Abstract
Autophagy is engaged in tumor growth and progression, but also acts as a cell death and tumor suppression initiator. Naturally-derived compounds and their derivatives constitute a rich source of autophagy modulators.
This paper presents the study on the mechanism of action of oleanolic acid derivatives, HIMOXOL and Br-HIMOLID, in MCF7 breast cancer cells. Both compounds reduced MCF7 cell viability more efficiently than the parental compound. It is noteworthy that this effect was specific to MCF7 cancer cells, while in non-cancer MCF-12A cells the cytotoxicity of the studied compounds was significantly lower. Moreover, in contrast to oleanolic acid, the tested compounds were only able to increase autophagy in MCF7 cells. Interestingly, HIMOXOL caused a significantly (p<0.05) higher autophagy rate in MCF7 cells than Br-HIMOLID, as measured by an LC3 immuno-identification study. We also found that HIMOXOL upregulated Beclin-1 expression in MCF7 cells. The observed biological activity of the compound contributed to the modulation of the MAPK ERK1/2 pathway that is engaged in the regulation of autophagy signaling. Importantly, we revealed no proapoptotic activity of the compound in the studied cells. However, autophagy induction in MCF7 cancer cells was reflected in the significantly decreased viability of these cells. Thus, we conclude that HIMOXOL (but not Br-HIMOLID) might reveal a significant potential against breast cancer cells, since it might efficiently induce the main autophagy mediator and prognostic factor, BECN1.
Keywords: Oleanolic acid, synthetic triterpenoids, autophagy, breast cancer, Beclin-1, MAPK ERK1/2.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:The Synthetic Oleanane Triterpenoid HIMOXOL Induces Autophagy in Breast Cancer Cells via ERK1/2 MAPK Pathway and Beclin-1 Up-regulation
Volume: 16 Issue: 8
Author(s): Natalia Lisiak, Ewa Toton, Blazej Rubis, Barbara Majer and Maria Rybczynska
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Keywords: Oleanolic acid, synthetic triterpenoids, autophagy, breast cancer, Beclin-1, MAPK ERK1/2.
Abstract: Autophagy is engaged in tumor growth and progression, but also acts as a cell death and tumor suppression initiator. Naturally-derived compounds and their derivatives constitute a rich source of autophagy modulators.
This paper presents the study on the mechanism of action of oleanolic acid derivatives, HIMOXOL and Br-HIMOLID, in MCF7 breast cancer cells. Both compounds reduced MCF7 cell viability more efficiently than the parental compound. It is noteworthy that this effect was specific to MCF7 cancer cells, while in non-cancer MCF-12A cells the cytotoxicity of the studied compounds was significantly lower. Moreover, in contrast to oleanolic acid, the tested compounds were only able to increase autophagy in MCF7 cells. Interestingly, HIMOXOL caused a significantly (p<0.05) higher autophagy rate in MCF7 cells than Br-HIMOLID, as measured by an LC3 immuno-identification study. We also found that HIMOXOL upregulated Beclin-1 expression in MCF7 cells. The observed biological activity of the compound contributed to the modulation of the MAPK ERK1/2 pathway that is engaged in the regulation of autophagy signaling. Importantly, we revealed no proapoptotic activity of the compound in the studied cells. However, autophagy induction in MCF7 cancer cells was reflected in the significantly decreased viability of these cells. Thus, we conclude that HIMOXOL (but not Br-HIMOLID) might reveal a significant potential against breast cancer cells, since it might efficiently induce the main autophagy mediator and prognostic factor, BECN1.
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Lisiak Natalia, Toton Ewa, Rubis Blazej, Majer Barbara and Rybczynska Maria, The Synthetic Oleanane Triterpenoid HIMOXOL Induces Autophagy in Breast Cancer Cells via ERK1/2 MAPK Pathway and Beclin-1 Up-regulation, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 16 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520616666160223114104
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520616666160223114104 |
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