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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2010

Effect of mycophenolate mofetil plus adriamycin on HepG-2 cells.

Yan-Kui Chu, Yi Liu, Ji-Kai Yin, Nan Wang, Liang Cai, Jian-Guo Lu

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Article in World journal of hepatology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yan-Kui ChuYan-Kui Chu, Yi Liu, Ji-Kai Yin, Nan Wang, Liang Cai, Jian-Guo Lu, Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, China.
Yi Liu
Ji-Kai Yin
Nan Wang
Liang Cai
Jian-Guo Lu
Tang Du Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the influence of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) plus adriamycin (ADM) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells.

methodsHCC cells were treated with 100 μg/ml of MMF alone (MMF group), 1 μg/mL of adriamycin (ADM group) alone, or a combination of the drugs (MMF + ADM group). We performed an 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay to measure the growth inhibition rate of HCC cells. Flow cytometry was used to determine the percentage of cells in different phases of the cell cycle and the number of apoptotic cells. Hoechst 33258 staining revealed the morphological changes associated with apoptosis in HCC cells.

resultsThe results of MTT assays revealed that monotherapy with ADM or MMF showed inhibition of cell growth, while MMF + ADM therapy afforded an inhibition rate of more than 90% with cell distribution in G1 and G2/M phase greater than that in S phase. MMF + ADM treatment also downregulated Bcl-2 expression markedly. The growth of HCC cells was markedly inhibited and apoptosis was enhanced in all the 3 groups. Compared with other 2 groups, the MMF + ADM group showed more obvious apoptosis of cells.

conclusionThe MMF plus ADM combination exerts remarkable inhibitory effects on the growth of HCC cells.

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AdriamycinApoptosisCell cycleHepatocellular carcinomaMycophenolate mofetil

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PMID21161014
PMCPMC2998975
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