Medical School of Yangzhou Polytechnic College, Yangzhou, China.
Department of Surgery of Jiangsu, Provincial Corps Hospital, Yangzhou, China.
Bull Exp Biol Med. 2023 Mar;174(5):639-646. doi: 10.1007/s10517-023-05761-x. Epub 2023 Apr 13.
We studied the anti-tumor effect of fangchinoline (FAN) against human colorectal cancer cell lines CCL-244 and SW480 and analyzed the mechanism of FAN action. The cell viability and apoptosis were assessed by MTT test and Annexin V-PI staining; caspase-3 activity was measured by Western blotting. The expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins was assessed by real-time PCR, Western blotting, and gene transfection. It was found that FAN inhibited cell growth and induced apoptosis in human colorectal cancer cell lines CCL-244 and SW480 in a dose-dependent manner. The caspase-3 inhibitor Ac-DEVD-CHO could reverse the inhibitory effect of FAN. Moreover, FAN significantly increased the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins p-PERK, p-eIF2α, ATF4, and CHOP in CCL-244 and SW480 cells. In addition, endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor 4-phenylbutyric acid or CHOP knockdown could prevent FAN-induced apoptosis. Thus, FAN induced apoptosis of human colorectal cancer through activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress.
我们研究了汉防己甲素(FAN)对人结肠癌细胞系 CCL-244 和 SW480 的抗肿瘤作用,并分析了 FAN 的作用机制。通过 MTT 试验和 Annexin V-PI 染色评估细胞活力和细胞凋亡;通过 Western blot 测定半胱天冬酶-3(caspase-3)活性。通过实时 PCR、Western blot 和基因转染评估内质网应激相关蛋白的表达。结果发现,FAN 以剂量依赖性方式抑制人结肠癌细胞系 CCL-244 和 SW480 的细胞生长并诱导细胞凋亡。caspase-3 抑制剂 Ac-DEVD-CHO 可逆转 FAN 的抑制作用。此外,FAN 显著增加 CCL-244 和 SW480 细胞中内质网应激相关蛋白 p-PERK、p-eIF2α、ATF4 和 CHOP 的表达。此外,内质网应激抑制剂 4-苯基丁酸或 CHOP 敲低可预防 FAN 诱导的细胞凋亡。因此,FAN 通过激活内质网应激诱导人结肠癌细胞凋亡。