Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China ; Department of Pathology, Qingyuan Hospital, Medical College, Jinan University, Qingyuan 511518, China.
Chin J Cancer Res. 2012 Jun;24(2):116-23. doi: 10.1007/s11670-012-0116-9.
To explore the effects and mechanism of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) inhibitor (2'Z,3'E)-6-bromo-indirubin-3'-oxime (BIO) on drug resistance in colon cancer cells.
The colon cancer SW480 and SW620 cells were treated with BIO, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and BIO/5-FU, separately. Cell cycle distribution, apoptosis level and efflux ability of rhodamine 123 (Rh123) were detected by flow cytometry. The protein expressions of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2), thymidylate synthase (TS), β-catenin, E2F-1 and Bcl-2 were detected by Western blot. β-catenin and P-gp were stained with double immunofluorescence and observed under a confocal microscope.
BIO up-regulated β-catenin, P-gp, MRP2 and TS, enhanced the efflux ability of Rh123, decreased Bcl-2 protein and gave the opposite effect to E2F-1 protein in SW480 and SW620 cells. Furthermore, BIO significantly inhibited cell apoptosis, increased S and G(2)/M phase cells, and reduced the cell apoptosis induced by 5-FU in SW480 cells, whereas the effects were slight or not obvious in SW620 cells.
GSK-3β was involved in drug resistance regulation, and activation of β-catenin and inhibition of E2F-1 may be the most responsible for the enhancement of 5-FU chemotherapy resistance induced by GSK-3β inhibitor BIO in colon cancer.
探讨糖原合成酶激酶 3β(GSK-3β)抑制剂(2'Z,3'E)-6-溴靛红-3'-肟(BIO)对结肠癌耐药的影响及机制。
分别用 BIO、5-氟尿嘧啶(5-FU)和 BIO/5-FU 处理结肠癌 SW480 和 SW620 细胞。采用流式细胞术检测细胞周期分布、凋亡水平和罗丹明 123(Rh123)外排能力。采用 Western blot 检测 P-糖蛋白(P-gp)、多药耐药相关蛋白 2(MRP2)、胸苷酸合成酶(TS)、β-连环蛋白、E2F-1 和 Bcl-2 的蛋白表达。采用双免疫荧光染色β-连环蛋白和 P-gp,并用共聚焦显微镜观察。
BIO 上调了 SW480 和 SW620 细胞中的β-连环蛋白、P-gp、MRP2 和 TS,增强了 Rh123 的外排能力,降低了 Bcl-2 蛋白,对 E2F-1 蛋白产生相反的作用。此外,BIO 显著抑制了 SW480 细胞的细胞凋亡,增加了 S 和 G(2)/M 期细胞,减少了 5-FU 诱导的细胞凋亡,而在 SW620 细胞中的作用轻微或不明显。
GSK-3β 参与了耐药调节,激活β-连环蛋白和抑制 E2F-1 可能是 GSK-3β 抑制剂 BIO 增强结肠癌 5-FU 化疗耐药的最主要原因。