Potassium channel blocker(4-AP)enhances the radiosensitivity of human cervical cancer cell line HeLa to ~(252)Cf neutron ray / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the potential effect of 4-amino-pynidine(4-AP)on human cervical carcinoma cell line HeLa to 252Cf neutron ray.Methods HeLa cells were treated with 4-AP(0,1,5,10,20 mmol/L,respectively)and then exposed to 0.67 Gy 252Cf neutron ray.The effect of 4-AP on proliferation of HeLa cells was assessed by MTT assay.Cell apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry.Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)and Western blotting were used to investigate the levels of HIF-1? mRNA and protein of HeLa cells treated with 4-AP(0,20 mmol/L)and 0.67 Gy 252Cf neutron ray.Results After HeLa cells treated with 0,1,5,10,20 mmol/L 4-AP were exposed to 0.67 Gy 252Cf neutron ray for 48 h,their inhibitory rate was 0,(38.81 ?3.45)%,(46.63?3.88)%,(63.58?6.19)%,(77.51?8.87)%,and their apoptotic rate was(3.15?0.85)%,(8.01?1.19)%,(16.00?1.58)%,(47.20?3.18)%,(62.56?4.27)%,respectively,suggesting 4-AP may inhibit the proliferation of HeLa cells and induce their apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner(P0.05).However,after treated with 20 mmol/L 4-AP and exposed to 0.67 Gy 252Cf neutron ray for 24,48 and 72 h,the optical density ratio of HIF-1? mRNA/?-actin of HeLa cells was(0.401?0.121),(0.364?0.142),(0.257?0.137),(0.165?0.099),while the optical density ratio of HIF-1? protain/?-actin were(0.879?0.117),(0.645?0.115),(0.312?0.114),(0.130?0.118),showing that the levels of HIF-1? mRNA and protein both declined(P