G15, a GPR30 antagonist, induces apoptosis and autophagy in human oral squamous carcinoma cells
2013
Bai, Li-Yuan | Weng, Jing-Ru | Hu, Jing-Lan | Wang, Dasheng | Sargeant, Aaron M. | Chiu, Chang-Fang
As GPR30 has been implicated in mediating cancer cell proliferation, this study aimed to examine the antitumor effect of the GPR30 antagonist G15 in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). G15 induced dose-dependent cytotoxicity, apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest in a panel of OSCC cells. The results showed that G15 could inhibit the growth of the oral cancer cells with IC₅₀ value 11.2μM for SCC4, 15.6μM for SCC9, and 7.8μM for HSC-3, respectively. Flow cytometric analysis and Comet assay indicated that G15 suppressed the viability of SCC4 and HSC-3 cells by inducing apoptosis and G2/M arrest. In addition, G15 down regulated the expression of Akt, cell cycle-related proteins, and mitogen-activated protein kinases, but increased the levels of LC3B-II and the accumulation of autophagosomes. Inhibition of autophagy by chloroquine does not affect the G15-induced apoptosis in SCC4 cells. Mechanistic evidence indicated that the antiproliferative effect was mediated through the downregulation of cdc2, cdc25c and NF-κB expression. Taken together, our findings suggest the potential of G15 in treating OSCC.
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