Study on the mechanism ganoderma lucidum extract on malignant biological behavior of glioma cells by PBX3/MAPK axis
Objective To investigate whether ganoderma lucidum extract(GLE)can affect the malignant biological behavior of U251 human glioma cells through the preb-cell leukemia homolobox gene 3(PBX3)/mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)axis.Meth-ods From January 2022 to January 2023,U251 cells were cultured with GLE medium(0,50,100,200 mg/L GLE)for 48 h,and CCK-8 assay,flow cytometry,plate cloning assay,cell scratch assay and Transwell assay were used to evaluate cell viability,apoptosis,colo-ny-forming ability,migration,and invasion characteristics.The mRNA expression level of PBX3 and extracellular signal regulating en-zyme(ERK)were detected by RT-qPCR.Western blotting was used to detect the protein expressions of PBX3,proto-oncogene c-Raf(RAF-1),phosphorylated Raf-1(p-Raf-1),ERK1/2 and phosphorylated ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2).Results The survival rates of U251 cells at GLE concentrations of 0,50,100,200 mg/L were 100%,(86.62±4.26)%,(67.68±3.49)%,(50.84±3.39)%,and(40.13±3.25)%,re-spectively,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).The difference of the apoptosis rate,colony formation number,scratch healing rate,invasive cell number,PBX3,ERK mRNA and the relative protein expression levels of PBX3,p-Raf-1 and p-ERK1/2 of U251 cells were statistically significant at 0,50,100,200 mg/L GLE(P<0.05).The survival rate,scratch healing rate,PBX3 and ERK mRNA relative expression levels and levels of RAS,PBX3,p-Raf-1,p-MEK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 protein relative expression decreased with the increase of GLE concentration.The number of colony formation and invasive cells decreased,and the apoptosis rate increased with the increase of GLE concentration.The effect of GLE was dose-dependent(P<0.05).Conclusion GLE can inhibit the prolifera-tion,clonal formation,migration,invasion and other malignant biological behaviors of glioma cells,and promote apoptosis,which may be related to the inhibition of PBX3/MAPK axis activation.
GanodermaGliomaPre-B-cell leukemia homeobox3Mitogen-activated protein kinaseMalignant biological behavior