Yang Kun-Han, Yen Ching-Yu, Wang Sheng-Chieh, Chang Fang-Rong, Chang Meng-Yang, Chan Chieh-Kai, Jeng Jiiang-Huei, Tang Jen-Yang, Chang Hsueh-Wei
Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
School of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Biomedicines. 2024 Feb 19;12(2):458. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12020458.
This in vitro study examines the anti-oral cancer effects and mechanisms of a combined X-ray/SK2 treatment, i.e., X-ray and 6--butoxy-10-nitro-12,13-dioxa-11-azatricyclo[7.3.1.0]trideca-2,4,6,10-tetraene (SK2). ATP cell viability and flow cytometry-based cell cycle, apoptosis, oxidative stress, and DNA damage assessments were conducted. The X-ray/SK2 treatment exhibited lower viability in oral cancer (Ca9-22 and CAL 27) cells than in normal (Smulow-Glickman, S-G) cells, i.e., 32.0%, 46.1% vs. 59.0%, which showed more antiproliferative changes than with X-ray or SK2 treatment. Oral cancer cells under X-ray/SK2 treatment showed slight subG1 and G2/M increments and induced high annexin V-monitored apoptosis compared to X-ray or SK2 treatment. The X-ray/SK2 treatment showed higher caspase 3 and 8 levels for oral cancer cells than other treatments. X-ray/SK2 showed a higher caspase 9 level in CAL 27 cells than other treatments, while Ca9-22 cells showed similar levels under X-ray and/or SK2. The X-ray/SK2 treatment showed higher reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) depletion than other treatments. Meanwhile, the mitochondrial superoxide (MitoSOX) and glutathione levels in X-ray/SK2 treatment did not exhibit the highest rank compared to others. Moreover, oral cancer cells had higher γH2AX and/or 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine levels from X-ray/SK2 treatment than others. All these measurements for X-ray/SK2 in oral cancer cells were higher than in normal cells and attenuated by N-acetylcysteine. In conclusion, X-ray/SK2 treatment showed ROS-dependent enhanced antiproliferative, apoptotic, and DNA damage effects in oral cancer cells with a lower cytotoxic influence on normal cells.
本体外研究考察了X射线与SK2(即X射线与6-丁氧基-10-硝基-12,13-二氧杂-11-氮杂三环[7.3.1.0]十三碳-2,4,6,10-四烯)联合治疗的抗口腔癌作用及机制。进行了ATP细胞活力以及基于流式细胞术的细胞周期、凋亡、氧化应激和DNA损伤评估。X射线/SK2联合治疗在口腔癌细胞(Ca9-22和CAL 27)中的活力低于正常细胞(Smulow-Glickman,S-G),分别为32.0%、46.1%,而正常细胞为59.0%,联合治疗比单独的X射线或SK2治疗显示出更多的抗增殖变化。与X射线或SK2治疗相比,接受X射线/SK2联合治疗的口腔癌细胞显示出轻微的亚G1期和G2/M期增加,并诱导了高膜联蛋白V监测的凋亡。X射线/SK2联合治疗使口腔癌细胞中的半胱天冬酶3和8水平高于其他治疗。X射线/SK2使CAL 27细胞中的半胱天冬酶9水平高于其他治疗,而Ca9-22细胞在X射线和/或SK2治疗下显示出相似水平。X射线/SK2联合治疗比其他治疗产生更高的活性氧(ROS)生成和线粒体膜电位(MMP)耗竭。同时,与其他治疗相比,X射线/SK2联合治疗中的线粒体超氧化物(MitoSOX)和谷胱甘肽水平并非最高。此外,接受X射线/SK2联合治疗的口腔癌细胞中的γH2AX和/或8-羟基-2'-脱氧鸟苷水平高于其他治疗。口腔癌细胞中X射线/SK2联合治疗的所有这些测量值均高于正常细胞,并被N-乙酰半胱氨酸减弱。总之,X射线/SK2联合治疗在口腔癌细胞中显示出依赖ROS的增强抗增殖、凋亡和DNA损伤作用,对正常细胞的细胞毒性影响较低。