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Based on the Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway, this study investigated the effect of medicated serum of Sparganii Rhizoma(SR) and Curcumae Rhizoma(CR) on the proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and secretion of inflammatory factors of ectopic endometrial stromal cells(ESCs). Specifically, human ESCs were primary-cultured. The effect of different concentration(5%, 10%, 20%) of SR-, CR-, and SR-CR combination-medicated serum, and AG490 solution(50 μmol·L~(-1)) on the proliferation of ESCs was detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT) assay, and the optimal dose was selected accordingly for further experiment. The cells were classified into normal serum(NS) group, SR group(10%), CR group(10%), combination(CM) group(10%), and AG490 group. The apoptosis level of ESCs was detected by flow cytometry, and the migration ability was examined by wound healing assay. The secretion of interleukin(IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The protein levels of cysteinyl aspartate specific protei-nase-3(caspase-3), B-cell lymphoma(Bcl-2), and Bcl-2-associated X protein(Bax) and the levels of phosphorylated(p)-JAK2 and p-STAT3 were detected by Western blot. The results showed that the viability of ESCs cells was lowered in the administration groups compared with the blank serum group(P<0.01), especially the 10% drug-medicated serum, which was selected for further experiment. The 10% SR-medicated serum, 10% CR-medicated serum, and 10% CM-medicated serum could increase the apoptosis rate(P<0.01), up-regulate the protein expression of caspase-3 and Bax in cells(P<0.05 or P<0.01), down-regulate the expression of Bcl-2(P<0.01), decrease the cell migration rate(P<0.05 or P<0.01), and reduce the secretion levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α(P<0.05 or P<0.01), and levels of p-JAK2 and p-STAT3(P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the SR and CR groups, CM group showed low cell viability(P<0.01), high protein expression of caspase-3 and Bax(P<0.05 or P<0.01), and low protein expression of Bcl-2 and p-JAK2(P<0.05). After incubation with CM, the apoptosis rate was higher(P<0.05) and the migration rate was lower(P<0.01) than that of the CR group. The p-STAT3 protein level of CM group was lower than that of the RS group(P<0.05). The mechanism of SR, CR, and the combination underlying the improvement of endometriosis may be that they blocked JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway, inhibited ESC proliferation, promoted apoptosis, weakened cell migration, and reduced the secretion of inflammatory factors. The effect of the combination was better than that of RS alone and CR alone.
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Feminino , Humanos , Janus Quinase 2 , Caspase 3 , Proteína X Associada a bcl-2 , Interleucina-6/genética , Apoptose , Transdução de Sinais , Proliferação de Células , Fator de Transcrição STAT3/genéticaRESUMO
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of pulsatilla saponin A （PSA） on proliferation and apoptosis of human Burkitt lymphoma （BL） cell line Raji cells and expression of related pathway proteins. MethodWith Raji cells as the research object， the cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8 （CCK-8） method， and the half-maximal inhibitory concentration （IC50） values of 24 h， 48 h and 72 h were calculated to be 19.77， 18.31， 16.70 μmol·L-1， respectively. In subsequent related experiments， 0， 8， 16， 32 μmol·L-1 PSA were selected according to the IC50 value of Raji cells treated with PAS for 72 h. After 0， 8， 16， 32 μmol·L-1 PSA acted on Raji cells for 24， 48， 72 h， the optical density values of cell growth curve were detected by CCK-8 method. The zymogen activities of cysteine aspartate-specific protease （Caspase）-3， Caspase-8 and Caspase-9 in Raji cells treated with 0， 8， 16 and 32 μmol·L-1 PSA for 24 h were measured by Caspase-3， Caspase-8 and Caspase-9 colorimetric assay kit. The apoptosis rate and cell cycle of Raji cells treated with different concentrations of PSA after 24 h were detected by flow cytometry. The expression of B-cell lymphoma 2 （Bcl-2）， Bcl-2-associated X protein （Bax）， cleaved poly（ADP-ribose） polymerase （cleaved PARP）， cleaved cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease-3 （cleaved Caspase-3） apoptosis related protein and Janus kinase 2 （JAK2）， signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 （STAT3）， phosphorylated-JAK2 （p-JAK2）， and phosphorylated- STAT3 （p-STAT3） pathway proteins in Raji cells after 24 h of treatment with 0， 8， 16 and 32 μmol·L-1 PSA were tested by Western blot. ResultCompared with control group， decreased cell survival rate， inhibited cell proliferation， activated zymogens of Caspase-3， Caspase-8 and Caspase-9 （P<0.01）， increased apoptosis （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and enhanced cell cycle arrest in Gap phase 2 （G2） were observed in 8， 16 and 32 μmol·L-1 PSA groups（P<0.05， P<0.01）. Compared with control group， cells treated with 8， 16 and 32 μmol·L-1 PSA had lower expression of Bcl-2， p-JAK2， p-STAT3 proteins （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and higher expression of Bax， cleaved PARP and cleaved Caspase-3 protein （P<0.01）， while no significant change was found in the expression of JAK2 and STAT3 proteins. ConclusionPSA could inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis of Raji cells， and its potential mechanism might be related to the regulation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway.
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@#BACKGROUND: Exosomes and exosomal microRNAs have been implicated in tumor occurrence and metastasis. Our previous study showed that microRNA-761 (miR-761) is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and that its inhibition affects mitochondrial function and inhibits HCC metastasis. The mechanism by which exosomal miR-761 modulates the tumor microenvironment has not been elucidated. METHODS: Exosomal miR-761 was detected in six cell lines. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and transwell migration assays were performed to determine the function of exosomal miR-761 in HCC cells. The luciferase reporter assay was used to analyze miR-761 target genes in normal fibroblasts (NFs). The inhibitors AZD1480 and C188-9 were employed to determine the role of the Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway in the transformation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). RESULTS: In this study, we characterized the mechanism by which miR-761 reprogrammed the tumor microenvironment. We found that HCC-derived exosomal miR-761 was taken up by NFs. Moreover, HCC exosomes affected the tumor microenvironment by activating NFs via suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 (SOCS2) and the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrated that exosomal miR-761 modulated the tumor microenvironment via SOCS2/JAK2/STAT3 pathway-dependent activation of CAFs. Our findings may inspire new strategies for HCC prevention and therapy.