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石蒜碱下调METTL14介导Bcl-x剪接对CML细胞凋亡的影响
Lycorine induces apoptosis in CML cells by downregulating METTL14-mediated Bcl-x splicing
【摘要】 目的 探讨石蒜碱对伊马替尼耐药的慢性粒细胞白血病(chronic myeloid leukemia, CML)细胞促凋亡的作用机制,通过旧药新用策略为临床克服耐药提供新的治疗思路。方法 采用细胞增殖和毒性实验(cell counting kit-8, CCK-8)检测不同浓度梯度伊马替尼作用下K562和K562/G01细胞的增殖活性。采用石蒜碱与CML细胞共培养,运用CCK-8法检测CML细胞的增殖活性,以光学显微镜观察CML细胞的形态学变化,采用流式细胞术检测CML细胞的凋亡率,利用液相色谱-串联质谱检测CML细胞中腺苷(adenosine,A)和N6-甲基腺苷(N6-methyladenosine, m6A)含量,通过Western blot法检测METTL14、Bcl-xL/Bcl-xS蛋白比值的表达变化。结果 耐伊马替尼K562/G01细胞的耐药性得到证实,以伊马替尼作用CML细胞48 h,K562/G01细胞的IC50值约为K562细胞的24倍(P<0.05)。石蒜碱呈剂量依赖性抑制K562和K562/G01细胞的活性,但石蒜碱对K562/G01细胞活性的抑制作用更强,使细胞呈碎片化,数量明显减少,体积大小不一,而K562细胞形态和数量无明显变化。流式细胞术结果显示,与未处理组比,石蒜碱可提高K562/G01细胞的凋亡率(P=0.01),降低其整体m6A甲基化水平(P=0.03),而石蒜碱对K562细胞的凋亡和m6A甲基化修饰均无明显抑制效果(P>0.05)。同时Western blot实验结果表明,石蒜碱呈剂量依赖性下调METTL14蛋白的表达,在降低抗凋亡蛋白Bcl-xL表达的同时升高促凋亡蛋白Bcl-xS的表达,Bcl-xL/Bcl-xS蛋白比值显著降低。石蒜碱联合伊马替尼作用于耐药CML细胞,能显著降低K562/G01细胞的增殖活性(P<0.01)。结论 石蒜碱联合伊马替尼协同下调METTL14表达,从而影响Bcl-x的剪接模式,促进Bcl-xL向Bcl-xS的转换,诱导细胞凋亡,从而逆转K562/G01细胞的耐药性。
【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the pro-apoptotic mechanism of lycorine in imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia(CML) cells and to provide new therapeutic strategies for overcoming clinical drug resistance through drug repurposing. Methods The proliferative activity of K562 and K562/G01 cells treated with graded concentrations of imatinib was assayed using the Cell Counting Kit-8(CCK-8). After co-culture with lycorine, CML cell proliferation was measured by CCK-8. Morphological changes were observed under a light microscope, and apoptosis rates were analyzed by flow cytometry. The levels of adenosine(A) and N6-methyladenosine(m6A)were quantified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Protein expression of METTL14 and the Bcl-xL/Bcl-xS ratio was assessed by Western blot. Results The drug resistance of K562/G01 cells was confirmed, with an IC50value approximately 24-fold higher than that of K562 cells after 48-hour imatinib treatment(P<0.05). Lycorine dose-dependently inhibited the viability of both cell lines, with a more pronounced effect on K562/G01 cells, inducing cell fragmentation, reduced cell numbers, and irregular cell sizes, whereas K562 cells showed no significant morphological changes. Flow cytometry revealed that lycorine significantly increased apoptosis in K562/G01 cells(P=0.01)and decreased the overall m6A methylation level(P=0.03), whereas it had no significant effect on apoptosis or m6A methylation modification in K562 cells(P>0.05). Western blot analysis revealed that lycorine dose-dependently downregulated METTL14 protein expression, decreased the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-xL, increased the pro-apoptotic protein Bcl-xS, and thus significantly lowered the Bcl-xL/Bcl-xS ratio.Combination treatment with lycorine and imatinib synergistically suppressed K562/G01 cell proliferation(P<0.01). Conclusion The combination of lycorine and imatinib synergistically downregulates METTL14 expression, thereby modulating Bcl-x splicing patterns to promote the shift from antiapoptotic Bcl-xL to pro-apoptotic Bcl-xS, which induces apoptosis and reverses drug resistance in K562/G01 cells.
【Key words】 Lycorine; METTL14; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Splicing; Apoptosis;
- 【文献出处】 实验与检验医学 ,Experimental and Laboratory Medicine , 编辑部邮箱 ,2025年03期
- 【分类号】R733.72
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