Mechanism of Artesunate in Reversing Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition and Akt /Snail Signaling Pathway in Colorectal Carcinoma
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211495
- VernacularTitle:青蒿琥酯通过Akt/Snail信号通路逆转结直肠癌细胞上皮间充质转化
- Author:
Ting LIU
1
;
Ying GUO
1
;
Bao-liang JIAO
2
;
Xiao-fei TIAN
1
;
Qiang LUO
3
;
Si-da SUN
1
;
Da-zhong XUE
1
;
Lin-xi ZHANG
3
Author Information
1. Basic Medical College of Heibei North University，Zhangjiakou 075000，China
2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University，Zhangjiakou 075000，China
3. Life Science Research Center of Hebei North University，Zhangjiakou 075000，China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
colorectal neoplasms;
artesunate;
epithelial-mesenchymal transition （EMT）;
migration;
invasion;
protein kinase B （Akt）/Snail signaling pathway
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2021;27(14):53-59
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effects of artesunate （ART） on epithelial-mesenchymal transformation （EMT） of colorectal cancer HCT-8 cells，and explore the effects of ART on cell migration，invasion，EMT ability， and protein kinase B （Akt）/Snail signaling pathway of colorectal cancer. Method:3-（4-5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl）2，5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide （MTT） assay was used to detect the effects of ART at different concentrations on the proliferation of HCT-8 cells. Wound healing assay and Transwell assay were used respectively to detect the effects of ART on migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells. The effects of different concentrations of ART on the distribution of EMT-related proteins vimentin and E-cadherin in HCT-8 cells were detected by double-immunofluorescent staining. The effects of ART on protein expression levels of EMT markers E-cadherin，vimentin and N-cadherin in HCT-8 cells and the expression of Akt1， p-Akt1， and Snail1 in the Akt/Snail signaling pathway were determined by Western blot. Result:The dose-dependent inhibitory effects of ART on the proliferation of HCT-8 cells were determined and the inhibition rate was calculated. A dose-response curve was plotted accordingly. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration （IC50） of ART on HCT-8 cells was （16.67±1.95） μmol·L-1. The following four groups were set up： a control group （0 μmol·L-1），and low-， medium-， and high-dose ART groups（2， 10， 50 μmol·L-1）. Compared with the results in the control group，ART inhibited the migration and invasion of HCT-8 cells（P<0.05）. Specifically， the expression of E-cadherin in HCT-8 cells was significantly up-regulated，and that of vimentin and N-cadherin was significantly down-regulated （P<0.05）. The expression levels of p-Akt1 and Snail1 were significantly decreased after ART treatment，thus inhibiting EMT（P<0.05）. Conclusion:The findings of this study suggested that ART inhibited the EMT-triggered migration and invasion of HCT-8 cells presumedly by inhibiting the activation of the Akt/Snail pathway to reverse EMT.
