Jianpi Yangzheng Xiaozheng Decoction Affect Proliferation and Stemness of Gastric Cancer HGC-27 Cells by Inhibiting Aerobic Glycolysis
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.202202421
- VernacularTitle:健脾养正消癥汤通过抑制有氧糖酵解对胃癌HGC-27细胞增殖及干细胞特性的影响
- Author:
Heyun TAO
1
;
Yuanjie LIU
1
;
Jiepin LI
1
;
Shuhong ZENG
1
;
Ying ZHANG
1
;
Shenlin LIU
1
;
Xi ZOU
1
Author Information
1. Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
gastric cancer;
Jianpi Yangzheng Xiaozheng decoction;
aerobic glycolysis;
stemness of cancer cells;
proliferation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(11):82-88
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Jianpi Yangzheng Xiaozheng decoction (JYXD) on the proliferation and stemness of the human gastric cancer (GC) cell line HGC-27 by inhibiting aerobic glycolysis, and explore the underlying mechanism. MethodMethyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay was employed to determine the survival rate and chemotherapy sensitivity of HGC-27 cells treated with JYXD (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 g·L-1). Colony formation assay was employed to detect the effect of JYXD (2, 4, 8 g·L-1) on the colony formation of the cells. The aerobic glycolysis level of HGC-27 cells after treatment with JYXD was measured by glucose assay kit and lactic acid assay kit. The proportion of stem cell subsets in HGC-27 cells was detected by flow cytometry. Western blot was employed to determine the expression of glycolysis-associated proteins such as lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), hexokinase 2 (HK2), glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1), and pyruvate kinase isozyme M2 (PKM2), and the expression of stemness-associated proteins such as octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (OCT4), SRY-box transcription factor 2 (SOX2), and Nanog. ResultJYXD (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 g·L-1) inhibited the activity of HGC-27 cells (P<0.05, P<0.01), with the inhibitory concentration 50(IC50) of 4.83 g·L-1, and it improved the sensitivity of HGC-27 cells to cisplatin chemotherapy. Compared with the control group, JYXD (2, 4, 8 g·L-1) reduced the colony formation number of HGC-27 cells (P<0.01) in a concentration-dependent manner. Flow cytometry showed that compared with that in the control group, the proportion of CD44+CD24+ALDH+ population in the cells treated with JYXD (2, 4, 8 g·L-1) decreased (P<0.05). In addition, JYXD (2, 4, 8 g·L-1) inhibited the glucose uptake and lactic acid production of HGC-27 cells. Western blot showed that compared with the control group, JYXD (2, 4, 8 g·L-1) down-regulated the expression levels of SOX2, Nanog, OCT4, PKM2, LDH, GLUT1, and HK2 (P<0.05, P<0.01) in a concentration-dependent manner. ConclusionJYXD may inhibit the proliferation and reduce the stemness of HGC-27 cells by regulating the aerobic glycolysis.