閆婉君,馬興聰,高曉燕,薛興歡,張淑群
(西安交通大學(xué)第二附屬醫(yī)院腫瘤病院腫瘤科,西安 710004)
乳腺癌(breast cancer)是女性最常見(jiàn)的惡性腫瘤之一,近年來(lái)有發(fā)病年輕及發(fā)病率上升的趨勢(shì),嚴(yán)重威脅著女性的身心健康,轉(zhuǎn)移是晚期患者的最終階段和導(dǎo)致乳腺癌患者死亡的主要原因。由于傳統(tǒng)術(shù)后放化療普遍存在嚴(yán)重的不良反應(yīng),因此從天然物質(zhì)中尋找毒副作用小、安全有效的抗乳腺癌藥物成為近些年的研究熱點(diǎn)。黃芩素是一種廣泛使用的中草藥,具有廣泛的藥理作用,如抗菌,抗氧化,體內(nèi)外抗腫瘤,抗血栓形成,保護(hù)肝臟、心腦血管等。近年來(lái)研究表明黃芩素具有廣譜的抗腫瘤作用。近幾年研究核基質(zhì)結(jié)合蛋白(special AT rich sequence binding protein1,SATB1)在大多數(shù)實(shí)體腫瘤組織中的含量都有增加,尤其在浸潤(rùn)性乳腺癌細(xì)胞中高表達(dá)。上皮間質(zhì)轉(zhuǎn)化 (Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition,EMT)是上皮細(xì)胞獲得間質(zhì)細(xì)胞的特征,大量研究表明,EMT的發(fā)生過(guò)程和腫瘤細(xì)胞的轉(zhuǎn)移特征有著密切的聯(lián)系。Wnt/β-catenin信號(hào)通路也參與乳腺癌的遠(yuǎn)處轉(zhuǎn)移。先前的實(shí)驗(yàn)已驗(yàn)證黃芩素抑制SATB1蛋白的表達(dá),阻止EMT的形成,影響Wnt/β-catenin信號(hào)通路。本研究旨在探討黃芩素(Baicalein)對(duì)人乳腺癌MDA-MB-231細(xì)胞肺轉(zhuǎn)移的影響及相關(guān)的作用機(jī)制是否與SATB1蛋白,EMT的發(fā)生Wnt/β-catenin信號(hào)通路有關(guān)?這將為黃芩素抗腫瘤的研究增添新的基礎(chǔ)理論依據(jù),為尋找安全有效的抗癌藥物提供新的思路。
黃芩素購(gòu)于美國(guó)Sigma公司,溶于DMSO(美國(guó)Sigma公司)并避光保存于-20℃;羥甲基纖維素鈉購(gòu)于美國(guó) Sigma公司;RPMI-1640購(gòu)于美國(guó) Hyclone;胎牛血清(fetal bovine serum,F(xiàn)BS)購(gòu)自美國(guó)Gibco公司;胰蛋白酶購(gòu)自Amresco公司;雙抗購(gòu)于西安依科生物公司。SATB1單抗、E-cadherin單抗、Snail單抗購(gòu)于美國(guó)Abacom公司;Wnt1多克隆抗體、β-catenin單抗、Vimentin單抗購(gòu)于美國(guó)Cell Signaling Technology(CST)公司。山羊抗兔、抗鼠購(gòu)于康為公司。SP試劑盒、DAB顯色劑購(gòu)于北京中杉金橋公司。PVDF膜購(gòu)于美國(guó)Millipore公司。
人乳腺癌細(xì)胞系MD-MB-231購(gòu)于American Type Culture Collection公司(ATCC,美國(guó))。BALB/c雌性小鼠24只,購(gòu)于西安交通大學(xué)動(dòng)物實(shí)驗(yàn)中心,4~8周齡,體重為16~20g;裸鼠飼養(yǎng)在SPF級(jí)環(huán)境下,恒溫22~25℃,恒濕55%~56%,應(yīng)用水、飼料及實(shí)驗(yàn)用品均經(jīng)滅菌、消毒處理,實(shí)驗(yàn)室操作嚴(yán)格遵守?zé)o菌操作原則。
Baicalein用二甲基亞砜(DMSO)稀釋成100mmol/L,0.22μm 微孔濾膜過(guò)濾,分裝,-20℃保存,使用前解凍。羥甲基纖維素鈉用蒸餾水稀釋成0.5%的溶液,4℃保存。灌胃前將溶解的黃芩素懸浮于羥甲基纖維素鈉溶液里。
