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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.1.173

Tanshinone IIA Reverses the Malignant Phenotype of SGC7901 Gastric Cancer Cells  

Xu, Min (The 88th Hospital of PLA)
Cao, Fa-Le (The 88th Hospital of PLA)
Li, Nai-Yi (The 88th Hospital of PLA)
Liu, Yong-Qiang (The 88th Hospital of PLA)
Li, Yan-Peng (The 88th Hospital of PLA)
Lv, Chun-Lei (The 88th Hospital of PLA)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.14, no.1, 2013 , pp. 173-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
Backgrounds: Tanshinone IIA (TIIA), a phenanthrenequinone derivative extracted from Salvia miltiorrhiza BUNGE, has been reported to be a natural anti-cancer agent in a variety of tumor cells. However, the effect of TIIA on gastric cancer cells remains unknown. In the present study, we investigated the influence of TIIA on the malignant phenotype of SGC7901 gastric cancer cells. Methods: Cells cultured in vitro were treated with TIIA (0, 1, 5, $10{\mu}g/ml$) and after incubation for different periods, cell proliferation was measured by MTT method and cell apoptosis and cell cycling were assessed by flow cytometry (FCM). The sensitivity of SGC7901 gastric cancer cells to anticancer chemotherapy was investigated with the MTT method, while cell migration and invasion were examined by wound-healing and transwell assays, respectively. Results: TIIA (1, 5, $10{\mu}g/ml$) exerted powerful inhibitory effects on cell proliferation (P < 0.05, and P < 0.01), and this effect was time- and dose-dependent. FCM results showed that TIIA induced apoptosis of SGC7901 cells, reduced the number of cells in S phase and increased those in G0/G1 phase. TIIA also significantly increased the sensitivity of SGC7901 gastric cancer cells to ADR and Fu. Moreover, wound-healing and transwell assays showed that TIIA markedly decreased migratory and invasive abilities of SGC7901 cells. Conclusions: TIIA can reverse the malignant phenotype of SGC7901 gastric cancer cells, indicating that it may be a promising therapeutic agent.
Keywords
Tanshinone IIA; gastric cancer; growth; chemo-sensitivity; migration; invasion;
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