Apatinib Combined with CCI-779 Inhibits the Proliferation and Migration of Small Cell Lung Cancer NCI-H446 Cells In Vitro.
10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.104.08
- Author:
Chao LIU
1
;
Hongbing ZHANG
1
;
Yongwen LI
2
;
Zihe ZHANG
1
;
Ruifeng SHI
1
;
Songlin XU
1
;
Guangsheng ZHU
1
;
Pan WANG
1
;
Hongyu LIU
2
;
Jun CHEN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Apatinib;
Apoptosis;
CCI-779;
Cell cycle;
Cell migration;
Lung neoplasms;
mTOR inhibitor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
2020;23(4):216-222
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is the most common malignancy world-wide. Small cell lung cancer is the deadliest subtype of lung cancer, which features such as rapid growth, early metastasis, and high vascularization. Apatinib is a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibitor independently developed in China, which has a significant inhibition in a variety of solid tumors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Apatinib alone or Apatinib combined with mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, CCI-779, on small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H446 in vitro.
METHODS:The small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H446 was grew in vitro. The effects of Apatinib alone or Apatinib combined with CCI-779 on proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle and migration of NCI-H446 small cell lung cancer cells were detected by CCK8; FACS and transwell assays were also carried out; Western blot assays were used to detect vascular endothelial growth factor and cell cycle related protein expression.
RESULTS:CCK8 assays showed that high concentration of Apatinib could inhibit the proliferation of NCI-H446 cells. Apoptosis assays showed that high concentration of Apatinib could induce NCI-H446 cell apoptosis. Transwell assays showed that high concentration of Apatinib could inhibit NCI-H446 cell migration. After combined with mTOR inhibitor CCI-779, low concentration of Apatinib could inhibit the proliferation and migration of NCI-H446 small cell lung cancer cells and induce apoptosis.
CONCLUSIONS:Apatinib has a concentration-dependent effect on the small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H446. High concentration of Apatinib can inhibit the proliferation and migration of NCI-H446 small cell lung cancer cells, induce apoptosis. Apatinib combined with the mTOR inhibitor CCI-779 can sensitize the NCI-H446 cells to Apatinib.
