Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 335-339.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2017.05.003

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Histone deacetylase inhibitor restrained proliferation of human cervical cancer cells

LIU Hao1,2, ZHAO Yingying2, JIN Ping3, XU Gaixia4, GUO Yuran4, ZHANG Ke5, WANG Xiaomei1,2, ZHANG Lei3,5   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060;
    2. Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen 518060;
    3. Gynecology of Shenzhen Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518048;
    4. College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060;
    5. Gynecology of Shenzhen Luohu People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518020, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2017-03-15 Revised:2017-08-13 Online:2017-09-30 Published:2017-09-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the inhibitory effect of paclitaxel and SAHA on human cervical cancer cells. METHODS: Human cervical cancer (HeLa) cells were treated with paclitaxel (10 nmol/L),SAHA (10 μmol/L),or paclitaxel (10 nmol/L) + SAHA (10 μmol/L) for 24 hours or 48 hours. The inhibitory rates of HeLa cells were determined by MTT assay. p27 mRNA levels were determined by RT-PCR assay,protein levels of Ac-H4 were identified by Western blot and IC50 of paclitaxel was calculated by SPSS 16.0. RESULTS: Results from the MTT assay show that the inhibition rates from exposure to the combination of paclitaxel and SAHA were significantly higher than those from the single treatment groups (P < 0.01). Similarly,RT-PCR assay show that the p27 mRNA levels from the combined treatments were significantly higher than from single treatments (P < 0.01). From combined treatments,the inhibitory rates were 54.27%±4.02% with 24 h treatment and 77.02%±3.86% with 48 h treatment,the mRNA level was 10.601±0.673,the protein level of Ac-H4 was 1.282±0.033,and IC50 was reduced significantly. CONCLUSION: SAHA in combination with paclitaxel significantly inhibited HeLa cell proliferation by enhancing the level of histone acetylation and inducing the expression of tumor suppressor genes in vitro.

Key words: SAHA, paclitaxel, cervical cancers, HeLa cell, cell proliferation

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