125 I seeds irradiation inhibits tumor growth and induces apoptosis by Ki-67, P21, Survivin,Livin and Caspase-9 expression in lung carcinoma xenografts

Abstract Background: Lung cancer is a fatal disease and a serious health problem worldwide. Patients are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage, with the effectiveness of chemotherapy for such patients being very limited. Iodine 125 seed(125I) irradiation can be used as an important adjuvant treatment for lung carcinoma. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of irradiation by 125I seeds in human lung cancer xenograft model and to determine the underlying mechanisms involved, with a focus on apoptosis. Methods: A group of 40 mice bearing A549 lung adenocarcinoma xenografts were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group (n=10), sham seed (0 mCi) implant group (n=10), 125I seed (0.6 mCi) implant group (n=10) and 125I seed (0.8 mCi) implant group (n=10), respectively. The body weight and tumor volume, was recorded every four days until the end of the study. Apoptotic cells were checked with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay and activities of caspase-3 and caspase-8 enzyme were tested. Expression of P21, survivin, livin, caspase-9 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (Ki-67) was detected with immunohistochemical staining. Results: The results of TUNEL staining assays shows that 125I seed irradiation suppresses the growth of lung cancer xenografts in nude mice and induces apoptosis. The activity of caspase-3 and caspase-8 was significantly higher. The expression levels Ki67, survivin and livin were substantially downregulated, while P21 and caspase-9 protein expression was significantly increased following 125I seed irradiation. This study revealed that 125I seed irradiation could significantly change apoptosis-related protein in human lung cancer xenograft. Conclusions: Overall, our study demonstrates that radiation exposure by 125I seeds has been expected as a new treatment option for lung cancer..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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ResearchSquare.com - (2022) vom: 28. Juli Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Lijun [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Cunzhi [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Xinhong [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Yiwei [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Caihong [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.21203/rs.3.rs-23236/v1

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XRA034570608