Oxymatrine inhibits proliferation of human bladder cancer T24 cells by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest

  • Authors:
    • Shun Li
    • Yi Zhang
    • Qingyong Liu
    • Qingli Zhao
    • Liuyu Xu
    • Shengliang Huang
    • Shiming Huang
    • Xuebin Wei
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  • Published online on: April 7, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6013
  • Pages: 4453-4458
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Abstract

Oxymatrine has been shown to exert an antitumor effect on several types of cancer cells. However, the role of oxymatrine in bladder cancer has not yet been evaluated. The present study was designed to investigate the potential anti‑proliferative effect of oxymatrine on bladder cancer T24 cells and the possible mechanisms involved. A 3‑(4,5‑dimethylthiazol‑2‑yl)‑2,5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay was used to determine cell growth, and the cell morphology was examined using hematoxylin and eosin staining, wrights' staining and electron microscopy. The caspase‑3 and survivin mRNA and protein levels were assessed using reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis, respectively. The expression of tumor protein p53 (p53), Bcl‑2‑associated X protein (Bax) and B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‑2) were analyzed using immunohistochemistry. Oxymatrine inhibited the proliferation of the T24 cells in a dose‑ and time‑dependent manner. Oxymatrine also induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in the cells, in association with the upregulation of caspase‑3 and Bax, and the downregulation of survivin, Bcl‑2 and p53 expression. Overall, oxymatrine inhibits the proliferation of human bladder cancer cells by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest via mechanisms that involve p53‑Bax signaling and the downregulation of survivin expression.

Introduction

Bladder cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors of the urinary system worldwide, affecting 16.6 per 100,000 males and 3.6 per 100,000 females (1). Although surgery is the usual and effective way to treat bladder cancer, the 5-year recurrence rate is ~50% following surgical treatment (2,3). At present, intravesical chemotherapy is the most frequently used method to prevent the recurrence of bladder cancer, subsequent to surgery (4). However, chemotherapy is often associated with multidrug resistance and toxic side effects, with little specificity to cancer cells, which elucidates the challenges of applying chemotherapy to bladder cancers. Natural compounds have previously emerged as a potential treatment for cancer therapy; therefore, natural compounds may be a promising target for bladder cancer therapy.

Matrine, the active compound that may be extracted from the Chinese herb Sophora flavecens, has previously been used to treat chronic hepatitis B, allergic dermatitis and hypoleukocytosis, in China (5,6). Matrine may transform into oxymatrine, which may also be extracted from Sophora flavecens, and the nitrogen-oxygen bond may split under certain conditions transforming oxymatrine back to matrine (7). Several studies have demonstrated the multiple beneficial effects of matrine, including anti-arrhythmia (8), anti-inflammation (9,10) and anti-fibrosis (11,12) effects, with minimal side effects reported. In addition, previous studies have shown that matrine induces apoptosis in several cancer cell lines, including breast cancer MCF-7 cells (13) and pancreatic cancer PANC1 cells (14), using various mechanisms, which potentiate the role of matrine in cancer therapy. However, it remains unclear whether matrine is able to inhibit the growth of bladder cancer cells. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate whether matrine exerts an antitumor effect on the bladder cancer T24 cell line. The results revealed that matrine exhibits an anti-proliferative effect on the T24 cells, by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest.

Materials and methods

Cell culture

The T24 cell line was obtained from the Department of Laboratory Diagnosis, Chongqing Medical University (Chongqing, China). The cells were incubated in Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI)-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Sijiqing, Hangzhou, China), at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere with 5% CO2.

3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. T24 cells in the exponential growth phase (24–96 h after plating) were seeded into 96-well plates at ~4×104 cells/well, and then treated with oxymatrine (0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5.0 and 10 mg/ml; Ningxia Qiyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Yinchuan, Ningxia, China) for 24, 48 and 72 h. Subsequent to incubation for various times, 20 µl MTT reagent (5 mg/ml; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) was added to each well and incubated for an additional 4 h. Dimethyl sulfoxide was used to dissolve the MTT formazan. Mitomycin C (MMC) was used as a positive control. The absorbance values at 600 nm were obtained using a spectrometer (Infinite® 200; Tecan Group Ltd., Männedorf, Switzerland).

Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR)

The total RNA of the treated cells was isolated using the Invitrogen TRIzol reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), according to the manufacturer's protocols. The ReverTra Ace® qPCR RT kit (Toyobo Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China) was used to synthesize cDNA from the total RNA, producing a 0.5 µg sample per assay. A SYBR® Premix Ex Taq II kit (Takara Biotechnology (Dalian) Co., Ltd., Dalian, China) was used to perform the qPCR on the CFX96 Touch™ Real-Time PCR Detection System (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA, USA). The primers were synthesized by Sangon Biotech Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) and the sequences were as follows: i) Survivin forward, 5′-GCCCAGTGTTTCTTCTGCTT-3′ and reverse, 5′-CCGGACGAATGCTTTTTATG-3′; ii) caspase-3 forward, 5′-GAGTGCTCGCAGCTCATACCT-3′ and reverse, 5-'CCTCACGGCCTGGGATTT-3′; iii) glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) forward, 5′-AGCCACATCGCTCAGACAC-3′ and reverse, 5′-GCCCAATACGACCAAATCC-3′. The PCR protocol was as follows: Survivin: 94°C for 2 min, 94°C for 30 sec 54°C for 30 sec (30 cycles) and 72°C for 5 min; and caspase-3: 94°C for 5 min, 95°C for 30 sec, 52°C for 30 sec (35 cycles) and 72°C for 5 min. The gene expression was normalized to GAPDH, using the 2−ΔΔCq method (15) and the experiments were performed in triplicate.

Western blot analysis

The treated T24 cells were digested using 1% trypsin for 3–10 min at 37°C. The cells were then treated with 100 µl lysis buffer for each sample. The cells were subsequently placed on ice for 30 min. Each sample was centrifuged at 14,000 × g for 10 min and the supernatants were collected. The protein concentrations of the supernatants were determined using a bicinchoninic acid kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, Haimen, China). For the western blot analysis, 30 µg denatured total protein for each sample was separated on a sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis gel and transferred onto a polyvinylidene fluoride membrane. The membranes were blocked in 5% skimmed milk for 2 h and were incubated with primary antibodies [rabbit anti-human survivin monoclonal antibody (catalog no., BA14055; dilution, 1:1,000); and rabbit anti-human caspase-3 monoclonal antibody (catalog no., BA3592; dilution, 1:1,000) purchased from Wuhan Boster Biological Technology, Ltd., Wuhan, China] overnight at 4°C. The horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies [goat anti-rabbit IgG (catalog no., BA1055; dilution, 1:5,000) purchased from Wuhan Boster Biological Technology, Ltd.] were used to detect the primary antibodies on the membrane and the bands were visualized using 3,3-diaminobenzidine (DAB). Each experiment was performed in triplicate.

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

The cells were seeded onto coverslips and examined using IHC staining. The HRP Conjugated anti-Mouse/Rabbit IgG SABC kit (catalog no., SA1020) was purchased from Wuhan Boster Biological Technology, Ltd., and the staining procedure was performed according to the manufacturer's protocols. DAB was used to develop the color, and the cells were counterstained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). The rate of expression was calculated manually.

H&E and Wright's staining

The T24 cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% bovine serum (Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific) at 37°C with 5% CO2 and placed on coverslips where they were treated with 1.25 mg/ml oxymatrine. The staining was performed using the Hematoxylin-Eosin Staining kit (Wuhan Boster Biological Technology, Ltd.), according to the manufacturer's protocols.

Electron microscopy

The treated cells were fixed in 1% osmic acid and subsequently subjected to gradient dehydration in ethanol. The cells were then embedded in epoxy resin, sectioned (100 µm thick) and stained with lead citrate. Electron microscopic images were captured using the JEM-100CXII transmission electron microscope (JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, Japan).

Flow cytometric analysis of DNA content

The T24 cells were synchronized for 24 h and were treated with 1.25 and 2.50 mg/ml oxymatrine for 72 h. Following treatment, the cells were collected using trypsin and resuspended in pre-cooled ethanol. The cell suspensions were mixed with an equal volume of propidium iodide (PI) staining buffer for 30 min, and then passed through a 40-µm strainer. The PI stain was excited at a wavelength of 488 nm. The results were analyzed using ModFit LT 2.0 software (Verity Software House, Inc., Topsham, ME, USA).

