OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effects of lapachol on rat C6 glioma both in vitro and in vivo,as well as the potential mechanisms.METHODS First,the model of C6 glioma in Wistar rats w...OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effects of lapachol on rat C6 glioma both in vitro and in vivo,as well as the potential mechanisms.METHODS First,the model of C6 glioma in Wistar rats was established and verified by hemotoxylin and eosin staining,immunohistochemical staining and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Then different doses of lapachol were gavaged and tumor volumes of the C6 glioma were detected by MRI.The effects of lapachol on C6 cell proliferation,apoptosis and DNA damage were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium(MTS)/phen-azinemethosulfate(PMS)assay,Hoechst33358 staining,AnnexinⅤ-FITC/PI staining,and comet assay.Effects of lapachol on topoisomeraseⅠ(TOPⅠ)and topoisomeraseⅡ(TOPⅡ)activities were detected by TOPⅠand TOPⅡmediated supercoiled p BR322 DNA relaxation assay.Molecular docking was used to predict the interaction of lapachol-TOPⅠand lapachol-TOPⅡ.TOP I and TOPⅡexpression levels in C6 cells were determined by Enzymelinked immunosorbent assay kits and real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).RESULTS The rat C6 glioma model was successfully established.High dose lapachol showed significant inhibitory effect on the C6 glioma in Wistar rats(P<0.05).MTS/PMS assay,Hoechst 33258 staining,AnnexinⅤ-FITC/PI staining,and comet assay showed that lapachol could inhibit proliferation,induce apoptosis and DNA damage of C6 cells in dose dependent manners.Lapachol could inhibit the activities of both TOPⅠandⅡ.Molecular docking showed that lapachol-TOPⅠshowed relatively stronger interaction than that of lapachol-TOPⅡ.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and RT-PCR showed that lapachol could inhibit TOPⅡexpression levels,but not TOPⅠexpression levels.CONCLUSION These results showed that lapachol could significantly inhibit C6 glioma both in vivo and in vitro,which might be related with inhibiting TOPⅠand TOPⅡactivities,as wel as TOPⅡexpression.展开更多
OBJECTIVE Lapachol is a natural naphthoquinone compound that possesses extensive biological activities.The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effects of lapachol on rat C6 glioma both in vitro and in v...OBJECTIVE Lapachol is a natural naphthoquinone compound that possesses extensive biological activities.The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effects of lapachol on rat C6 glioma both in vitro and in vivo,as well as the potential mechanisms.METHODS The antitumor effect of lapachol was firstly evaluated in the C6 glioma model in Wistar rats.The effects of lapachol on C6 cell proliferation,apoptosis and DNA damage were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium(MTS)/phenazinemethosulfate(PMS)assay,hoechst 33358 staining,annexinⅤ-FITC/PI staining,and comet assay.Effects of lapachol on topoisomerase I(TOP I)and topoisomeraseⅡ(TOPⅡ)activities were detected by TOPⅠand TOPⅡmediated supercoiled p BR322DNA relaxation assays and molecular docking.TOPⅠand TOPⅡexpression levels in C6 cells were also determined.RESULTS High dose lapachol showed significant inhibitory effect on the C6 glioma in Wistar rats(P<0.05).It was showed that lapachol could inhibit proliferation,induce apoptosis and DNA damage of C6 cel s in dose dependent manners.Lapachol could inhibit the activities of both TOPⅠ and Ⅱ.Lapachol-TOPⅠshowed relatively stronger interaction than that of lapachol-TOPⅡin molecular docking study.Also,lapachol could inhibit TOPⅡexpression levels,but not TOPⅠexpression levels.CONCLUSION These results showed that lapachol could significantly inhibit C6 glioma both in vivo and in vitro,which might be related with inhibiting TOPⅠ and TOPⅡ activities,as wel as TOPⅡ expression.展开更多
Objective To investigate the expression of topoisomeraseⅡα(TOP2α)in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and its role in predicting prognosis of HCC patients.Methods We used HCC-related datasets in UALCAN,HCCDB,and cBioPor...Objective To investigate the expression of topoisomeraseⅡα(TOP2α)in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and its role in predicting prognosis of HCC patients.Methods We used HCC-related datasets in UALCAN,HCCDB,and cBioPortal databases to analyze the expression and mutation of TOP2αand its co-expressed genes in HCC tissues.GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment of TOP2αand its co-expressed genes were identified.The TIMER database was used to analyze infiltration levels of immune cells in HCC.The impacts of TOP2αand its co-expression genes and the infiltrated immune cells on the survival of HCC patients were assayed by Kaplan-Meier plotter analysis.Results TOP2αand its co-expression genes were highly expressed in HCC(P<0.001)and detrimental to overall survival of HCC patients(P<0.001).TOP2αand its co-expression genes were mainly involved in cell mitosis and proliferation,and cell cycle pathway(ID:hsa04110,P=0.001945).TOP2αand its co-expression genes were mutated in HCC and the mutations were significantly detrimental to overall survival(P=0.0247)and disease-free survival(P=0.0265)of HCC patients.High TOP2αexpression was positively correlated with the infiltration of B cell(r=0.459,P<0.01),CD8^(+)T cell(r=0.312,P<0.01),CD4^(+)T cell(r=0.370,P<0.01),macrophage(r=0.459,P<0.01),neutrophil(r=0.405,P<0.01),and dendritic cell(r=0.473,P<0.01)in HCC.The CD8^(+)T cell infiltration significantly prolonged the 3-and 5-year survival of HCC patients(all P<0.05),and CD4^(+)T cell infiltration significantly shortened the 3-,5-,and 10-year survival of HCC patients(all P<0.05).Conclusion TOP2αmay be an oncogene,which was associated with poor prognosis of HCC patients and could be used as a biomarker for the prognostic prediction of HCC.展开更多
