3D Gel Invasion Assay of Gastric Cancer Cells with Fibroblasts

BIO-PROTOCOL ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masamitsu Tanaka
2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 14-14
Author(s):  
Shoumin Zhu ◽  
Abbes Belkhiri ◽  
Wael El-Rifai

14 Background: Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein, Mr 32000 (DARPP-32) is amplified and overexpressed in approximately 70% of gastric cancers. The prognosis for gastric cancer patients remains poor, especially in more advanced stages. Recently, it was suggested that CXCL-12 and its receptor, CXCR4, are involved in gastric cancer metastasis. However, the detailed mechanism of gastric cancer metastasis is still not completely understood. Methods: Cells invasive activity was determined by invasion assay and HUVEC invasion assay. The association between DARPP-32 and CXCR4 was evaluated by immunofluorescence and co-immunoprecipitation assays. CXCR4 degradation was analyzed by Ubiquitination Assay. Results: Overexpression of DARPP-32 in AGS cells increased cell invasion with about as three-fold invasive cells as the vector control (p<0.01). As measured by HUVEC invasion assay, overexpression of DARPP-32 in AGS cells also had a significant increase in the invasive activity (p<0.001). We found that DARPP-32 led to increased CXCR4 and MT1-MMP protein levels in DARPP-32 expressing AGS cells. The co-immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence experiments demonstrated the existence of DARPP-32 and CXCR4 in the same protein complex. AGS cells expressing DARPP-32 displayed stable protein levels of CXCR4. IP-Western blot showed reduced ubiquitination of CXCR4 protein following the overexpression of DARPP-32 and treatment with CXCL-12, as compared to controls. Using AMD3100 (0.2 ng/ml) overnight blocked DARPP-32-induced cell invasion. The knockdown of endogenous DARPP-32 by lentiviral DARPP-32 shRNA in MKN-45 cell line reversed these signaling effects and decreased cell invasive activity, as measured by invasion and HUVEC invasion Assay (p<0.01, p<0.05). Conclusions: The in vitro studies indicate that DARPP-32 plays a role in invasion and metastasis; DARPP-32 promotes invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer cells by interacted with CXCR4, delaying CXCL-12-induced CXCR4 Ubiquitination and blocking CXCR4 degradation, activating MMP2 by increasing MT1-MMP expression. The in vivo experiments are ongoing to determine the efficacy of DARPP-32 in mediating CXCR4 overexpression and metastasis.


2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A31-A31
Author(s):  
H KATAOKA ◽  
T JOH ◽  
T OHSHIMA ◽  
Y ITOH ◽  
K SENOO ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A82-A82 ◽  
Author(s):  
S MAEDA ◽  
Y MITSUNO ◽  
Y HIRATA ◽  
M AKANUMA ◽  
H YOSHIDA ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Kyung Hee Lee ◽  
Eun Young Choi ◽  
Min Kyoung Kim ◽  
Myung Soo Hyun ◽  
Jong Ryul Eun ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Ma ◽  
Zhangding Wang ◽  
Mengyan Xie ◽  
Weiyou Zhu ◽  
Fengming Yang ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Qiong Luo ◽  
Suyun Zhang ◽  
Donghuan Zhang ◽  
Rui Feng ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
...  

Background: Gastric cancer(GC) is currently one of the major malignancies that threatens human lives and health. Anlotinib is a novel small-molecule that inhibits angiogenesis to exert anti-tumor effects. However, the function in gastric cancer is incompletely understood. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the anti-tumor effects and molecular mechanisms of anlotinib combined with dihydroartemisinin (DHA) in SGC7901 gastric cancer cells. Method: Different concentrations of anlotinib and DHA were used to treat SGC7901 gastric cancer cells, after which cell proliferation was measured. Drug interactions of anlotinib and DHA were analyzed by the Chou-Talalay method with CompuSyn software. proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis were measured using the cell counting kit-8 (CCK8) assay, flow cytometry, Transwell invasion assays, scratch assays, and chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assays. proliferation-associated protein (Ki67), apoptosis-related protein (Bcl-2), and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) were quantified by Western bloting. Results: The combination of 2.5 μmol/L of anlotinib and 5 of μmol/L DHA was highly synergistic in inhibiting cell growth, significantly increased the apoptosis rate and suppressed obviously the invasion and migration capability and angiogenesis of gastric cancer cells. In addition, the expression levels of Ki67, Bcl-2, and VEGF-A, as well as angiogenesis, were significantly decreased in the Combination of drugs compared with in control and either drug alone. Conclusion: The combination of anlotinib and DHA showed synergistic antitumor activity, suggesting their potential in treating patients with gastric cancer.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
En Xu ◽  
Hao Zhu ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Ji Miao ◽  
Shangce Du ◽  
...  

: Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer-related death. In the present study, we investigated the potential activity of OSI-027, a potent and selective mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1/2 (mTOR1/2) dual inhibitor, alone or in combination with oxaliplatin against gastric cancer cells in vitro. Cell counting kit-8 assays and EdU staining were performed to examine the proliferation of cancer cells. Cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry. Western blot was used to detect the elements of the mTOR pathway and Pgp in gastric cancer cell lines. OSI-027 inhibited the proliferation of MKN-45 and AGS cells by arresting the cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase. At the molecular level, OSI-027 simultaneously blocked mTORC1 and mTORC2 activation, and resulted in the downregulation of phosphor-Akt, phpspho-p70S6k, phosphor-4EBP1, cyclin D1, and cyclin-dependent kinase4 (CDK4). Additionally, OSI-027 also downregulated P-gp, which enhanced oxaliplatin-induced apoptosis and suppressed multidrug resistance. Moreover, OSI-027 exhibited synergistic cytotoxic effects with oxaliplatin in vitro, while a P-gp siRNA knockdown significantly inhibited the synergistic effect. In summary, our results suggest that dual mTORC1/mTORC2 inhibitors (e.g., OSI-027) should be further investigated as a potential valuable treatment for gastric cancer.


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