Statistical analysis

The data are presented as the mean ± standard error. Student's t-test was used to compare the differences between two groups and the differences among three or more groups were compared using a one-way analysis of variance, followed by the Bonferroni post hoc test. A two-tailed P-value of <0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Oxymatrine inhibits the proliferation of T24 cells

Previous studies have shown that matrine exerts a growth inhibition effect on breast cancer cells (13); however, whether matrine has a similar effect on bladder cancer cells has not been elucidated. In order to address this issue, an MTT assay was performed to examine the role of oxymatrine in cell growth. As shown in Fig. 1A, the exponential growth phase of the T24 cells was between 24–96 h after plating. The cells were treated with various doses of oxymatrine for 24, 48 and 72 h. Low doses (0.625 mg/ml) of oxymatrine showed no significant effect on the cell inhibition ratio, whereas a medium to high dose (1.25–10.00 mg/ml) of oxymatrine significantly inhibited the growth of the T24 cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner (Fig. 1B). In order to better understand the effect of oxymatrine on T24 cells, the data was analyzed using a regression equation, which indicated that the 50% inhibition concentration of oxymatrine on the T24 cells was 1.82 mg/ml (Fig. 1C).

Oxymatrine induces apoptosis in T24 cells

Multiple causes may account for the growth inhibition effect of oxymatrine, including apoptosis and necrosis. In order to examine whether the growth inhibition was caused by apoptosis, the T24 cells were subjected to 1.25 mg/ml oxymatrine for 72 h. H&E staining revealed that the cells in the control group were spindle-shaped, the nuclei were hyperchromatic and the nucleoli were presented clearly. By contrast, the oxymatrine-treated cells exhibited an irregular cell shape and shrinkage of the cytoplasm (Fig. 2A). Wright's staining clearly showed that the nuclei were condensed and that the nuclear membranes were crescent-shaped, an indication of apoptotic bodies (Fig. 2A). In addition, the cells displayed the typical features of apoptosis, including a decreased nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio, a decreased nucleolus size, condensed chromatin and the invagination of cell membranes, following treatment with oxymatrine (Fig. 2B). These results suggest that oxymatrine induces apoptosis in T24 cells.

Oxymatrine induces cell cycle arrest in T24 cells

In order to evaluate the effect of oxymatrine on cell cycle progression, the T24 cells were treated with oxymatrine at the doses of 1.25 and 2.50 mg/ml. The DNA content was determined using flow cytometry. As shown in Fig. 3A and Table I, the cell number in the S phase was significantly decreased for each dose (% cell population in phase, 40.59 and 44.42% for 1.25 and 2.5 mg/ml, respectively, vs. 54.10% for control; P<0.05) in the oxymatrine-treated groups compared with the control group. Cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase was also observed in the treated groups (% cell population in phase, 54.52 and 52.41% for 1.25 and 2.5 mg/ml, respectively, vs. 43.31% for control; P<0.05). Consistent with the findings of the morphological studies, the apoptotic sub-G1 peak was detected, and the apoptotic ratio of the cells that were treated with 1.25 mg/ml oxymatrine was 5.37% (Fig. 3A and B).

Table I.

Cell cycle distribution and apoptotic ratio following treatment with oxymatrine (%).

Table I.

Cell cycle distribution and apoptotic ratio following treatment with oxymatrine (%).

Groups G0/G1SG2/MApoptotic ratio
Control43.3154.102.590.00
1.25 mg/ml oxymatrine54.5244.421.065.37
2.50 mg/ml oxymatrine52.4140.596.99a

a Apoptotic ratio could not be analyzed for 2.50 mg/ml oxymatrine as necrosis occurred in a high number of cells and was therefore difficult to clearly determine.

Oxymatrine affects the expression of apoptosis regulator proteins

In order to investigate the mechanism that mediates the pro-apoptotic effect of oxymatrine on T24 cells, the cells were firstly treated with oxymatrine. The levels of caspase-3 and survivin were evaluated, and the results from the RT-qPCR and western blot analysis revealed that the mRNA and protein expression levels of the apoptosis effector, caspase-3, increased in a dose-dependent manner (Fig. 4A and B). By contrast, the mRNA and protein expression levels of the anti-apoptotic gene, survivin, were decreased (Fig. 4A and B). In addition, the expression of tumor protein p53 (p53), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and BCL2-associated X protein (Bax) was examined using IHC. As shown in Fig. 4C, p53 expression was significantly decreased (25.75 vs. 76.25%; P<0.05), Bax expression was markedly increased (58.25 vs. 23.38%; P<0.05) and Bcl-2 expression was notably increased (27.13 vs. 64.38%; P<0.05) in the T24 cells of the oxymatrine-treated group compared with the control group.

