membrane depolarization, specific stains such as DCFH-DA and JC-1 were used, respectively. To understand the mode of action of ASSBE-nHF on MCF-7 cells, cells were pre-treated with antioxidant, n-acetylcysteine. The hexane fraction of ASSBE showed maximum activity towards human breast cancer cells compared to other two fractions at a minimal concentration of 50 μg/ml. The annexin V-FITC/PI, Hoechst 33342 staining, DNA fragmentation and immunoblotting assays showed that ASSBE-nHF induces non-apoptotic cell death in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. ASSBE-nHF significantly increased the production of ROS and decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in MCF-7 cells. Similarly, it decreased the MMP in MDA-MB-231 cells, but had no effect on ROS production. Further, the cytotoxic effect of ASSBE-nHF in MCF-7 cells was not significantly reversed even in the presence of n-acetylcysteine, an antioxidant. These findings revealed that ASSBE-nHF induces non-apoptotic cell death via mitochondria associated with both ROS dependent and independent pathways in human breast cancer cells.     

Different anticancer effects of Saxifragifolin A on estrogen receptor-positive and estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer cells

BackgroundBreast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women worldwide. For treating breast cancer, numerous natural products have been considered as chemotherapeutic drugs.Hypothesis/purposeThe present study aims to investigate the apoptotic effect of Saxifragifolin A (Saxi A) isolated from Androsace umbellata in two different human breast cancer cells which are ER-positive MCF-7 cells and ER-negative MDA-MB-231 cells, and examine the molecular basis for its anticancer actions.Study designThe inhibitory effects of Saxi A on cell survival were examined in MCF-7 cells and MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro.MethodsMTT assays, Annexin V/PI staining analysis, ROS production assay, Hoechst33342 staining and Western blot analysis were performed.ResultsOur results showed that MDA-MB-231 cells were more sensitive to Saxi A-induced apoptosis than MCF-7 cells. Saxi A induced apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells through ROS-mediated and caspase-dependent pathways, whereas treatment with Saxi A induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells in a caspase-independent manner. In spite of Saxi A-induced activation of MAPKs in both breast cancer cell lines, only p38 MAPK and JNK mediated Saxi A-induced apoptosis. In addition, cell survival of shERα-transfected MCF-7 cells was decreased, while MDA-MB-231 cells that overexpress ERα remained viable.ConclusionSaxi A inhibits cell survival in MCF-7 cells and MDA-MB-231 cells through different regulatory pathway, and ERα status appears to be important for regulating Saxi A-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Thus, Saxi A may have a potential therapeutic use for treating breast cancer.     

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。     

Hsa_circ_0092276 promotes doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer cells by regulating autophagy via miR-348/ATG7 axis

Previous study has confirmed that hsa_circ_0092276 is highly expressed in doxorubicin (DOX)-resistant breast cancer cells, indicating that hsa_circ_0092276 may be involved in regulating the chemotherapy resistance of breast cancer. Here we attempted to investigate the biological role of hsa_circ_0092276 in breast cancer. We first constructed DOX-resistant breast cancer cells (MCF-7/DOX and MDA-MB-468/DOX). The 50% inhibiting concentration of MCF-7/DOX and MDA-MB-468/DOX cells was significantly higher than that of their parental breast cancer cells, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-46. MCF-7/DOX and MDA-MB-468/DOX cells also exhibited an up-regulation of drug resistance-related protein MDR1. Compared with MCF-7 and MDA-MB-46 cells, hsa_circ_0092276 was highly expressed in MCF-7/DOX and MDA-MB-468/DOX cells. Hsa_circ_0092276 overexpression enhanced proliferation and the expression of LC3-II/LC3-I and Beclin-1, and repressed apoptosis of breast cancer cells. The effect of hsa_circ_0092276 up-regulation on breast cancer cells was abolished by 3-methyladenine (autophagy inhibitor). Hsa_circ_0092276 modulated autophagy-related gene 7 (ATG7) expression via sponging miR-384. Hsa_circ_0092276 up-regulation promoted autophagy and proliferation, and repressed apoptosis of breast cancer cells, which was abolished by miR-384 overexpression or ATG7 knockdown. In addition, LV-circ_0092276 transfected MCF-7 cell transplantation promoted autophagy and tumor growth of breast cancer in mice. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that hsa_circ_0092276 promotes autophagy and DOX resistance in breast cancer by regulating miR-348/ATG7 axis. Thus, this article highlights a novel competing endogenous RNA circuitry involved in DOX resistance in breast cancer.     

