Background Andrographolide has been shown to have anticancer activity on diverse cancer cell lines representing different types of human cancers.The aim of this research was to investigate the anticancer and apoptotic...Background Andrographolide has been shown to have anticancer activity on diverse cancer cell lines representing different types of human cancers.The aim of this research was to investigate the anticancer and apoptotic effects of andrographolide on the BGC-823 human gastric cancer cell line.Methods Cell proliferation and IC50 were evaluated using MTT assay,cell-cycle analysis with flow cytometry apoptotic effects with Annexin-V/propidium iodide double-staining assay,and morphologic structure with transmission electron microscopy.Immunohistochemistry and reverse-transcription PCR was used to analyze Bcl-2,Bax,and caspase-3 expressions.Results Andrographolide showed a time-and concentration-dependent inhibitory effects on BGC-823 cell growth.Compared to controls,the number of cells in the G0-G1-phase increased significantly,S and G2-M-phase cells decreased after 48 hours of treatment with andrographolide,and both early and late apoptotic rates increased significantly compared to the controls,all in a concentration-dependent manner.Bax and caspase-3 expressions were markedly increased,and Bcl-2 expression was decreased.Conclusions Andrographolide inhibits BGC-823 cell growth and induces BGC-823 cell apoptosis by up-regulating Bax and caspase-3 expressions and down-regulating Bcl-2 expression.Andrographolide may be useful as a potent and selective agent in the treatment of human gastric cancers.展开更多
Backgorund:Fruits and seed extracts of Annona montana have significant cytotoxic potential in several cancer cells.This study evaluates the effect of A.montana leaves hexane extract on several signaling cascades and g...Backgorund:Fruits and seed extracts of Annona montana have significant cytotoxic potential in several cancer cells.This study evaluates the effect of A.montana leaves hexane extract on several signaling cascades and gene expression in metastatic breast cancer cells upon insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1)stimulation.Methods:MTT assay was performed to determine the proliferation of cancer cells.Propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry analysis of Annexin V binding was utilized to measure the progression of the cell cycle and the induction of apoptosis.Protein expression and phosphorylation were determined by western blotting analysis to examine the underlying cellular mechanism triggered upon treatment with A.montana leaves hexane extract.Results:A.montana leaves hexane(subfraction V)blocked the constitutive stimulation of the PI3K/mTOR signaling pathways.This inhibitory effect was associated with apoptosis induction as evidenced by the positivity with Annexin V and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling(TUNNEL)staining,activation of caspase-3,and cleavage of PPAR.It also limited the expression of various downstream genes that regulate proliferation,survival,metastasis,and angiogenesis(i.e.,cyclin D1,survivin,COX-2,and VEGF).It increased the expression of p53 and p21.Interestingly,we also observed that this extract blocked the activation of AKT and ERK without affecting the phosphorylation of the IGF-1 receptor and activation of Ras upon IGF-1 stimulation.Conclusion:Our study indicates that A.montana leaves(sub-fraction V)extract exhibits a selective anti-proliferative and proapoptotic effect on the metastatic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through the involvement of PI3K/AKT/mTOR/S6K1 pathways.展开更多
Objective To study the role of p16 and cyclin D 1 in the genesis and development of endometrial carcinoma.Methods 12 cases of normal endometrium,22 cases of proliferative endometrium and 41 cases of endometrial carcin...Objective To study the role of p16 and cyclin D 1 in the genesis and development of endometrial carcinoma.Methods 12 cases of normal endometrium,22 cases of proliferative endometrium and 41 cases of endometrial carcinoma were detected for the expression of p16 and cyclin D 1 by means of immunohistochemical S P. Results In normal endometrium p16 was expressed while cyclin D 1 was almost negative in the proliferative phase,but both of them were negative in the secretory phase.Among the groups of the simple and compound hyperplasia, the atypical hyperplasia and the endometrial carcinoma,the expression of p16 showed a descending tendency, while the expression of cyclin D 1 showed an ascending tendency.In endometrial carcinomas the expression of p16 was significantly lower than that of normal endometrium and proliferative endometrium( P <0.01, P <0.05).However, the expression of cyclin D 1 in proliferate endometrium and endometrial carcinoma was significantly higher than that in normal endometrium ( P<0.05,P<0.01) .The overexpression of cyclin D 1 in the atypical hyperplasia group was obviously different from that in the simple and compound hyperplasia group ( P <0.01).In endometrial carcinoma,the expression of p16 was decreasing with the descending of cell differentiate degree, on the opposite, the expression of cyclin D 1 was increased and there existed a negative correlation between them.It was also observed that the overexpression of cyclin D 1 was significant different between G 1 and G 2,G 3(P<0.01).Conclusion p16 is a negative regulating factor of cell cycle in endometrial carcinoma, while cyclin D 1 is a positive one.Both of them are important in the genesis and development of endometrial carcinoma.The low expression of p16 and the overexpression of cyclin D 1 are related with the malicious biological behaviors of endometrial carcinoma and maybe play an important role in the judgement of prognosis.Overexpression of cyclin D 1 may be an earlier molecular event in the genesis of endometrial carcinoma.展开更多
文摘Background Andrographolide has been shown to have anticancer activity on diverse cancer cell lines representing different types of human cancers.The aim of this research was to investigate the anticancer and apoptotic effects of andrographolide on the BGC-823 human gastric cancer cell line.Methods Cell proliferation and IC50 were evaluated using MTT assay,cell-cycle analysis with flow cytometry apoptotic effects with Annexin-V/propidium iodide double-staining assay,and morphologic structure with transmission electron microscopy.Immunohistochemistry and reverse-transcription PCR was used to analyze Bcl-2,Bax,and caspase-3 expressions.Results Andrographolide showed a time-and concentration-dependent inhibitory effects on BGC-823 cell growth.Compared to controls,the number of cells in the G0-G1-phase increased significantly,S and G2-M-phase cells decreased after 48 hours of treatment with andrographolide,and both early and late apoptotic rates increased significantly compared to the controls,all in a concentration-dependent manner.Bax and caspase-3 expressions were markedly increased,and Bcl-2 expression was decreased.Conclusions Andrographolide inhibits BGC-823 cell growth and induces BGC-823 cell apoptosis by up-regulating Bax and caspase-3 expressions and down-regulating Bcl-2 expression.Andrographolide may be useful as a potent and selective agent in the treatment of human gastric cancers.
