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Investigation of The Antiproliferative Effect of Colchicine on SNU-1 Gastric Cancer Cells
Abstract
In this study, colchicine's cytotoxic effects on SNU-1 cells were examined, and a probable mechanism behind its cytotoxicity was revealed. According to the results of the study, colchicine displayed considerable cytotoxicity with an IC50 value of 14.81ng/ml when it was administered to the cells for 24 hours at different doses ranging from 5 to 100ng/ml. Furthermore, according to mechanistic studies, usege of colchicine significantly increased both early and late apoptotic cells in flow cytometry experiments. The late apoptotic cell population percentage in the control group (5.14 ± 1.27%) dramatically increased to 22.83 ± 1.38% in 14.81ng/ml colchicine treated cells. The early apoptotic cell population percentage in the control group (2.00 ± 1.12%) increased to 6.57 ± 2.35% in 14.81ng/ml colchicine treated cells. ELISA method was used to evaluate how colchicine affects the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins in SNU-1 cells. Colchicine treatment increased pro-apoptotic Bax and cleaved caspase 3 activities, while anti-apoptotic BCL-2 levels decreased. It is concluded that colchicine increases apoptosis in SNU-1 cells, which leads to an overall increase in cell death. Colchicine's promise as an anticancer drug to treat stomach cancer, however, needs additional research to be determined.
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Thanks
The author is grateful to the CÜTFAM research center that provided the infrastructure for the experiments.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Fatih Yulak
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0000-0003-3708-6752
Türkiye
Publication Date
June 30, 2023
Submission Date
February 27, 2023
Acceptance Date
June 17, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 44 Number: 2