The Effects of Astragalus Polysaccharide on Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Proliferation and Morphology Induced by A549 Lung Cancer Cells
Yue-Mei Zhang, Yong-Qi Liu, Dongling Liu, Liying Zhang, Jie Qin, Zhiming Zhang, Yun Su, Chunlu Yan, Ya-Li Luo, Jintian Li, Xiaodong Xie, Quanlin Guan
Department of Oncology, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China (mainland)
Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:4110-4121
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.914219
Available online: 2019-06-02
Published: 2019-06-02
BACKGROUND:
The tumor microenvironment in lung cancer plays an important role in tumor progression and metastasis. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) co-cultured with A549 lung cancer cells show changes in morphology, increase cell proliferation, and cell migration. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Astragalus polysaccharide (APS), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on the changes induced in bone marrow-derived MSCs by A549 lung cancer cells in vitro.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
Bone marrow-derived MSCs were co-cultured with A549 cells (Co-BMSCs). Co-cultured bone marrow-derived MSCs and A549 cells treated with 50 μg/ml of APS (Co-BMSCs + APS) were compared with untreated Co-BMSCs. Cell proliferation was measured using the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. Flow cytometry evaluated the cell cycle. Microarray assays for mRNA expression and Western blot for protein expression were used.
RESULTS:
Compared with untreated Co-BMSCs, APS treatment of Co-BMSCs improved cell morphology, reduced cell proliferation, and inhibited cell cycle arrest. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) pathway, TP53, caspase-3, acetylated H4K5, acetylated H4K8, and acetylated H3K9 were involved in the regulatory process.
CONCLUSIONS:
APS treatment reduced cell proliferation and morphological changes in bone marrow-derived MSCs that were co-cultured with A549 lung cancer cells in vitro.
Keywords: adult stem cells, Astragalus Plant, Genes, Neoplasm
