Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
Cell Biol Int. 2018 Aug;42(8):949-958. doi: 10.1002/cbin.10959. Epub 2018 Mar 30.
Nowadays, most studies focused on cancer stem cells (CSCs) through their abilities to cause tumorigenicity, drug resistance, and cancer recurrence. On the other side, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been taken into consideration because of cheapness and availability. For the reasons mentioned above, we have studied the effect of ibuprofen as an NSAID on CSCs derived from AGS and MKN-45 gastric cancer cell lines to perform effective cancer therapy. We evaluated cell viability, spheroid body formation, monolayer, and soft agar colony formation to express the anti-cancer effect of ibuprofen on CSCs. Also, real-time RT-PCR data of stemness markers and genes affected on, or downstream of Wnt signaling pathway were evaluated. Our findings suggest that ibuprofen at 1,000 μM for 48 h can reduce cell proliferation, stemness features in CSCs by changing the expression level of CD44, OCT3/4, SOX2, Nanog, and KLF4 as stemness markers. Furthermore, ibuprofen can have an inhibitory role in Wnt signaling pathway by changing the expression level of some genes, including CTNNB1, CTNNBIP1, SMARCD1, PYGO2, SUFU, CASK, and KREMEN1. According to our study, ibuprofen has an anti-proliferative effect on CSCs derived from AGS and MKN-45 cells.
如今,大多数研究都集中在癌症干细胞(CSCs)上,因为它们具有致瘤性、耐药性和癌症复发的能力。另一方面,由于价格便宜且易于获得,非甾体抗炎药(NSAIDs)也受到了关注。基于上述原因,我们研究了布洛芬作为 NSAID 对源自 AGS 和 MKN-45 胃癌细胞系的 CSCs 的影响,以进行有效的癌症治疗。我们评估了细胞活力、球体形成、单层和软琼脂集落形成,以表达布洛芬对 CSCs 的抗癌作用。此外,还评估了与 Wnt 信号通路相关或下游的干性标志物和基因的实时 RT-PCR 数据。我们的研究结果表明,布洛芬在 1000 μM 浓度下作用 48 小时可以降低细胞增殖,通过改变 CD44、OCT3/4、SOX2、Nanog 和 KLF4 等干性标志物的表达水平来改变 CSCs 的干性特征。此外,布洛芬可以通过改变 CTNNB1、CTNNBIP1、SMARCD1、PYGO2、SUFU、CASK 和 KREMEN1 等基因的表达水平在 Wnt 信号通路中发挥抑制作用。根据我们的研究,布洛芬对源自 AGS 和 MKN-45 细胞的 CSCs 具有抗增殖作用。