1.Mechanism study of Qingre huashi decoction in the treatment of gastric cancer by up-regulating miRNA-155 and inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
Shuoxin YIN ; Xianwei AO ; Bo LI ; Tao ZHANG ; Yuanneng CHEN
China Pharmacy 2023;34(19):2339-2343
OBJECTIVE To study the mechanism of Qingre huashi decoction in the treatment of gastric cancer by intervening in miRNA-155 and inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. METHODS Thirty nude mice were randomly divided into model group, control group (0.004 g/kg cisplatin+0.02 g/kg fluorouracil), overexpression group, Qingre huashi prescription low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups (2.71, 5.43, 10.86 g/kg), with 5 mice in each group. The overexpression group was inoculated with miRNA-155 AGS cell line, and the other groups were inoculated with AGS cells to induce tumor-bearing gastric cancer model. The control group was given relevant medicine intraperitoneally, and other groups were given relevant medicine or normal saline intragastrically, once a day, for 3 consecutive weeks. The weight of tumor tissue in nude mice was determined; the pathological morphology of tumor tissue was observed; the miRNA-155 expression, mRNA and protein expressions of Wnt7, β-catenin and T- cell factor-4(TCF-4) in tumor tissue were detected. RESULTS Compared with the model group, the tumor weights of nude mice in the control group, the overexpression group and Qingre huashi decoction high-dose group were significantly reduced (P<0.05); mRNA and protein expressions of Wnt7, β -catenin and TCF-4 were significantly decreased (P<0.05), while miRNA-155 expression was increased significantly (P<0.05). Tumor cells exhibited varying degrees of loose arrangement, shallow nuclear staining, and necrotic foci. CONCLUSIONS Qingre huashi decoction can inhibit the protein and mRNA expressions of Wnt7, β-catenin and TCF-4 in Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by up-regulating miRNA-155, thus inhibiting the tumor growth of tumor-bearing nude mice.