PMID- 30785478 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190313 LR - 20200225 IS - 1414-431X (Electronic) IS - 0100-879X (Print) IS - 0100-879X (Linking) VI - 52 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Feb 14 TI - Kaempferol suppresses human gastric cancer SNU-216 cell proliferation, promotes cell autophagy, but has no influence on cell apoptosis. PG - e7843 LID - S0100-879X2019000200610 [pii] LID - 10.1590/1414-431X20187843 [doi] LID - e7843 AB - Gastric cancer remains a serious threat to human health worldwide. Kaempferol is a plant-derived flavonoid compound with a wide range of pharmacological activities. This study aimed to investigate the effects of kaempferol on gastric cancer SNU-216 cell proliferation, apoptosis, and autophagy, as well as underlying potential mechanisms. Viability, proliferation, and apoptosis of SNU-216 cells after kaempferol treatment were evaluated using cell counting kit-8 assay, 5-btomo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation assay, and annexin V-FITC/PI staining, respectively. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR was performed to measure the mRNA expressions of cyclin D1 and microRNA-181a (miR-181a) in SNU-216 cells. Cell transfection was used to down-regulate the expression of miR-181a. The protein expression levels of cyclin D1, bcl-2, bax, caspase 3, caspase 9, autophagy-related gene 7, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-I (LC3-I), LC3-II, Beclin 1, p62, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK), and phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K) in SNU-216 cells were detected using western blotting. Results showed that kaempferol significantly suppressed SNU-216 cell viability and proliferation but had no influence on cell apoptosis. Further results suggested that kaempferol significantly induced SNU-216 cell autophagy. The expression of miR-181a in SNU-216 cells after kaempferol treatment was enhanced. Kaempferol significantly inactivated MAPK/ERK and PI3K pathways in SNU-216 cells. Suppression of miR-181a significantly reversed the kaempferol-induced MAPK/ERK and PI3K pathways inactivation in SNU-216 cells. This research demonstrated that kaempferol suppressed proliferation and promoted autophagy of human gastric cancer SNU-216 cells by up-regulating miR-181a and inactivating MAPK/ERK and PI3K pathways. FAU - Zhang, Fan AU - Zhang F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1084-1183 AD - Teaching and Research Department of Diagnostics, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Ma, Cuimei AU - Ma C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8817-0789 AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Retracted Publication DEP - 20190214 PL - Brazil TA - Braz J Med Biol Res JT - Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas JID - 8112917 RN - 0 (Kaempferols) RN - 731P2LE49E (kaempferol) SB - IM RIN - Braz J Med Biol Res. 2020;53(9):e7843retraction. PMID: 32756813 MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Autophagy/*drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/*drug effects MH - Humans MH - Kaempferols/*pharmacology MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*pathology PMC - PMC6376319 EDAT- 2019/02/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/14 06:00 PMCR- 2019/02/14 CRDT- 2019/02/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/02/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/02/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/02/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0100-879X2019000200610 [pii] AID - 10.1590/1414-431X20187843 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Braz J Med Biol Res. 2019 Feb 14;52(2):e7843. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20187843.