BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer are rising sharply. Small cell lung cancer patients prefer chemotherapy than surgery because of the insignificant side effects of Chinese medicine. Studies have shown that solasonine possesses an anti-tumor property. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of solasonine on the apoptosis of lung cancer cell line H446. METHODS: Appropriate concentration and time were selected with a CCK8 kit. The drug that was used in H446 cells was divided into four different concentrations: 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L and 13.6 μmol/L. The changes in forms and nucleus of H446 cells that were stained with DAPI were observed under an inverted optical microscope. The effects on H446 cell apoptosis were detected by FCM. The changes in apoptosis-related proteins BCL2, BAX, and CASP3 were investigated using Western blot for 24 h. RESULTS: Solasonine reduced the survival ratio of H446 cells and inhibited the proliferation with a dose-related effect. The survival ratio of H446 cells could be reduced to 16.77% (P<0.001), and the highest apoptosis ratio was 44.62% (P<0.001). Apoptosis was observed in H446 cells. Moreover, Western blot showed that the apoptosis-related proteins BAX and CASP3 were upregulated (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The proliferation of H446 cells can be inhibited by solasonine, and the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins is up-regulated, and the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins is down-regulated, thereby promoting the apoptosis of cells.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer are rising sharply. Small cell lung cancerpatients prefer chemotherapy than surgery because of the insignificant side effects of Chinese medicine. Studies have shown that solasonine possesses an anti-tumor property. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of solasonine on the apoptosis of lung cancer cell line H446. METHODS: Appropriate concentration and time were selected with a CCK8 kit. The drug that was used in H446 cells was divided into four different concentrations: 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L and 13.6 μmol/L. The changes in forms and nucleus of H446 cells that were stained with DAPI were observed under an inverted optical microscope. The effects on H446 cell apoptosis were detected by FCM. The changes in apoptosis-related proteins BCL2, BAX, and CASP3 were investigated using Western blot for 24 h. RESULTS:Solasonine reduced the survival ratio of H446 cells and inhibited the proliferation with a dose-related effect. The survival ratio of H446 cells could be reduced to 16.77% (P<0.001), and the highest apoptosis ratio was 44.62% (P<0.001). Apoptosis was observed in H446 cells. Moreover, Western blot showed that the apoptosis-related proteins BAX and CASP3 were upregulated (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The proliferation of H446 cells can be inhibited by solasonine, and the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins is up-regulated, and the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins is down-regulated, thereby promoting the apoptosis of cells.
Detect proliferation of H446 by CCK8. With concentration of 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L, 27.2 μmol/L of solanine, CCK8 detected the proliferation of H446 cells in 3 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h. It had statistical significance compared with the corresponding controls in 3 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h analyzed with one-way analysis of variance, ***: P≤0.001.
CCK8检测澳洲茄碱对H446细胞的增殖作用。分别用浓度为0 μmol/L、3.4 μmol/L、6.8 μmol/L、13.6 μmol/L、27.2 μmol/L的澳洲茄碱作用于H446细胞,于3 h、6 h、12 h、24 h用CCK8试剂检测。单因素方差分析,3 h、6 h、12 h、24 h的不同浓度与对应的对照组比较均有统计学意义,***:P≤0.001。Detect proliferation of H446 by CCK8. With concentration of 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L, 27.2 μmol/L of solanine, CCK8 detected the proliferation of H446 cells in 3 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h. It had statistical significance compared with the corresponding controls in 3 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h analyzed with one-way analysis of variance, ***: P≤0.001.
Change of cell morphology in H446 cells by solanine (×100). Incubated with 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L solasonine for 24 h, then detected the changes of H446 cells' morphology and nucleus staining by DAPI.
Detection of apoptosis rate of H446 cells incubated with solanine by flow cytometry. A: H446 cells was incubated with 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L of solanine for 24 h, apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry; B: The results analyzed by One-way analysis of variance showed that it had statistical significance. ***: P < 0.001.
澳洲茄碱作用于H446细胞后细胞形态学变化(×100)。浓度为0 μmol/L、3.4 μmol/L、6.8 μmol/L、13.6 μmol/L的澳洲茄碱作用于H446细胞24 h后对细胞形态的观察及DAPI染色后观察细胞核的变化。Change of cell morphology in H446 cells by solanine (×100). Incubated with 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L solasonine for 24 h, then detected the changes of H446 cells' morphology and nucleus staining by DAPI.流式细胞术检测澳洲茄碱作用于H446细胞后的凋亡率。A:浓度为0 μmol/L、3.4 μmol/L、6.8 μmol/L、13.6 μmol/L的澳洲茄碱作用于H446细胞24 h后流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率;B:细胞凋亡结果单因素方差分析,结果具有统计学意义。***:P < 0.001。Detection of apoptosis rate of H446 cells incubated with solanine by flow cytometry. A: H446 cells was incubated with 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L of solanine for 24 h, apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry; B: The results analyzed by One-way analysis of variance showed that it had statistical significance. ***: P < 0.001.
Changes of apoptosis-related proteins detected by Western blot. A: After incubated with 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L of solanine, western blot was used to detect the changes of apoptosis-related proteins BCL-2, BAX and CASP3 in H446 cells; B, C and D: The one-way analysis of variance results showed that it had statistical significance. *: P < 0.05; ***: P < 0.001.
Western blot检测细胞凋亡相关蛋白的变化。A:用浓度为0 μmol/L、3.4 μmol/L、6.8 μmol/L、13.6 μmol/L的澳洲茄碱作用于H446细胞24 h后检测细胞内凋亡相关蛋白BCL2、BAX和CASP3表达量的变化;B、C和D:BCL2, BAX和CASP3蛋白Western blot灰度单因素方差分析表明,结果具有统计学意义。*:P < 0.05;***:P < 0.001。Changes of apoptosis-related proteins detected by Western blot. A: After incubated with 0 μmol/L, 3.4 μmol/L, 6.8 μmol/L, 13.6 μmol/L of solanine, western blot was used to detect the changes of apoptosis-related proteins BCL-2, BAX and CASP3 in H446 cells; B, C and D: The one-way analysis of variance results showed that it had statistical significance. *: P < 0.05; ***: P < 0.001.
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