Effects of Tanshinone ⅡA on human colon cancer cell growth and expressions of TGF-β1 and Bcl-2 / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective: To observe the effects of Tanshinone ⅡA on the growth of HT29 and the expressions of TGF-β1 and Bcl-2 in colon cancer so as to provide theoretical assistance for treatment of colon cancer. Methods: Human colon cancer HT29 cells were cultured for different time after treated with various concentrations of Tanshinone ⅡA, respectively. MTT method was used to detect cell growth. The human colon cancer tumors on nude mice were randomly divided into control group and Tanshinone ⅡA treatment group, and the tumor volume was measured once a week. After 4 weeks, the tumors were preserved. The levels of TGF-β1 and Bcl-2 protein in the HT29 cells and tumor tissues were detected by Western blot. Results: With the increase of Tanshinone ⅡA concentration, the growth inhibition rate of HT29 increased; Tanshinone ⅡA downregulated the mRNA and protein levels of TGF-β1 and Bcl-2 gene in HT29. The volume inhibition rate of Tanshinone ⅡA on mouse colon cancer transplanted tumor was 28.63%. The results of Western blot showed that the levels of TGF-β1 and Bcl-2 protein were decreased in Tanshinone ⅡA group compared with control group. Conclusion: Tanshinone ⅡA has significant inhibitory effects on the growth of colon cancer cell HT29 and its xenografts model. This mechanism may be realized by the downregulation of TGF-β1 and Bcl-2 expressions via Tanshinone ⅡA.