Cinobufacini-induced HeLa cell apoptosis enhanced by curcumin
Cinobufacini-induced HeLa cell apoptosis enhanced by curcumin作者机构：Department of Chemistry and Institute for Nano-Chemistry Jinan University Department of Pharmaceutics College of Pharmacy Jinan University
出 版 物：《Chinese Science Bulletin》 (Chinese Science Bulletin)
年 卷 期：2013年第58卷第21期
页 面：2584-2593页
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学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学]
基 金：supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB833603) Overseas, Hong Kong & Macao Cooperative Research Funds of China (31129002) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30872404) Jinan University’s Scientific Research Cultivation and Innovation Fund (21612601)
主 题：HeLa细胞 细胞凋亡 姜黄素 诱导 原子力显微镜 超微结构变化 蟾 联合治疗
摘 要：When used in combination with certain chemotherapies, curcumin has been shown to increase apoptosis in several cancer cell lines. Here, we report the combined effects of curcumin and cinobufacini on human cervical carcinoma cells. The aim of this study was to examine whether curcumin could enhance apoptosis induced by cinobufacini. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-y1)-2,5- diphenytetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays revealed that the growth and proliferation of HeLa cells could be inhibited by 75% after a combined treatment of 25 μg/mL cinobufacini and 8 μg/mL curcumin. The combined treatment is 3 times more effective than treatment with 25 μg/mL cinobufacini alone. Annexin V-FITC/PI staining, morphological changes and immunofluorescence verified a significant enhancement in cinobufacini-induced apoptosis when cells were also exposed to curcumin. The data showed that the proportion of early apoptotic cells significantly increased from 15.43% in cells treated only with 25 μg/mL cinobufacini to 49.2% in cells treated with 25 μg/mL cinobufacini and 8 μg/mL curcumin. Moreover, compared with treatment of only 25 μg/mL cinobufacini, ROS production increased 1.7-fold, the intracellular free Ca 2+ concentration increased 1.5-fold, and the mitochon- drial membrane potential decreased by 20% in the combined treatment. Simultaneously, the atomic force microscopy (AFM) re- sults suggest that cells treated with a combination of cinobufacini and curcumin varied significantly in shape and ultrastructure. Collapsed cells with leaking cytoplasm, blebbing pores and emerging apoptotic bodies were prevalent. The nanoparticle size increased from 70 nm when the cells were treated with 25 μg/mL cinobufacini to 190 nm when the cells were treated with 25 μg/mL cinobufacini and 8 μg/mL curcumin. The size increase resulted in the cell membrane becoming considerably rough. These results can improve our understanding of combination treatments. Specifically, the combination of cinobufacini and curcumin may
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