Zhou Kun,Yang Hui,Zhou Wei,Zhang Chunqin,Shu Haifeng,Wang Bin.Effect of drug blockade of type-3 metabotropic glutamate receptor on proliferation and differentiation in glioma stem cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(17):1701-1706.
Zhou Kun,Yang Hui,Zhou Wei,Zhang Chunqin,Shu Haifeng,Wang Bin.Effect of drug blockade of type-3 metabotropic glutamate receptor on proliferation and differentiation in glioma stem cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(17):1701-1706.DOI:
Effect of drug blockade of type-3 metabotropic glutamate receptor on proliferation and differentiation in glioma stem cells
Objective To determine the effect of type-3 metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR3) antagonist LY341495 on the biological behavior of cultured human glioma stem cells (GSCs). Methods Cultured human GSCs and nude mouse xenograft models were divided into three groups including a control group
an agonist group and an antagonist group. Cell proliferation rate was assessed by CCK-8 assay. Cell cycle was measured by flow cytometry. Expression of CD133 was assessed by immunohistochemistry and laser scanning confocal microscopy. The mRNA and protein expressions of β-catenin and c-myc were measured by real-time RT-PCR and Western blotting. Results As compared with the control group
the cell proliferation rate and the proportion of GSCs at S stage of cell cycle in the antagonist group significantly decreased in a time-dependent manner (P0.05). The number of GSCs differentiating into astrocytes significantly increased in the antagonist group. The number of the nestin-positive cells decreased
but the number of the GFAP-positive cells increased (P0.05). LY341495 significantly decreased the mRNA and protein expressions of β-catenin and c-myc (P0.05). LY341495 significantly decreased the growth and volume of transplanted tumors in nude mouse xenograft models (P0.05). Conclusion In the biological behavior of human GSCs
mGluR3 plays an important role. The drug blockade of mGluR3 can inhibit the growth of cultured GSCs and the transplanted tumors in nude mouse xenograft models via Wnt/β-catenin pathway.