LUO Yan,SHENG Tianxin,GU Chuanqi,et al.Efficacy of KLA peptide on cisplatin⁃resistant human ovarian cancer cells and its mechanism[J].Medical Journal of Wuhan University,2025,46(04):456-462.
LUO Yan,SHENG Tianxin,GU Chuanqi,et al.Efficacy of KLA peptide on cisplatin⁃resistant human ovarian cancer cells and its mechanism[J].Medical Journal of Wuhan University,2025,46(04):456-462.DOI: 10.14188/j.1671-8852.2024.0456.
Efficacy of KLA peptide on cisplatin⁃resistant human ovarian cancer cells and its mechanism
To investigate the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of a cationic amphiphilic peptide KLA on ovarian cancer cell lines and to provide new insights for the development of anticancer drugs.
Methods
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KLA was synthesized and co⁃cultured with normal cells
tumor cells
and drug⁃resistant tumor cells at various concentrations. Cell viability was compared with cells treated with cisplatin at the same concentration. Flow cytometry was used to measure the apoptosis levels
reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels
and cell cycle of drug⁃resistant cells treated with KLA. JC⁃1 staining was used to examine the effects of KLA on mitochondrial membrane potential.
Results
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The hemolysis rate of erythrocytes treated with KLA was nearly 0. The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC
50
) values of KLA for SKOV3
SKOV3/DDP
and MRC⁃5 cells were 21.99
15.33
and 166.2 μg⋅mL
-1
respectively
whereas the IC
50
values of cisplatin for SKOV3
SKOV3/DDP
and MRC⁃5 cells were 15.24
43.85
and 85.62 μg⋅mL
-1
respectively. KLA treatment increased the apoptosis level in SKOV3 cells from 7.7% to 27.3%
in SKOV3/DDP cells from 4.2% to 51.1%
in A2780 cells from 5.0% to 14.7%
and in A2780/DDP cells from 6.0% to 46.8%. KLA had no significant effect on the cell cycle of SKOV3 and SKOV3/DDP cells. JC⁃1 staining showed that KLA reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential in SKOV3 and SKOV3/DDP cells. KLA increased ROS levels in SKOV3 and SKOV3/DDP cells.
Conclusion
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KLA peptide can induce oxidative stress
promote apoptosis by damaging mitochondrial membrane potential
and increase intracellular ROS levels
with a stronger effect on drug⁃resistant tumor cells.
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