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乳腺癌是最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,近年来已经成为致女性死亡的第二大原因[1]。虽然临床研究人员和基础科学家对乳腺癌进行了广泛研究,同时手术切除、放射性同位素治疗、化学药物治疗、自体免疫细胞治疗、靶向治疗等技术也已经成功应用于乳腺癌患者的治疗[2]。然而,这些传统的治疗方法大多存在副作用,因此有必要寻找新方法来改善患者预后和生活质量。由于中药中含有复杂的化合物,且在多种人体疾病中发挥作用,因此,中药在癌症患者的康复及术后放/化疗的辅助治疗等方面越来越引起人们的关注。
月腺大戟(Euphorbia ebracteolata Hayata)为金虎尾目大戟科大戟属的多年生草本植物,多分布在土坡、草地或者林下。在我国的安徽、河南、江苏、山东、湖北省常见。月腺大戟作为传统中药最早记载于《神农本草经》,到目前为止已经有2 000多年历史,它以根入药,具有逐水祛痰、散结杀虫的功效,可治疗水肿、哮喘、消化不良、皮癣等疾病。近来发现研究中药月腺大戟中的提取物具有抗肿瘤活性。月腺大戟中含有多种化学成分,包括萜类、脂类、酚类、苯乙酮类、黄酮类以及鞣质类。本课题组前期实验中,从月腺大戟中提取了一种乙酰间苯三酚类化合物月腺大戟素A(EA),并证实它能抑制乳腺癌细胞的增殖能力[3-4]。蛋白激酶D1(PKD1)是一种新型的丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶,在多种癌症组织中异常表达,可以通过作用于MEK/ERK和PI3K/AKT信号通路,调控乳腺癌细胞的增殖能力[5]。但是EA如何影响乳腺癌细胞增殖能力的具体机制,以及是否通过影响PKD1从而影响乳腺癌的增殖能力均不明确。
本研究根据前期实验对EA影响乳腺癌的具体机制的研究,结果表明EA具有通过干扰PKD1介导MEK/ERK和PI3K/AKT信号通路以抑制乳腺癌细胞的增殖能力。
Inhibition of ebracteolatain A in the proliferation of breast cancer cells by interfering with PKD1-mediated MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways
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摘要:
目的 乳腺癌是世界上最致命的恶性肿瘤之一。月腺大戟素A(EA)是从中药月腺大戟中提取的乙酰间苯三酚类化合物。探讨EA抑制乳腺癌细胞MCF-7增殖的具体机制,以期为乳腺癌的临床治疗提供新的思路。 方法 在乳腺癌细胞MCF-7中添加不同浓度的EA药物,检测PKD1蛋白表达水平的变化。构建PKD1的过表达质粒体并转染至细胞,用实时荧光定量PCR技术和Western Blot实验检测PKD1的mRNA和蛋白表达水平。CCK-8实验用于检测细胞增殖能力的变化。Western Blot实验用于检测PKD1介导的相关信号通路中关键蛋白的表达水平。 结果 EA以剂量依赖的方式抑制乳腺癌细胞中PKD1蛋白的表达(P< 0.05)。当转染过表达质粒后,PKD1在mRNA和蛋白水平上显著升高(P< 0.001)。同时过表达PKD1显著逆转EA对MCF-7的增殖抑制作用(P<0.001)。信号通路分析证实EA通过抑制PKD1介导的MEK/ERK和PI3K/AKT信号通路活性影响乳腺癌细胞的增殖能力(P<0.05)。 结论 EA通过调控PKD1介导MEK/ERK和PI3K/AKT信号通路,能够抑制乳腺癌细胞的增殖。 Abstract:Objective Breast cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies in the world. ebracteolatain A (EA) is a kind of acetylphloroglucinol extracted from ebracteolatain. To explore the specific mechanism of EA inhibiting the proliferation of breast cancer cell MCF-7, so as to provide a new approach for the clinical treatment of breast cancer. Methods EA with different concentrations were added to breast cancer cell MCF-7 to detect changes in PKD1 protein expression. The plasmid with overexpressed PKD1 was constructed and transfected into cells, and the mRNA and protein expression levels of PKD1 were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and Western Blot assay. CCK-8 assay was used to detect changes in cell proliferation capacity. Western Blot assay was used to detect the expression level of PKD1 and its related signaling pathways. Results EA inhibited the expression of PKD1 protein in breast cancer cells with a dose-dependent manner (P< 0.05). When transfected with the overexpressed plasmid, PKD1 was significantly increased in mRNA and protein levels (P<0.001). At the same time, PKD1 overexpression significantly reversed inhibition of EA on MCF-7 proliferation (P<0.001). It was confirmed by signaling pathway analysis that EA might affect the proliferation ability of breast cancer cells by inhibiting PKD1-mediated MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signaling activity (P<0.05). Conclusion EA could inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cells by regulating PKD1-mediated MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. -
Key words:
- breast cancer /
- ebracteolatain A /
- PKD1
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