Oridonin induces apoptosis and senescence in colorectal cancer cells by increasing histone hyperacetylation and regulation of p16, p21, p27 and c-myc

BMC Cancer

Research Article

Hua Liu¹  Ying-Li Wu²  Zhu-Ying Guo³  Feng-Hou Gao³  Feng Liu³  Shi-Ting Wang³  Bin Jiang³  Yong Fang³  Mang-Hua Xu³  Yan-Jie Zhang³  Xiao-Hui Hu³  Fang-Yuan Chen⁴  Ying-Zheng Zhao⁵  Wei Li⁵ 

[1] Department of Gastroenterology, The tenth Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. China;Dept. of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of National Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine (SJTU-SM), 200025, Shanghai, P.R. China;NO.3 People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine (SJTU-SM), 201900, Shanghai, P.R. China;Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine (SJTU-SM), 201900, Shanghai, P.R. China;Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China;

关键词: SW1116 Cell;    Cellular Senescence;    Colorectal Cancer Cell;    Triptolide;    Tanshinone;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2407-10-610

 received in 2009-11-27, accepted in 2010-11-06,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOridonin, a tetracycline diterpenoid compound, has the potential antitumor activities. Here, we evaluate the antitumor activity and action mechanisms of oridonin in colorectal cancer.MethodsEffects of oridonin on cell proliferation were determined by using a CCK-8 Kit. Cell cycle distribution was determined by flow cytometry. Apoptosis was examined by analyzing subdiploid population and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay. Senescent cells were determined by senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity analysis. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was used to examine the changes of mRNA of p16, p21, p27 and c-myc. The concomitant changes of protein expression were analyzed with Western blot. Expression of AcH3 and AcH4 were examined by immunofluorescence staining and Western blots. Effects of oridonin on colony formation of SW1116 were examined by Soft Agar assay. The in vivo efficacy of oridonin was detected using a xenograft colorectal cancer model in nude mice.ResultsOridonin induced potent growth inhibition, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, senescence and colony-forming inhibition in three colorectal cancer cell lines in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. Daily i.p. injection of oridonin (6.25, 12.5 or 25 mg/kg) for 28 days significantly inhibited the growth of SW1116 s.c. xenografts in BABL/C nude mice. With western blot and reverse transcription-PCR, we further showed that the antitumor activities of oridonin correlated with induction of histone (H3 and H4) hyperacetylation, activation of p21, p27 and p16, and suppression of c-myc expression.ConclusionOridonin possesses potent in vitro and in vivo anti-colorectal cancer activities that correlated with induction of histone hyperacetylation and regulation of pathways critical for maintaining growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest. Therefore, oridonin may represent a novel therapeutic option in colorectal cancer treatment.

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