Oridonin elevates sensitivity of ovarian carcinoma cells to cisplatin via suppressing cisplatin-mediated autophagy

Background Cisplatin resistance has been found to contribute to the failure of ovarian carcinoma treatment. Oridonin is a natural en-kaurane tetracyclic diterpenoid compound discovered in Rabdosia rubescene (Henmsl.) Hara. Herein, we tested whether oridonin could exert chemo-sensitization activity o...

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Published inLife sciences (1973) Vol. 233; p. 1
Main Authors Zhao, Yaxian, Xia, Huanjun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier BV 15.09.2019
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Annexin V
Apoptosis
Autophagy
Cell activation
Cell viability
Cholecystokinin
Cisplatin
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian carcinoma
Phagocytosis
Rapamycin
Sensitivity
Toxicity
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Summary:Background Cisplatin resistance has been found to contribute to the failure of ovarian carcinoma treatment. Oridonin is a natural en-kaurane tetracyclic diterpenoid compound discovered in Rabdosia rubescene (Henmsl.) Hara. Herein, we tested whether oridonin could exert chemo-sensitization activity on cisplatin-resistant ovarian carcinoma cells. Methods Firstly, A2780CP cells and SKOV3/DDP cells were exposed to cisplatin and/or oridonin treatment. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) kit and Dead Cell Apoptosis Kit with Annexin V-FITC and PI were carried out to test cell viability and apoptosis, respectively. Then, pBeclin-1 was transfected to overexpress Beclin-1. 3-Methyladenine (3-MA) acted as autophagy inhibitor, while rapamycin acted as autophagy activator. Finally, the influence of cisplatin and/or oridonin treatment on human normal ovarian epithelial IOSE 364 cell viability and apoptosis were also detected. Results Oridonin incubation notably elevated the cisplatin-caused reduction of A2780CP and SKOV3/DDP cell viabilities and enhancement of cell apoptosis. Cisplatin-caused A2780CP and SKOV3/DDP cell autophagy was dramatically inhibited by oridonin. Overexpression of Beclin-1 mitigated the influence of oridonin on cisplatin-caused A2780CP and SKOV3/DDP cell autophagy. Inhibition of cell autophagy by 3-MA promoted the oridonin + cisplatin-caused A2780CP and SKOV3/DDP cell apoptosis, while activation of cell autophagy by rapamycin had opposite effects. Oridonin and cisplatin co-treatment had no significant effects on IOSE 364 cell viability and apoptosis. Conclusion The chemo-sensitization activity of oridonin on cisplatin-resistant ovarian carcinoma cells was verified in this study. Oridonin elevated sensitivity of ovarian carcinoma cells to cisplatin via suppressing cisplatin-mediated autophagy.
ISSN:0024-3205
1879-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116709