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Abstract Title:

Fraction induces apoptosis and G2/M Arrest via c-Jun N-Terminal kinase signaling pathway in oral squamous carcinoma KB Cells.

Abstract Source:

Pharmacogn Mag. 2018 Jan-Mar;14(53):116-123. Epub 2018 Feb 20. PMID: 29576711

Abstract Author(s):

Wangshi Xie, Zhang Zhang, Liyan Song, Chunhua Huang, Zhongyi Guo, Xianjing Hu, Sixue Bi, Rongmin Yu

Article Affiliation:

Wangshi Xie

Abstract:

Background: fraction (CMF) has been shown to possessantitumor activity against human chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cells in our previous research.

Materials and Methods: Theinhibitory activities of CMF on the growth of KB cells were evaluated by viability assay. The apoptotic and cell cycle influences of CMF were detected by 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole staining and flow cytometry assay. The expression of different apoptosis-associated proteins and cell cycle regulatory proteins was examined by Western blot assay. The nuclear localization of c-Jun was observed by fluorescence staining.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the antiproliferative effect of CMF as well as the mechanism underlying the apoptosis and cell cycle arrest it induces in KB cells.

Results: CMF suppressed KB cells' proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Flow cytometric analysis indicated that CMF induced G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Western blot analysis revealed that CMF induced caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP cleavages, and increased the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. CMF also led to increased expression of p21, decreased expression of cyclin B1, mitotic phosphatase cdc25c, and mitotic kinase cdc2, as well as unchanged expression of p53. In addition, CMF stimulated c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) protein phosphorylations, resulting in upregulated expression of c-Jun and nuclear localization of c-Jun. Pretreatment with JNK inhibitor SP600125 suppressed CMF-induced apoptosis and G2/M arrest.

Conclusions: CMF is capable of modulating c-Jun caspase and Bcl-2 family proteins through JNK-dependent apoptosis, which results in G2/M phase arrest in KB cells. CMF could be developed as a promising candidate for the new antitumor agents.

SUMMARY: CMF exhibited strong anticancer activity against oral squamous carcinoma KB cellsCMF inhibited KB cells' proliferation via induction of apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrestCMF activated JNK signaling pathway and promoted the nuclear localization of c-JunCMF regulated the apoptosis- and cell cycle-related proteins in a manner dependent on JNK/c-Jun pathway.CMF:fraction; OSCC: Oral squamous cell carcinoma; JNK: c-Jun N-terminal kinase.

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