Effects and mechanisms of a novel chalcone analogue-H175 on inducing colon cancer cells' apoptosis / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective To investigate the anti-tumor activity of a novel chalcone analogue-H175.Methods We synthesized chalcone analogues and further tested the cytotoxicity on colon cancer cell line (CT26) through MTT method,and identified H175 with powerful biological activity.Flow cytometry was used to assay the ability of H175 to induce CT26's apoptosis and inhibit its cell cycle.Western blot was used to detect the effect of H175 on ATF4 and CHOP expression in CT26.After knockdown CHOP by siRNA technology,further investigate the influence of H175 on cell's apoptosis through immunofluorescence (IF) and FCM.Results H175 inhibits the proliferation of CT26 (ICs0 =1.9 μmol/L),by inducing CT26's apoptosis inhibiting its cell cycle,on a dose-dependent manner of key protein CHOP of endocytoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) signal path.siRNA technology confirmed H175 induce apoptosis by stimulating the CHOP over-expression.Conclusions Novel chalcone analogue-H175 show inhibitory effects on the proliferation of CT26 by activating the ERS signal path's key protein CHOP.

Triazole Schiff base derivative induces cannibalism of SMMC-7721 cells in vitro / 解剖学报

ObjectiveTo a nalyze the morphologic features of SMMC-7721 cannibalistic cells that induced by triazole Schiff base derivative(LH-37) in vitro. Methods The SMMC-7721 cells (1×10~4/ml)were cultured in the medium containing of 1×10~(-5) mol/L LH-37 for 24h,48h.The character of cells was detected by Papanicolaou and Wright′s Staining. Immunohistochemical method was used to observe the cleaved Caspase-3 positive cells. The ultrastructure of cannibalism cells was observed by JEM 100CX-II transmission electronic microscope. Results Microscopic analysis demonstrated the complete internalization of one cell within another. We noted that some cannibalistic cells in small aggregates appeared to be inside of large vacuoles, suggesting that they were internalized within a neighboring cell. The proportion of cannibalistic cells were increased after SMMC-7721 cells were cultured in the presence of LH-37 for 48 hours. The proportion of the cannibalistic cells in control and LH-37 group was 0.47% and 5.23% respectively . Many internalized cells were positive for cleaved caspase-3 staining . Ultrastructural analysis of engulfed cells from 24 hours exhibited evidence of live-cell internalization consistent with cannibalism, The most common fate for internalized cells was death after treatment with LH-37 for 48 hours, as evidenced by nuclear degradation and the eventual disappearance of some cells within the enveloping cell . Conclusion The data presented indicate that LH-37 can lead to an increase of cannibalism in human hepatocarcinoma cell in vitro.