The effect of celastrol in combination with 5-fluorouracil on proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cell lines  

作　　者：MOHAMMAD-TAGHI MORADI DHIYA ALTEMEMY MAJID ASADI-SAMANI PEGAH KHOSRAVIAN MARZIYEH SOLTANI LEILA HASHEMI AZADEH SAMIEI-SEFAT 

机构地区：[1]Medical Plants Research Center,Basic Health Sciences Institute,Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences,Shahrekord,Iran [2]Department of Pharmaceutics,College of Pharmacy,Al-Zahraa University for Women,Karbala,Iraq [3]Cellular and Molecular Research Center,Basic Health Sciences Institute,Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences,Shahrekord,Iran

出　　处：《Oncology Research》2024年第7期1231-1237,共7页肿瘤学研究（英文）

基　　金：supported by Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences,Shahrekord,Iran(Ethics Code:IR.SKUMS.REC.1397.119,Grant No.3696 and Ethics Code:IR.SKUMS.REC.1401.197,Grant No.6651).

摘　　要：Background:Despite the availability of chemotherapy drugs such as 5-fluorouracil(5-FU),the treatment of some cancers such as gastric cancer remains challenging due to drug resistance and side effects.This study aimed to investigate the effect of celastrol in combination with the chemotherapy drug 5-FU on proliferation and induction of apoptosis in human gastric cancer cell lines(AGS and EPG85-257).Materials and Methods:In this in vitro study,AGS and EPG85-257 cells were treated with different concentrations of celastrol,5-FU,and their combination.Cell proliferation was assessed using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide(MTT)assay.The synergistic effect of 5-FU and celastrol was studied using Compusyn software.The DNA content at different phases of the cell cycle and apoptosis rate was measured usingflow cytometry.Results:Co-treatment with low concentrations(10%inhibitory concentration(IC10))of celastrol and 5-FU significantly reduced IC50(p<0.05)so that 48 h after treatment,IC50 was calculated at 3.77 and 6.9μM for celastrol,20.7 and 11.6μM for 5-FU,and 5.03 and 4.57μM for their combination for AGS and EPG85-257 cells,respectively.The mean percentage of apoptosis for AGS cells treated with celastrol,5-FU,and their combination was obtained 23.9,41.2,and 61.9,and for EPG85-257 cells 5.65,46.9,and 55.7,respectively.In addition,the 5-FU and celastrol-5-FU combination induced cell cycle arrest in the synthesis phase.Conclusions:Although celastrol could decrease the concentration of 5-fluorouracil that sufficed to suppress gastric cancer cells,additional studies are required to arrive at conclusive evidence on the anticancer effects of celastrol.

关 键 词：Gastric cancer CELASTROL TERPENOID Cell cycle regulation APOPTOSIS Synergism 

分 类 号：R730[医药卫生—肿瘤]