LIU Jianrong,HUANG Min,FAN Minmin,et al.Shenbai Jiedu Prescription Inhibits Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Regulating PTEN/PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(14):36-43.
LIU Jianrong,HUANG Min,FAN Minmin,et al.Shenbai Jiedu Prescription Inhibits Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Regulating PTEN/PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(14):36-43. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220721.
Shenbai Jiedu Prescription Inhibits Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Regulating PTEN/PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway
To study the mechanism of Shenbai Jiedu prescription inhibiting the proliferation of HCT116 colorectal cancer (CRC) cells by regulating the phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN)/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/ protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway.
Method
2
Shenbai Jiedu prescription was extracted by water extraction and alcohol precipitation to prepare freeze-dried powder. HCT116 cells were cultured
in vitro
, and treated with different concentrations of Shenbai Jiedu prescription (2, 4, 8, 16 g·L
-1
). The inhibitory effect of Shenbai Jiedu prescription on the proliferation of HCT116 cells was tested by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT). Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of PTEN, PI3K, Akt, glycogen synthase kinase-3
β
(GSK-3
β
), c-Myc, survivin and Cyclin D
1
. Western blot was employed to measure the protein expression levels of PTEN, phosphorylated PTEN (p-PTEN), PI3K, Akt, phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), GSK-3
β
, phosphorylated GSK-3
β
(p-GSK-3
β)
, c-Myc, survivin and Cyclin D
1
,
β
-catenin nuclear import was explored by immunofluorescence assay.
Result
2
Compared with the control group, Shenbai Jiedu prescription inhibited the proliferation of HCT116 cells in a dose-dependent manner (
P
<
0.01). Compared with the control group, the mRNA expression levels of PTEN and GSK-3
β
were up-regulated whereas those of PI3K, Akt, c-Myc, survivin and CyclinD
1
were down-regulated after treatment with Shenbai Jiedu prescription (
P
<
0.01). The protein expression levels of PTEN, p-PTEN and GSK-3
β
were up-regulated whereas those of PI3K, Akt, p-Akt, GSK-3
β
, p-GSK-3
β
, c-Myc, survivin and CyclinD
1
were down-regulated (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01). Immunofluorescence assay showed that Shenbai Jiedu prescription suppressed
β
-catenin nuclear import in HCT116 cells.
Conclusion
2
Shenbai Jiedu prescription inhibited the proliferation of HCT116 cells via the mechanism of regulating the PTEN/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.
Shenbai Jiedu prescriptioncolorectal cancercell proliferationphosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN)/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathwayβ-catenin nuclear import
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