PMID- 29516987 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180830 LR - 20220316 IS - 1998-4138 (Electronic) IS - 1998-4138 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jan TI - Effects of the Akt inhibitor Src-homology 5 on proliferation and apoptosis of the laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 208-212 LID - 10.4103/0973-1482.199454 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the Akt inhibitor Src-homology 5 (SH-5) on the proliferation and apoptosis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cells (LSCC; Hep-2 cells) and to elucidate the possible mechanisms of such effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Hep-2 cells were treated with different concentrations of the Akt inhibitor SH-5. The inhibitory effect of SH-5 on cell proliferation was examined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, whereas apoptosis was detected by flow cytometric based on Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) staining. In addition, the expression level of Akt protein was evaluated by Western blot analysis. RESULTS: MTT assay results revealed that SH-5 inhibited the proliferation of Hep-2 cells, with its greatest effect being observed at 2 muM. Apoptosis of Hep-2 cells increased following treatment with SH-5. Treatment of Hep-2 cells with SH-5 decreased the expression of Akt, and this effect was statistically significantly when compared with that in controls (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: SH-5 inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis in the LSCC cell line Hep-2. These effects may be caused by inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt signaling pathway. We believe that our data will provide useful insights into LSCC target treatment and future researchn. FAU - Jia, Tao AU - Jia T AD - Department of Otolaryngology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Cao, Qing-Qing AU - Cao QQ AD - Department of Health, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Chen, Xue-Mei AU - Chen XM AD - Department of Otolaryngology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Xu, Feng-Lei AU - Xu FL AD - Department of Otolaryngology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - India TA - J Cancer Res Ther JT - Journal of cancer research and therapeutics JID - 101249598 RN - 0 (1-((1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methylglycero)phospho)-3-deoxy-myo-inositol) RN - 0 (Inositol Phosphates) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Inositol Phosphates/*pharmacology MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*antagonists & inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt inhibitor Src-homology 5 OT - Hep-2 cell line OT - apoptosis OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - proliferation COIS- There are no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2018/03/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/31 06:00 CRDT- 2018/03/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/31 06:00 [medline] AID - JCanResTher_2018_14_1_208_199454 [pii] AID - 10.4103/0973-1482.199454 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cancer Res Ther. 2018 Jan;14(1):208-212. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.199454.