三氧化二砷的抗大肠癌作用及其机制

The effect of As_2O_3 on induction of apoptosis and inhibition of telomerase activity in colon cancer LS-174T cells

目的观察三氧化二砷(As2O3)对大肠癌LS-174T细胞生长及端粒酶活性的影响。方法As2O3作用于大肠癌LS-174T细胞和裸鼠移植瘤后,采用噻唑盐(MTT)比色法检测结肠癌细胞生长抑制情况,电镜检测细胞超微结构的改变,荧光染色观察细胞核形态变化,流式细胞术(FCM)检测As2O3对细胞周期的影响,聚合酶链反应-酶联免疫反应(PCR-ELISA)试剂盒检测细胞中端粒酶活性变化。结果MTT法显示,随着As2O3浓度的升高,LS-174T细胞存活率明显下降,IC50= 5.23μmol/L。As2O3作用于LS-174T细胞24 h即出现凋亡峰,凋亡细胞的数量随着作用时间增加而增加。As2O3对LS-174T细胞提取液端粒酶活性有一定的抑制作用,对癌细胞端粒酶活性抑制作用随作用时间的延长而加强。从实验动物瘤体积和瘤重两个指标分析,As2O3组与对照组相比具有明显的抑癌作用(P<0.05)。结论经体外、体内实验证实,As2O3对结肠癌LS-174T细胞生长和裸鼠移植瘤均有抑制作用,其抗癌机制可能与诱导细胞凋亡和抑制端粒酶活性有关。

Objective To study the impact of arsenic trioxide （As2O3 ） on human colorectal carcinoma LS-174T cells and their activity of telomerase, Methods LS-174T ceils and xenograft model of nude mice were treated with As2O3. The inhibitory effect of As2O3 on survival of LS-174T cells was determined by MTT assay. Apoptosis was determined by electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy. Cell cycle was assessed by flow cytometry, Telomerase activity in LS-174T cells was determined by PCRELISA kit, Results With the increasing concentration of As2O3, the ratio of living cells to dead cells decreased significantly, and the IC50 value was 5.23 μmol/L. Apoptosis curve appeared after 24 h and cells turned to apeptosis in a time-dependent manner. As2O3 inhibited the telomerase activity in cell extraction, obviously in a concentration-dependent and time-dependent manner. Inhibitiory effect of As2O3 on xenograft model of nude mice was observed by tumor volume and weight measurement, showing a significant difference between As2O3 and control groups （ P 〈 0.05）. Conclusion Both the experiments in vitro and in vivo showed an inhibitory effect of As2O3 on colonrectal cancer S-174T cell growth, probably by induction of apoptosis and inhibition of telomerase activity.