Effects and mechanisms of matrine on proliferation and apoptosis of human rhabdomyosarcoma RD cells line
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2015.03.018
- VernacularTitle:苦参碱对人横纹肌肉瘤RD细胞增殖及凋亡的影响及其作用机制
- Author:
Chengmin XUAN
;
Tianyang XUE
;
Wei XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Matrine;
Rhabdomyosarcoma;
Writ Proteins;
Cell apoptosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2015;30(3):233-235
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of matrine on proliferation and apoptosis of human rhabdomyosarcoma(RMS) RD cells line in vitro,to study the regulatory mechanism of Wnt/β-catenin pathway-influenced apoptosis of RD cells line by detecting the expressions of β-catenin protein,Bcl-2 protein and caspase-3 protein,and to explore Wnt/β-catenin mechanism during the process of RMS.Methods The human RMS RD cells line was treated with matrine of different concentrations (0.5,1.0,1.5,2.0 g/L)for 48 hours respectively,and the proliferation inhibition rates of different concentrations of matrine on RD cells were detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay,while the apoptosis rates by flow cytometry (FCM) and the expressions of β-catenin,Bcl-2 and caspase-3 by Western blot.Results The proliferation inhibition rates between control group and different concentrations of matrine groups were(13.70 ±0.25)%,(33.16 ±0.11)%,(42.96 ±0.90)%,(56.26 ±0.79)% and (67.89 ±0.63)%,respectively.The apoptosis rates were (5.49 ± 0.96) %,(17.23 ± 5.03) %,(25.84 ± 4.17) %,(36.08 ± 3.68) %and (47.79 ± 4.82) %,respectively.The highest expression of β-catenin and Bcl-2 proteins and the minimum amount of caspase-3 protein were found in the control group.After intervention of matrine,the expressions of β-catenin and Bcl-2 reduced while the amount of caspase-3 rose significantly,which was concentration-dependent obviously.Differences were found between every concentration of matrine group with control group according to statistics (all P < 0.05).Conclusions Matrine can inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis of RD cells.Matrine can down-regulate the expression of β-catenin and Bcl-2 proteins in RD cells,while the amount of caspase-3 protein rises.Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway plays an important role in the apoptosis of RD cell induced by matrine,and its downstream proteins Bcl-2 and caspase-3 are also involved in the regulation of this process.