Shi Xiao-Yan, Cai Xiao-Jun, Lei Jian-Xiang, Cao Feng-Jun, Pan Dong-Feng, Chen Ping
Department of Oncology, People's Hospital, Yunyang Medical College, Shiyan, Hubei, 442000, PR China.
Ai Zheng. 2008 Apr;27(4):343-7.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Previous studies had showed that phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI-3K) can suppress cell apoptosis. The inhibitor of PI-3K has been used to investigate the mechanisms of PI-3K-induced oncogenesis. This study was to investigate the reversal effect of LY294002, a PI-3K/Akt inhibitor, on paclitaxel-resistance of ovarian carcinoma cell line A2780/Taxol.
A2780/Taxol cells were treated with LY294002. Cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). The 50% inhibition concentration (IC50) of paclitaxel for A2780/Taxol cells was determined by MTT assay. The expression of multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) mRNA was assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expression of phosphated Akt and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) were detected by Western blot.
When treated for 24 h, the apoptosis rate of A2780/Taxol cells was significantly higher in 10 and 50 micromol/L LY294002 groups than in control group [(8.84+/-1.65)% and (20.78+/-2.47)% vs. (1.25+/-0.78)%, P<0.05], the IC50 of paclitaxel for A2780/Taxol cells was decreased significantly (P<0.01) with the highest reverse efficiency of (78.08+/-0.37)%. Moreover, the expression of MDR1 gene, and the phosphorylation of Akt and P-gp in A2780/Taxol cells were decreased.
The activation of PI-3K/Akt pathway plays an important role in paclitaxel-resistance of ovarian carcinoma cells. PI-3K/Akt inhibitor, LY294002 has a reversal effect on the paclitaxel-resistance of A2780/Taxol cells.
既往研究表明磷脂酰肌醇3激酶(PI-3K)可抑制细胞凋亡。PI-3K抑制剂已被用于研究PI-3K诱导肿瘤发生的机制。本研究旨在探讨PI-3K/Akt抑制剂LY294002对卵巢癌细胞系A2780/Taxol紫杉醇耐药的逆转作用。
用LY294002处理A2780/Taxol细胞。采用流式细胞术(FCM)分析细胞凋亡情况。通过MTT法测定紫杉醇对A2780/Taxol细胞的50%抑制浓度(IC50)。采用逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测多药耐药1(MDR1)mRNA的表达。通过蛋白质免疫印迹法检测磷酸化Akt和P-糖蛋白(P-gp)的表达。
处理24小时后,10和50μmol/L LY294002组A2780/Taxol细胞的凋亡率显著高于对照组[(8.84±1.65)%和(20.78±2.47)% vs.(1.25±0.78)%,P<0.05],A2780/Taxol细胞对紫杉醇的IC50显著降低(P<0.01),最高逆转效率为(78.08±0.37)%。此外,A2780/Taxol细胞中MDR1基因的表达以及Akt和P-gp的磷酸化水平均降低。
PI-3K/Akt通路的激活在卵巢癌细胞紫杉醇耐药中起重要作用。PI-3K/Akt抑制剂LY294002对A2780/Taxol细胞的紫杉醇耐药具有逆转作用。