• Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China;
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【Abstract】ObjectiveTo explore the effect of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) on apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells induced with curcumin.
MethodsMTT assay was used to evaluate the cytotoxicity of curcumin to colorectal cancer cells. Flow cytometry was used to detect the antiapoptosis effect of HGF.
ResultsFlow cytometry showed only 64 μg/ml curcumin could play the proliferationinhibiting role in Caco-2 cells leading to their apoptosis; at the same time, different concentrations of HGF could antagonize this inhibitory effect resulting in the decrease of apoptosis, but HGF worked without a concentration-dependent manner. The study on MAPK pathway showed that the protective effect of HGF on the apoptosis of Caco-2 cells was not influenced by inhibiting p42/p44 MAPK and p38 MAPK pathway.
ConclusionHGF/SF antagonizes the apoptosis of Caco-2 cells induced with curcumin, but MAPK signaling pathway might not participate in this process.

Citation: LI Hongwu,SHAN Jixian.. Effect of Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor on Apoptosis of Colorectal Cancer Cells Induced with Curcumin. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2006, 13(1): 74-76. doi: Copy