Chinese Hepatolgy ›› 2023, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (8): 943-946.

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Effect of fibronectin type III domain containing 5 on the metastatic activity of HepG2 hepatoma cells in vitro and its mechanism

YUAN Qing-gong, ZHANG Yan, LI Jun-hui, YANG Wen-bin   

  1. Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi 710004, China
  • Received:2022-10-22 Online:2023-08-31 Published:2023-09-21
  • Contact: YANG Wen-bin

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of FNDC5 on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its related mechanisms in order to propose new ideas for the treatment of HCC.Methods HepG2 cells were divided into four groups based on FNDC5 concentration (0, 5, 10 and 20 μM). The activity, invasion and migration of HepG2 cells,as well as apoptosis rate, were analyzed by MTT test, colony formation test, Transwell test, flow cytometry and cell scratch test. The impact of FNDC5 on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway was analyzed by Western blot.Results FNDC5 reduced the growth activity of HepG2 cells (92.86±0.32 vs 79.32±0.17 vs 50.11±0.56 vs 29.29±0.96), inhibited HepG2 cell colony formation (238.25±12.28 vs 126.91±9.56 vs 68.93±9.25 vs 32.53±7.32), and prevented the occurrence of HepG2 cell invasion and migration (87.13±2.18 vs 66.23±2.16 vs 46.23±3.27 vs 22.56±5.12; 88.46±12.55 vs 55.08±9.21 vs 39.62±5.63 vs 19.26±5.71).FNDC5 also induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells (1.46±0.23 vs 5.08±0.11 vs 9.66±0.23 vs 13.27±1.01).Conclusion HepG2 cell metastatic activity can be inhibited by FNDC5, and the anti-tumor effect of FNDC5 may be connected to the Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway.

Key words: fibronectin type III domain containing 5, HepG2, Transfer activity, Hepatocellular carcinoma