Abstract
Induction of cell death pathways constitutes the basis of cancer
#chemotherapy. In this study, the co-effect of #sulforaphane (SFN) and
#glutathioneperoxidase-1 (GPX-1) on the survival of breast cancer cell
line MCF-7 was examined. We produced recombinant lentivirus vectors
expressing the human GPX-1 and used to transduce the MCF-7 cells. Next,
we treated the cells with serial concentrations of SFN before further
analyses. Cell survival was examined using the MTT viability assay.
Apoptosis was measured by #acridine orange/#ethidiumbromide co-staining
and flow cytometry. Finally, changes in the expression of apoptosis and
growth related molecules were detected using RT-PCR analysis. While
GPX-1 over expression showed slight changes on the survival of the
transduced MCF-7 cells, SFN treatment per se significantly reduced cell
survival rate and this reduction correlated with increasing
concentrations of SFN. By addition of SFN to GPX-1-overexpressing MCF-7
cells,
survival of the cells was significantly reduced compared to untreated
and SFN-treated empty vector controls. These findings were confirmed
by AO/EB co-staining of the cells and flow #cytometry. We also found that
SFN-GPX-1 cooperation induces expression of BAX and p53 while
reducing expression of BCL-2 and AKT more significantly than in
SFN-treated controls. We concluded that SFN and GPX-1 can synergize to
induce MCF-7 cell apoptosis.
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