Antineoplastic Effect of Several Herbal Medicine Mixtures on SNU-80 Anaplastic Thyroid
Carcinoma Cell Line

Yeo, Hyun-soo; Lee, Min-hye; Choi, You-kyung; Jun, Chan-young; Park, Jong-hyeong

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine > Volume 35(4); 2014 > Article

Original Article

The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2014;35(4): 416-427.

수종 한약 복합물의 역형성갑상선암세포 SNU-80에 대한 항암효과

여현수, 이민혜, 최유경, 전찬용, 박종형

가천대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실

Antineoplastic Effect of Several Herbal Medicine Mixtures on SNU-80 Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Line

Hyun-soo Yeo, Min-hye Lee, You-kyung Choi, Chan-young Jun, Jong-hyeong Park

Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Ga-Chon University

Correspondence

Jong-hyeong Park ,Tel: 032-468-0330, Fax: 032-468-4033, Email: sdragon@gachon.ac.kr

Published online: December 30, 2014.

ABSTRACT

Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the antineoplastic effect of several herbal medicine mixtures (compositions of Astragalus membranaceu, Angelica gigas, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Panax ginseng, Rhus verniciflua Stokes) on the SNU-80 anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cell line.

Methods:
MTT assay was used to examine whether our herbal medicine mixtures decreased cell growth rate of SNU-80. Wound healing assay and Transwell invasion assay was performed to investigate whether our herbal medicine mixtures affect the migration and invasion of anaplastic cancer cells, SNU-80. ELISA assay was performed to know if our herbal medicine mixtures suppressed the expression of pro-invasive molecules, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) secreted from SNU-80.

Results:
MTT assay demonstrated that A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii=1:1:1 or 3:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas :T. kirilowii:P. ginseng=1:1:1:1 or 3:1:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng:R. verniciflua Stokes=1:1:1:1:1 or 3:1:1:1:1 strongly suppressed the growth of SNU-80. Wound healing assay demonstrated that A. membranaceus:A. gigas= 3:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii=1:1:1 or 3:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng=1:1:1:1 or 3:1:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng:R. verniciflua Stokes=1:1:1:1:1 or 3:1:1:1:1 inhibited the migration of SNU-80. Transwell invasion assay demonstrated that A. membranaceus:A. gigas=1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii =1:1:1 or 3:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng=1:1:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng :R. verniciflua Stokes=1:1:1:1:1 or 3:1:1:1:1 inhibited the invasion of SNU-80. ELISA assay demonstrated that A. membranaceus :A. gigas:T. kirilowii=1:1:1 or 3:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng:R. verniciflua Stokes=1:1:1:1:1 suppressed the expression of VEGF. Also, A. membranaceus:A. gigas=1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii=1:1:1 or 3:1:1, A. membranaceus :A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng=1:1:1:1 or 3:1:1:1, A. membranaceus:A. gigas:T. kirilowii:P. ginseng:R. verniciflua Stokes =1:1:1:1:1 or 3:1:1:1:1 suppressed the expression of MMP-2.

Conclusions:
The results obtained in this study suggest that several herbal medicine mixtures suppresse the growth and inhibit the migration and invasion of SNU-80, which is anaplastic thyroid cancer cells. Especially, A. membranaceus:A. gigas: T. kirilowii=1:1:1 mixture had a stronger anti-cancer effect.

Key words: several herbal medicine mixtures, antineoplastic effect, SNU-80, anaplastic thyroid cancer cells