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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2017, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 253-259.

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Mechanism of apoptosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma MEC-1 cells induced by ethanol extract of Lamiophlomis rotate

MA Chenghua 1,2, ZHOU Haijing 3, SHI Wen 2 ,WANG Zhiqiang 1,2, YANG Lan 1, CHEN Ping 1,2, ZHENG Xueli 1,2, MA Rui 2, MA Lijuan 1,2   

  1. 1 Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, 2 School of Stomatology, Lanzhou University, 3 Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • Received:2017-02-13 Revised:2017-02-27 Online:2017-03-26 Published:2017-03-29

Abstract:

AIM: To investigate the pro-apoptotic of ethanol extract of Lamiophlomis rotate (EELR) on human mucoepidermoid cancer cells (MEC-1). METHODS: Sulforhodamine B (SRB) colorimetric method, cell clone formation experiment, Hoechst33258/PI staining and flow cytometry instrument technique were used to determine cell apoptosis, and Western blot analysis was used to detect alterations in cell apoptosis pathway-related proteins.RESULTS:EELR dose- and time-dependently exhibited anti-proliferation. With the increase of EELR concentration, the pro-apoptotic effect on MEC-1 was increased gradually. Moreover, Western blot analysis indicated that the expression of Bcl-2 was reduced and Bax and Casepase-3 were increased with the increasing of EELR concentration. CONCLUSION: EELR can induce MEC-1 cells apoptosis, which may be associated with the down-regulation of the Bcl-2 expression and up-regulation of the Bax and Casepase-3 expressions.

Key words: ethanol extract of Lamiophlomis rotate, mucoepidermoid carcinoma MEC-1 cell lines, cell apoptosis

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