Sorafenib'in HepG2 Hücreleri Üzerindeki Sitotoksik Etkisinin Farklı pH Ortamlarında Değerlendirilmesi

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 36 Sayı: 1, 13 - 21, 24.07.2025

Sedat Gökmen , Dilek Güvenç

https://doi.org/10.35864/evmd.1662662

Öz

Hepatosit karsinomu, kanserle ilişkili ölümlerin üçüncü önde gelen nedenidir. FDA onaylı çoklu kinaz inhibitörü olan Sorafenib, ileri hepatosellüler karsinomu tedavi etmek için kullanılır. Warburg etkisi nedeniyle kanser hücrelerinin mikroçevresi asidiktir (pH 6,6–6,9). Bu asidik ortam, hücrenin hayatta kalmasını, çoğalmasını, invazivliğini, metastazını ve kemoterapötik direncini destekler. Amacımız, sorafenibin insan hepatosellüler karsinomu üzerindeki sitotoksik ve antiproliferatif etkilerini farklı pH seviyelerinde belirlemekti. HepG2 hücre hattı insan hepatosellüler karsinomu olarak kullanıldı ve sorafenib'in farklı konsantrasyonları HepG2'ye sırasıyla pH değerleri 6.6, 6.8, 7.2, 7.6 ve 7.8 olan ortamlarda 24 saat boyunca uygulandı. Sorafenibin sitotoksik etkileri WST-8 testi ile belirlendi. Proliferasyon canlı hücre analizi ve bir görüntüleme sistemi kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Sorafenib'in inhibitör konsantrasyon 50 değeri 13.40 μM olarak bulundu. Sorafenib, HepG2 hücreleri üzerinde en güçlü sitotoksik etkiyi pH 7.6'da gösterdi (p<0.05). Proliferasyon testine göre, pH 7.6'da hazırlanan sorafenib, kontrol ve pH 7.2 ve 6.6'da hazırlanan sorafenib ile karşılaştırıldığında proliferasyonda önemli bir azalmaya (15.84±0.53, p<0.001) neden oldu. Bu çalışma alkali bir mikroçevrenin sorafenib'in sitotoksik ve antiproliferatif etkilerini artırdığını göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

HepG2 , proliferasyon , sorafenib , Warburg etkisi , WST-8.

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma herhangi bir deneysel hayvan çalışması ile ilişkili değildir, dolayısıyla Hayvan Deneyleri Yerel Etik Kurulu'ndan onay alınmasına gerek yoktur.

Destekleyen Kurum

Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi BAP Birimi

Proje Numarası

PYO.VET.1904.20.007

Teşekkür

Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi BAP Birimi

Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Effect of Sorafenib on the HepG2 Cell Line in Different pH Environments

Öz

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Sorafenib, an FDA-approved multiple kinase inhibitor, is used to treat advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. The microenvironment of cancer cells is acidic (pH 6.6–6.9) due to the Warburg effect. This acidic environment promotes cell survival, proliferation, invasiveness, metastasis, and chemotherapeutic resistance. Our aim was to identify the cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects of sorafenib on human hepatocellular carcinoma at different pH levels. HepG2 cell line was used as a human hepatocellular carcinoma, and different concentrations of sorafenib were applied to HepG2 for 24 hours in media with pH values of 6.6, 6.8, 7.2, 7.6, and 7.8, respectively. The cytotoxic effects of sorafenib were determined with the WST-8 assay. Proliferation was evaluated using live-cell analysis and an imaging system. Sorafenib’s inhibitor concentration 50 value was 13.40 μM. Sorafenib showed the strongest cytotoxic effect on HepG2 cells at pH 7.6 (p<0.05). According to the proliferation test, sorafenib prepared at pH 7.6 induced a significant decrease (15.84±0.53, p<0.001) in proliferation when compared to the control and sorafenib prepared at pH 7.2 and 6.6. This study showed that an alkaline microenvironment increases the cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects of sorafenib.

Anahtar Kelimeler

HepG2 , proliferation , sorafenib , Warburg effect , WST-8.

Etik Beyan

This study is not related any experimental animal study, thus, is not required approval of Animal Experiments Local Ethics Committee.

Destekleyen Kurum

Ondokuz Mayis University Scientific Research Projects Coordination office

Proje Numarası

PYO.VET.1904.20.007

Teşekkür

Ondokuz Mayis University Scientific Research Projects Coordination office

Kaynakça

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