Synergistic effect of decitabine and valproic acid on apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase in gastric cancer MGC-803 cells |
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Authors: | ZHANG Guo-qiang PENG Min-xia WANG Ye-kai ZHOU Ji-hang ZENG Fang |
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Institution: | 1. Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhoushan 316004, China;2. Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhoushan 316004, China;3. Clinical Laboratory, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhoushan 316004, China;4. Molecular Biology Laboratory, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhoushan 316004, China |
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Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the synergistic effect of decitabine (DCA) and valproic acid (VPA) on apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase in gastric cancer MGC-803 cells. METHODS: Gastric cancer MGC-803 cells were used in the study and divided into the following groups according to the treatment with different drugs for 72 h: DCA 1.5 μmol/L,DCA 3.0 μmol/L, VPA 1.5 mmol/L, DCA 1.5 μmol/L+VPA 1.5 mmol/L and DCA 3.0 μmol/L+VPA 1.5 mmol/L. The early and late apoptotic rates were detected by annexin V and PI staining. The cell cycle was also determined by flow cytometry. The relative nm23-H1 mRNA expression level was measured by real-time quantitative PCR. RESULTS: The apoptotic rates in VPA 1.5 mmol/L+DCA 1.5 μmol/L group (early: 33.58%±3.88%; late: 31.52%±4.20%) and VPA 1.5 mmol/L+DCA 3.0 μmol/L group (early: 42.61%±4.23%; late: 38.01%±3.86%), the percentages of the cells in G0/G1 phase in VPA 1.5 mmol/L+DCA 1.5 μmol/L group (61.55%±2.38%) and VPA 1.5 mmol/L+DCA 3.0 μmol/L group (66.75%±2.48%), and the relative nm23-H1 mRNA expression levels in VPA 1.5 mmol/L +DCA 1.5 μmol/L group (1.84±0.46) and VPA 1.5 mmol/L+DCA 3.0 μmol/L group (3.02±0.36) were all significantly higher than those in the corresponding concentrations of single drug treatment groups (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Synergistic effect of VPA and DCA on apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in gastric cancer MGC-803 cells is possibly via inactivation of nm23-H1 gene expression. |
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Keywords: | Genes nm23-H1 MGC-803 cells Valproic acid Decitabine |
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