ABSTRACT
Aim To explore the effect of Pien Tze Huang (PZH) on inhibiting HepG2 cells via regulating ANXA1/VEGF signaling pathway and the underlying mechanism. Methods HepG2 cells were treated with different concentrations (1, 1 0, 100 mg • L ~ l ) of PZH. MTT assay and colony formation assay were used to calculate cell viability and cell survival. Western blot was used to determine the expression of Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9, and ANXA1/VEGF signaling pathway protein, such as ANXA1, VEGF, VEGFR, NF-KB P 5 0 . Results Compared with normal group, different concentrations of PZH inhibited HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner, inhibited the colony formation, promoted the expression of apoptotic expression, promoted the expression of ANXA1 protein, inhibited the expression of VEGF, VEGFR, and N F - K B P 5 0 as well. Conclusions PZH can inhibit the activity of HepG2 cells in vitro. Its main mechanism is related to the promotion of apoptotic protein in HepG2 cells, the promotion of cell ANXA1 protein, and the inhibition of VEGF/VEGF receptor and NF-KB signaling pathway.