MDA-MB-231細(xì)胞在 RPMI1640培養(yǎng)基(含10%小牛血清及100U/L青霉素和100μg/L鏈霉素),37℃,5%CO2飽和濕度培養(yǎng)箱中培養(yǎng),每3天更換培養(yǎng)液,0.25%胰蛋白酶消化傳代。取對(duì)數(shù)生長(zhǎng)的細(xì)胞用于后續(xù)試驗(yàn)。
取處于對(duì)數(shù)生長(zhǎng)體外培養(yǎng)的MDA-MB-231高轉(zhuǎn)移乳腺癌細(xì)胞,細(xì)胞濃度調(diào)整至2×106/ml,無(wú)菌條件下,每只裸鼠經(jīng)尾靜脈注射2×105個(gè)細(xì)胞[1]。每隔一周觀察裸鼠的體重和健康狀況。將裸鼠隨機(jī)分為4組:1.空白對(duì)照組;2.黃芩素實(shí)驗(yàn)組;3.黃芩素低劑量預(yù)防組;4.高劑量預(yù)防組,每組6只。按體重計(jì)算裸鼠給藥劑量,對(duì)照組、低劑量預(yù)防組和高劑量預(yù)防組于注射細(xì)胞次日開(kāi)始給藥。實(shí)驗(yàn)組于注射細(xì)胞一個(gè)月后給藥。實(shí)驗(yàn)組100mg·(kg·d)-1,低劑量預(yù)防組50mg·(kg·d)-1,高劑量預(yù)防組100mg·(kg·d)-1。確定灌胃給藥,1次/d,對(duì)照組給予等體積生理鹽水灌飼,連續(xù)15天[2](表1)。接種細(xì)胞8周后,將各組裸鼠脫頸處死,取肺組織,分別稱(chēng)其質(zhì)量。將肺組織固定于4%的多聚甲醛,48h后在解剖顯微鏡下觀察肺組織表面灰白色結(jié)節(jié)即轉(zhuǎn)移灶和其數(shù)目(經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的乳腺病理醫(yī)師獨(dú)立觀察標(biāo)本)。
表1 動(dòng)物分組及藥物干預(yù)
石蠟包埋的肺組織蠟塊,切成5μm厚。經(jīng)二甲苯脫蠟和各級(jí)酒精水化后,蘇木素液染色,鹽酸乙醇水化流水沖洗,1%伊紅酒精溶液染色,蒸餾水稍洗,再經(jīng)過(guò)脫水和透明后。中性樹(shù)膠封片,進(jìn)行圖像采集和分析。
載玻片經(jīng)二甲苯脫蠟和各級(jí)酒精水化后,檸檬酸抗原修復(fù)液進(jìn)行抗原修復(fù),然后每張載玻片上組織滴加H2O2,37℃孵育20 min;滴加試劑 A,37℃孵育15 min;然后滴加抗體SATB1(1∶100),Wnt1(1∶200),β-catenin(1 ∶100),E-cadherin(1 ∶100),Vimentin(1 ∶50)和 Snail(1 ∶80),4℃過(guò)夜;滴加辣根過(guò)氧化物酶標(biāo)記的二抗,37℃孵育30 min;滴加試劑B,37℃孵育15 min;滴加試劑 C,37℃孵育15 min;滴加DAB,室溫顯色2 min,自來(lái)水沖洗3~5 min,蘇木素復(fù)染3 min,自來(lái)水沖洗10 min,酒精脫水二甲苯透明,中性樹(shù)膠封片,使用顯微鏡和圖像采集系統(tǒng)軟件分析。主要檢測(cè)各組裸鼠肺組織中SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,E-cadherin,Vimentin,Snail蛋白表達(dá)。判斷指標(biāo)為:用磷酸鹽緩沖液(PBS)代替一抗作為陰性對(duì)照。
結(jié)果判斷:由經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的乳腺病理醫(yī)師獨(dú)立觀察切片。SATB1,Snail蛋白的陽(yáng)性表達(dá)顯示胞漿或胞核染為淡黃色至黃棕色為陽(yáng)性細(xì)胞。Wnt1,β-catenin,E-cadherin,Vimentin陽(yáng)性表達(dá)在細(xì)胞膜和細(xì)胞漿中,呈棕黃色顆粒.主要定位于細(xì)胞膜和細(xì)胞漿染為淡黃色至棕色為陽(yáng)性細(xì)胞。表達(dá)水平按照半定量法分為3級(jí):(-),無(wú)表達(dá),染色強(qiáng)度與背景無(wú)明顯差別;(+),陽(yáng)性細(xì)胞率<50%,染色強(qiáng)度介于兩者之間;(++),陽(yáng)性細(xì)胞率>50%,染色強(qiáng)多數(shù)細(xì)胞呈黃色至棕黃色[3-8]。