Discussion

The present study demonstrates that oxymatrine initiates an anti-proliferative effect on the bladder cancer T24 cell line, in addition to inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, which is consistent with previous studies on other types of cancer cells.

Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary system (16,17). As recurrent bladder cancers are often characterized by a high occurrence, poor differentiation and a high invasive ability, searching for effective chemotherapy drugs is a priority for improving the prognosis. The natural compound oxymatrine, which is an alkaloid that is extracted from the traditional Chinese herb Sophora flavecens, has emerged as an important chemical compound in the treatment of cancer.

Consistent with several previous studies that have reported the antitumor effects of matrine on cancer cells (1820), the present study reinforced the findings of the anti-proliferative effects of oxymatrine in bladder cancer cells. The MTT assay indicated that oxymatrine decreased the cell survival rate in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which indicates the significant inhibitory effect of oxymatrine on T24 cell proliferation. In addition, the morphologies of the cells were evidently altered to an apoptotic phenotype by oxymatrine. Oxymatrine induced the shrinkage of T24 cell cytoplasm and the condensation of the nucleus. In particular, crescent-shaped apoptotic bodies were also present in the cells. Normal cell cycle progression is important for the proliferation and division of cancer cells. In the present study, the findings of the flow cytometry analysis showed that oxymatrine induced T24 cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase and therefore decreased the cell number in the S phase. The mechanisms underlying the anti-proliferative effect of oxymatrine were investigated in order to strengthen the current understanding of the therapeutic value of oxymatrine in prostate cancer.

One of the major features of oxymatrine in the present study is the induction of apoptosis, a self-killing process that relies on the stepwise activation of caspases and substrates. Among the caspase family, caspase-3 acts as the rate-limiting enzyme that determines the extent of apoptosis. Survivin is another important regulator of cell survival that has been demonstrated to inhibit apoptotic signals by inhibiting the activation of endogenous caspase-9 (21). Survivin has also demonstrated the ability to exert an anti-apoptotic effect through competitively binding with the p21-cdk4 complex, thereby promoting the release of p21. p21 and caspase-3 form a complex that may inhibit caspase-3 activity (22). The results of the present study showed the increased expression of caspase-3 mRNA and the decreased expression of survivin mRNA caused by oxymatrine. In addition, similar results were observed for the protein expression of caspase-3 and survivin. The present study indicates that the transcriptional regulation of apoptosis via caspase-3 and survivin regulation may be one of the mechanisms underlying the effect of oxymatrine on cell proliferation. Another important molecule that regulates apoptosis is p53. p53 is important for G1/S cell cycle regulation, and cells that express wild-type p53 are arrested in the G1 phase, initiating apoptosis as a response to DNA damage. However, cells that express mutated forms of p53 may exhibit a cancerous aneuploidy phenotype, and are unable to initiate apoptosis (23). p53 mutations have been identified in the majority of cancer cell types (24). As the half-life of wild-type p53 is extremely short, IHC is commonly used to detect the expression of mutant p53. The results of the present study indicated that oxymatrine significantly suppressed the nuclear expression of mutant p53. Proteins located in the mitochondrial membrane are also important for the regulation of apoptosis. In the present study, Bcl-2 and Bax demonstrated anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic effects, respectively. Additionally, p53 has been previously indicated to transcriptionally activate Bax expression (25). The abnormal expression of the Bcl-2 and Bax proteins in bladder cancer has been previously illustrated (26,27). The results of the present study indicated an increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio due to oxymatrine, which indicates that a p53-Bax dependent mechanism may be involved in this process.

Certain limitations were evident in the present study. For example, the results were all obtained from in vitro studies; therefore, careful assessment of the effect of oxymatrine on bladder cancer cell apoptosis in vivo is recommended in future studies.

In summary, the present study elucidated the anti-proliferative effect of the natural compound oxymatrine on bladder cancer cells. Oxymatrine was indicated to induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in T24 cells via the regulation of survivin and p53-Bax signaling. The findings may have clinical implications for future chemotherapy strategies.

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