摘要
Objective:To study the effects of Prunella vulgaris polysaccharide(PVP)on human breast carcinoma-associated fibroblasts(CAFs).Method:Cell viability was detected by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-4-sulfophenyl)?2H?tetrazolium(MTS)assay.Wound healing experiment and transwell migration assay were used to investigate the anti-migration effects.Flow cytometry was applied to detect cell apoptosis and cell cycle distribution.Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to detect the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)in CAFs.Culture SKBr-3 with CAFs conditioned medium(CAFs-CM)to evaluate the indirect function on the proliferation of breast cancer SKBr-3 cells.Results:PVP inhibited the viability of CAFs by inducing apoptosis(P<0.01)and arresting cell cycle(P<0.01).It also inhibited the migration of CAFs(P<0.01).bFGF promoted CAFs proliferation(P<0.01)and migration(P<0.01),protected CAFs from apoptosis(P<0.05)and reduced Go phase to 49.06%(P<0.01).However,these effects of bFGF on CAFs could be abrogated by PVP.Culturing SKBr-3 with CAFs-CM,PVP could inhibit the viability of breast cancer SKBr-3 cells indirectly.Moreover,PVP reduced the mRNA expression(P<0.01)and protein secretion of bFGF(P<0.01)in CAFs.Conclusion:PVP could exert an anti-cancer effect on breast CAFs by inhibiting bFGF expressi on,thus inhibit!ng the growth of breast can cer SKBr-3 cells in directly.
基金
Supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No.81173376)
New Century Excellent Talent(No.NCET-11-1068)。
