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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2017, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 526-530.

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Effect of curcumin on the human colon cancer cells SW480

CHEN Yongcai 1, ZHOU Bin 2, CHEN Xuemin 3, WENG Jinyue 4   

  1. 1 Department of Pharmacy, 2 Department of Oncology, 3 Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 4 Department of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Central Hospital,Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2017-03-07 Revised:2017-04-14 Online:2017-05-26 Published:2017-05-27

Abstract:

AIM: To study the effect of curcumin on human colon cancer cells SW480.  METHODS: Cell viability and the effects of curcumin on the activity of SW480 cells were detected by MTS method. Expressions of β-catenin and TCF4 were detected by Western blot. E-cadherin and Vimentin by real-time qPCR assay in human colon cancer cells SW480. RESULTS:Curcumin could significantly inhibit the proliferation of SW480 cells and the IC50 were (75.75±3.17) μmol/L(12 h), (21.15±2.47) μmol/L(24 h), (18.95±1.75) μmol/L(48 h), (17.93±1.55) μmol/L(72 h). Curcumin could up-regulate the expression of E-cadherin, and down-regulate the expression of Vimentin, β-catenin and TCF4 in SW480 cells. CONCLUSION: Curcumin can inhibit the the activity of SW480 cells through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Key words: curcumin, SW480 cells, β-catenin, TCF4, inhibition

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