Miao Li1, Ping Li1, Mei Zhang1, Feng Ma1, Li Su1. 1. Department of Chinese Medicine Tumor, the Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It has been proven that Cyclin D1 and Cyclin E are the important positive regulators of cell cycle, they are closely related to the tumor proliferation. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between Brucine and the proliferation in human lung cancer cell line PC-9, and the effect of it on the expression of Cyclin D1 and Cyclin E. METHODS: PC-9 cells were divided to 4 groups: the normal control group, the DMSO control group (2‰), the 150 μM Brucine group, and the 300 μM Brucine group. The proliferation rate of PC-9 cells was determined by The CellTiter-Glo Luminescent Cell Viability Assay and Colony Formation assay. The change of cell cycle was detected by Flow cytome try. Expressions of cell cycle regulators Cyclin D1, Cyclin E mRNA were determined by qRT-PCR. Protein expression of cell cycle regulators Cyclin D1, Cyclin E were determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with the control, Brucine remarkably inhibited the proliferation of PC-9 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner (P<0.01); Flow cytome try showed that Brucine blocked the cell cycle of PC-9 cells at G0/G1, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.01); qRT-PCR showed that the expression of Cyclin D1, Cyclin E mRNA were down-regulated; Western blot showed that the protein expression of Cyclin D1, Cyclin E were down-regulated. CONCLUSIONS: Brucine can inhibit the proliferation of human lung cancer cell line PC-9 mainly by blocking the cell cycle at G0/G1 via down-regulating the expression of Cyclin D1, Cyclin E.
BACKGROUND: It has been proven that Cyclin D1 and Cyclin E are the important positive regulators of cell cycle, they are closely related to the tumor proliferation. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between Brucine and the proliferation in humanlung cancer cell line PC-9, and the effect of it on the expression of Cyclin D1 and Cyclin E. METHODS:PC-9 cells were divided to 4 groups: the normal control group, the DMSO control group (2‰), the 150 μM Brucine group, and the 300 μM Brucine group. The proliferation rate of PC-9 cells was determined by The CellTiter-Glo Luminescent Cell Viability Assay and Colony Formation assay. The change of cell cycle was detected by Flow cytome try. Expressions of cell cycle regulators Cyclin D1, Cyclin E mRNA were determined by qRT-PCR. Protein expression of cell cycle regulators Cyclin D1, Cyclin E were determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with the control, Brucine remarkably inhibited the proliferation of PC-9 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner (P<0.01); Flow cytome try showed that Brucine blocked the cell cycle of PC-9 cells at G0/G1, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.01); qRT-PCR showed that the expression of Cyclin D1, Cyclin E mRNA were down-regulated; Western blot showed that the protein expression of Cyclin D1, Cyclin E were down-regulated. CONCLUSIONS:Brucine can inhibit the proliferation of humanlung cancer cell line PC-9 mainly by blocking the cell cycle at G0/G1 via down-regulating the expression of Cyclin D1, Cyclin E.
CellTiter-Glo results of defferent concerntration of Brucine inhibiting PC-9
Group
Brucine concentration (μM)
0 (Control)
0 (DMSO)
100
200
400
800
IR: inhibitory rate. *:P < 0.05 vs control.
24 h A
0.41±0.01
0.40±0.02
0.36±0.01*
0.30±0.02*
0.25±0.01*
0.15±0.02*
IR/%
2
13
26
40
63
48 h A
0.54±0.02
0.53±0.01
0.36±0.03*
0.26±0.01*
0.16±0.03*
0.06±0.01*
IR/%
2
33
52
69
89
72 h A
0.82±0.01
0.81±0.02
0.43±0.02*
0.28±0.03*
0.16±0.02*
0.04±0.02*
IR/%
1
48
66
80
96
马钱子碱抑制人肺癌细胞株PC-9克隆形成。A:对照;B:DMSO;C:150 μM;D: 300 μM。与对照组比较,**:P < 0.01。Brucine inhibited the colony formation of humanlung cancer cell line PC-9. A: control; B: DMSO; C: 150 μM; D: 300 μM. Compared with control, **: P < 0.01.
Brucine对肺癌细胞PC-9集落形成能力的影响(图 1)
各组PC-9细胞分别干预48 h后,更换为无药物的培养基,继续培养7 d,用2%结晶紫染色,于显微镜下观察直径≥200 μm的克隆数,结果显示:对照组、DMSO组、150 μM Brucine组、300 μM Brucine组相对克隆形成率分别为:1.00±0.03、0.99±0.02、0.42±0.02、0.12±0.02。用药组与对照组相比,差异均有统计学意义(P < 0.01),但DMSO组与对照组相比P > 0.05。马钱子碱阻滞人肺癌细胞株PC-9于G0/G1期。A:对照;B:DMSO;C:150 μM;D:300 μM。与对照组比较,**:P < 0.01。Brucine blocked the cell cycle at G0/G1 in humanlung cancer cell line PC-9. A: control; B: DMSO; C: 150 μM; D: 300 μM. Compared with control, **: P < 0.01.
Brucine对肺癌细胞PC-9周期的影响(图 2)
对照组、DMSO组、150 μM Brucine组、300 μM Brucine组处于细胞周期G0/G1所占细胞比例分别为:56.82±0.59、56.02±0.50、61.09±0.25、70.31±0.55。用药组与对照组相比,差异均有统计学意义(P < 0.01),但DMSO组与对照组相比P > 0.05。结果表明Brucine能将增殖过程中的PC-9细胞阻滞于G0/G1期。马钱子碱下调肺癌细胞株PC-9周期相关基因Cyclin D1、Cyclin E mRNA表达。与对照组比较,**:P < 0.01。Expression of cell cycle regulators Cyclin D1, Cyclin E mRNA were down-regulated in humanlung cancer cell line PC-9 by Brucine. Compared with control, **: P < 0.01.
Brucine对PC-9细胞Cyclin D1、Cyclin E mRNA表达的影响(图 3)
qRT-PCR检测结果显示:与对照组相比,DMSO组、150 μM Brucine组、300 μM Brucine组中Cyclin D1、Cyclin E的相对表达分别为:0.99±0.01、0.99±0.01;0.39±0.14、0.27±0.02;0.26±0.13、0.11±0.00。除DMSO组与对照组相比P > 0.05之外,其余用药组与对照组相比,差异均有统计学意义(P < 0.01)。以上结果表明Brucine能明显地下调细胞周期相关基因Cyclin D1、Cyclin E mRNA的表达,且随着药物浓度增高,其下调基因的程度也增加。Brucine下调肺癌细胞株PC-9周期相关基因Cyclin D1、Cyclin E蛋白表达.与对照组比较,**:P < 0.01。Protein expressions of cell cycle regulators Cyclin D1, Cyclin E were down-regulated in humanlung cancer cell line PC-9 by Brucine. Compared with control, **: P < 0.01.
Authors: Raquel Blanco; Reika Iwakawa; Moying Tang; Takashi Kohno; Barbara Angulo; Ruben Pio; Luis M Montuenga; John D Minna; Jun Yokota; Montse Sanchez-Cespedes Journal: Hum Mutat Date: 2009-08 Impact factor: 4.878