Inhibitory effect of emodin on migration, invasion and metastasis of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro and in vivo

  • Authors:
    • Yang Sun
    • Xiufeng Wang
    • Qianmei Zhou
    • Yiyu Lu
    • Hui Zhang
    • Qilong Chen
    • Ming Zhao
    • Shibing Su
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  • Published online on: November 3, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3585
  • Pages: 338-346
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Abstract

In breast cancer, metastasis is the main reason for patient mortality. In the present study, we used breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells and a mouse xenograft model to demonstrate the effect of emodin on the migration, invasion and metastasis of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells and the related mechanisms. In vitro, wound healing and Transwell assays showed that emodin dose-dependently inhibited the migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that emodin decreased the secretion of MMP-2 and MMP-9. Western blot analysis showed that emodin downregulated the expression levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, uPA and uPAR as well as p38 inhibitor SB203580 and ERK inhibitor PD980559, even though TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 were not obviously changed in the MDA-MB-231 cells. Furthermore, emodin inhibited the activity of p38 and ERK1/2 in the MDA-MB-231 cells. In vivo, emodin inhibited lung metastasis in mice bearing the breast cancer MDA-MB-231 xenografts with no obvious changes in body weight, liver and kidney functions. These results indicated that emodin inhibited the lung metastasis of human breast cancer in a mouse xenograft model, and inhibited the invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells associated with the downregulation of MMP-2, MMP-9, uPA and uPAR expression as well as decreased activity of p38 and ERK.
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Sun Y, Wang X, Zhou Q, Lu Y, Zhang H, Chen Q, Zhao M and Su S: Inhibitory effect of emodin on migration, invasion and metastasis of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro and in vivo. Oncol Rep 33: 338-346, 2015
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Sun, Y., Wang, X., Zhou, Q., Lu, Y., Zhang, H., Chen, Q. ... Su, S. (2015). Inhibitory effect of emodin on migration, invasion and metastasis of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro and in vivo. Oncology Reports, 33, 338-346. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3585
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Sun, Y., Wang, X., Zhou, Q., Lu, Y., Zhang, H., Chen, Q., Zhao, M., Su, S."Inhibitory effect of emodin on migration, invasion and metastasis of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro and in vivo". Oncology Reports 33.1 (2015): 338-346.
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Sun, Y., Wang, X., Zhou, Q., Lu, Y., Zhang, H., Chen, Q., Zhao, M., Su, S."Inhibitory effect of emodin on migration, invasion and metastasis of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro and in vivo". Oncology Reports 33, no. 1 (2015): 338-346. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3585