title: Effect of polypeptides in bee venom on growth inhibition and apoptosis induction of the human hepatoma cell line SMMC-7721 in-vitro and Balb/c nude mice in-vivo.
abstract: Polypeptides in bee venom (PBV) produced a significant growth inhibition against SMMC-7721 human hepatoma cell line. Analysis of the mechanisms of cell death indicated that PBV induced an apoptotic cell death. SMMC-7721 cells exposed to PBV (10.0 microg mL(-1)) produced an insignificant morphological change. Analysis of the cytotoxicity with the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium) assay confirmed that the cytotoxic effects of PBV were dose- and timedependent. The result of Ki67 immunohistochemistry demonstrated that the proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells treated with PBV (10.0 mug mL(-1)) was inhibited. The apoptotic cell death was then confirmed by annexin V, propidium iodide staining and DNA fragmentation analysis. In in-vivo experiments, treatment with PBV (1.5 or 3 mg kg(-1)) resulted in a significant retardation of SMMC-7721 cell growth in Balb/c nude mice. These findings suggested that PBV could be used as a chemotherapeutic agent against tumours.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy 42 mailbox, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, 110016, RP China.
authors.forename: Haiyang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yanfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiguo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047368:Tumor Burden / Q000187:drug effects; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001514:Bee Venoms; D010455:Peptides