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Mechanism of EGCG promoting apoptosis of MCF-7 cell line in human breast cancer.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Huang, Chao-You Han, Zheng Li, Xi Xie, Hui-Hua Zhu, Shan-Shan |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on the apoptosis of the human MCF-7 cancer cell line and the underlying mechanism. MCF-7 cells were divided into the control group and EGCG groups. The proliferation of MCF-7 cells in the two groups was determined using MTT and apoptosis was examined using flow cytometry. Western blot analysis and qRT-PCR were used to analyze P53 and Bcl-2 expression levels. The silencing effect of specific siRNA was evaluated using RT-PCR and western blot analysis. P53 and Bcl-2 expression levels were determined using western blot analysis in the si-P53, EGCG and EGCG-combined si-P53 groups. EGCG inhibited the proliferation of MCF-7 cells in a concentration-dependent manner and IC50 was 37.681 mol/l. The apoptotic rates were 1.37 and 5.83% (t=8.9, p=0.0124) in the blank control and treatment groups after treatment with 30 µmol/l EGCG. The RT-qPCR and western blot results demonstrated that the effect of siRNA interference was evident. The expression of P53 in the EGCG-combined si-P53 group was higher than that of the si-P53 group, but lower than the EGCG group. The Bcl-2 expression level in the EGCG-combined si-P53 group was lower than that of the si-P53 group and higher than that of the EGCG group. In conclusion, EGCG suppressed the proliferation of human MCF-7 breast cancer cells and promoted apoptosis. In addition, the underlying mechanism may be related to the P53/Bcl-2 signaling pathway. |
| ISSN | 17921074 |
| Journal | Oncology Letters |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC5588052 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| PubMed reference number | 28927122 |
| e-ISSN | 17921082 |
| DOI | 10.3892/ol.2017.6641 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | D.A. Spandidos |
| Publisher Date | 2017-07-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. Copyright: © Huang et al. |
| Subject Keyword | EGCG MCF-7 apoptosis P53 Bcl-2 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cancer Research Oncology |