目的:观察HA14-1及其联合顺铂对人小细胞肺癌NCI-H446细胞凋亡诱导作用并探讨其可能的作用机制,探讨其对Bcl-2、Bax表达的的影响。方法:选用人小细胞肺癌NCI-H446细胞株为研究对象,分为空白组、DDP组、HA14-1组及DDP+HA14-1组,分别作用2...目的:观察HA14-1及其联合顺铂对人小细胞肺癌NCI-H446细胞凋亡诱导作用并探讨其可能的作用机制,探讨其对Bcl-2、Bax表达的的影响。方法:选用人小细胞肺癌NCI-H446细胞株为研究对象,分为空白组、DDP组、HA14-1组及DDP+HA14-1组,分别作用24、48 h后,采用MTT法检测细胞抑制率,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡,Real time PCR法比较细胞内Bcl-2、Bax表达变化。结果:随着HA14-1及DDP浓度的增加,细胞抑制率逐渐增加,细胞凋亡率增高,联合用药组较单独用药组细胞的抑制率,凋亡率均增高,HA14-1作用细胞后,Bcl-2表达水平下降,Bax表达水平增高。结论:HA14-1可以诱导人小细胞肺癌凋亡,并增加肺癌细胞对DDP的化疗作用。展开更多
Abnormal regulation of apoptosis is an important aspect of tumour development. Capsaicin, an extract of red chilli peppers, has been shown to inhibit growth of melanoma and other malignant cell lines and HA14-1 is an ...Abnormal regulation of apoptosis is an important aspect of tumour development. Capsaicin, an extract of red chilli peppers, has been shown to inhibit growth of melanoma and other malignant cell lines and HA14-1 is an organic compound that directly induces apoptosis by binding to Bcl-2 protein. The aim of this work was to investigate whether combination therapy with capsaicin and HA14-1 might hold any promise for the treatment of melanoma. Three melanoma cell lines of a range of aggressive potential, melanocytes and fibroblasts were examined, looking at the effects of both drugs singly and in combination on cell viability and induction of apoptosis. This comparative study showed that melanoma cells and melanocytes have a similar sensitivity to capsaicin while fibroblasts are more resistant to it. HA14-1, as expected, induced apoptosis in all cells at relatively low concentrations. A combination of the two agents produced the expected results of an additive effect for 2 (HBL and A375SM) out of 3 melanoma cell lines in inducing apoptosis, but encouragingly for the most metastatically aggressive cancer cell line (C8161), a combination of the two showed a synergistic induction of apoptosis.展开更多
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Thus, novel therapies are urgently needed. A promising approach is the use of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) ligand...Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Thus, novel therapies are urgently needed. A promising approach is the use of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) ligands which inhibit the proliferation of various tumors. PBR expression both in human HCC cell lines and in tumor specimens of HCC patients was analyzed by RT-PCR and immunostaining. To evaluate PBR ligands for the treatment of HCC, we tested their effects on human HCC cells. PBR was localized to the mitochondria both of HCC cell lines and tumor tissues of HCC patients. In contrast, normal liver did not express PBR. PBR ligands inhibited the proliferation of HCC cell lines by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Apoptosis was characterized by a breakdown of the mitochondrial membrane potential, caspase-3 activation and nuclear degradation. Furthermore, pro-apoptotic Bax was overexpressed while anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL were suppressed. Cell cycle was arrested both at the G1/S-and G2/M-checkpoints. Synergistic anti-neoplastic effects were obtained by a combination of PBR ligands with cytostatic drugs (paclitaxel, docetaxel, doxorubicin), or with an experimental Bcl-2 inhibitor. This is the first report on the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by PBR ligands in HCC cells. Moreover, PBR ligands sensitized HCC cells to taxans and doxorubicin.展开更多
文摘目的:观察HA14-1及其联合顺铂对人小细胞肺癌NCI-H446细胞凋亡诱导作用并探讨其可能的作用机制,探讨其对Bcl-2、Bax表达的的影响。方法:选用人小细胞肺癌NCI-H446细胞株为研究对象,分为空白组、DDP组、HA14-1组及DDP+HA14-1组,分别作用24、48 h后,采用MTT法检测细胞抑制率,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡,Real time PCR法比较细胞内Bcl-2、Bax表达变化。结果:随着HA14-1及DDP浓度的增加,细胞抑制率逐渐增加,细胞凋亡率增高,联合用药组较单独用药组细胞的抑制率,凋亡率均增高,HA14-1作用细胞后,Bcl-2表达水平下降,Bax表达水平增高。结论:HA14-1可以诱导人小细胞肺癌凋亡,并增加肺癌细胞对DDP的化疗作用。
文摘Abnormal regulation of apoptosis is an important aspect of tumour development. Capsaicin, an extract of red chilli peppers, has been shown to inhibit growth of melanoma and other malignant cell lines and HA14-1 is an organic compound that directly induces apoptosis by binding to Bcl-2 protein. The aim of this work was to investigate whether combination therapy with capsaicin and HA14-1 might hold any promise for the treatment of melanoma. Three melanoma cell lines of a range of aggressive potential, melanocytes and fibroblasts were examined, looking at the effects of both drugs singly and in combination on cell viability and induction of apoptosis. This comparative study showed that melanoma cells and melanocytes have a similar sensitivity to capsaicin while fibroblasts are more resistant to it. HA14-1, as expected, induced apoptosis in all cells at relatively low concentrations. A combination of the two agents produced the expected results of an additive effect for 2 (HBL and A375SM) out of 3 melanoma cell lines in inducing apoptosis, but encouragingly for the most metastatically aggressive cancer cell line (C8161), a combination of the two showed a synergistic induction of apoptosis.
文摘Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Thus, novel therapies are urgently needed. A promising approach is the use of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) ligands which inhibit the proliferation of various tumors. PBR expression both in human HCC cell lines and in tumor specimens of HCC patients was analyzed by RT-PCR and immunostaining. To evaluate PBR ligands for the treatment of HCC, we tested their effects on human HCC cells. PBR was localized to the mitochondria both of HCC cell lines and tumor tissues of HCC patients. In contrast, normal liver did not express PBR. PBR ligands inhibited the proliferation of HCC cell lines by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Apoptosis was characterized by a breakdown of the mitochondrial membrane potential, caspase-3 activation and nuclear degradation. Furthermore, pro-apoptotic Bax was overexpressed while anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL were suppressed. Cell cycle was arrested both at the G1/S-and G2/M-checkpoints. Synergistic anti-neoplastic effects were obtained by a combination of PBR ligands with cytostatic drugs (paclitaxel, docetaxel, doxorubicin), or with an experimental Bcl-2 inhibitor. This is the first report on the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by PBR ligands in HCC cells. Moreover, PBR ligands sensitized HCC cells to taxans and doxorubicin.
