title: [Effect of matrine and oxymatrine on proliferation and expression of Stat3 and Stat5 in SMMC-7721 cell line].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of matrine and oxymatrine on proliferation and the expression of Stat3, Stat5 mRNA in SMMC-7721 cell line.
  
  
  METHODS
  Treated with matrine and oxymatrine, the inhibitory effect on SMMC-7721 cell proliferation was detected by MTT, double fluorescence labeling was applied to measure the apotosis ratios of SMMC-7721cells, the expression of Stat3 and Stat5 mRNA in SMMC-7721 cell line were assessed with RT-PCR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Matrine and oxymatrine could inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells and it was time and dose dependent, the expression of Stat3 and Stat5 mRNA in SMMC-7721 cell with matrine and oxymatrine were significantly lower than those in control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the same dose of matrine and oxymatrine, matrine showed stronger effect on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and Stat3 and Stat5 mRNA (P<0.05 or P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Matrine and oxymatrine inhibited the proliferation and induced the of SMMC-7721 cells significantly, the mechanism of which might be related to the down-regulation of stat3 and stat5 mRNA and inhibition of the signaling transduction pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital, Medical Collage of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jun-Yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011807:Quinolizines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D000093842:Matrines
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011807:Quinolizines; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; C037573:oxymatrine; D000093842:Matrines