Abstract:
The influences of β elemene on the abilities of adhesion and motility and on the gap junctional intercellular communication(GJIC) of mice melanoma B
16 cells were studied in vitro.It was found that β elemene in 20~40 μg/ml inhibited significantly the adhesion of B
16 cells to fibronectin and lamin,and that the drug in 10~40 μg/ml suppressed the movement of B
16 cells in vitro and delayed healing of cell monolayer damage.No obvious effect of β elemene in above concentration on gap junction structure and GJIC of B
16 cell was observed.It is suggested that the suppression of β elemene on the adhesion and motility of B
16 cells may be an important mechanism of the drug inhibiting tumor metastasis.