基金supported by the National Institutes of Health Grant SC1DK084343(to MAB)by Mass Spectrometry Research and Education Center must cite funding from NIH S10 OD021758-01A1.
文摘Backgorund:Fruits and seed extracts of Annona montana have significant cytotoxic potential in several cancer cells.This study evaluates the effect of A.montana leaves hexane extract on several signaling cascades and gene expression in metastatic breast cancer cells upon insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1)stimulation.Methods:MTT assay was performed to determine the proliferation of cancer cells.Propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry analysis of Annexin V binding was utilized to measure the progression of the cell cycle and the induction of apoptosis.Protein expression and phosphorylation were determined by western blotting analysis to examine the underlying cellular mechanism triggered upon treatment with A.montana leaves hexane extract.Results:A.montana leaves hexane(subfraction V)blocked the constitutive stimulation of the PI3K/mTOR signaling pathways.This inhibitory effect was associated with apoptosis induction as evidenced by the positivity with Annexin V and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling(TUNNEL)staining,activation of caspase-3,and cleavage of PPAR.It also limited the expression of various downstream genes that regulate proliferation,survival,metastasis,and angiogenesis(i.e.,cyclin D1,survivin,COX-2,and VEGF).It increased the expression of p53 and p21.Interestingly,we also observed that this extract blocked the activation of AKT and ERK without affecting the phosphorylation of the IGF-1 receptor and activation of Ras upon IGF-1 stimulation.Conclusion:Our study indicates that A.montana leaves(sub-fraction V)extract exhibits a selective anti-proliferative and proapoptotic effect on the metastatic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through the involvement of PI3K/AKT/mTOR/S6K1 pathways.
文摘Objective To study the role of p16 and cyclin D 1 in the genesis and development of endometrial carcinoma.Methods 12 cases of normal endometrium,22 cases of proliferative endometrium and 41 cases of endometrial carcinoma were detected for the expression of p16 and cyclin D 1 by means of immunohistochemical S P. Results In normal endometrium p16 was expressed while cyclin D 1 was almost negative in the proliferative phase,but both of them were negative in the secretory phase.Among the groups of the simple and compound hyperplasia, the atypical hyperplasia and the endometrial carcinoma,the expression of p16 showed a descending tendency, while the expression of cyclin D 1 showed an ascending tendency.In endometrial carcinomas the expression of p16 was significantly lower than that of normal endometrium and proliferative endometrium( P <0.01, P <0.05).However, the expression of cyclin D 1 in proliferate endometrium and endometrial carcinoma was significantly higher than that in normal endometrium ( P<0.05,P<0.01) .The overexpression of cyclin D 1 in the atypical hyperplasia group was obviously different from that in the simple and compound hyperplasia group ( P <0.01).In endometrial carcinoma,the expression of p16 was decreasing with the descending of cell differentiate degree, on the opposite, the expression of cyclin D 1 was increased and there existed a negative correlation between them.It was also observed that the overexpression of cyclin D 1 was significant different between G 1 and G 2,G 3(P<0.01).Conclusion p16 is a negative regulating factor of cell cycle in endometrial carcinoma, while cyclin D 1 is a positive one.Both of them are important in the genesis and development of endometrial carcinoma.The low expression of p16 and the overexpression of cyclin D 1 are related with the malicious biological behaviors of endometrial carcinoma and maybe play an important role in the judgement of prognosis.Overexpression of cyclin D 1 may be an earlier molecular event in the genesis of endometrial carcinoma.
