Department of General Surgery, First People's Hospital of Hangzhou Lin'an District, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
Chin J Integr Med. 2024 Apr;30(4):339-347. doi: 10.1007/s11655-023-3705-1. Epub 2023 Nov 9.
To explore the anti-tumor effect of safflower yellow (SY) against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the underlying potential mechanism.
An in vitro model was established by mixing Luc-Hepa1-6 cells and CD3CD8 T cells, followed by adding programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) antibody (Anti-mPD-1) with or without SY. The apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry and the level of inflammatory cytokines was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The protein levels of programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), chemokine ligand (CCL5), C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) were measured by Western blot. An in situ animal model was established in mice followed by treatment with anti-mPD-1 with or without SY. Bioluminescence imaging was monitored with an AniView 100 imaging system. To establish the FAK-overexpressed Luc-Hepa1-6 cells, cells were transfected with adenovirus containing pcDNA3.1-FAK for 48 h.
The fluorescence intensity, apoptotic rate, release of inflammatory cytokines, and CCL5/CXCL10 secretion were dramatically facilitated by anti-mPD-1 (P<0.01), accompanied by an inactivation of PD-1/PD-L1 axis, which were extremely further enhanced by SY (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Increased fluorescence intensity, elevated percentage of CD3CD8 T cells, facilitated release of inflammatory cytokines, inactivated PD-1/PD-L1 axis, and increased CCL5/CXCL10 secretion were observed in Anti-mPD-1 treated mice (P<0.01), which were markedly enhanced by SY (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Furthermore, the enhanced effects of SY on inhibiting tumor cell growth, facilitating apoptosis and inflammatory cytokine releasing, suppressing the PD-1/PD-L1 axis, and inducing the CCL5/CXCL10 secretion in Anti-mPD-1 treated mixture of Luc-Hepa1-6 cells and CD3CD8 T cells were abolished by FAK overexpression (P<0.01).
SY inhibited the progression of HCC by mediating immunological tolerance through inhibiting FAK.
探讨红花黄色素(SY)对肝癌(HCC)的抗肿瘤作用及其潜在机制。
体外构建 Luc-Hepa1-6 细胞与 CD3CD8 T 细胞混合培养模型,加入程序性死亡蛋白 1(PD-1)抗体(Anti-mPD-1),并分别给予 SY 或不给予 SY,通过流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡情况,酶联免疫吸附法检测炎症因子水平,Western blot 法检测程序性死亡配体 1(PD-L1)、趋化因子配体(CCL5)、C-X-C 基元趋化因子配体 10(CXCL10)的蛋白水平。构建小鼠原位动物模型,分别给予 Anti-mPD-1 联合或不联合 SY 治疗,使用 AniView 100 成像系统进行生物发光成像监测。使用含有 pcDNA3.1-FAK 的腺病毒转染 Luc-Hepa1-6 细胞 48 h,构建 FAK 过表达 Luc-Hepa1-6 细胞。
Anti-mPD-1 明显促进了荧光强度、细胞凋亡率、炎症因子释放和 CCL5/CXCL10 的分泌(P<0.01),同时抑制了 PD-1/PD-L1 轴,SY 进一步增强了上述作用(P<0.05 或 P<0.01)。Anti-mPD-1 治疗组小鼠的荧光强度增加、CD3CD8 T 细胞比例升高、炎症因子释放增加、PD-1/PD-L1 轴失活、CCL5/CXCL10 分泌增加(P<0.01),SY 明显增强了上述作用(P<0.05 或 P<0.01)。此外,FAK 过表达削弱了 SY 对 Anti-mPD-1 治疗的 Luc-Hepa1-6 细胞和 CD3CD8 T 细胞混合物的肿瘤细胞生长抑制、促进凋亡和炎症因子释放、抑制 PD-1/PD-L1 轴、诱导 CCL5/CXCL10 分泌的增强作用(P<0.01)。
SY 通过抑制 FAK 介导的免疫耐受抑制 HCC 的进展。