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Phenethyl isothiocyanate-induced cytoskeletal changes and cell death in lung cancer cells.

Abstract
Isothiocyanates are known for their anticarcinogenic and antitumor potential, however, the exact mechanism of their action has not been fully elucidated. The present study was designed to investigate and compare the effects of phenethyl isothiocyanate on cell morphology, the cytoskeleton and induction of cell death in human non-small cell lung cancer cell lines A549 and H1299 differing in p53 status. Cell viability tests (MTT assay, xCELLigence system) showed that PEITC exhibits lower cytotoxicity to A549 cells containing wild-type p53. The observed growth-inhibitory effect of PEITC was dose-dependent, but time-dependence was observed only at higher concentrations. The results of flow-cytometric and fluorescence-microscopic analyses indicate that PEITC induced disassembly of actin stress fibers and degradation of tubulin which, most likely, contributed to the induction of cell death. Although, 24-h incubation caused G2/M cell cycle arrest, the fraction of G2/M cells decreased in a dose- and time-dependent manner in favor of cells with sub-G1 DNA content. Further experiments (Annexin V staining, electron microscopic observations) confirmed that the apoptosis-inducing potency of PEITC is probably the main factor responsible for cell growth inhibition. However, PEITC treatment also resulted in the appearance of an increased proportion of H1299 cells exhibiting morphological features of mitotic catastrophe.
AuthorsAndrzej Pawlik, Mariusz Andrzej Szczepanski, Anna Klimaszewska, Lidia Gackowska, Agnieszka Zuryn, Alina Grzanka
JournalFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association (Food Chem Toxicol) Vol. 50 Issue 10 Pg. 3577-94 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 1873-6351 [Electronic] England
PMID22847136 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Actins
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Isothiocyanates
  • Tubulin
  • phenethyl isothiocyanate
Topics
  • Actins (metabolism)
  • Antineoplastic Agents (pharmacology)
  • Cell Cycle (drug effects)
  • Cell Death (drug effects)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival (drug effects)
  • Cytoskeleton (drug effects)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Isothiocyanates (pharmacology)
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Time Factors
  • Tubulin (metabolism)

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