Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, No. 30, Qing Quan Lu, Lai Shan Qu, 264005, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Cytotechnology. 2009 Apr;59(3):211-7. doi: 10.1007/s10616-009-9223-y. Epub 2009 Sep 17.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of theanine, a tea characteristic amino acid, on human lung cancer and leukemia cells. In the present study, we have demonstrated that theanine suppressed the in vitro and ex vivo growth of human non-small cell lung cancer A549 and leukemia K562 cell lines in dose- and time-dependant manners. In addition, theanine displayed the inhibitory effect on the migration of A549 cells. More importantly, theanine enhanced the anticancer activity of anticancer agents such as trichostatin A (the histone deacetylase inhibitor), berbamine and norcantharidin (the anticancer drugs in China) by strongly reducing the viability and/or migration rate in A549 cells. In addition, theanine significantly suppressed A549 cell invasion. Suppression of A549 cell migration may be one of the important mechanisms of action of theanine against the A549 cell invasion. Our present results suggest that theanine may have the wide therapeutic and/or adjuvant therapeutic application in the treatment of human lung cancer and leukemia.
本研究旨在探讨茶氨酸——一种茶叶特有的氨基酸——对人类肺癌和白血病细胞的影响。在本研究中,我们已经证明茶氨酸以剂量和时间依赖的方式抑制体外和体内非小细胞肺癌 A549 和白血病 K562 细胞系的生长。此外,茶氨酸对 A549 细胞的迁移具有抑制作用。更重要的是,茶氨酸通过强烈降低 A549 细胞中的活力和/或迁移率,增强了曲古抑菌素 A(组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂)、小檗胺和斑蝥素(中国的抗癌药物)等抗癌剂的抗癌活性。此外,茶氨酸还显著抑制了 A549 细胞的侵袭。抑制 A549 细胞迁移可能是茶氨酸抑制 A549 细胞侵袭的重要作用机制之一。我们的研究结果表明,茶氨酸可能在治疗人类肺癌和白血病方面具有广泛的治疗和/或辅助治疗应用前景。