[Effects of hydroxycamptothecin and teniposide on proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cell line BGC-823].

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Some studies have showed that topoisomerase (Topo)I and II inhibitors have synergistic effects in tumor therapy, but the combinations have seldom been used in gastric cancer. This study was to investigate the effects of Topo I inhibitor hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) and Topo II inhibitor teniposide (VM-26) on the proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cell line BGC-823.

METHODS

MTT assay was used to examine the inhibitory effects of VM-26 and HCPT, used alone or in combination, on the proliferation of BGC-823 cells. Cell apoptosis was examined by flow cytometry (FCM).

RESULTS

The inhibition rates of BGC-823 cell proliferation were 15.99%-80.83% when treated with 1.963-31.413 micromol/L VM-26; the apoptosis rates were 3.90%, 4.42%, 7.36%, 17.07% when exposed to 1.963 micromol/L VM-26 for 0, 12, 24, 48 h, respectively. The inhibition rates of BGC-823 cell proliferation were 7.89%-70.32% when treated with 8.577-137.227 micromol/L HCPT; the apoptosis rates were 2.80%, 8.50%, 10.50%, 13.30% when exposed to 8.577 micromol/L HCPT for 0, 12, 24, 48 h, respectively. When treated with 1.963 micromol/L VM-26 and 3.125 microg/ml HCPT for 0, 12, 24, 48 h, the inhibition rates of BGC-823 cell proliferation were 21.32%-87.74%, and the apoptosis rates were 2.80%, 15.50%, 15.70%, 20.20%, respectively. The combination index (CI) was 1.293.

CONCLUSION

HCPT and VM-26 used alone could inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of BGC-823 cells, and they have antagonistic effect on gastric cancer BGC-823 cells.