The roles of baicalein in proliferation inhibition in gastric cancer cells and its molecular mechanisms
HUA Wenfeng1, LI Jie1, YAN Fang2, YANG Huawen2, ZHANG Zhi1, CAO Donglin2.
1.Department of Gentral Laboratories, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China; 2.Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, China
HUA Wenfeng,LI Jie,YAN Fang, et al. The roles of baicalein in proliferation inhibition in gastric cancer cells and its molecular mechanisms[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2020, 50(9): 742-747.
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the function and molecular mechanisms of baicalein in inhibiting the proliferation of gastric cancer cells. Methods: CCK-8 assay was used to detect the baicalein at different concentrations and its effect on the proliferation of gastric cancer cells (MGC80-3, HGC-27, and BGC-823), and the effect of nicotinic acid receptor (GPR109A) overexpression on the viability of gastric cancer cells. Transwell migration and invasion assay was used to detect the effects of baicalein at different concentrations on the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells in vitro. RNA interference assay was used to detect the effect of silencing GPR109A expression on the proliferation of gastric cancer cells inhibited by baicalein. Results: Baicalein significantly inhibited proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells in vitro (P<0.05). Overexpression of GPR109A also markedly inhibited proliferation of gastric cancer cells (P<0.05). Moreover, the expression of GPR109A silenced by RNAi could block the inhibitory effect of baicalein on the proliferation of gastric cancer cells (P<0.05). Conclusion: Baicalein can significantly suppress the proliferation of gastric cancer cells in vitro. The inhibitory effect of baicalein may be attributed to the upregulation of GPR109A protein expression in gastric cancer cells.
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