The inhibitory effect of kokusaginine on the growth of human breast cancer cells and MDR-resistant cells is mediated by the inhibition of tubulin assembly

The emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) is a significant challenge in breast carcinoma chemotherapy. Kokusaginine isolated from Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. has been reported to show cytotoxicity in several human cancer cell lines including breast cancer cells MCF-7. In this study, kokusaginine showed the potent inhibitory effect on MCF-7 multidrug resistant subline MCF-7/ADR and MDA-MB-231 multidrug resistant subline MDA-MB-231/ADR. Kokusaginine markedly induced apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner in MCF-7/ADR cells. Furthermore, kokusaginine reduced P-gp mRNA and protein levels, and suppressed P-gp function especially in MCF-7/ADR cells. In addition, kokusaginine showed to inhibit tubulin assembly and the binding of colchicine to tubulin by binding directly to tubulin and affects tubulin formation in vitro. Taken together, these results support the potential therapeutic value of kokusaginine as an anti-MDR agent in chemotherapy for breast carcinoma.     

ILP-2-ECM1(P85)促进乳腺癌细胞的生长

凋亡抑制蛋白-2（inhibitor of apoptosis protein-like protein-2, ILP-2）是新发现的凋亡抑制蛋白质,其抑制肿瘤细胞凋亡促进其生长的分子机制有待阐明,而细胞外基质蛋白1(extracellular matrix protein 1, ECM1)所介导的信号通路与肿瘤细胞的生长密切相关。本研究通过免疫共沉淀法,检测到乳腺癌MCF-7细胞中ILP-2与ECM1（P85）存在相互作用。分别用化学合成的ILP-2-siRNA及ECM1-siRNA干扰处理MCF-7细胞。以未转染的MCF-7细胞和转染阴性对照siRNA的细胞分别作为空白和阴性对照,利用蛋白质印迹法,检测ILP-2-siRNA干扰后ECM1、FAK、Akt蛋白的表达,以及ECM1-siRNA干扰后ILP-2蛋白的表达。其结果显示,与空白对照组相比,ILP-2-siRNA-5 (0.32 ± 0.095)及ECM1-siRNA-1 (0.42 ± 0.024)干扰效率较高(均P<0.001);ILP-2-siRNA-5组待测蛋白质的相对表达量均显著下调 (ECM1, 0.19 ± 0.013, P<0.001), FAK (0.64 ± 0.069, P<0.01), Akt (0.35 ± 0.120, P<0.01)),ECM1-siRNA-1组ILP-2 (0.48 ± 0.060) 蛋白表达也显著下调,表明ILP-2与ECM1-mTOR信号通路联系密切。分别在ILP-2-siRNA和ECM1-siRNA转染24、48和72 h时,使用CCK-8法检测乳腺癌细胞的增殖,并用TUNEL标记荧光法和吖啶橙/溴化乙啶双荧光染色法(AO/EB)检测其凋亡。结果显示,与空白对照组相比,ILP-2-siRNA-5组和ECM1-siRNA-1组的存活率均显著下降（P<0.001）,凋亡率均明显升高（P<0.001）。利用共转染技术同时敲低ILP-2和ECM1表达,检测细胞的凋亡情况。结果显示,在干扰处理后24 h（0.55±0.122）,48 h（0.80 ± 0.107）和72h（0.73 ± 0.091）的凋亡率显著均高于阴性对照组（P＜0.05）。但与只敲低ILP-2或ECM1相比,无显著性差异（P＞0.05）。表明ILP-2可能是通过与ECM1作用激活FAK-mTOR信号通路,影响MCF-7细胞的增殖和凋亡,对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7的生长发挥了积极的作用。     

Rv0646c,an esterase from <Emphasis Type="Italic">M. tuberculosis</Emphasis>, up-regulates the host immune response in THP-1 macrophages cells

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a widely used chemotherapy agent for breast cancer, although drug resistance is a critical issue regarding the use of this agent in the disease. Calcium signaling is a well-known main cause of proliferation and apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Although previous studies have implicated TRPV1 inhibitor, anticancer, and apoptotic roles of Hypericum perforatum (HPer) in several cells, the synergistic inhibition effects of HPer and 5-FU in cancer and the stimulation of ongoing apoptosis have not yet been clarified in MCF-7 cells. Therefore, we investigated the apoptotic and antioxidant properties of 5-FU with/without HPer through activation of TRPV1 in MCF-7 cells. The MCF-7 cells were divided into four groups: the control group, the HPer-treated group (0.3 mM), the 5-FU-treated group (25 μM), and the 5-FU+HPer-treated group. The intracellular free calcium ion concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i) increased with 5-FU treatments, but they decreased with the HPer and HPer+5-FU treatments. The [Ca²⁺]_i is further decreased in the four groups by TRPV1 channel antagonist (capsazepine and 0.01 mM) treatments. However, mitochondrial membrane depolarization and apoptosis levels, and the PARP1, caspase 3, and caspase 9 expression levels were increased by 5-FU treatment, although the values were decreased by the HPer and 5-FU+HPer treatments. Cell viability level was also decreased by 5-FU treatment. In conclusion, antitumor and apoptosis effects of 5-FU are up-regulated by activation of TRPV1 channels, but its action was down-regulated by HPer treatment. It seems that HPer cannot be used for increasing the antitumor effect of 5-FU through modulation of the TRPV1.     

