title: Synergistic effect of oxymatrine and angiogenesis inhibitor NM-3 on modulating apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the synergistic effect of oxymatrine (OM) and angiogenesis inhibitor NM-3 on modulating apoptosis in human gastric cancer cell lines SGC-7901, MKN-45, MKN-74.
  
  
  METHODS
  Human gastric cancer lines SGC-7901, MKN-45, MKN-74 were treated with OM in the absence and presence of NM-3. The inhibitory rates were detected by MTT assay. Synergistic effect of OM and NM-3 on the growth of survivin, bcl-2, bax and p53 in SGC-7901 cells were examined by semiquantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting, and their growth inhibitory effects were also observed on SGC-7901 tumor xenograft in nude mice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  OM combined with NM-3 exhibited a synergistic inhibitory effect on the growth of SGC-7901, MKN-45 and MKN-74 cells in a time-dependent manner. Twenty-four hours after treatment with OM, NM-3 alone and their combination, mRNA expression of survivin and bcl-2 in SGC-7901 cells decreased, p53 mRNA expression increased. OM (4 g/L) combined with NM-3 significantly increased the expression of p53 mRNA and decreased the expression of survivin and bcl-2 compared with either agent alone (193% +/- 34% vs 129% +/- 12%; 44% +/- 18% vs 92% +/- 18%; 36 +/- 17% vs 93% +/- 23%, P < 0.05). Western blotting showed that the synergistic effect of OM and NM-3 on protein translation of survivin, bcl-2 and p53 was in accordance with their mRNAs. Furthermore, OM/NM-3 combination obviously exhibited antitumor growth effect in xenografted human gastric cancer cells SGC-7901 compared with either agent alone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OM combined with NM-3 has synergistic inhibitory effects on human gastric cancer cells in vitro and can suppress the growth of xenografted human gastric cancer cells SGC-7901 in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China.
authors.forename: Ming-Quan
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jin-Shui
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jin-Lian
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Da
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wei-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004357:Drug Synergism; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D049934:Isocoumarins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011807:Quinolizines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000077022:Survivin; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000093842:Matrines
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D049934:Isocoumarins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D011807:Quinolizines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000077022:Survivin; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; C453300:isocoumarin NM-3; C037573:oxymatrine; D000093842:Matrines