癌变·畸变·突变 ›› 2008, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (2): 81-084.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2008.02.001

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三氧化二砷诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡以及对Survivin、Caspase_3蛋白表达的影响

夏 俊1,胡 博1,陈治文1,刘黎明2   

  1. 1.蚌埠医学院生物化学与分子生物学教研室,安徽 蚌埠 233030;2.苏州大学医学院,江苏 苏州 215004
  • 收稿日期:2007-04-04 修回日期:2007-12-03 出版日期:2008-03-30 发布日期:2008-03-30

Arsenic Trioxide Induced Apoptosis in MDA_MB_231 Cells and Its Influence on Expression of Survivin and Caspase_3 Proteins

XIA Jun1, HU Bo1, CHEN Zhi-wen1, LIU Li-ming2   

  1. 1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, Anhui, China; 2.Suzhou Medical College, Suzhou University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2007-04-04 Revised:2007-12-03 Online:2008-03-30 Published:2008-03-30

摘要: 背景与目的: 探讨不同浓度As2O3在诱导人乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231凋亡过程中的作用,并研究其对Survivin和Caspase-3蛋白表达的影响。 材料与方法: 将3种不同浓度的As2O3(10.0、20.0、40.0 μmol/L)与MDA-MB-231细胞共培养不同时间后,采用流式细胞术检测MDA-MB-231细胞凋亡;用免疫细胞化学技术及Western blot检测Survivin和Caspase-3蛋白的表达。各实验均设相应的对照组。 结果: 经10.0、20.0、40.0 μmol/L As2O3作用后,MDA-MB-231细胞凋亡率分别为(28.89±2.47)%、(46.73±3.82)%和(56.44±4.16)%,细胞凋亡率在各浓度组间的差异均具有统计学意义(P均<0.01);免疫细胞化学染色显示Survivin蛋白表达减少,而Caspase-3蛋白被激活; Western blot条带显示Survivin蛋白表达量降低,而Caspase-3蛋白则出现被激活的小片段。As2O3上述的3种作用均存在剂量依赖关系。 结论: As2O3可能通过抑制Survivin蛋白活性,激活Caspase-3蛋白的表达而诱导MDA-MB-231细胞凋亡。

关键词: As2O3, MDA-MB-231细胞, 凋亡, Survivin, Caspase-3

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIM: To investigate the apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells induced by different concentrations of As2O3 and to study its influence on the activities of Survivin and Caspase-3 proteins. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The rate of apoptosis in human breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231 cells was detected by flow cytometry; the activities of Survivin and Caspase-3 proteins were examined by immunocytochemistry and Western blot in untreated and As2O3-treated MDA-MB-231 cells. RESULTS: The percentages of the apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells were (28.89±2.47)%,(46.73±3.82)% and (56.44±4.16)%, in cells treated for 24 hours with 10.0,20.0,40.0 μmol/L As2O3 respectively. As2O3 inhibited the expression of Survivin protein and promoted the expression of Caspase-3 protein. There were obvious dose-effect correlations between As2O3 and its functions. CONCLUSION: The results suggested that As2O3 could induce apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 cells via Survivin protein inhibition and Caspase-3 protein promotion.

Key words: As2O3, MDA-MB-231 cells, apoptosis, Survivin, Caspase-3