Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 448-451.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2020.06.007

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Effect of mTOR inhibitor AZD2014 on proliferation of hepatoma HCC cells

LIN Kaihuang1, CAI Gaoyang1, LIU Xincheng2   

  1. 1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515065;
    2. Department of Durological Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515065, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2020-05-07 Revised:2020-10-18 Online:2020-12-01 Published:2020-12-04

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of mTOR inhibitor,AZD2014,on proliferation of HCC cells. METHODS: The CCK-8 method was used to detect proliferation of HCC cells after their treatment with different concentrations of AZD2014 (10,100,500,1 000 nmol/L). Expression levels of UHRF1 mRNA and protein were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western Blot,respectively. RESULTS: The CCK-8 results show that different concentrations of AZD2014 (10,100,500,1 000 nmol/L) significantly inhibited proliferation of hepatoma cells,and the degree of inhibition was positively dose-dependent. In addition,the RT-PCR and Western Blot data show that AZD2014 at concentrations of 500 nmol/L and 1 000 nmol/L reduced the expression of UHRF1 mRNA and protein in HCC cells. CONCLUSION: AZD2014 inhibited proliferation of HCC cells by repressing expression of UHRF1.

Key words: mTOR inhibitor, AZD2014, UHRF1, hepatocellular carcinoma, proliferation inhibition

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