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ArticleCancer management and research2020

Oxymatrine Inhibits Proliferation and Migration of Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells via Attenuation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK Pathway.

Yanshi Wang, Shaojie Yang, Shanshan Zhang, Xin Wu

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yanshi WangDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-0671-531X
Shaojie YangDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-9836-8548
Shanshan ZhangDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0059-792X
Xin WuDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-9860-8062
First Hospital of China Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the anti-tumor effects of oxymatrine in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) cells and to explore the underlying mechanisms.

methodsWe selected SW962 and A431 VSCC cell lines. Cell proliferation was examined using MTT assay. Cell cycle and apoptosis were detected using flow cytometry. Migration and invasion were evaluated using transwell and wound-healing assays. The relevant protein expression and signaling pathways were analyzed using Western blotting.

resultsOxymatrine inhibited the proliferation of SW962 and A431 VSCC cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Oxymatrine induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase by increasing the protein expression of P21 and decreasing levels of cyclin B1 and CDC2. Oxymatrine upregulated the expression of cleaved-caspase 3 and BAX and downregulated the expression of BCL2, which led to an increase in apoptosis. Oxymatrine also suppressed the migration and invasion of SW962 and A431 cells by reducing levels of MMP2 and MMP9. After treatment with oxymatrine or a RAS inhibitor (salirasib), expression levels of RAS, p-RAF, p-MEK, p-ERK, C-MYC, and MMP2 were reduced. When TGF-β1 was used to stimulate SW962 and A431 cells, the expression of the above proteins increased; this increase was reversed by using oxymatrine or salirasib again.

conclusionOxymatrine inhibits proliferation and migration of VSCC cells by blocking the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway.

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oxymatrineRAS/RAF/MEK/ERKvulvar squamous cell carcinoma

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