Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on malignant biological behavior of ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells and its related mechanism
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-6906.2019.01.010
- VernacularTitle:高压氧对卵巢癌SKOV3细胞恶性生物学行为的影响及其作用机制
- Author:
Jingying WANG
1
;
Rong ZHOU
;
Huade ZHU
;
Yun CHEN
;
Liang YANG
;
Houdong MEI
;
Guifeng FU
Author Information
1. 230031合肥,中国人民解放军联勤保障部队第九○一医院体检中心
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hyperbaric oxygen;
Ovarian cancer;
SKOV3 cell;
Malignant biological behavior;
Proliferation;
Apoptosis
- From:
Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine
2019;26(1):41-46
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on malignant biological behavior of ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells and its related mechanism.Methods After the culture of human ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 was completed,the effects of HBO on the proliferation,apoptosis and tumorigenicity of SKOV3 cells were respectively detected by CCK-8,flow cytometry and Western blotting in the HBO group and the control group,and the effects of HBO on PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway activation were detected by Western blotting.After PTEN was knocked down,the effects of HBO on the proliferation and apoptosis of SKOV3 cells were detected by the above methods.The inhibition of HBO on the growth of ovarian cancer-bearing mice and the expression of related proteins were detected by tumor-bearing experiment in mice.Results Proliferation of SKOV3 cells in the HBO group was significantly decreased,while apoptosis was significantly improved (P < O.05).In the HBO group,the expression of Bcl-2 was decreased,while the expression of Bax and caspase-3 were increased (P < 0.05).HBO could significantly increase the expression of PTEN protein,and at the same time decrease the expressions of p-PI3K and p-AKT proteins in ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells (P <0.05 or P <0.01).In addition,the expression of HIF-1 in SKOV3 cells was decreased in the HBO group,however,after knock-down of PTEN,the inhibitory effect of HBO on the expression of HIV-1 in SKOV3 cells was significantly weakened (P < 0.05).The proliferation and apoptosis of SKOV3 cells in the hyperbaric oxygen + si-PTEN group were significantly inhibited (all P < 0.05).Compared with the control group,the tumor size and body mass of mice in the HBO group were significantly decreased (all P < 0.05).The expression levels of HIF-1,p-PI3K,p-AKT and Bcl-2 proteins in the ovarian cancer tissues were decreased,while the expression levels of PTEN,caspase-3 and Bax were increased (all P < 0.05).Conclusion HBO treatment could significantly inhibit malignant biological behavior of ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells,the mechanism of which might be related with the improvement of the hypoxic environment of cells through the regulation of PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway.