野黄芩苷通过hedgehog信号通路抑制结肠肿瘤干细胞分化的研究

Inhibition of scutellarin on differentiation of colonic cancer stem cells via hedgehog signaling pathway

该文旨在研究野黄芩苷对结肠肿瘤干细胞体外和体内分化的影响,揭示野黄芩苷基于hedgehog信号通路的抑制结肠肿瘤干细胞分化的作用机制。用3D细胞培养法观察野黄芩苷对结肠肿瘤干细胞HT-29CSC体外生长的影响;用软琼脂克隆形成实验研究野黄芩苷对HT-29CSC细胞转化的影响;用胎牛血清诱导干细胞分化实验,研究野黄芩苷对HT-29CSC细胞体外分化的影响;用qRT-PCR法检测野黄芩苷对HT-29CSC细胞中Lgr5,c-Myc,CK20和Nanog mRNA表达的影响;用Western blot法检测野黄芩苷对HT-29CSC细胞中c-Myc,Gli1,Lgr5蛋白表达的影响。通过裸鼠皮下接种HT-29CSC细胞建立肿瘤干细胞体内分化成瘤模型,研究野黄芩苷对裸鼠体质量和HT-29CSC细胞分化成瘤的影响;用qRT-PCR法检测肿瘤组织中CD133,Lgr5,Gli1,Ptch1,c-Myc,Ki-67,CK20,Nanog mRNA表达水平;用Western blot法及免疫组织化学法检测肿瘤组织中c-Myc,Gli1,Lgr5,CD133,Ki-67蛋白表达水平。体外研究表明,野黄芩苷能够抑制HT-29CSC细胞生长、转化与分化,同时显著下调HT-29CSC细胞中Lgr5,c-Myc,CK20,Nanog mRNA水平和c-Myc,Gli1,Lgr5蛋白表达。动物实验表明,野黄芩苷显著抑制裸鼠皮下HT-29CSC细胞分化成瘤,并且下调肿瘤组织中CD133,Lgr5,Gli1,Ptch1,c-Myc,Ki-67,CK20,Nanog mRNA表达和c-Myc,Gli1,Lgr5,CD133,Ki-67蛋白表达。综上所述,野黄芩苷能够抑制结肠肿瘤干细胞的体外和体内分化,其作用机制在于下调hedgehog信号通路活性。

The objective of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of scutellarin on the differentiation of colonic cancer stem cells in vitro and in vivo and to explore its underlying hedgehog signaling-based mechanism. The effect of scutellarin on the growth in vitro of HT-29 cells-derived cancer stem-like cells(HT-29 CSC) was observed with 3 D cell culture. The effect of scutellarin on the transformation of HT-29 CSC cells was assessed by soft agar colony formation assay. Fetal calf serum was used to induce differentiation of stem cells and observe the effect of scutellarin on HT-29 CSC cells differentiation in vitro. The effects of scutellarin on mRNA expressions of Lgr5, c-Myc, CK20 and Nanog in HT-29 CSC cells were determined by quantitative Real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR). The effects of scutellarin on protein expressions of c-Myc, Gli1 and Lgr5 in HT-29 CSC cells were examined by Western blot. After subcutaneous implantation of HT-29 CSC cells in nude mice, the effect of scutellarin on the mouse body weight and the growth of HT-29 CSC-derived tumor were explored. qRT-PCR was used for evaluating the effect of scutellarin on mRNA levels of CD133, Lgr5, Gli1, Ptch1, c-Myc, Ki-67, CK20 and Nanog in tumor. Western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis were used to detect the effect of scutellarin on protein expressions of c-Myc, Gli1, Lgr5, CD133 and Ki-67 in tumor. The in vitro experiments showed that scutellarin inhibited the growth, transformation and differentiation of HT-29 CSC cells, significantly down-regulated the mRNA levels of Lgr5, c-Myc, CK20 and Nanog in HT-29 CSC cells as well as the protein expression levels of c-Myc, Gli1 and Lgr5 in HT-29 CSC cells. Additionally, animal experiments showed that scutellarin significantly inhibited the growth of subcutaneous xenografts in nude mice, and down-regulated the mRNA expressions of CD133, Lgr5, Gli1, Ptch1, c-Myc, Ki-67, CK20 and Nanog as well as the protein levels of c-Myc, Gli1, Lgr5, CD133 and Ki-67 of xenografts in nude mice. Taken together, scutellarin could inhibit the differentiation of colo-nic cancer stem cells in vitro and in vivo, potentially by down regulation of hedgehog signaling pathway activity.