Costunolide induces apoptosis and inhibits migration and invasion in H1299 lung cancer cells.

Costunolide induces apoptosis and inhibits migration and invasion in H1299 lung cancer cells. Oncol Rep. 2020 Mar 26;: Authors: Wei M, Li J, Qiu J, Yan Y, Wang H, Wu Z, Liu Y, Shen X, Su C, Guo Q, Pan Y, Zhang P, Zhang J Abstract Costunolide being a sesquiterpene lactone, is known to have anticancer properties. The present study investigated the anticancer effects of costunolide against the H1299 human non‑small‑cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line. Inhibition of cell viability by costunolide was assessed via a MTT assay. Furthermore, the apoptotic rate was detected using Annexin V/propidium iodide labeling. A colony forming cell assay was performed to investigate the antiproliferative effects of costunolide. Wound healing and Transwell assays were performed to determine the inhibitory effects of costunolide on migration and invasion, respectively. Western blot analysis was undertaken to determine protein expression, and reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR was performed to assess mRNA expression levels. The results demonstrated that costunolide inhibited the viability of H1299 cells, with a half maximal inhibitory concentration value of 23.93±1.67 µM and induced cellular apoptosis in a dose‑dependent manner. Furthermore, the colony formation, migrative and invasive abilities of the H1299 cells were inhibited in a dose‑ or time‑dependent manner. The protein expression levels of E‑cadherin increased and those of N‑c...
Source: Oncology Reports - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncol Rep Source Type: research