[Objectives] The aim was to investigate the effect of cryptotanshinone on apoptosis of human melanoma A375 cells and its related mechanism of mitochondrial pathway.[Methods]The cytotoxic effect of cryptotanshinone on ...[Objectives] The aim was to investigate the effect of cryptotanshinone on apoptosis of human melanoma A375 cells and its related mechanism of mitochondrial pathway.[Methods]The cytotoxic effect of cryptotanshinone on apoptosis of human melanoma A375 cells was detected by MTT colorimetry.The apoptosis of melanoma A375 cells was detected with Annexin V-FITC/PI and observed by fluorescence inverted microscope.The expression of apoptosis-related proteins was detected by Western blotting.[Results]The viability of the A375 cells decreased with the increase of drug concentration.The fluorescence intensity of the cells increased with the treatment time.The expression of pro-apoptotic protein caspase-3 gradually increased,while the expression of apoptosis-inhibiting proteins p-AKT and Bcl-2 gradually reduced.[Conclusions]Cryptotanshinone induces apoptosis of human melanoma A375 cells via AKT signaling pathway,thus exerting a good cytotoxic effect on A375 cells.展开更多
Cryptotanshinone is a natural active ingredient extracted from traditional Chinese medicine Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae.It has a variety of pharmacological effects,in addition to preventing and treating ischemic disea...Cryptotanshinone is a natural active ingredient extracted from traditional Chinese medicine Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae.It has a variety of pharmacological effects,in addition to preventing and treating ischemic diseases,coronary artery disease Alzheimer's disease and fighting tumors.The anti-tumor effects are exerted through inhibiting tumor cell proliferation,inducing tumor cell apoptosis,inhibiting tumor metastasis and invasion,inhibiting angiogenesis and regulating reactive oxygen species levels.The studies on the anti-tumor activity and action mechanism of cryptotanshinone in recent years are reviewed in this article.展开更多
MicroRNAs(miRNAs),especially exosomal miRNAs,are promising noninvasive biomarkers in early-stage cancer diagnosis and disease treatment monitoring.However,their precise and sensitive quantification remains challenging...MicroRNAs(miRNAs),especially exosomal miRNAs,are promising noninvasive biomarkers in early-stage cancer diagnosis and disease treatment monitoring.However,their precise and sensitive quantification remains challenging due to their small size and low abundance.Herein,we have developed a nanoparticle-confined DNA walker strategy for the specific detection of miRNA.In the existence of the target miRNA;the on-particle DNA walking reaction will be initiated,providing a fluorescence-positive nanoparticle.Otherwise,the nanoparticle would be fluorescence-negative.Utilizing the total internal reflection fluorescent microscope(TIRFM)to digitally count the fluorescence-positive nanoparticles,the proposed method possesses a detection limit of 0.2 pmol/L miRNA and can accurately distinguish the single-base mismatched target.This design combines the merits of the DNA walker for signal amplification and the TIRFM for highly sensitive detection,paving a new way for the digital counting-based analysis of exosomal miRNAs.展开更多
基金Supported by Multigrain Production and Processing Characteristic Discipline Construction ProjectPostdoctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China(LBH-Q13132)
文摘[Objectives] The aim was to investigate the effect of cryptotanshinone on apoptosis of human melanoma A375 cells and its related mechanism of mitochondrial pathway.[Methods]The cytotoxic effect of cryptotanshinone on apoptosis of human melanoma A375 cells was detected by MTT colorimetry.The apoptosis of melanoma A375 cells was detected with Annexin V-FITC/PI and observed by fluorescence inverted microscope.The expression of apoptosis-related proteins was detected by Western blotting.[Results]The viability of the A375 cells decreased with the increase of drug concentration.The fluorescence intensity of the cells increased with the treatment time.The expression of pro-apoptotic protein caspase-3 gradually increased,while the expression of apoptosis-inhibiting proteins p-AKT and Bcl-2 gradually reduced.[Conclusions]Cryptotanshinone induces apoptosis of human melanoma A375 cells via AKT signaling pathway,thus exerting a good cytotoxic effect on A375 cells.
基金Supported by Multigrain Production and Processing Characteristic Discipline Construction ProjectPostdoctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China(LBH-Q13132)
文摘Cryptotanshinone is a natural active ingredient extracted from traditional Chinese medicine Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae.It has a variety of pharmacological effects,in addition to preventing and treating ischemic diseases,coronary artery disease Alzheimer's disease and fighting tumors.The anti-tumor effects are exerted through inhibiting tumor cell proliferation,inducing tumor cell apoptosis,inhibiting tumor metastasis and invasion,inhibiting angiogenesis and regulating reactive oxygen species levels.The studies on the anti-tumor activity and action mechanism of cryptotanshinone in recent years are reviewed in this article.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22074088 and 21904083)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(IRT_15R43)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.GK202003038,GK201901003,2020TS089,GK202101001).
文摘MicroRNAs(miRNAs),especially exosomal miRNAs,are promising noninvasive biomarkers in early-stage cancer diagnosis and disease treatment monitoring.However,their precise and sensitive quantification remains challenging due to their small size and low abundance.Herein,we have developed a nanoparticle-confined DNA walker strategy for the specific detection of miRNA.In the existence of the target miRNA;the on-particle DNA walking reaction will be initiated,providing a fluorescence-positive nanoparticle.Otherwise,the nanoparticle would be fluorescence-negative.Utilizing the total internal reflection fluorescent microscope(TIRFM)to digitally count the fluorescence-positive nanoparticles,the proposed method possesses a detection limit of 0.2 pmol/L miRNA and can accurately distinguish the single-base mismatched target.This design combines the merits of the DNA walker for signal amplification and the TIRFM for highly sensitive detection,paving a new way for the digital counting-based analysis of exosomal miRNAs.
