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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
卷 48, 期 1, 页码 338-348出版社
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2015.3250
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bufalin; hepatocellular carcinoma; invasion; metastasis; Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway
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- Programs of Key Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Foundation of Putuo District, Shanghai, China [2012-B-162]
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly malignant tumor with an extremely poor prognosis. Our preliminary study indicated that bufalin could restrain the proliferation of human hepatoma BEL-7402 cells in a time-and dose-dependent manner. In the present study, the colony formation assay, the Transwell invasion assay, the western blot analysis and the immunofluorescence method were respectively used to investigate the effect and mechanism of bufalin against HCC cell invasion and metastasis. We found that: i) bufalin had significant inhibitory effect on the cell proliferation of BEL-7402 cells; ii) bufalin markedly inhibited the migration and invasion of BEL-7402 cells; iii) bufalin could suppress the phosphorylation of GSK-3 beta Ser9 site in BEL-7402 cells, decrease the expression of beta-catenin, cyclin D1, metalloproteinases-7 (MMP-7) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the cytoplasm, and increase the expression of E-cadherin and beta-catenin on the cell membrane; and iv) the expression of a-fetoprotein significantly decreased and the expression of albumin increased in BEL-7402 cells after bufalin was used. Our results indicate that: i) bufalin can regulate the expression of associated factors in Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway of BEL-7402 cells through suppressing the phosphorylation of GSK-3 beta Ser9 site; ii) bufalin can strengthen intercellular E-cadherin/beta-catenin complex to control epithelial-mesenchymal transition; and iii) bufalin can reverse the malignant phenotype and promote the differentiation and maturation by regulating the AFP and ALB expression in BEL-7402 cells. These are very important mechanisms of bufalin on the inhibition of the invasion and metastasis of HCC cells.
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