Mao-jian CHEN, Wei JIANG, An-yun MAO, et al. Inhibitory Effect of Capsaicin on Growth of Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells Transplanted Tumor in Nude Mice[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(7): 82-88.
DOI:
Mao-jian CHEN, Wei JIANG, An-yun MAO, et al. Inhibitory Effect of Capsaicin on Growth of Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells Transplanted Tumor in Nude Mice[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(7): 82-88. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20190723.
Inhibitory Effect of Capsaicin on Growth of Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells Transplanted Tumor in Nude Mice
To investigate the inhibitory effect of capsaicin on the growth of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells transplanted tumour in nude mice and its possible molecular mechanism.
Method:
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Transplanted tumor model of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells in nude mice were established. Then the tumor-bearing mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: model group
and low
medium and high-dose capsaicin groups (5
10
20 mg·kg
-1
). Mice of low
medium and high-dose capsaicin groups (5
10
20 mg·kg
-1
) were intraperitoneally injected with the corresponding dose of capsaicin
and the model group was injected with the same volume of phosphate buffer saline (PBS)
once every 3 days
for a total of 8 times in succession. Body weight of mice and transplantation tumor volume were measured before each injection of capsaicin. Mice of each group were put to death 24 h after the last administration
and then the tumor volume
mass and the tumor inhibitory rate were calculated. The protein expression levels of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and Toll-like receptors 4(TLR4) were measured by immunohistochemistry and Western blot.
Result:
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No significant difference was observed between each group in body weight. However
compared with the model group
capsaicin (5
10
20 mg·kg
-1
) remarkably inhibited the tumor volume and mass (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01)
and increased the tumor inhibitory rate (
P
<
0.01) in a dose-dependent manner. Capsaicin (5
10
20 mg·kg
-1
) also markedly inhibited the protein expression levels of HMGB1 and TLR4 (
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion:
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Capsaicin remarkably inhibits the growth of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells transplanted tumour in nude mice
and the possible mechanism may be related to the down-regulation of HMGB1 and TLR4 at the protein level.
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