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Qu Y, Wang Z, Zhao F, Liu J, Zhang W, Li J, Song Z, Xu H. AFM-detected apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells induced by American ginseng root water extract. Micron 2017; 104:1-7. [PMID: 29049926 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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American ginseng as a common and traditional herbal medicine has been used in cancer treatment for many years. However, the effect of American ginseng on the cancer cell response (i.e. apoptosis) has not been fully understood yet. Previous studies demonstrated that cellular apoptosis was associated with the changes of mechanical and morphological properties. Therefore, in this study, mechanical and morphological characterizations were carried out by both atomic force microscope (AFM) and inverted optical microscope to investigate the apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (SMMC-7721) cells affected by American ginseng root water extract (AGRWE). The results showed that the cells treated with AGRWE exhibited significantly larger surface roughness, height and elastic modulus values than control group. Moreover, those parameters were upregulated under the higher concentration of AGRWE and longer culture time. Consequently, it indicates that the mechanical and morphological properties can be used as the apoptotic characteristics of SMMC-7721 cells. Also, the increased surface roughness and elastic modulus of cells under the AGRWE treatment have shown that the apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells can be enhanced by AGRWE. This will provide an important implication for hepatocelluar carcinoma treatment and drug development.
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- Yingmin Qu
- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China; Institute for Research in Applicable Computing, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU, UK.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, Netherlands
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China; Institute for Research in Applicable Computing, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU, UK
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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Pi J, Li B, Tu L, Zhu H, Jin H, Yang F, Bai H, Cai H, Cai J. Investigation of quercetin-induced HepG2 cell apoptosis-associated cellular biophysical alterations by atomic force microscopy. SCANNING 2016; 38:100-12. [PMID: 26179807 DOI: 10.1002/sca.21245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Quercetin, a wildly distributed bioflavonoid, has been proved to possess excellent antitumor activity on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the present study, the biophysical properties of HepG2 cells were qualitatively and quantitatively determined using high resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) to understand the anticancer effects of quercetin on HCC cells at nanoscale. The results showed that quercetin could induce severe apoptosis in HepG2 cells through arrest of cell cycle and disruption of mitochondria membrane potential. Additionally, the nuclei and F-actin structures of HepG2 cells were destroyed by quercetin treatment as well. AFM morphological data showed some typical apoptotic characterization of HepG2 cells with increased particle size and roughness in the ultrastructure of cell surface upon quercetin treatment. As an important biophysical property of cells, the membrane stiffness of HepG2 cells was further quantified by AFM force measurements, which indicated that HepG2 cells became much stiffer after quercetin treatment. These results collectively suggest that quercetin can be served as a potential therapeutic agent for HCC, which not only extends our understanding of the anticancer effects of quercetin against HCC cells into nanoscale, but also highlights the applications of AFM for the investigation of anticancer drugs.
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- Jiang Pi
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Pi J, Cai H, Jin H, Yang F, Jiang J, Wu A, Zhu H, Liu J, Su X, Yang P, Cai J. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of ROS-Mediated Oridonin-Induced Oesophageal Cancer KYSE-150 Cell Apoptosis by Atomic Force Microscopy. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140935. [PMID: 26496199 PMCID: PMC4619704 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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High levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells is recognized as one of the major causes of cancer cell apoptosis and has been developed into a promising therapeutic strategy for cancer therapy. However, whether apoptosis associated biophysical properties of cancer cells are related to intracellular ROS functions is still unclear. Here, for the first time, we determined the changes of biophysical properties associated with the ROS-mediated oesophageal cancer KYSE-150 cell apoptosis using high resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM). Oridonin was proved to induce ROS-mediated KYSE-150 cell apoptosis in a dose dependent manner, which could be reversed by N-acetylcysteine (NAC) pretreatment. Based on AFM imaging, the morphological damage and ultrastructural changes of KYSE-150 cells were found to be closely associated with ROS-mediated oridonin-induced KYSE-150 cell apoptosis. The changes of cell stiffness determined by AFM force measurement also demonstrated ROS-dependent changes in oridonin induced KYSE-150 cell apoptosis. Our findings not only provided new insights into the anticancer effects of oridonin, but also highlighted the use of AFM as a qualitative and quantitative nanotool to detect ROS-mediated cancer cell apoptosis based on cell biophysical properties, providing novel information of the roles of ROS in cancer cell apoptosis at nanoscale.
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- Jiang Pi
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, GuangZhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, GuangZhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, GuangZhou, China
- Department of Pharmacology, Hunan University of Medicine, HuaiHua, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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Wang Z, Wu XL, Wang X, Tian HX, Chen ZH, Li YQ. The biophysical property of A549 cells transferred by VEGF-D. SCANNING 2014; 36:202-208. [PMID: 23526563 DOI: 10.1002/sca.21087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 02/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor-D (VEGF-D) together with VEGF-C is considered to be associated with lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis and involve in tumorization. This study aims to investigate the influence of exogenous VEGF-D gene on the biophysical property of cell surface of lung adenocarcinoma cell line. A panel of lung adenocarcinoma cell lines were examined the expression of VEGF-D and VEGF-C by real-time PCR. The VEGF-D recombinant plasmid containing enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) was constructed and transfected to the cell line with no expression of VEGF-D and confirmed by real-time PCR and Western blot analysis. Topographic images of cells were obtained by using atomic force microscope (AFM) in contact mode. Unlike VEGF-C, VEGF-D was found to have a very low expression or undetectable expression in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines. The VEGF-D recombinant plasmid had been constructed successfully and was transferred into the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549 cells which had no endogenous expression of VEGF-D, and exogenous VEGF-D could be detected in mRNA and protein expression levels in the gene modified cells, while the VEGF-C gene expression had no change after VEGF-D transfection. After transfection, the irregular microspikes or nano clusters could observe on the surface of A549 cells, and VEGF-D transfected A549 cells became more rigid. The exogenous VEGF-D gene might cause the remarkable biophysical architectural changes in the A549 cells, which might as a novel biomarker for evaluation of its biological function.