按照RIPA裂解液組提取組織蛋白,測(cè)定蛋白濃度,加入4×蛋白上樣緩沖液混勻,沸水煮5min,快速降至室溫后上樣,進(jìn)行SDS-PAGE電泳。濃縮膠濃度 5%,電壓 80V,分離膠濃度 10%,電壓120V。溴酚藍(lán)剛跑至凝膠最低端即可終止電泳,轉(zhuǎn)膜,PVDF膜激活后使用5%的脫脂奶粉或者5%BSA的TBST溶液中室溫封閉2h后,TBST洗膜一次15 min,孵育一抗 SATB1(1 ∶1000),Wnt1(1 ∶1000),β-catenin(1 ∶1000),E-cadherin(1 ∶1000),Vimentin(1 ∶1000),Snail(1 ∶1000),β-actin(1 ∶1000)4℃過(guò)夜,TBST洗膜3次,每次15 min,孵育二抗(1 ∶5000),室溫1h,TBST 洗膜3 次,每次15 min。ECL發(fā)光液A∶B=1∶1混合,化學(xué)發(fā)光凝膠成像系統(tǒng)(Syngene英國(guó))曝光。實(shí)驗(yàn)重復(fù)三次。用Image-Pro Plus 6.0軟件凝膠圖象處理系統(tǒng)分析目的條帶光密度值,其比值表示蛋白的相對(duì)表達(dá)量。
應(yīng)用SSPS18.0軟件進(jìn)行統(tǒng)計(jì)分析。兩組計(jì)量資料的比較采用t檢驗(yàn),多組計(jì)量資料的比較采用單因素方差分析。檢驗(yàn)水準(zhǔn)α=0.05。
經(jīng)尾靜脈注射腫瘤細(xì)胞后,小鼠體質(zhì)穩(wěn)定,狀態(tài)良好。4%多聚甲醛固定48h后肺組織的大體標(biāo)本,于體視顯微鏡下觀察,發(fā)現(xiàn)對(duì)照組的肺組織有極少量的轉(zhuǎn)移灶(短黑色箭頭)(見(jiàn)圖1),實(shí)驗(yàn)組和預(yù)防組未發(fā)現(xiàn)肉眼可見(jiàn)的轉(zhuǎn)移灶;H-E染色結(jié)果(見(jiàn)圖2),對(duì)照組可見(jiàn)微小轉(zhuǎn)移灶,在實(shí)驗(yàn)組和預(yù)防組未見(jiàn)明顯的微小轉(zhuǎn)移灶。
圖1 小鼠肺大體標(biāo)本(A-C):對(duì)照組-A有極少量的轉(zhuǎn)移灶(短白色箭頭),實(shí)驗(yàn)組-B和預(yù)防組-C未發(fā)現(xiàn)肉眼可見(jiàn)的轉(zhuǎn)移灶
圖2 小鼠肺標(biāo)本切片H-E染色對(duì)照組-A的H-E染色可見(jiàn)少量小轉(zhuǎn)移灶(黑色箭頭)(×400),實(shí)驗(yàn)組-B和預(yù)防組-C未發(fā)現(xiàn)肉眼可見(jiàn)的轉(zhuǎn)移灶
SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,Vimentin,Snail在對(duì)照組的肺組織中顯著表達(dá)(P<0.05),在實(shí)驗(yàn)組和預(yù)防組表達(dá)降低;E-cadherin在對(duì)照組肺組織中表達(dá)降低,而在實(shí)驗(yàn)組和預(yù)防組表達(dá)升高(圖3)。各抗體的表達(dá)抑制率在對(duì)照組,實(shí)驗(yàn)組,低劑量和高劑量預(yù)防組的陽(yáng)性細(xì)胞表達(dá)率(陽(yáng)性細(xì)胞數(shù)/細(xì)胞總數(shù))具體結(jié)果見(jiàn)表2。各組經(jīng)統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)檢驗(yàn)(P<0.05),差異具有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義。