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Matrine inhibits bladder cancer cell growth and invasion in vitro through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway: An experimental study

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Abstract

Objective

To study the inhibitory effect of matrine on bladder cancer cell growth and invasion in vitro through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Methods

Human T24 bladder cancer cell lines were cultured and treated with different doses of matrine (0.25 mg/mL, 0.5 mg/mL and 1.0 mg/mL) as well as 20 μmol/L PI3K inhibitor LY294002 for 24 h, and the cell proliferation activity, the number of invasive cells as well as the expression of p-PI3K, p-AKT, proliferation genes and invasion genes were determined.

Results

Different doses of matrine could decrease the cell viability value, the number of invasive cells as well as the expression of p-PI3K, p-AKT, MMP2 and MMP9, and increase the expression of p16, p21 and p27 in dose-dependent manner; p16, p21 and p27 expression in cells of 20 μmol/L LY29002 group were significantly higher than those of 0 μmol/L LY29002 group while MMP2 and MMP9 expression were significantly lower than those of 0 μmol/L LY29002 group (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

Matrine can inhibit bladder cancer cell proliferation and invasion in vitro and regulate the expression of cell cycle-inhibiting molecules and invasion-related genes through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Keywords

Bladder cancer
Matrine
PI3K
AKT
Proliferation
Invasion

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First author: Yu Yang, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of PLA General Hospital, No. 51, Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China. Tel.: +86 (010) 66848142, +86 13910103589; E-mail: [email protected]

Foundation project: It is supported by Science and Technology Plan Project of Beijing (No: Z151100004015194).

Peer review under responsibility of Hainan Medical University.