title: [Effects of vitamin C on A549 cell proliferation, apoptosis and expressions of Caspase, Survivin].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It was proven that Vitamin C could inhibit the growth of many types of tumors as an antioxidant. The aim of this study is to explore role of Vitamin C in proliferation and apoptosis of lung carcinoma cell line A549 and the underlying mechanism.
  
  
  METHODS
  A549 cells were cultured in vitro and incubated with Vitamin C. The cell viability was measured by growth curve and clonogentic assay. Flow cytometry was used to analyze cell cycle and detect apoptosis. The levels of expression of Caspase-3 mRNA and Survivin mRNA were detected by RT-PCR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Vitamin C of 400 microg/mL, 4 mg/mL significantly inhibited the growth of A549 cell lines (P = 0.024, P = 0.015, respectively). Flow cytometry showed that the cells major stagnation stayed in the G0/G1 and S phase and the apoptotic rate increased with time prolonged. Vitamin C signifiantly up-regulated the expression of Caspase-3 mRNA, but had no effect on Survivin mRNA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitamin C can inhibit the proliferation of A549, block A549 cells in G0/G1 and S phase, and induce apoptosis of A549 cells. Apotosis occurred by up-regulated the expression of Caspase-3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiritory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541000, China.
authors.forename: Pengyong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Jinrong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jiying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lanzhen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: She
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000235:genetics*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000077022:Survivin
chemical_list: C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D000077022:Survivin; D053148:Caspase 3; D001205:Ascorbic Acid