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Objective Renal cell carcinoma ( RCC) is a common renal malignancy, which is resistant to nearly all chemo-therapeutics and radiotherapy.Wnt signaling plays an important role in the tumorigenesis and cell proliferation and apoptosis of RCC. This study was to explore the inhibiting effect of 15-oxospiramilactone NC043, a new Wnt molecule inhibiter, on the xenograft growth of human renal carcinoma (ACHN) cells in nude mice. Methods ACHN cells (1 ×107) were suspended in 100μL PBS and injec-ted subcutaneously into the right side of the posterior flank of female BALB/c athymic nude mice to establish a xenograft model.The nude mice bearing ACHN cells were randomly divided into three groups, negative control, low-dose medication, and high-dose medica-tion, treated by daily intraperitoneal injection of 3%DMSO, NC043 at 45μg/kg, and NC043 at 90μg/kg, respectively, for 15 days. At 16 days, all the mice were killed, the body weight and tumor volume obtained, and the expressions of ki67, TCF4 and β-catenin determined by immunohistochemistry. Results NC043 significantly inhibited the growth of the xenograft tumor, with an inhibition rate of 36.4%in the 45 ug/kg group and 56.4% in 90 μg/kg group.The expressions of ki67, TCF4, andβ-catenin were markedly down-regu-lated in a dose-dependent manner ( P <0.01 ) . Conclusion NC043 can effectively suppress the growth of ACHN cells in the xeno-graft tumor and reduce the expression of Wnt-related proteins, andtherefore is a potential compound for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
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Objective Wnt signaling plays an important role in the development and progression of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Wnt signaling inhibitor 15-oxospiramilactone on the proliferation , migration, cell apoptosis, and cycles of the human RCC cell line 786-0, and to investigate the possible mechanisms of this small molecule acting on RCC in ivtro. Methods We treated 786-0 cells with DMSO ( blank control group ) and 15-oxospiramilactone at the concentrations of1.25μmol/L (low 15 -OSL), 2.5μmol/L (medium 15-OSL), and 5μmol/L (high 15-OSL), respectively, for 72 hours.Then we observed the changes in the proliferation and migration of the 786-0 cells by MTT and scratch-wound assay and determined their apopto-sis and cycles by Annexin V-FITC/PI assay and flow cytometry . Results 15-oxospiramilactone significantly inhibited the growth of the 7860-cells, with the IC 50of 1.088 μmol/L at 72 hours, and decreased their migration distance (P<0.05).After 36 hours of treatment, the apoptosis rates of the 786-0 cells in the low, medium, and high 15-OSL groups were (12.17 ±0.56), (18.54 ± 1.07), and (50.74 ±1.28) %, respectively, significantly increased as compared with (7.85 ±0.42) %in the blank control group (P<0.05), and in an obviously concentration-dependent manner.15-oxospiramilactone remarkably reduced the number of cells in the G0/G1 phase and increased that in the G 2/M phase (P<0.05). Conclusion 15-oxospiramilactone can significantly inhibit the pro -liferation and migration and induce the apoptosis of 786-0cells in vitro.It may be a potential anti-RCC agent.