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- Zhen Wang
- Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Hematology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Hematology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Ke C, Jin H, Cai J. AFM studied the effect of celastrol on β1 integrin-mediated HUVEC adhesion and migration. SCANNING 2013; 35:316-326. [PMID: 23239560 DOI: 10.1002/sca.21070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Integrin-mediated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) adhesion to the extracellular matrix plays a fundamental role in tumor-induced angiogenesis. Celastrol, a traditional Chinese medicine plant, has possessed anticancer and suppressed angiogenesis activities. Here, the mechanism underling the antiangiogenesis capacity of celastrol was investigated by exploring the effect of celastrol on β1(CD29) integrin-mediated cell adhesion and migration. Flow cytometry results showed that the HUVECs highly expressed CD29 and cell adhesion assay indicated that celastrol specifically inhibited the adhesion of HUVECs to fibronectin (FN) without affecting nonspecific adhesion to poly-L-lysine (PLL). After cell FN adhesion being inhibited, the cell surface nanoscale structure and adhesion force were detected by atomic force microscope (AFM). High-resolution imaging revealed that cell morphology and ultrastructure changed a lot after being treated with celastrol. The membrane average roughness (Ra) and the major forces were decreased from 31.34 ± 4.56 nm, 519.60 ± 82.86 pN of 0 μg/ml celastrol to 18.47 ± 6.53 nm, 417.79 ± 53.35 pN of 4.0 μg/ml celastrol, 10.54 ± 2.85 nm, 258.95 ± 38.98 pN of 8.0 μg/ml celastrol, respectively. Accompanying with the decrease of adhesion force, the actin cytoskeleton in the cells was obviously disturbed by the celastrol. All of these changes influenced the migration of HUVECs from the wound-healing migration assay. Taken together, our results suggest that celastrol can be as an inhibitor of HUVEC adhesion to FN. This work provides a novel approach to inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and tumor growth.
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- Changhong Ke
- Department of Chemistry, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Lee YJ, Lee GJ, Kang SW, Cheong Y, Park HK. Label-free and quantitative evaluation of cytotoxicity based on surface nanostructure and biophysical property of cells utilizing AFM. Micron 2013; 49:54-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Effects of long-term serial cell passaging on cell spreading, migration, and cell-surface ultrastructures of cultured vascular endothelial cells. Cytotechnology 2013; 66:229-38. [PMID: 23553018 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-013-9560-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The effects of serial cell passaging on cell spreading, migration, and cell-surface ultrastructures have been less investigated directly. This study evaluated the effects of long-term serial cell passaging (totally 35 passages) on cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells which were pre-stored at -80 °C as usual. Percentage- and spread area-based spreading assays, measurements of fluorescently labeled actin filaments, migration assay, and measurements of cell-surface roughness were performed and quantitatively analyzed by confocal microscopy or atomic force microscopy. We found that the abilities of cell spreading and migration first increased at early passages and then decreased after passage 15, in agreement with the changes in average length of actin filaments. Recovery from cold storage and effects of cell passaging were potentially responsible for the increases and decreases of the values, respectively. In contrast, the average roughness of cell surfaces (particularly the nucleus-surrounding region) first dropped at early passages and then rose after passage 15, which might be caused by cold storage- and cell passaging-induced endothelial microparticles. Our data will provide important information for understanding serial cell passaging and implies that for pre-stored adherent cells at -80 °C cell passages 5-10 are optimal for in vitro studies.
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Jin H, Zhao H, Liu L, Jiang J, Wang X, Ma S, Cai J. Apoptosis induction of K562 cells by lymphocytes: an AFM study. SCANNING 2013; 35:7-11. [PMID: 23417662 DOI: 10.1002/sca.21028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Antitumor immunotherapies, as a prospective approach for local cancer treatment, are attracting increasing interests. To detect the reacting course of immune and tumor cells, we have observed the process of K562 cells (a human erythroleukemic cell line) coculturing with peripheral lymphocytes, and the morphological and ultrastructural alterations of K562 cells and lymphocytes were investigated as well using atomic force microscopy (AFM). AFM morphological imaging revealed that after coculture the apoptosis-like structures such as blebbing, pores, and apoptotic bodies were observed on the K562 cells. Also, the cell-surface roughness decreased significantly, which implied the changes in chemical composition of cell membranes. Moreover, the lymphocytes were damaged to some extent induced by the coculture. The data demonstrated that K562 cells could be attacked and induced apoptosis by lymphocytes, and they would make damages to lymphocytes to escape the surveillance of immune system.
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- Hua Jin
- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Nano-Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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