Objective To investigate whether Huaier can reverse the drug resistance of CEM-C1 cells to glucocorticoid(GC) in human acute T lymphocytic leukemia (T-ALL) and its possible mechanism. Methods CEM-C1 and CEM-C7 cells were set as control group (0 μg/ml) and experimental groups (200 and 600 μg/ml) after treated with different concentrations of Huaier; T-ALL CEM-C1 cells were set as Huaier (100 μg/ml) combined with dexamethasone (DEX)(12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 μg/ml)groups; CCK-8 was used to detect the affect of Huaier on the inhibition rate to proliferation of each group of cells; Flow cytometry(FCM) was employed to detect the effect of different concentrations Huaier (200 and 600 μg/ml) on the apoptosis and cell cycle of CEM-C1 and CEM-C7 cells; Western blotting was performed to detect the MDR1 and Pim3 protein expression levels in CEM-C1, CEM-C7 cells and CEM-C1 cells treated with different concentrations of Huaier (200 and 600 μg/ml); qRT-PCR was used to detect the expression level of Pim3 mRNA in CEM-C1 and CEM-C7 cells and CEM-C1 cells treated with different concentrations of Huaier(200 and 600 μg/ml). Results Huaier inhibited the proliferation of CEM-C1 and CEM-C7 cells in a dose-dependent manner;For CEM-C1 cells, compared with DEX alone, the drug resistance was reversed by 1.34 times in Huaier+DEX group, and Huaier(100 μg/ml) combined with low concentration of DEX (12.5, 25, 50 μg/ml) increased the proliferation inhibition rate of CEM-C1 cells (P<0.05); the coeffcient of drug interaction (CDI) values of all groups were <1. Compared with control group, the apoptosis rate of CEM-C1 and CEM-C7 cells increased significantly with the increase of Huaier concentration (P<0.05). Compared with control group, the number of CEM-C1 and CEM-C7 cells decreased in G0/G1 stage and increased in S stage in 200 and 600 μg/ml Huaier groups. The expression levels of MDR1 and Pim3 protein and Pim3 mRNA in CEM-C1 cells were higher than those of CEM-C7 cells (2.41±0.32 vs. 1.34±0.43; 0.39±0.10 vs. 0.13±0.05; 1.00 vs. 0.37±0.02, respectively, P<0.05). Compared with control group, the expression levels of MDR1 and Pim3 proteins and Pim3 mRNA reduced obviously in CEM-C1 cells after treatment with 200 and 600 μg/ml Huaier (P<0.05). Conclusion Huaier can inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of CEM-C1 and CEM-C7 cells, and partially reverse the resistance of CEM-C1 cells to GC, the mechanism may be related to the down-regulation of Pim3.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |