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Belayachi L, Aceves-Luquero C, Merghoub N, Bakri Y, Fernández de Mattos S, Amzazi S, Villalonga P. Editorial expression of concern: Retama monosperma n-hexane extract induces cell cycle arrest and extrinsic pathway-dependent apoptosis in jurkat cells. BMC Complement Med Ther 2022; 22:286. [PMID: 36333662 PMCID: PMC9636654 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03771-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lamiae Belayachi
- Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Edifici Cientificotècnic, Ctra Km 7,5, Valldemossa, Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain ,Biochemistry Immunology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Edifici Cientificotècnic, Ctra Km 7,5, Valldemossa, Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Biochemistry Immunology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Biochemistry Immunology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Edifici Cientificotècnic, Ctra Km 7,5, Valldemossa, Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain ,grid.9563.90000 0001 1940 4767Departament de Biologia Fonamental, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Edifici Cientificotècnic, Ctra Km 7,5, Valldemossa, Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Biochemistry Immunology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Edifici Cientificotècnic, Ctra Km 7,5, Valldemossa, Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain ,grid.9563.90000 0001 1940 4767Departament de Biologia Fonamental, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Edifici Cientificotècnic, Ctra Km 7,5, Valldemossa, Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Galiana-Roselló C, Aceves-Luquero C, González J, Martínez-Camarena Á, Villalonga R, Fernández de Mattos S, Soriano C, Llinares J, García-España E, Villalonga P, González-Rosende ME. Toward a Rational Design of Polyamine-Based Zinc-Chelating Agents for Cancer Therapies. J Med Chem 2020; 63:1199-1215. [PMID: 31935092 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
In vitro viability assays against a representative panel of human cancer cell lines revealed that polyamines L1a and L5a displayed remarkable activity with IC50 values in the micromolar range. Preliminary research indicated that both compounds promoted G1 cell cycle arrest followed by cellular senescence and apoptosis. The induction of apoptotic cell death involved loss of mitochondrial outer membrane permeability and activation of caspases 3/7. Interestingly, L1a and L5a failed to activate cellular DNA damage response. The high intracellular zinc-chelating capacity of both compounds, deduced from the metal-specific Zinquin assay and ZnL2+ stability constant values in solution, strongly supports their cytotoxicity. These data along with quantum mechanical studies have enabled to establish a precise structure-activity relationship. Moreover, L1a and L5a showed appropriate drug-likeness by in silico methods. Based on these promising results, L1a and L5a should be considered a new class of zinc-chelating anticancer agents that deserves further development.
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- Cristina Galiana-Roselló
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Inorgánica , Universidad de Valencia , Paterna, 46980 Valencia , Spain.,Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud , Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, C/ Ramón y Cajal, s/n , Alfara del Patriarca, 46115 Valencia , Spain
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- Cancer Cell Biology Laboratory, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS) , Universitat de les Illes Balears, and Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa) , Palma, 07122 Illes Balears , Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Inorgánica , Universidad de Valencia , Paterna, 46980 Valencia , Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Inorgánica , Universidad de Valencia , Paterna, 46980 Valencia , Spain
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- Departament de Química , Universitat de les llles Balears , Palma, 07122 Illes Balears , Spain
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- Cancer Cell Biology Laboratory, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS) , Universitat de les Illes Balears, and Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa) , Palma, 07122 Illes Balears , Spain.,Departament de Biologia Fonamental , Universitat de les Illes Balears , Palma, 07122 Illes Balears , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica , Universidad de Valencia , C/Dr. Moliner s/n , Burjassot, 46100 Valencia , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica , Universidad de Valencia , C/Dr. Moliner s/n , Burjassot, 46100 Valencia , Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Inorgánica , Universidad de Valencia , Paterna, 46980 Valencia , Spain
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- Cancer Cell Biology Laboratory, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS) , Universitat de les Illes Balears, and Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa) , Palma, 07122 Illes Balears , Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud , Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, C/ Ramón y Cajal, s/n , Alfara del Patriarca, 46115 Valencia , Spain
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Belayachi L, Aceves-Luquero C, Merghoub N, de Mattos SF, Amzazi S, Villalonga P, Bakri Y. INDUCTION OF CELL CYCLE ARREST AND APOPTOSIS BY ORMENIS ERIOLEPIS A MORROCAN ENDEMIC PLANT IN VARIOUS HUMAN CANCER CELL LINES. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 2017; 14:356-373. [PMID: 28573252 PMCID: PMC5446462 DOI: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i2.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background: Ormenis eriolepis Coss (Asteraceae) is an endemic Moroccan subspecies, traditionally named “Hellala” or “Fergoga”. It’s usually used for its hypoglycemic effect as well as for the treatment of stomacal pain. As far as we know, there is no scientific exploration of anti tumoral activity of Ormenis eriolepis extracts. Materials and Methods: In this regard, we performed a screening of organic extracts and fractions in a panel of both hematological and solid cancer cell lines, to evaluate the potential in vitro anti tumoral activity and to elucidate the respective mechanisms that may be responsible for growth arrest and cell death induction. The plant was extracted using organic solvents, and four different extracts were screened on Jurkat, Jeko-1, TK-6, LN229, SW620, U2OS, PC-3 and NIH3T3 cells. Results: Cell viability assays revealed that, the IC50 values were (11,63±5,37μg/ml) for Jurkat, (13,33±1,67μg/ml) for Jeko-1, (41,67±1,98μg/ml) for LN229 and (19,31±4,88μg/ml) for PC-3 cells upon treatment with Oe-DF and Oe-HE respectively. Both the fraction and extract exhibited no effects on TK6 and NIH3T3. Cytometry analysis accompanied by DNA damage signaling protein levels monitoring (p-H2A.X), showed that both the Dichloromethane Fraction and Hexanic extract induce DNA double stranded breaks (DSBs) accompanied by cell cycle arrest in G1 (Jurkat, Jeko -1 and LN22) and G2/M (PC-3) phases which is agreed with the caspase activity observed. Additional experiments with selective inhibitors of stress and survival pathways (JNK, MAPK, Rho, p53, and JAK3) indicated that none of these pathways was significantly involved in apoptosis induction. The bioactive compound analysis by CG/MS indicated that the major compounds in Oe-DF were: Linoleic Acid (15,89%), Podophyllotoxin (17,89%) and Quercetin (22,95%). For Oe-HE the major molecules were: Linoleic Acid (9,76%), α-curcumene (7,07%), α-bisabolol (5,49%), Campesterol (4,41%), Stigmasterol (14,08%) and β-sitosterol (7,49%). Conclusion: Our data suggest that bioactive compounds present in Ormenis eriolepis show significant anti proliferative activity inducing cell cycle arrest and cell death operating through apoptosis pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lamiae Belayachi
- Biochemistry, Immunology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco.,Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Rabat - Morocco
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- Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Rabat - Morocco
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- MAScIR (Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation & Research)- Rabat Design Center, Rabat - Morocco
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- Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Rabat - Morocco.,Departament de Biologia Fonamental, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Illes Balears, Spain, Green Biotechnology Center, Rabat - Morocco
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- Biochemistry, Immunology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Cancer Cell Biology Group, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Rabat - Morocco.,Departament de Biologia Fonamental, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Illes Balears, Spain, Green Biotechnology Center, Rabat - Morocco
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- Biochemistry, Immunology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco
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Aceves-Luquero C, Galiana-Roselló C, Ramis G, Villalonga-Planells R, García-España E, Fernández de Mattos S, Peláez R, Llinares JM, González-Rosende ME, Villalonga P. N-(2-methyl-indol-1H-5-yl)-1-naphthalenesulfonamide: A novel reversible antimitotic agent inhibiting cancer cell motility. Biochem Pharmacol 2016; 115:28-42. [PMID: 27349984 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2016.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
A series of compounds containing the sulfonamide scaffold were synthesized and screened for their in vitro anticancer activity against a representative panel of human cancer cell lines, leading to the identification of N-(2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yl)-1-naphthalenesulfonamide (8e) as a compound showing a remarkable activity across the panel, with IC50 values in the nanomolar-to-low micromolar range. Cell cycle distribution analysis revealed that 8e promoted a severe G2/M arrest, which was followed by cellular senescence as indicated by the detection of senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) in 8e-treated cells. Prolonged 8e treatment also led to the onset of apoptosis, in correlation with the detection of increased Caspase 3/7 activities. Despite increasing γ-H2A.X levels, a well-established readout for DNA double-strand breaks, in vitro DNA binding studies with 8e did not support interaction with DNA. In agreement with this, 8e failed to activate the cellular DNA damage checkpoint. Importantly, tubulin staining showed that 8e promoted a severe disorganization of microtubules and mitotic spindle formation was not detected in 8e-treated cells. Accordingly, 8e inhibited tubulin polymerization in vitro in a dose-dependent manner and was also able to robustly inhibit cancer cell motility. Docking analysis revealed a compatible interaction with the colchicine-binding site of tubulin. Remarkably, these cellular effects were reversible since disruption of treatment resulted in the reorganization of microtubules, cell cycle re-entry and loss of senescent markers. Collectively, our data suggest that this compound may be a promising new anticancer agent capable of both reducing cancer cell growth and motility.
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- Clara Aceves-Luquero
- Cancer Cell Biology Laboratory, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les llles Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària de Palma (IdISPa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain; Departamento de Química Orgánica, ICMoL, Universitat de València, Paterna, Spain
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- Cancer Cell Biology Laboratory, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les llles Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària de Palma (IdISPa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Cancer Cell Biology Laboratory, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les llles Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain; Departament de Biologia Fonamental i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de les llles Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària de Palma (IdISPa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Farmacéutica, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, ICMoL, Universitat de València, Paterna, Spain
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- Cancer Cell Biology Laboratory, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les llles Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain; Departament de Biologia Fonamental i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de les llles Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària de Palma (IdISPa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.
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González-Bártulos M, Aceves-Luquero C, Qualai J, Cussó O, Martínez MA, Fernández de Mattos S, Menéndez JA, Villalonga P, Costas M, Ribas X, Massaguer A. Pro-Oxidant Activity of Amine-Pyridine-Based Iron Complexes Efficiently Kills Cancer and Cancer Stem-Like Cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137800. [PMID: 26368127 PMCID: PMC4569415 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Differential redox homeostasis in normal and malignant cells suggests that pro-oxidant-induced upregulation of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) should selectively target cancer cells without compromising the viability of untransformed cells. Consequently, a pro-oxidant deviation well-tolerated by nonmalignant cells might rapidly reach a cell-death threshold in malignant cells already at a high setpoint of constitutive oxidative stress. To test this hypothesis, we took advantage of a selected number of amine-pyridine-based Fe(II) complexes that operate as efficient and robust oxidation catalysts of organic substrates upon reaction with peroxides. Five of these Fe(II)-complexes and the corresponding aminopyridine ligands were selected to evaluate their anticancer properties. We found that the iron complexes failed to display any relevant activity, while the corresponding ligands exhibited significant antiproliferative activity. Among the ligands, none of which were hemolytic, compounds 1, 2 and 5 were cytotoxic in the low micromolar range against a panel of molecularly diverse human cancer cell lines. Importantly, the cytotoxic activity profile of some compounds remained unaltered in epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT)-induced stable populations of cancer stem-like cells, which acquired resistance to the well-known ROS inducer doxorubicin. Compounds 1, 2 and 5 inhibited the clonogenicity of cancer cells and induced apoptotic cell death accompanied by caspase 3/7 activation. Flow cytometry analyses indicated that ligands were strong inducers of oxidative stress, leading to a 7-fold increase in intracellular ROS levels. ROS induction was associated with their ability to bind intracellular iron and generate active coordination complexes inside of cells. In contrast, extracellular complexation of iron inhibited the activity of the ligands. Iron complexes showed a high proficiency to cleave DNA through oxidative-dependent mechanisms, suggesting a likely mechanism of cytotoxicity. In summary, we report that, upon chelation of intracellular iron, the pro-oxidant activity of amine-pyrimidine-based iron complexes efficiently kills cancer and cancer stem-like cells, thus providing functional evidence for an efficient family of redox-directed anti-cancer metallodrugs.
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- Marta González-Bártulos
- Department of Biology, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Fonamental and Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Fonamental and Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Translational Research Laboratory, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- * E-mail: (AM); (XR); (MC); (JAM)
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- Departament de Biologia Fonamental and Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- * E-mail: (AM); (XR); (MC); (JAM)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- * E-mail: (AM); (XR); (MC); (JAM)
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- Department of Biology, University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
- * E-mail: (AM); (XR); (MC); (JAM)
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Belayachi L, Aceves-Luquero C, Merghoub N, Bakri Y, Fernández de Mattos S, Amzazi S, Villalonga P. Retama monosperma n-hexane extract induces cell cycle arrest and extrinsic pathway-dependent apoptosis in Jurkat cells. Altern Ther Health Med 2014; 14:38. [PMID: 24460687 PMCID: PMC3916308 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Retama monosperma L. (Boiss.) or Genista monosperma L. (Lam.), locally named as "R'tam", is an annual and spontaneous plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. In Morocco, Retama genus is located in desert regions and across the Middle Atlas and it has been widely used in traditional medicine in many countries. In this study, we show that Retama monosperma hexane extract presents significant anti-leukemic effects against human Jurkat cells. METHODS Human Jurkat cells, together with other cell lines were screened with different concentrations of Retama monosperma hexane extract at different time intervals. Growth inhibition was determined using luminescent-based viability assays. Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry analysis. Combined caspase 3 and 7 activities were measured using luminometric caspase assays and immunoblots were performed to analyze expression of relevant pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins. GC-MS were used to determine the chemical constituents of the active extract. RESULTS Retama monosperma hexane extract (Rm-HE) showed significant cytotoxicity against Jurkat cells, whereas it proved to be essentially ineffective against both normal mouse fibroblasts (NIH3T3) and normal lymphocytes (TK-6). Cytometric analysis indicated that Rm-HE promoted cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction accompanied by DNA damage induction indicated by an increase in p-H2A.X levels. Rm-HE induced apoptosis was partially JNK-dependent and characterized by an increase in Fas-L levels together with activation of caspases 8, 3, 7 and 9, whereas neither the pro-apoptotic nor anti-apoptotic mitochondrial membrane proteins analyzed were significantly altered. Chemical identification analysis indicated that α-linolenic acid, campesterol, stigmasterol and sitosterol were the major bioactive components within the extract. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that bioactive compounds present in Rm-HE show significant anti leukemic activity inducing cell cycle arrest and cell death that operates, at least partially, through the extrinsic apoptosis pathway.
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