scholarly journals Capsaicin Suppresses Cell Proliferation, Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and ROS Production in Bladder Cancer Cells through FOXO3a-Mediated Pathways

Molecules ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaiyu Qian ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Rui Cao ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Guofeng Qian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Ros Production ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Bladder Cancer Cells

scholarly journals Betulinic Acid Restricts Human Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation In Vitro by Inducing Caspase-Dependent Cell Death and Cell Cycle Arrest, and Decreasing Metastatic Potential

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1381
Author(s):  
So Young Kim ◽  
Hyun Hwangbo ◽  
Min Yeong Kim ◽  
Seon Yeong Ji ◽  
Da Hye Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Human Bladder Cancer ◽  
Human Bladder ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Bladder Cancer Cells ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Human Bladder Cancer Cells

Betulinic acid (BA) is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid and generally found in the bark of birch trees (Betula sp.). Although several studies have been reported that BA has diverse biological activities, including anti-tumor effects, the underlying anti-cancer mechanism in bladder cancer cells is still lacking. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the anti-proliferative effect of BA in human bladder cancer cell lines T-24, UMUC-3, and 5637, and identify the underlying mechanism. Our results showed that BA induced cell death in bladder cancer cells and that are accompanied by apoptosis, necrosis, and cell cycle arrest. Furthermore, BA decreased the expression of cell cycle regulators, such as cyclin B1, cyclin A, cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) 2, cell division cycle (Cdc) 2, and Cdc25c. In addition, BA-induced apoptosis was associated with mitochondrial dysfunction that is caused by loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, which led to the activation of mitochondrial-mediated intrinsic pathway. BA up-regulated the expression of Bcl-2-accociated X protein (Bax) and cleaved poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), and subsequently activated caspase-3, -8, and -9. However, pre-treatment of pan-caspase inhibitor markedly suppressed BA-induced apoptosis. Meanwhile, BA did not affect the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), indicating BA-mediated apoptosis was ROS-independent. Furthermore, we found that BA suppressed the wound healing and invasion ability, and decreased the expression of Snail and Slug in T24 and 5637 cells, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in UMUC-3 cells. Taken together, this is the first study showing that BA suppresses the proliferation of human bladder cancer cells, which is due to induction of apoptosis, necrosis, and cell cycle arrest, and decrease of migration and invasion. Furthermore, BA-induced apoptosis is regulated by caspase-dependent and ROS-independent pathways, and these results provide the underlying anti-proliferative molecular mechanism of BA in human bladder cancer cells.

Induction of G1 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by berberine in bladder cancer cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 661 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keqiang Yan ◽  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Jinbo Feng ◽  
Lifang Hou ◽  
Lei Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Bladder Cancer Cells ◽  
G1 Cell Cycle Arrest

Effect of Yes Associated Protein 1 Silence on Proliferation and Apoptosis of Bladder Cancer Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 857-863
Author(s):  
Gaoliang Wu ◽  
Chao Hao ◽  
Xueliang Qi ◽  
Jianqiang Nie
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Apoptosis ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Proliferation And Apoptosis ◽  
Bladder Cancer Cells ◽  
Cancer Tissues

Yes Associated Protein 1 (YAP) can act as either an oncoprotein or a tumor suppressor in different cellular contexts. However, the reports about the direct role of YAP silence in bladder cancer cells are rare. We designed loss-off-function experiments to investigate the effect of YAP knockdown on bladder cancer cell proliferation, cell cycle and cell apoptosis. We examined YAP expression in human bladder cancer and paracancerous tissues using RT-qPCR, western blot and immunohisto-chemistry. YAP short hairpin RNA (shRNA) was successfully constructed and transfected into T24 cells to knockdown YAP. Cell proliferation, cell cycle and cell apoptosis were analyzed by CCK-8 and flow cytometry. We found the expression levels of YAP mRNA and protein were significantly increased in the bladder cancer tissues when compared with that in the paracancerous tissues. shRNA YAP inhibited cell proliferation, induced cell cycle arrest at G1 phase, and induced cell apoptosis. In conclusion, our findings provided the first evidence that YAP knockdown could inhibit cell proliferation and induce cell apoptosis of bladder cancer cells. YAP inhibition may be beneficial in the treatment of bladder cancer.

scholarly journals Low-temperature Plasma Jet Activated Media Induces Apoptosis in Bladder Cancer Cells via the Cytochrome c/caspase 3 Pathway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideo Fukuhara ◽  
Endre J. Szili ◽  
Jun-Seok Oh ◽  
Kawada Chiaki ◽  
Shinkuro Yamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Ros Production ◽  
Low Temperature Plasma ◽  
Temperature Plasma ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Mitochondrial Ros ◽  
Bladder Cancer Cells

Abstract Current methods used to treat non-muscle invasive bladder cancer are inadequate due to a high recurrence rate after surgery and occurrence of adverse events such as interstitial pneumonia following intravesical instillation therapy. Low-temperature plasma is a new form of physical therapy that provides a rich source of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Oxidative solutions, created by pre-treatment of aqueous media with plasma before application to target cells, lead to the destruction of cancer cells through oxidative stress pathways. This study focuses on the effects of plasma activated media (PAM) in bladder cancer cells. PAM treatment increases up regulation of p21 and down regulation of Cyclin D and CdK4 leading to cell cycle arrest, and concomitantly depolarises the mitochondrial membrane leading to increased mitochondrial ROS production. Cell cycle arrest and increased mitochondrial ROS production induce apoptosis in bladder cancer cells in vitro and in a bladder cancer tumour in vivo via the pro-apoptotic caspase 3/cytochrome c pathway. These observations highlight the potential of plasma activated solutions as a new adjuvant therapy in the clinical treatment of bladder cancer.

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