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The synergistic effect of propofol and ulinastatin suppressed the viability of the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial A549 cell line

  • Authors:
    • Ping Li
    • Peipei Guo
    • Chunshui Lin
    • Murong He
    • Xiaoqing Zhu
    • Chuan Liu
    • Jing Tang
    • Wei Wang
    • Weidong Liang
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  • Published online on: August 8, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9283
  • Pages: 5191-5199
  • Copyright: © Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Ulinastatin and propofol (PPF) are recognized for their anticancer properties. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the synergistic antitumor effect of PPF followed by ulinastatin against A549 cells. In MTT assays, PPF (10, 20 and 30 µM) followed by 200 U/ml ulinastatin was more effective at inhibiting A549 cell viability compared with PPF (10, 20 and 30 µM) or 200 U/ml ulinastatin. PPF (10, 20 and 30 µM) followed by 200 U/ml ulinastatin treatments synergistically increased the number of S cells and synergistically reduced the number of G2/M cells associated with PPF stimulation in a dose‑dependent manner. Western blot analysis demonstrated that the antitumor effect of PPF followed by 200 U/ml ulinastatin treatments were associated with the downregulated expression of extracellular signal‑regulated kinase 1 and 2 phosphorylation (p‑ERK1/2) and matrix metalloproteinases 2 (MMP‑2). In conclusion, these data demonstrated that PPF (20 and 30 µM) followed by 200 U/ml ulinastatin treatments synergistically stimulated a significant proportion of A549 cells in S phase. Furthermore, the combination synergistically reduced a significant proportion of A549 cells in G2/M phase and synergistically suppressed the viability of A549 cells, which was possibly related regulation of the expression of p‑ERK1/2 and MMP‑2 in A549 cells.
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Li P, Guo P, Lin C, He M, Zhu X, Liu C, Tang J, Wang W and Liang W: The synergistic effect of propofol and ulinastatin suppressed the viability of the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial A549 cell line. Oncol Lett 16: 5191-5199, 2018
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Li, P., Guo, P., Lin, C., He, M., Zhu, X., Liu, C. ... Liang, W. (2018). The synergistic effect of propofol and ulinastatin suppressed the viability of the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial A549 cell line. Oncology Letters, 16, 5191-5199. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9283
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Li, P., Guo, P., Lin, C., He, M., Zhu, X., Liu, C., Tang, J., Wang, W., Liang, W."The synergistic effect of propofol and ulinastatin suppressed the viability of the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial A549 cell line". Oncology Letters 16.4 (2018): 5191-5199.
Chicago
Li, P., Guo, P., Lin, C., He, M., Zhu, X., Liu, C., Tang, J., Wang, W., Liang, W."The synergistic effect of propofol and ulinastatin suppressed the viability of the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial A549 cell line". Oncology Letters 16, no. 4 (2018): 5191-5199. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9283