Effects of total flavonoids from Baeckea frutescens on the migration, invasion and apoptosis of cervical cancer SiHa cells

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20201119-00041

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Objective To study the effects of total flavonoids from Baeckea frutescens on the proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis and cell morphology changes of cervical cancer SiHa cells. Methods Cervical cancer SiHa cells were treated with different concentrations of total flavonoids from Baeckea frutescens. CCK8 method was used to detect the proliferation and 50% inhibiting concentration (IC₅₀) of SiHa cells in vitro. The control group without drug treatment and the experimental group with drug concentration IC₅₀ were set. Transwell migration and invasion experiments were used to detect the changes of cell migration and invasion ability in vitro in the experimental group and the control group. Laser scanning confocal microscope was adopted for observing the morphological changes of apoptosis in the experimental group and the control group. Flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptosis rates of the experimental group and the control group. Results Total flavonoids from Baeckea frutescens inhibited the proliferation of cervical cancer SiHa cells in a concentration-dependent manner. After 48 hours of action, the IC₅₀ value was 110.8 mg/L. In the migration experiment, the number of transmembrane cells in the control group was 644.00±10.54 and the number of transmembrane cells in the experimental group was 266.00±5.57, with a statistically significant difference (t=54.942, P<0.001). In the invasion experiment, the number of transmembrane cells in the control group was 298.00±14.36, and the number of transmembrane cells in the experimental group was 85.00±8.62, with a statistically significant difference (t=38.247, P<0.001). Laser scanning confocal microscope observation showed that in the experimental group, the cell membrane crumpled and lost its original morphology, and the nucleus showed typical apoptotic morphologies such as fragments of different sizes and irregular shapes, and nuclear edge aggregation; but no apoptotic cells were observed in the control group. Flow cytometry showed that the apoptosis rate in the control group was (2.95±1.36)%, and the apoptosis rate in the experimental group was (27.54±1.94)%, with a statistically significant difference (t=-17.949, P<0.001). Conclusion Total flavonoids from Baeckea frutescens have obvious inhibitory effects on the proliferation, migration and invasion of cervical cancer SiHa cells cultured in vitro, and promote their apoptosis.

Key words: Uterine cervical neoplasms, Cell proliferation, Neoplasm invasiveness, Apoptosis, Total flavonoids from Baeckea frutescens

Ma Xiuzhen, Lu Yan, Zhao Bingbing, Qiu Hongcong, Xu Xun, Wei Min. Effects of total flavonoids from Baeckea frutescens on the migration, invasion and apoptosis of cervical cancer SiHa cells[J]. Journal of International Oncology, 2021, 48(4): 206-211.

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