防組高劑量(-);E-cadherin(D1-4)在實(shí)驗(yàn)組和對(duì)照組肺組織中的表達(dá)(×400):在對(duì)照組表達(dá)(-),實(shí)驗(yàn)組表達(dá)(+),預(yù)防組低劑量(+)預(yù)防組高劑量(++)。(橫向四行各代表1-對(duì)照組,2-實(shí)驗(yàn)組,3-低劑量預(yù)防組,4-高劑量預(yù)防組;縱行六列各代表ASATB1,B-Wnt1,C-β-catenin,D-E-cadherin,E-Vimentin,F(xiàn)-Snail)
表2 各組蛋白的表達(dá)抑制率
圖3 免疫組化染色檢測(cè)SATB1(A1-4),Wnt1(B1-4),β-catenin(C1-4),Vimentin(E1-4),Snail(F1-4)在對(duì)照組、實(shí)驗(yàn)組和預(yù)防組(低劑量和高劑量組)肺組織中的表達(dá)(×400):在對(duì)照組表達(dá)(++/+),實(shí)驗(yàn)組表達(dá)(-/+-),預(yù)防組低劑量(+),預(yù)
結(jié)果分析(圖4)肺組織 SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,E-cadherin,Vimentin,Snail蛋白的表達(dá)水平,膠片掃描儀采集圖片。Image-Pro Plus 6.0測(cè)量蛋白條帶灰度值,并分別以SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,E-cadherin,Vimentin,Snail的目的條帶與內(nèi)參 βactin條帶灰度值得比值作為蛋白的相對(duì)表達(dá)量(表3)。結(jié)果顯示實(shí)驗(yàn)組與對(duì)照組;預(yù)防組低劑量和預(yù)防組高劑量 SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,E-cadherin,Vimentin,Snail各蛋白表達(dá)水平與對(duì)照組比較均有顯著性差異,其中實(shí)驗(yàn)組和預(yù)防組中SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,E-cadherin,Vimentin,Snail蛋白表達(dá)水平與對(duì)照組相比降低,差異有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義(P<0.05);E-cadherin蛋白表達(dá)水平與對(duì)照組相比升高,差異有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義(P<0.05)。
表3 各組蛋白的相對(duì)表達(dá)量
注:1:對(duì)照組;2:實(shí)驗(yàn)組;3:預(yù)防組低劑量組;4:預(yù)防組高劑量組
圖4 Western blot檢測(cè)對(duì)照組與實(shí)驗(yàn)組;對(duì)照組,預(yù)防組低劑量和預(yù)防組高劑量肺組織中 SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,E-cadherin,Vimentin,Snail蛋白分析結(jié)果(A)。Western blot法檢測(cè)黃芩素下調(diào)肺組織SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,Vimentin,Snail和上調(diào) E-cadherin蛋白的的表達(dá);(B,C)Western blot結(jié)果進(jìn)行半定量分析 *P<0.05,**P<0.01,采用單因素方差分析,組間兩兩依次比較所得。
