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Fucoxanthin induces apoptosis in human cervical cancer cell line HeLa via PI3K/Akt pathway.

Abstract
Cervical cancer (CC) is a malignant neoplasm arising from cells originating in the cervix uteri, among the top causes of death from cancer in women. In a gene expression profiling study of metabolic response to treatment, PI3K/Akt signaling pathway are associated with the development of CC. A common mechanism of Akt activation seen in cancer types is alterations in the upstream regulators of Akt such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), which is overexpressed in cervical cancer tissues, and leads to phosphorylation of Akt. Both PI3K and Akt inhibitors exist and may be therapeutically valuable. In the present study, we use MTT assay and western blot for the high-throughput screening to select specific inhibitors of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, and then obtain fucoxanthin. Fucoxanthin is a water-soluble dietary fiber, taken from the unique slimy component of alginic cells. Various studies have pointed out that fucoxanthin is very effective for the treatment of cancer. Our results have shown that fucoxanthin induced a significant apoptosis of HeLa cells, compared with other candidates. After treatment with fucoxanthin for 24 h, the level of phosphorylation was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner, and the proteins of apoptotic markers were changed in HeLa cells. And fucoxanthin could suppress tumor growth in vivo. In addition, the mitochondrial signal transduction pathway maybe was involved in its mechanism and NF-κB activation was decreased after treatment with fucoxanthin. Therefore, fucoxanthin may be used as anti-cervical cancer drugs in the future.
AuthorsGuoliu Ye, Qin Lu, Weidong Zhao, Danli Du, Lijie Jin, Yusheng Liu
JournalTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine (Tumour Biol) Vol. 35 Issue 11 Pg. 11261-7 (Nov 2014) ISSN: 1423-0380 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID25113250 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • NF-kappa B
  • Xanthophylls
  • fucoxanthin
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Topics
  • Adenosine Triphosphate (metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • NF-kappa B (metabolism)
  • Oxygen Consumption (drug effects)
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (metabolism)
  • Phosphorylation (drug effects)
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt (metabolism)
  • Signal Transduction (drug effects)
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
  • Xanthophylls (pharmacology)
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

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