da Silva Karina Costa, Lima Irlã Santos, Santos Cleonice Creusa Dos, Nonaka Carolina Kymie Vasques, Souza Bruno Solano de Freitas, David Jorge Mauricio, Ulrich Henning, Nascimento Ravena Pereira do, Costa Maria de Fátima Dias, Dos Santos Balbino Lino, Costa Silvia Lima
Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Cellular Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon S/N, Salvador 40231-300, BA, Brazil.
Center of Biotechnology and Cell Therapy, São Rafael Hospital, D'Or Institute for Research and Teaching, Salvador 41253-190, BA, Brazil.
Molecules. 2025 Jan 3;30(1):158. doi: 10.3390/molecules30010158.
Glioblastomas (GBM) are malignant tumours with poor prognosis. Treatment involves chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy; however, there is currently no standard treatment for recurrence, and prognosis remains unfavourable. Inflammatory mediators and microRNAs (miRNAs) influence the aggressiveness of GBM, being involved in the communication with the cells of the tumour parenchyma, including microglia/macrophages, and maintaining an immunosuppressive microenvironment. Hence, the modulation of miRNAs and inflammatory factors may improve GBM treatments. In this study, we investigated the effects of agathisflavone, a biflavonoid purified from (Tul.), on the growth and migration of GBM cells, on the expression of inflammatory cytokines and microRNAs, as well on the response of microglia. Agathisflavone (5-30 μM) induced a dose- and time-dependent reduction in the viability of both human GL-15 and rat C6 cells, as determined by the MTT test, and reduced cell migration, as determined by cell scratch assay. RT-qPCR analysis revealed that agathisflavone (5 μM) down-regulated the expression of miR-125b and miR-155 in the secretome derived from GL-15 cells, which was associated with upregulation of the mRNA expression of IL-6 and arginase-1 immunoregulatory factors. Exposure of human microglia/macrophage to the secretome from GL-15 GMB cells modulated proliferation and morphology, effects that were modulated by agathisflavone treatment. These results demonstrate the effect of flavonoids on the growth of GBM cells, which impacts cells in the microenvironment and can be considered for preclinical studies for adjuvant treatments.
胶质母细胞瘤(GBM)是预后较差的恶性肿瘤。治疗方法包括化疗和/或放疗;然而,目前对于复发尚无标准治疗方案,预后仍然不容乐观。炎症介质和微小RNA(miRNA)会影响GBM的侵袭性,参与与肿瘤实质细胞(包括小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞)的通讯,并维持免疫抑制微环境。因此,调节miRNA和炎症因子可能会改善GBM的治疗效果。在本研究中,我们研究了从(图尔)中纯化的双黄酮阿加西黄酮对GBM细胞生长和迁移、炎症细胞因子和miRNA表达以及小胶质细胞反应的影响。通过MTT试验测定,阿加西黄酮(5-30μM)可诱导人GL-15和大鼠C6细胞活力呈剂量和时间依赖性降低,并通过细胞划痕试验测定其可减少细胞迁移。RT-qPCR分析显示,阿加西黄酮(5μM)可下调GL-15细胞分泌组中miR-125b和miR-155的表达,这与IL-6和精氨酸酶-1免疫调节因子mRNA表达的上调有关。人小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞暴露于GL-15 GMB细胞的分泌组会调节其增殖和形态,而阿加西黄酮处理可调节这些作用。这些结果证明了黄酮类化合物对GBM细胞生长的影响,其会影响微环境中的细胞,可考虑用于辅助治疗的临床前研究。