title: Preliminary investigation of the inhibitory effects of the tyroservaltide (YSV) tripeptide on human hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of tyroservaltide (YSV) on the human hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402 transplanted into nude mice and to explore its possible anti-tumor mechanism. Nude mice bearing xenografts of the human BEL-7402 hepatoma were given daily i.p. injections of YSV or saline (as a control) after the tumor were transplanted. Calculating tumor volume and measuring tumor weight determined the extent of inhibition of xenografts. The ultrastructure of tumor cells was observed by electron microscopy. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression in tissues of the YSV-treated group was observed by immunohistochemistry. Apoptosis of tumor tissue cells was assayed by the terminal transferase uridyl nick end labeling (TUNEL) method. At doses of 80 microg/kg/d and 160 microg/kg/d, YSV could significantly inhibit growth of tumors transplanted into nude mice, with inhibition rates of 60% and 64%, respectively, compared with that of the controls (P < 0.05). Moreover, YSV changed the ultrastructure of tumor cells, resulting in necrosis and apoptosis of the tumor cells. Compared with the saline group, the expression of PCNA in tumor tissue decreased and the count of apoptotic cell increased. Therefore, YSV can significantly inhibit the growth of human hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402 in nude mice, decrease the expression of PCNA in tumor tissue, and induce tumor cell apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, PR China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Huiqiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xuchun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Pengpeng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mengjue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Haixian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; C510683:tripeptide tyroservatide