Effect of shikonin on the proliferation,migration,invasion and apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC803 cells
10.7683/xxyxyxb.2024.06.003
- VernacularTitle:紫草素对人胃癌MGC803细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭和凋亡的影响
- Author:
Xin ZHANG
1
;
Haoran HUO
;
Jiadong XUE
;
Xing WU
;
Fan LIU
;
Jizhong REN
;
Zengjiang YUAN
Author Information
1. 邯郸市中心医院普外三科,河北 邯郸 056000
- Keywords:
shikonin;
gastric cancer;
phosphoinositide 3 kinase/protein kinase B pathway;
cell proliferation;
cell apoptosis
- From:
Journal of Xinxiang Medical College
2024;41(6):515-522,528
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of shikonin on the proliferation,migration,invasion and apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC803 cells.Methods The MGC803 cells in the logarithmic growth phase were randomly divided into the blank control group,shikonin group,shikonin+insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1)group,and shikonin+LY294002 group.Cells in the blank control group were cultured in drug-free medium,cells in the shikonin group were cultured in the medium containing shikonin with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1,cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were cultured in the medium containing shikonin with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1 and IGF-1 with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1,and cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group were cultured in the medium containing shikonin with a final concentration of 10 μmol·L-1 and LY294002 with a final concentration of 30 μmol·L-1.After 24 h of culture,the cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8,the cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry,the cell migration was detected by scratch assay,and the cell invasion was detected by Transwell assay.The expression levels of B cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2),Bcl-2 related X protein(Bax),cytochrome C(Cyt C),cleaved caspase-3,cleaved caspase-9,phosphoinositide 3 kinase(PI3K),phosphorylated PI3K(p-PI3K),protein kinase B(PKB),and phosphorylated PKB(p-PKB)proteins were measured by using Western blot.Results The MGC803 cell proliferation inhibition rate and apoptosis rate in the shikonin group were significantly higher than those in the blank control group(P<0.05);the MGC803 cell proliferation inhibition rate and apoptosis rate in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05);and the MGC803 cell proliferation inhibition rate and apoptosis rate in the shikonin+LY294002 group were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05).The MGC803 cell scratch healing rate and the number of invasive cells in the shikonin group were significantly lower than those in the blank control group(P<0.05);the MGC803 cell scratch healing rate and the number of invasive cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05);and the MGC803 cell scratch healing rate and the number of invasive cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05).The relative expression level of Bcl-2 protein in MGC803 cells in the shikonin group was significantly lower than that in the blank control group(P<0.05),while the relative expression levels of Bax,Cyt C,cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9 proteins and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio were significantly higher than those in the blank control group(P<0.05);the relative expression level of Bcl-2 protein in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group was significantly higher than that in the shikonin group(P<0.05),while the relative expression levels of Bax,Cyt C,cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9 proteins and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05);and the relative expression level of Bcl-2 protein in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group was significantly lower than that in the shikonin group(P<0.05),while the relative expression levels of Bax,Cyt C,cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9 proteins and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05).The relative expression levels of p-PI3K and p-PKB proteins and the ratios of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-PKB/PKB in MGC803 cells in the shikonin group were significantly lower than those in the blank control group(P<0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression levels of PI3K and PKB proteins in MGC803 cells between the shikonin group and the blank control group(P>0.05);the relative expression levels of p-PI3K and p-PKB proteins and the ratios of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-PKB/PKB in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+IGF-1 group were significantly higher than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression levels of PI3K and PKB proteins in MGC803 cells between the shikonin+IGF-1 group and the shikonin group(P>0.05);and the relative expression levels of p-PI3K and p-PKB proteins and the ratios of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-PKB/PKB in MGC803 cells in the shikonin+LY294002 group were significantly lower than those in the shikonin group(P<0.05),and there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression levels of PI3K and PKB proteins in MGC803 cells between the shikonin+LY294002 group and the shikonin group(P>0.05).Conclusion Shikonin can inhibit the proliferation,migration and invasion and promote the apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC803 cells,which may be related to its inhibition of the PI3K/PKB signaling pathway.