The Chinese Medicine, Jiedu Recipe, Inhibits the Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition of Hepatocellular Carcinoma via the Regulation of Smad2/3 Dependent and Independent Pathways. (8th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liang, Shufang; Zou, Yong; Gao, Jingdong; Liu, Xiaolin; Lin, Wanfu; Yin, Zifei; Du, Juan; Zhang, Ya'ni; Chen, Qunwei; Li, Shu; Cheng, Binbin; Ling, Changquan
• Other Names: Mannucci Carmen Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. Volume 2018(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-08-08
• Subjects: Alternative medicine -- Periodicals; 615.505
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/5629304
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-427X

Abstract

Abstract : Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. In China, traditional Chinese herb medicine has been widely used in the treatment of HCC. Jiedu Recipe (JR) is a common used prescription which has shown good results against HCC. However, the exact mechanisms of JR are still unknown. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy of JR on HCC in the current study. JR inhibited the cell viability of both SMMC-7721 and Huh7 cells in both time- and dose-dependent manners. Transwell assay revealed that JR decreased the number of migrated cells of SMMC-7721 cells. JR treatment increased the E-cadherin expression level and decreased the levels of p-Smad2/3 and Smad2/3. Further study showed that JR reversed the effect of TGF β 1 on the expression of E-cadherin, vimentin, N-cadherin, and MMP2/9. JR also significantly inhibited TGF β 1-induced migration and invasion of SMMC-7721 and Huh7 cells determined by wound healing assay and transwell assay. TGF β 1 treatment increased the phosphorylation of Smad2/3, p38 MAPK, JNK, ERK1/2, and Akt in SMMC-7721 cells and pretreatment with JR blocked TGF β 1-induced activation of Smad2/3 and Akt and MAPKs. In conclusion, JR inhibits liver cancer cells migration and invasion through epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) inhibition via Smad2/3 dependent and independent pathways, suggesting it is an effective therapeutic strategy against HCC metastasis.