The investigation of a traditional Chinese medicine, Guizhi Fuling Wan (GFW) as an intravesical therapeutic agent for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Mei-Yi Lin¹  Chi-Chen Lu²  Syue-Yi Chen³  Cheng-Huang Shen⁴  Cheng-Da Hsu⁵  Hsiao-Yen Hsieh⁶  Lih-Geeng Chen⁷  Michael WY Chan⁸ 

[1] Department of Chinese Medicinec, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan;Department of Chinese Medicinec, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan;Graduate Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan;Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Room 452, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan;Department of Medical Research, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, 539 Zhongxiao Road, 600, Chiayi City, East District, Taiwan;Department of Medical Research, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, 539 Zhongxiao Road, 600, Chiayi City, East District, Taiwan;Department of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan;Department of Medical Research, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, 539 Zhongxiao Road, 600, Chiayi City, East District, Taiwan;Graduate Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan;Department of Medical Research, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, 539 Zhongxiao Road, 600, Chiayi City, East District, Taiwan;Graduate Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan;Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Room 452, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan;Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biophamaceuticals, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan;Graduate Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan;Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Room 452, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi, Min-Hsiung, Taiwan;

关键词: Bladder Cancer;    Urothelial Carcinoma;    Varicocele;    Bladder Cancer Cell;    Selectivity Index;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-13-44

 received in 2012-05-16, accepted in 2013-02-12,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe high risk of recurrence faced by patients with bladder cancer has necessitated the administration of supplemental intravesical chemotherapy; however, such treatments often result in severe side effects. As a result, novel intravesical agents with enhanced efficacy and minimal toxicity are urgently required for the treatment of bladder cancer.MethodsGuizhi Fuling Wan (GFW) is a traditional Chinese medicine shown to inhibit the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma. This study evaluated the growth inhibition of GFW using normal human urothelial cells and bladder cancer cells; the efficacy of GFW treatment was further compared with mitomycin C, epirubicin, and cisplatin. We also examined the progression of cell cycle and apoptosis in bladder cancer cells in response to GFW treatment. CCK-8 was employed to analyze cell viability and flow cytometry was used to study the cell cycle and apoptosis. The mechanisms underlying GFW-induced cell cycle arrest were determined by Western blot analysis.ResultsOur data demonstrate the potent inhibitory effect of GFW in the proliferation of bladder cancer cell lines, BFTC 905 and TSGH 8301. GFW presented relatively high selectivity with regard to cancer cells and minimal toxicity to normal urothelial cells. Our results also demonstrate that GFW interferes with cell cycle progression through the activation of CHK2 and P21 and induces apoptosis in these bladder cancer cells.ConclusionsOur results provide experimental evidence to support GFW as a strong candidate for intravesicle chemotherapy against bladder cancer.

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