乳腺癌是女性最常見(jiàn)的惡性腫瘤之一[9-10],而轉(zhuǎn)移是乳腺癌進(jìn)展的最后階段,同時(shí)也是乳腺癌患者高死亡率的主要原因[11-12],導(dǎo)致超過(guò)90%癌癥患者死亡[13]。正常的乳腺上皮細(xì)胞通過(guò)一系列連續(xù)的變化包括細(xì)胞基因和遺傳表觀的改變與微環(huán)境的相互作用而發(fā)生惡變、侵襲、轉(zhuǎn)移[14-18]。目前對(duì)于轉(zhuǎn)移的相關(guān)機(jī)制尚未完全清楚。尋找有效的毒副作用小的抗腫瘤侵襲轉(zhuǎn)移藥物,對(duì)提高乳腺癌療效、改善預(yù)后、提高生存質(zhì)量,具有重要的理論意義和臨床應(yīng)用價(jià)值。中藥黃芩素是一種廣泛使用的中草藥,研究發(fā)現(xiàn)黃芩素在體內(nèi)外有廣泛的抗腫瘤的作用[15-23],因此本研究主要在于發(fā)現(xiàn)黃芩素抑制乳腺癌細(xì)胞肺轉(zhuǎn)移的的影響機(jī)制。
國(guó)外大量的研究已經(jīng)表明,SATB1作為“基因組組織者”調(diào)控大量轉(zhuǎn)移相關(guān)基因并且在浸潤(rùn)性乳腺癌高表達(dá)和促進(jìn)肺骨等遠(yuǎn)處轉(zhuǎn)移[24-26],與Han等[1]研究結(jié)果一致。Wnt/β-catenin信號(hào)通路也參與乳腺癌的遠(yuǎn)處轉(zhuǎn)移[27]。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)SATB1調(diào)控轉(zhuǎn)移相關(guān)基因如 c-myc[28]和 bcl-2[29]同時(shí)也被 Wnt/β-catenin 信號(hào)通路調(diào)控[30],表明 Wnt/β-catenin 信號(hào)通路和SATB1中間有功能上的重疊。此外,在乳腺癌中SATB1調(diào)節(jié)β-catenin和Tcf-4,SATB1和βcatenin相互作用并且β-catenin結(jié)合到SATB1的靶位點(diǎn)[31]。同時(shí)也與 EMT 的發(fā)生密切相關(guān)[32-33]。越來(lái)越多的證據(jù)表明,EMT是許多腫瘤侵襲和轉(zhuǎn)移早期的一個(gè)重要的過(guò)程[34-35]。因此,我們可以假設(shè)黃芩素使通過(guò)下調(diào) SATB1的表達(dá),阻止 Wnt/βcatenin的信號(hào)通路,從而阻止EMT的發(fā)生,進(jìn)而阻止乳腺癌的轉(zhuǎn)移的發(fā)生。Gao等[36]研究發(fā)現(xiàn)黃芩素可顯著降低人乳腺癌MDA-MB-231細(xì)胞中SATB1蛋白的表達(dá),且呈濃度依賴(lài)性,因此黃芩素可通過(guò)抑制SATB1蛋白的表達(dá)而發(fā)揮抗乳腺癌細(xì)胞的侵襲轉(zhuǎn)移作用。Chung等[37]的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)黃芩素在乳腺癌細(xì)胞中抑制EMT形成的發(fā)生。并且Yoshida等[38]研究也發(fā)現(xiàn)上皮的標(biāo)志物如:E-cadherin和catenin的減少或者丟失可能與乳腺癌的遠(yuǎn)處器官和淋巴結(jié)的轉(zhuǎn)移相關(guān)。Matsuda等[39]研究發(fā)現(xiàn)Wnt信號(hào)通路影響乳腺癌細(xì)胞MDA-MB-231的多個(gè)生物學(xué)性質(zhì)。Smith等[40]研究發(fā)現(xiàn)在浸潤(rùn)性乳腺癌細(xì)胞 (MDA-MB-231)中ERK2通過(guò)Snail的同種型激活導(dǎo)致EMT的發(fā)生與細(xì)胞的遷移增加和黏附減少相關(guān)。Vimentin被稱(chēng)為EMT的標(biāo)志物,高表達(dá)反應(yīng)了晚期乳腺癌的高浸潤(rùn)性和耐藥性[41-42]。