Nittayaboon Kesara, Molika Piyatida, Bissanum Rassanee, Leetanaporn Kittinun, Chumsuwan Nipha, Navakanitworakul Raphatphorn
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand.
Translational Medicine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2025 Jul 17;18(7):1050. doi: 10.3390/ph18071050.
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are significant in chemo- and radiotherapy resistance. Previous research has focused on BM-MSCs, demonstrating their functional involvement in cancer progression as mediators in the tumor microenvironment. They play multiple roles in tumorigenesis, angiogenesis, and metastasis. BM-MSC-derived exosomes (BM-MSCs-exo) are small vesicles, typically 50-300 nm in diameter, isolated from BM-MSCs. Some studies have demonstrated the tumor-suppressive effects of BM-MSCs-exo. This study aimed to investigate their role in modulating the impact of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in different types of cervical cancer spheroid cells. The spheroids after treatment were subject to size measurement, cell viability, and caspase activity. Then, the molecular mechanism was elucidated by Western blot analysis. We observed a reduction in spheroid size and an increase in cell death in HeLa spheroids, while no significant changes in size or cell viability were found in SiHa spheroids. At the molecular level, CRT treatment combined with BM-MSCs-exo in HeLa spheroids induced apoptosis through the activation of the NF-κB pathway, specifically via the NF-κB1 (P50) transcription factor, leading to the upregulation of apoptosis-related molecules. In contrast, CRT combined with BM-MSCs-exo in SiHa spheroids exhibited an opposing effect: although cellular viability decreased, caspase activity also decreased, which correlated with increased HSP27 expression and the subsequent downregulation of apoptotic molecules. Our study provides deeper insight into the potential of BM-MSCs-exo in cervical cancer treatment, supporting the development of more effective and safer therapeutic strategies for clinical application.
骨髓间充质干细胞(BM-MSCs)在化疗和放疗抗性中具有重要意义。先前的研究聚焦于BM-MSCs,证明它们作为肿瘤微环境中的介质在癌症进展中发挥功能作用。它们在肿瘤发生、血管生成和转移中发挥多种作用。BM-MSC衍生的外泌体(BM-MSCs-exo)是从小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞中分离出的小囊泡,直径通常为50-300nm。一些研究已经证明了BM-MSCs-exo的肿瘤抑制作用。本研究旨在探讨它们在调节不同类型宫颈癌球状体细胞中放化疗(CRT)影响方面的作用。处理后的球状体进行大小测量、细胞活力和半胱天冬酶活性检测。然后,通过蛋白质免疫印迹分析阐明分子机制。我们观察到HeLa球状体的大小减小且细胞死亡增加,而SiHa球状体的大小或细胞活力未发现显著变化。在分子水平上,HeLa球状体中CRT治疗联合BM-MSCs-exo通过激活NF-κB途径诱导凋亡,具体是通过NF-κB1(P50)转录因子,导致凋亡相关分子上调。相比之下,SiHa球状体中CRT联合BM-MSCs-exo表现出相反的效果:虽然细胞活力下降,但半胱天冬酶活性也下降,这与HSP27表达增加及随后凋亡分子下调相关。我们的研究为BM-MSCs-exo在宫颈癌治疗中的潜力提供了更深入的见解,支持开发更有效、更安全的临床应用治疗策略。
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