OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Tatarinan O(TO)
a lignans monomeric compound in Acorus calamus
on transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1)-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition(EMT) and its migration of non-small cell lung cancer A459 cells. METHODS: The onset of EMT in A549 cells was induced by TGF-β1. The expression of E-cadherin
Vimentin
SMAD2 protein and phosphorylated SMAD2(p-SMAD2) protein
and the nuclear translocation behavior of SMAD2 were detected by using Western blotting and immunofluorescence assay; the cell migration ability was detected by scratch assay. RESULTS: TO was able to inhibit TGF-β1-induced phosphorylation of SMAD2 on A549 cells
which presented a dose-dependent(P<0.05) and prevented its nuclear translocation. The Vimentin expression was significantly reduced and the E-cadherin expression was significantly increased under the action of TO at 25 and 50 μmol/L
with statistically significant differences(P<0.05) compared with TO at 0 μmol/L
which further inhibited the migratory behavior of A549 cells. CONCLUSIONS: TO can inhibit TGF-β1-induced EMT in non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells through SMAD2 signaling pathway