Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (50): 8084-8089.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.50.009

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Molybdenum effect on ECA-109 cell chemosensitization and p75NTR cell inhibition

Cai Zhong-li 1, Ding Chun-ping2, Ji Sheng-hui2, Liu Hong-feng2, Chen Fan-zhou2   

  1. 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanyang Medical College, Nanyang 473000, Henan Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanyang Medical College, Nanyang 473000, Henan Province, China
  • Received:2015-11-03 Online:2015-12-03 Published:2015-12-03
  • About author:Cai Zhong-Li, Attending physician, Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanyang Medical College, Nanyang 473000, Henan Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: In esophageal cancer chemotherapy, inhibiting proliferation of tumor cells and tumor stem cells can be effectively improved by using appropriate sensitive agents.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of molybdenum on ECA-109 cell chemosensitivity and p75NTR cell inhibition in esophageal carcinoma cells.
METHODS: ECA-109 cells at logarithmic phase were selected and randomly divided into blank control group, cisplatin group, molybdenum group and molybdenum+cisplatin group (combination group). Molybdenum and cisplatin at different concentrations were used in the three groups. MTT assay was used to detect ECA-109 cell proliferation and growth; flow cytometry was used to detect the proportion of P75NTR cells.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Cisplatin at different concentrations showed a certain inhibitory role in ECA-109 cells, which had an increasing killing effect on esophageal carcinoma stem cells at dose- and time-dependent manner. Molybdenum alone had no remarkable killing effects on inhibiting ECA-109 proliferation and esophageal carcinoma stem cells. Combination of molybdenum and cisplatin was found to have an enhanced effect to inhibit ECA-109 cells and to kill esophageal carcinoma stem cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which was significantly different from the cisplatin group and blank control group (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that 
molybdenum can promote and enhance the inhibitory effect of cisplatin on ECA-109 and p75NTR cells, which can be used as a chemosensitizer.
 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

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