Effect of Heat Shock Protein 70 Expression Induced by Herba Hedyotis Diffusae on Apoptosis of H22 Hepatoma Cells / 中药新药与临床药理

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression induced by Herba Hedyotis Diffusae (HHD) on the apoptosis of H22 hepatoma cells.Methlds Mice were immunized with H22 hepatoma cells from in-vivo ascites of the mice pretreated by HHD and Radix Codonopsis (RC).Mice were divided into five groups after being blocked with HSP70 monoclonal antibodynon-HHD blocking group,HHD blocking group,non-RC blocking group,RC blocking group and the blank control group,10 mice in each groups.Then the mice were attacked with cultured H22 hepatoma cells to induce transplanted tumor.The apoptosis in the transplanted tumor was detected by a terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL) method.Results Large amount of brown particles can be observed in the cell nucleus of transplanted tumor mice from HHD groups.Compared with RC groups,number of apoptotic cells and the staining intensity were increased in HHD groups.The apoptosis in HHD groups and RC groups differed from that in the blank control group,and was obvious in HHD groups.The apoptosis exerted a increasing tend in non-HHD blocking group,but the difference was insignificant between non-HHD blocking group and HHD blocking group,and between non-RC blocking group and RC blocking group.Conclusion HHD can promote the apoptosis of H22 hepatoma cells in transplated tumor through inducing the expression of HSP70 to some extent,and the related mechanism of inducing apoptosis needs further research.