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Effects and Mechanisms of Metformin on the Proliferation of Esophageal Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo / Journal of the Korean Cancer Association, 대한암학회지
Cancer Research and Treatment ; : 778-789, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-129231
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of metformin on human esophageal cancer cell and to investigate its possible mechanisms. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

Cell viability was detected by using a Cell Counting Kit-8, while cell cycle and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry and western blot was used to measure the expression of the related proteins. RNAi was used to knockout pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme 2 (PKM2). An Eca109 tumor model was established to evaluate the antitumor effect in vivo. Immunohistochemistry was determined based on the expression of PKM2 and Bim in tumor tissues. Tunnel was used to assess tumor cell apoptosis.

RESULTS:

Esophageal cancer cells viability was reduced after metformin treatment. The cell cycle was arrested in the G0/G1 phase, apoptosis was induced, caspase 3 was activated, caspase 9 was downregulated, and the pro-apoptotic protein Bim increased. Further study revealed that metformin could suppress the expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor and its downstream proteins, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (AKT/PKB), phosphorylation of AKT (pAKT), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), p70S6K, and PKM2. Insulin-like growth factor 1 partly reversed metfromin-induced apoptosis and attenuated the repression effect of metfomin to PI3K, pAKT, and PKM2. Knockout PKM2 resulted in the activation of caspase 3, down-regulation of caspase 9, and increased expression of Bim. In the Eca109 xenograft model, metformin significantly reduced tumor growth. Furthermore, we found that metformin treatment increased the rate of apoptosis, down-regulation of PKM2, and up-regulation of Bim in tumor tissues.

CONCLUSION:

Metformin restrained esophageal cancer cell proliferation partly by suppressing the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Phosphorylation / Pyruvate Kinase / Repression, Psychology / In Vitro Techniques / Esophageal Neoplasms / Immunohistochemistry / Down-Regulation / Cell Count / Cell Cycle / Up-Regulation Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Cancer Research and Treatment Year: 2017 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Phosphorylation / Pyruvate Kinase / Repression, Psychology / In Vitro Techniques / Esophageal Neoplasms / Immunohistochemistry / Down-Regulation / Cell Count / Cell Cycle / Up-Regulation Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Cancer Research and Treatment Year: 2017 Type: Article