Inhibitory effects of periplocin from cortex periplocae on proliferation of human esophageal carcinoma TE-13 cells / 肿瘤

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the inhibitory effects of periplocin from cortex periplocae (CPP) on proliferation of human esophageal carcinoma TE-13 cells and the related mechanism for cell cycle arrest. Methods: The inhibitory effects of CPP on the growth of TE-13 cells were measured by MTT assay. The morphological changes of TE-13 cells were analyzed by Gimsa staining. Detection of cell apoptosis and cell cycles were performed by flow cytometry. Protein expressions of cyclin-dependent kinase CDK2 and CDK4 were analyzed by Western blotting assay. Results:CPP significantly inhibited the proliferation of TE-13 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner (P 0.05). CDK4 expression was inhibites by CPP at different concentrations, but the expression of CDK2 had no marked changes (P > 0.05). Conclusion: CPP significantly inhibites the growth of TE-13 cells. The action mechanism may be related with induction of cell cycle blocking and apoptosis.