Apigenin inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in human cholangiocarcinoma cells.

Abstract:

:A promising nutraceutical, apigenin, was recently revealed to exhibit biological activity in inhibiting several types of cancer. The effects of apigenin on the growth inhibition and apoptosis of the cholangiocarcinoma HuCCA-1 cell line were investigated. Protein alterations subsequent to apigenin treatment were studied using a proteomic approach. The values of 20, 50 and 90% inhibition of cell growth (IC20, IC50 and IC90) were determined by MTT cell viability assay. Apoptotic cell death was detected using two different methods, a flow cytometric analysis (Muse Cell Analyzer) and DNA fragmentation assay. A number of conditions including attached and detached cells were selected to perform two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) to study the alterations in the expression levels of treated and untreated proteins and identified by liquid chromatography (LC)/tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). The IC20, IC50 and IC90 values of apigenin after 48 h treatment in HuCCA-1 cells were 25, 75 and 200 µM, respectively, indicating the cytotoxicity of this compound. Apigenin induced cell death in HuCCA-1 cells via apoptosis as detected by flow cytometric analysis and exhibited, as confirmed with DNA fragmentation, characteristics of apoptotic cells. A total of 67 proteins with altered expression were identified from the 2-DE analysis and LC/MS/MS. The cleavage of proteins involved in cytoskeletal, cytokeratin 8, 18 and 19, and high expression of S100-A6 and S100-A11 suggested that apoptosis was induced by apigenin via the caspase-dependent pathway. Notably, two proteins, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H and A2/B1, disappeared completely subsequent to treatment, suggesting the role of apigenin in inducing cell death. The present study indicated that apigenin demonstrates an induction of growth inhibition and apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells and the apoptosis pathway was confirmed by proteomic analysis.

journal_name

Oncol Lett

journal_title

Oncology letters

authors

Subhasitanont P,Chokchaichamnankit D,Chiablaem K,Keeratichamroen S,Ngiwsara L,Paricharttanakul NM,Lirdprapamongkol K,Weeraphan C,Svasti J,Srisomsap C

doi

10.3892/ol.2017.6705

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-10-01 00:00:00

pages

4361-4371

issue

4

eissn

1792-1074

issn

1792-1082

pii

OL-0-0-6705

journal_volume

14

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