TONG Wang-xia,LUO Ning,LI Gui-feng,et al.Mechanism of Cordycepin Inhibiting Proliferation and Promoting Apoptosis of Hepatoma Cells by Regulating Gli1[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(02):104-111.
TONG Wang-xia,LUO Ning,LI Gui-feng,et al.Mechanism of Cordycepin Inhibiting Proliferation and Promoting Apoptosis of Hepatoma Cells by Regulating Gli1[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(02):104-111. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220295.
Mechanism of Cordycepin Inhibiting Proliferation and Promoting Apoptosis of Hepatoma Cells by Regulating Gli1
To investigate the molecular mechanism of cordycepin inhibiting proliferation and promoting apoptosis of human hepatoma cells (HCCs).
Method
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Glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 (Gli1) gene was silenced by small interfering RNA (siRNA) and transfected into SMMC-7721 cells, and then cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and cell cloning assay. SMMC-7721 cells were treated with different concentration of cordycepin, and the cell proliferation and apoptosis were examined. The expression of Gli1 and the downstream related genes was determined by Real-time polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and Western blot.
Result
2
The mRNA and protein expression of Gli1 in SMMC-7721 cells was higher than that in normal liver cells (
P
<
0.01). The proliferation rate of SMMC-7721 with silenced Gli1 decreased at 72 and 96 h (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and the colony-forming capacity lowered (
P
<
0.01) compared with those in the blank group. Compared with the control, 80 μmol·L
-1
and 120 μmol·L
-1
cordycepin significantly inhibited the proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells at 72 and 96 h (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and promoted the apoptosis of them (
P
<
0.01). Moreover, 80 and 120 μmol·L
-1
cordycepin restrained the mRNA and protein expression of Gli1 in SMMC7721 cells (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01). At 120 μmol·L
-1
, cordycepin led to the decrease in the mRNA and protein levels of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and c-Myc (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and the increase in the mRNA and protein expression of cysteine-aspartic acid protease-3 (Caspase-3) (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Gli1 is highly expressed in HCCs, and cordycepin can suppress the proliferation and enhance the apoptosis of HCCs by regulating Gli1 and the downstream apoptosis-related factors.
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