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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2009, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (4): 401-404.

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Simvastatin inhibits migration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma -2( CNE2)cells

TU Yong-sheng1, WANG Hong-yan2, XU Ji-de1, LI Jian-hua1, PENG Miao-ru1, LIU Xiao-ai1   

  1. 1Department of Physiology, Guangzhou Medical College, 2Department of pathology, Guangzhou 510182, Guangdong,China
  • Received:2009-03-07 Revised:2009-03-25 Published:2020-10-29

Abstract: AIM: To study the effect of simvastatin on cells migration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2 in vitro.METHODS: The depressive effects of simvastatin on CNE2 cells migration were observed by scratch wound healing assay and transwell migration assay.RESULTS: The experimental result of scratch wound healing assay showed that simvastatin inhibited migration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE2 cells in a time-and dose-dependent manner.With 2.5 μmol/L simvastatin treatment for 24 hs, the migration lenth was 50.1 % of that in control group.Transwell experimental result indicated that with 2.5 μmol/L simvastatin treatment for 24 hs, the migrating cell population was 69.2 % of that in control group.CONCLUSION: Simvastatin can inhibits CNE2 cells migration in a time-and dose-dependent manner, which can provide rational clues for clinical research of simvastatin.

Key words: simvastatin, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, migration

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