Effects of Hedyotis diffusa Willd on proliferation,invasion and Th1/Th2 cytokines of renal carcinoma through TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway
10.3969/j.issn.1000-484X.2025.09.022
- VernacularTitle:白花蛇舌草通过TGF-β/Smad信号通路对肾癌增殖、侵袭及Th1/Th2细胞因子的影响
- Author:
Bing WANG
1
;
Guanwei SHANG
1
;
Shengyou SONG
1
;
Linchao ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. 河南中医药大学第二临床医学院,河南省中医院,郑州 450002
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hedyotis diffusa Willd;
Renal carcinoma;
TGF-β/Smad signal Transduction System;
Th1/Th2
- From:
Chinese Journal of Immunology
2025;41(9):2185-2191
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the mechanism by which the extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd regulates TGF-β/Smad signaling transduction pathway and affects proliferation,invasion of renal cancer cells and expressions of Th1/Th2 cytokines in mice with renal cancer.Methods:Using mouse renal cancer Renca cells as the research object,after intervention with extracts of Hedyotis diffusa Willd,impact on migration ability of mouse renal cancer cells was detected at the cellular level using scratch assay;observing effect of CCK-8 experiment on proliferation ability of mouse renal cancer cells.A mouse kidney cancer model was established by subcutaneous inoculation under the right armpit,and effect of extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd on proliferation and invasion of renal carcinoma in mice was studied.HE staining was used to observe histomorphology of transplanted tumor mass in mice;Western blot was used to detected expressions of TGF-β/Smad pathway protein TGF-β,Smad2 and p-Smad2 in mouse transplanted tumor tissue;levels of IL-2 and IL-10 in mouse serum were detected by ELISA to investigate whether the extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd has an inhibitory effect on Th1/Th2 renal carcinoma immune shift.Results:CCK-8 experiment showed that the extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd inhibited pro-liferation ability of mouse renal cancer Renca cells(P<0.05);scratch test results showed that extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd effec-tively inhibited the healing ability of mouse renal cancer Renca cells(P<0.05);by constructing a mouse kidney cancer model,it was found that extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd could inhibit the growth of transplanted tumor volume in mice(P<0.05);HE staining revealed that tumor cells in model group were dense,with numerous mitotic figures and minimal necrosis;whereas in Hedyotis diffusa Willd group and pathway inhibitor group,there was increased necrosis of cancer cells,accompanied by karyopyknosis or lysis;Western blot showed that compared with model group,expression of TGF-β and p-Smad2 in extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd group and pathway inhibitor group were decreased(P<0.001);ELISA results showed that compared with model group,serum IL-2 expression increased in both Hedyotis diffusa Willd group and pathway inhibitor group(P<0.000 1).IL-10 expression decreased in Hedyotis diffusa Willd group(P<0.05)and pathway inhibitor group(P>0.05).Conclusion:Extract of Hedyotis diffusa Willd may inhibit protein expressions in TGF-β/Smads signaling pathway,further regulate the secretion of Th1/Th2 cytokines,thereby inhibiting proliferation and migration of mouse renal cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo.