灰树花多糖对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7的凋亡作用

采用MTT法测定不同给药浓度的灰树花多糖(PGF) (1、10、20、50、100和200 μg/mL)在24、48和72 h对乳腺癌细胞(MCF-7)增殖的抑制率,并采用Hoechst染色与流式细胞技术观察20、50和100 μg/mL PGF给药24 h后MCF-7的凋亡情况,同时采用Western blotting对20、50、100 μg/mL PGF给药24 h后MCF-7细胞中Bax、Bcl-2、Pro-Caspase-3以及Cleaved Caspase-3的蛋白表达水平进行检测。研究发现PGF给药24、48和72 h后对MCF-7的增殖均有显著的抑制作用。随着PGF给药浓度增加,MCF-7细胞核裂解增多,细胞凋亡数量增多。PGF 20、50和100 μg/mL给药对MCF-7细胞Bax、Bcl-2、Pro-Caspase-3以及Cleaved Caspase-3的蛋白表达水平可见显著性差异。     

Knockdown of EpCAM Enhances the Chemosensitivity of Breast Cancer Cells to 5-fluorouracil by Downregulating the Antiapoptotic Factor Bcl-2

Resistance to fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy is the main reason for the failure of cancer treatment, and drug resistance is associated with an inability of tumor cells to undergo apoptosis in response to treatment. Alterations in the expression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) affect the sensitivity or resistance of tumor cells to anticancer treatment and the activity of intracellular signaling pathways. However, the role of EpCAM in the induction of apoptosis in breast cancer cells remains unclear. Here, we investigated the effect of EpCAM gene knockdown on chemosensitivity to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in MCF-7 cells and explored the underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that knockdown of EpCAM promoted apoptosis, inhibited cell proliferation and caused cell-cycle arrest. EpCAM knockdown enhanced the cytotoxic effect of 5-FU, promoting apoptosis by downregulating the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and upregulating the expression of the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax, and caspase3 via the ERK1/2 and JNK MAPK signaling pathways in MCF-7 cells. These results indicate that knockdown of EpCAM may have a tumor suppressor effect and suggest EpCAM as a potential target for the treatment of breast cancer.     

Synergistic effect of sodium butyrate and oxaliplatin on colorectal cancer

BackgroundOxaliplatin (OXA) is a chemotherapy agent commonly used in the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). Sodium butyrate (NaB) has an antitumor effect.MethodsIn total, 30 patients in stage III who completed 8 cycles of chemotherapy regimens were recruited for this study. The patients were divided into good and bad groups based on the chemotherapy efficacy. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was used to detect microbial metabolites in stool samples from CRC patients. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), Annexin-V APC/7-AAD double staining, Transwell assays, scratch-wound assays, and EdU assays were used to detect cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and migration, respectively. Fluoroelectron microscopy was used to observe the cell structures. To verify the inhibitory effect of NaB and OXA at animal level, a subcutaneous transplanted tumor model was established. Finally, 16S sequencing technology was used to detect intestinal bacteria. GC–MS was used to detect metabolites in mouse stools.ResultsNaB was a differential metabolite that affected the efficacy of OXA. NAB and oxaliplatin can synergically inhibit cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and induce cell apoptosis. Animal experiments confirmed the inhibitory effect of oxaliplatin and sodium butyrate on tumor in mice. In addition, the intestinal microbe detection and microbial metabolite detection in fecal samples from mice showed significant differences between butyrate-producing bacteria and NaB.ConclusionNaB and OXA can synergistically inhibit the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of CRC cells and promote the apoptosis of CRC cells. NaB, as an OXA synergist, has the potential to become a new clinical adjuvant in CRC chemotherapy.     

槟榔碱对人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞增殖和凋亡的影响

目的：观察槟榔碱对人乳腺癌细胞（MCF-7）增殖和凋亡的影响,并探讨其机制。方法：采用四甲基偶氮唑盐（MTT）法检测不同浓度（0、10、30、50、100、300、500μmol/L）槟榔碱对MCF-7细胞增殖的影响,Hoechst 33342染色和流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡,Western blot法检测Bax,Bcl-2和P53蛋白表达。结果：低浓度（0、10、30、50μmol/L）槟榔碱不影响细胞的增殖和凋亡;而高浓度（100、300、500 μmol/L）槟榔碱呈浓度依赖性抑制MCF-7细胞增殖、诱导MCF-7细胞凋亡、提高P53和Bax蛋白表达、降低Bcl-2蛋白表达。结论：高浓度槟榔碱抑制MCF-7细胞增殖、诱导凋亡,其机制可能与提高P53和Bax蛋白表达,降低Bcl-2蛋白表达有关。