Objective: Melanoma is a highly aggressive tumour, and treatment efficacy depends on the stage of the tumour. Early stage cutaneous melanoma is efficiently treated by surgical excision. In contrast, late-stage melanoma requires chemotherapy with dacarbazine (DTIC). Unfortunately, advanced melanoma can often be resistant to DTIC. The mechanisms of anti-melanoma effects of DTIC are still poorly understood, which hinders development of more potent therapies. In this study, we examined the effects of DTIC on growth inhibition of FEMX-1 melanoma cell line, expression of apoptosis-related proteins, and expression of micro (mi)RNA-200 (miRNA-200a, miRNA-200b, miRNA-200c, and miRNA-141).
Materials And Methods: DTIC was used at 50 (low dose) or 100 (high dose) mg/ml. Cell growth inhibition was documented by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was quantified by propidium iodide staining and caspase 3-8 activity assay. Expression of apoptosis-related proteins Bim, Bak, BAX, and Bad were documented by Western blot analysis, while expression of miRNA-200 by PCR.
Results: DTIC dose-dependently inhibited growth of FEMX-1 melanoma cell line, induced cell apoptosis, modulated the levels of apoptosis-related proteins, and up-regulated expression of miRNA-200 family members.
Conclusions: DTIC inhibits the growth of melanoma cells by up-regulating expression of miRNA-200.
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