目的:探讨二甲双胍对不同分化程度的子宫内膜癌细胞增殖的影响及相关作用机制。方法选取高分化子宫内膜癌细胞系Ishikawa和低分化子宫内膜癌细胞系AN3CA细胞。(1)活细胞计数(CCK-8)法检测二甲双胍和表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)信号通路抑制剂——AG1478作用后Ishikawa和AN3CA细胞增殖能力的变化,实验分为3组,二甲双胍组:加入不同浓度(分别为0.01、0.1、1、5、10 mmol/L,为终浓度,下同)的二甲双胍100μl;AG1478组:加入不同浓度(分别为1、5、10、15μmol/L)的AG1478100μl;二甲双胍+AG1478组:加入不同浓度(分别为0.1、1、5 mmol/L)的二甲双胍和不同浓度(分别为1、5、10μmol/L)的AG1478100μl。各组细胞继续培养24、48、72 h后检测其增殖能力的变化。(2)逆转录(RT)-PCR技术检测不同浓度(分别为0.01、0.1、1、5、10 mmol/L)二甲双胍作用24 h后Ishikawa和AN3CA细胞中EGFR mRNA表达水平的变化。(3)蛋白印迹(western blot)法检测二甲双胍(1 mmol/L)作用不同时间(分别为2、4、6、8 h)后Ishikawa和AN3CA细胞中总EGFR、磷酸化EGFR(p-EGFR)和总细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(ERK1/2)、磷酸化ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2)蛋白表达水平的变化。结果(1)CCK-8法检测显示,不同浓度的药物作用不同时间后,二甲双胍组、AG1478组、二甲双胍+AG1478组对Ishikawa和AN3CA细胞增殖的抑制作用均呈明显的时间-剂量依赖性(P<0.05);但二甲双胍对Ishikawa细胞增殖的抑制率明显低于AN3CA细胞(P〈0.05),而AG1478、二甲双胍+AG1478对Ishikawa细胞增殖的抑制率明显高于AN3CA细胞(P〈0.05),且二甲双胍与AG1478联合应用的抑制率明显高于单一药物(P〈0.05)。(2)RT-PCR技术检测显示,不同浓度(分别为0.01、0.1、1、5、10 mmol/L)的二甲双胍作用24 h后,Ishikawa细胞中EGFR mRNA的表达水平分别为0.74±0.03、0.61±0
Objective To investigate the effects of metformin on cell proliferation in differentiation degree of endometrial carcinoma cells and related mechanisms. Methods The endometrial cancer cell lines Ishikawa and AN3CA were used. Cell proliferation was assessed after exposure to metformin with or without epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor AG1478 by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) method. EGFR mRNA was determined by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. The expression of phosphorylation EGFR (p-EGFR) and total EGFR (t-EGFR) and phosphorylation extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2) and total ERK1/2 (t-ERK1/2) were examined by western blot. Results (1)CCK-8 experiment showed that metformin could inhibit the proliferation of endometrial cancer cells in a time-dependent manner and a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05), but the inhibition of well differentiated cell line Ishikawa was lower than that in poorly differentiated cells AN3CA (P<0.05). AG1478 also could inhibit the proliferation of endometrial cancer cells in a time-dependent manner and in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05), but the inhibition rate of well differentiated cell line Ishikawa was higher than that in poorly differentiated cells AN3CA (P<0.05). Metformin+AG1478 also could inhibit the proliferation of endometrial cancer cells in a time-dependent manner and in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05), and the inhibition of combined with metformin and AG1478 was stronger than that with a single application of drugs, but the inhibition rate of Ishikawa was higher than that in AN3CA (P<0.05).(2)RT-PCR method showed that different concentrations of metformin (0.01, 0.1, 1, 5, 10 mmol/L, respectively) for 24 hours, the expression level of EGFR mRNA in Ishikawa cells were respectively 0.74±0.03, 0.61±0.04, 0.46±0.03, 0.31±0.03 and 0.23±0.03, the expression level of EGFR mRNA in AN3CA cells were respectively 0.79±0.20, 0.61±0.03, 0.50±0.05, 0.32±0.03 a