E-cadherin作為上皮的重要標(biāo)志物,ElMoneim等[43]研究發(fā)現(xiàn)浸潤(rùn)性導(dǎo)管癌病人的病情的進(jìn)展和預(yù)后的重要的特點(diǎn)即E-cadherin的減少。E-cadherin減少可能的機(jī)制為與染色質(zhì)重組,甲基化及改建相關(guān)[44-45]。在浸潤(rùn)性導(dǎo)管癌和各類(lèi)乳腺癌細(xì)胞中,轉(zhuǎn)錄水平中CDH1啟動(dòng)子的甲基化和5 CpG區(qū)的重疊被驗(yàn)證與E-cadherin表達(dá)的丟失相關(guān)[46]。因其缺乏動(dòng)物實(shí)驗(yàn)的數(shù)據(jù)的驗(yàn)證,只能在體外發(fā)揮其作用,因此本實(shí)驗(yàn)通過(guò)黃芩素體內(nèi)實(shí)驗(yàn)的驗(yàn)證,通過(guò)建立乳腺癌動(dòng)物模型,實(shí)驗(yàn)免疫組化結(jié)果為 SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,Vimentin,Snail蛋白的表達(dá)在對(duì)照組表達(dá)(++/+),實(shí)驗(yàn)組表達(dá)(-/+-),預(yù)防組低劑量(+)和預(yù)防組高劑量(+/+-);E-cadherin在對(duì)照組表達(dá)(-),實(shí)驗(yàn)組表達(dá)(+),預(yù)防組低劑量(+)預(yù)防組高劑量(++)。Western blot結(jié)果為黃芩素下調(diào) SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,Vimentin,Snail蛋白的表達(dá)和上調(diào)E-cadherin蛋白的表達(dá),各組蛋白表達(dá)水平差異均有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義(P<0.05)。本實(shí)驗(yàn)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)黃芩素下調(diào)乳腺癌轉(zhuǎn)移相關(guān)蛋白如SATB1,Wnt1,β-catenin,Vimentin,Snail和上調(diào) E-cadherin的表達(dá)的影響。因此結(jié)論為黃芩素抑制乳腺癌的轉(zhuǎn)移可能通過(guò)抑制 SATB1的表達(dá),阻止Wnt/β-catenin信號(hào)通路,從而抑制 EMT的發(fā)生。進(jìn)一步的驗(yàn)證還需在其他乳腺癌轉(zhuǎn)移相關(guān)信號(hào)通路和基因的水平驗(yàn)證SATB1、Wnt/β-catenin信號(hào)通路和EMT三者相互關(guān)系與作用在乳腺癌遠(yuǎn)處轉(zhuǎn)移的研究。本研究設(shè)計(jì)的不足之處是未設(shè)立陽(yáng)性對(duì)照,希望后續(xù)實(shí)驗(yàn)設(shè)計(jì)研究中考慮并進(jìn)一步的驗(yàn)證本實(shí)驗(yàn)的結(jié)果。乳腺癌晚期轉(zhuǎn)移的器官為肺、肝、腦、骨轉(zhuǎn)移和轉(zhuǎn)移的信號(hào)通路多種多樣,本文僅研究了乳腺癌肺轉(zhuǎn)移模型和一種信號(hào)通路,還需進(jìn)一步的研究其他轉(zhuǎn)移的模型和信號(hào)通路,為黃芩素抑制乳腺癌轉(zhuǎn)移增添的理論基礎(chǔ)。
目前的相關(guān)研究表明,中藥黃芩素的研究?jī)H停留在基礎(chǔ)研究階段,尚未開(kāi)展與臨床相關(guān)的研究。本研究為黃芩素抗腫瘤轉(zhuǎn)移的研究和開(kāi)展臨床試驗(yàn)增添了新的基礎(chǔ)理論依據(jù),為尋找安全有效的抗癌藥物提供了新的思路。
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