文摘OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effects of lapachol on rat C6 glioma both in vitro and in vivo,as well as the potential mechanisms.METHODS First,the model of C6 glioma in Wistar rats was established and verified by hemotoxylin and eosin staining,immunohistochemical staining and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Then different doses of lapachol were gavaged and tumor volumes of the C6 glioma were detected by MRI.The effects of lapachol on C6 cell proliferation,apoptosis and DNA damage were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium(MTS)/phen-azinemethosulfate(PMS)assay,Hoechst33358 staining,AnnexinⅤ-FITC/PI staining,and comet assay.Effects of lapachol on topoisomeraseⅠ(TOPⅠ)and topoisomeraseⅡ(TOPⅡ)activities were detected by TOPⅠand TOPⅡmediated supercoiled p BR322 DNA relaxation assay.Molecular docking was used to predict the interaction of lapachol-TOPⅠand lapachol-TOPⅡ.TOP I and TOPⅡexpression levels in C6 cells were determined by Enzymelinked immunosorbent assay kits and real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).RESULTS The rat C6 glioma model was successfully established.High dose lapachol showed significant inhibitory effect on the C6 glioma in Wistar rats(P<0.05).MTS/PMS assay,Hoechst 33258 staining,AnnexinⅤ-FITC/PI staining,and comet assay showed that lapachol could inhibit proliferation,induce apoptosis and DNA damage of C6 cells in dose dependent manners.Lapachol could inhibit the activities of both TOPⅠandⅡ.Molecular docking showed that lapachol-TOPⅠshowed relatively stronger interaction than that of lapachol-TOPⅡ.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and RT-PCR showed that lapachol could inhibit TOPⅡexpression levels,but not TOPⅠexpression levels.CONCLUSION These results showed that lapachol could significantly inhibit C6 glioma both in vivo and in vitro,which might be related with inhibiting TOPⅠand TOPⅡactivities,as wel as TOPⅡexpression.
文摘OBJECTIVE Lapachol is a natural naphthoquinone compound that possesses extensive biological activities.The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effects of lapachol on rat C6 glioma both in vitro and in vivo,as well as the potential mechanisms.METHODS The antitumor effect of lapachol was firstly evaluated in the C6 glioma model in Wistar rats.The effects of lapachol on C6 cell proliferation,apoptosis and DNA damage were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium(MTS)/phenazinemethosulfate(PMS)assay,hoechst 33358 staining,annexinⅤ-FITC/PI staining,and comet assay.Effects of lapachol on topoisomerase I(TOP I)and topoisomeraseⅡ(TOPⅡ)activities were detected by TOPⅠand TOPⅡmediated supercoiled p BR322DNA relaxation assays and molecular docking.TOPⅠand TOPⅡexpression levels in C6 cells were also determined.RESULTS High dose lapachol showed significant inhibitory effect on the C6 glioma in Wistar rats(P<0.05).It was showed that lapachol could inhibit proliferation,induce apoptosis and DNA damage of C6 cel s in dose dependent manners.Lapachol could inhibit the activities of both TOPⅠ and Ⅱ.Lapachol-TOPⅠshowed relatively stronger interaction than that of lapachol-TOPⅡin molecular docking study.Also,lapachol could inhibit TOPⅡexpression levels,but not TOPⅠexpression levels.CONCLUSION These results showed that lapachol could significantly inhibit C6 glioma both in vivo and in vitro,which might be related with inhibiting TOPⅠ and TOPⅡ activities,as wel as TOPⅡ expression.
基金This work was partially supported by the Key Project of Natural Science Research of Education Department of Anhui Province(No.KJ2019A0338)Industry-University Cooperation Project of the Ministry of Education(No.202101160001).
文摘Objective To investigate the expression of topoisomeraseⅡα(TOP2α)in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and its role in predicting prognosis of HCC patients.Methods We used HCC-related datasets in UALCAN,HCCDB,and cBioPortal databases to analyze the expression and mutation of TOP2αand its co-expressed genes in HCC tissues.GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment of TOP2αand its co-expressed genes were identified.The TIMER database was used to analyze infiltration levels of immune cells in HCC.The impacts of TOP2αand its co-expression genes and the infiltrated immune cells on the survival of HCC patients were assayed by Kaplan-Meier plotter analysis.Results TOP2αand its co-expression genes were highly expressed in HCC(P<0.001)and detrimental to overall survival of HCC patients(P<0.001).TOP2αand its co-expression genes were mainly involved in cell mitosis and proliferation,and cell cycle pathway(ID:hsa04110,P=0.001945).TOP2αand its co-expression genes were mutated in HCC and the mutations were significantly detrimental to overall survival(P=0.0247)and disease-free survival(P=0.0265)of HCC patients.High TOP2αexpression was positively correlated with the infiltration of B cell(r=0.459,P<0.01),CD8^(+)T cell(r=0.312,P<0.01),CD4^(+)T cell(r=0.370,P<0.01),macrophage(r=0.459,P<0.01),neutrophil(r=0.405,P<0.01),and dendritic cell(r=0.473,P<0.01)in HCC.The CD8^(+)T cell infiltration significantly prolonged the 3-and 5-year survival of HCC patients(all P<0.05),and CD4^(+)T cell infiltration significantly shortened the 3-,5-,and 10-year survival of HCC patients(all P<0.05).Conclusion TOP2αmay be an oncogene,which was associated with poor prognosis of HCC patients and could be used as a biomarker for the prognostic prediction of HCC.
