Effects of oxymatrine on expression of related molecules in Smad3/Gli1 signaling pathway in PANC-1 cells induced by TGF-β1 / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the effect of oxymatrine (OM) on expression of related molecules in Smad3, Gli1 signaling pathway in PANC-1 cells induced by TGF-β1. Methods: TGF-β1-induced PANC-1 cells were used to establish the pancreatic fibrosis model in vitro, and observe the effects of OM pretreatment on the related molecular expression of Smad3/Gli1. Gli1 and Smad3 RNA interference plasmids were transfected into PANC-1 cells. The protein expression levels of Smad3, Gli1 and α-SMA were measured by Western blotting. The levels of fibronectin (FN) and type I collagen (CoL-I) in the supernatant of cell culture were detected by ELISA. Results: Compared with the control group, the protein expressions of Smad3, Gli1 and α-SMA increased significantly in PANC-1 cells after treated with TGF-β1. The expressions of Gli1, α-SMA, FN, and CoL-I in PANC-1 cells decreased significantly after Gli1 RNA interference plasmid transfection compared with TGF-β1 induced group. The expression of Smad3, Gli1, α-SMA, FN, and CoL-I also decreased significantly in PANC-1 cells after Smad3 RNA interference plasmid transfection compared with TGF-β1 group. Conclusion: OM could prevent pancreatic fibrosis by regulating TGF-β1/Smad3/Gli1 signaling pathway in PANC-1 cells.