Nodosin Induces Apoptosis of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Inhibiting mTOR Pathway and Activating Autophagy
Background:Colorectal cancer is a common malignant tumor in the digestive tract.The existing treatment methods and drugs have disadvantages such as significant toxicity and side effects,so there is an urgent need to develop new drugs with high efficiency and low toxicity.Aims:To investigate the potential mechanism of Nodosin in inducing apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells.Methods:Colorectal cancer cell lines SW480 and HCT116 were cultured with 0,5,10 and 20 µmol/L Nodosin for 24 hours,or cultured with 10 µmol/L Nodosin for 0,12,24 and 48 hours.The cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay,and the protein expressions of PARP1,mTOR,p-mTOR and LC3BⅡ were detected by Western blotting.After pretreated with the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine(3-MA)5 mmol/L for 4 hours,SW480 and HCT116 cells were cultured with 10 µmol/L Nodosin for 24 hours.The protein expressions of PARP1 and LC3BⅡ were detected by Western blotting.Results:Nodosin could decrease the cell viability of SW480 and HCT116 cells in a dose-and time-dependent manner,increase the expressions of apoptosis-related protein cleaved PARP1 and autophagy-related protein LC3BⅡ,and inhibit the protein expression of p-mTOR.Pretreatment of the autophagy inhibitor 3-MA could inhibit the expressions of apoptosis-related protein cleaved PARP1 and autophagy-related protein LC3BⅡ induced by Nodosin.Conclusions:Nodosin can induce apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting mTOR pathway and activating autophagy.
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