AbstractObjective To investigate the radiobiological effects of VPA-BSANPs on C6 and U87 glioma cells in vitro. Methods C6 and U87 glioma cells were treated with different concentrations of VPA and VPA-BSANPs for 12 h and 24 h, and MTT assay was used to determine cell viability. C6 and U87 cells were treated with different concentrations of VPA and VPA-BSANPs combined with X-ray irradiation (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 Gy), and colony formation assay was used to determine plating efficiency (PE). C6 and U87 glioma cells were treated with different concentrations of VPA and VPA-BSANPs for 12 h, followed by X-ray irradiation (0, 4, and 8 Gy), and flow cytometry using Annexin V-FITC/PI staining was used to examine cell apoptosis. Western blot was used to evaluate the effects of VPA and VPA-BSANPs on radiation-induced apoptosis protein expression. One-way ANOVA was used for comparison of means with homogeneity of variance between multiple groups, and the t-test was used for comparison of means between two groups. Results Without irradiation, VPA and VPA-BSANPs had no significant inhibitory effects on the proliferation of C6 and U87 cells (P=0.328,0.920).The PE of cells treated with VPA-BSANPs combined with irradiation was significantly lower than that of cells treated with VPA combined with irradiation (P=0.000). In C6 and U87 cells, VPA-BSANPs combined with irradiation increased the expression of p53 and Bax (P=0.000,0.000 and P=0.010,0.002), but reduced the expression of Bcl-2(P=0.008,0.000). Active caspase-3 fragments were only found in the cells treated with VPA-BSANPs combined with irradiation and VPA combined with irradiation, but were less in the former cells than in the latter cells (P=0.004). The active fragments of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor were only found in the cells treated with VPA-BSANPs combined with irradiation. Conclusions VPA-BSANPs can increase the radiosensitivity of C6 and U87 glioma cells in vitro, possibly by promoting the apoptosis of tumor cells induced by radiation.
Guo Haijuan,Zhang wei,Zhao Xin et al. Radiobiological effects of VPA-BSANPs on C6 and U87 glioma cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2017, 26(4): 459-462.
Guo Haijuan,Zhang wei,Zhao Xin et al. Radiobiological effects of VPA-BSANPs on C6 and U87 glioma cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2017, 26(4): 459-462.