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Bhosale PB, Abusaliya A, Kim HH, Ha SE, Park MY, Jeong SH, Vetrivel P, Heo JD, Kim JA, Won CK, Kim HW, Kim GS. Apigetrin Promotes TNFα-Induced Apoptosis, Necroptosis, G2/M Phase Cell Cycle Arrest, and ROS Generation through Inhibition of NF-κB Pathway in Hep3B Liver Cancer Cells. Cells 2022; 11:cells11172734. [PMID: 36078142 PMCID: PMC9454891 DOI: 10.3390/cells11172734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Apigetrin (7-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-4′,5-dihydroxyflavone), a glycoside bioactive dietary flavonoid derived from Taraxacum officinale and Teucrium gnaphalodes, is known to possess anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects on numerous cancers. In the present study, we examined the effect of apigetrin in Hep3B hepatocellular cancer cell line (HCC). Apigetrin inhibited cell growth and proliferation of Hep3B cells, as confirmed by MTT and colony formation assay. We used apigetrin at concentrations of 0, 50, and 100 µM for later experiments. Of these concentrations, 100 µM of apigetrin showed a significant effect on cell inhibition. In apigetrin-treated Hep3B cells, cell cycle arrest occurred at the G2/M phase. Apoptosis and necroptosis of Hep3B cells treated with apigetrin were confirmed by Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) staining and flow cytometry results. Morphological observation through 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining showed intense blue fluorescence representing chromatin condensation. Hematoxylin staining showed necroptotic features such as formation of vacuoles and swelling of organelles. Apigetrin increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in cells, based on fluorescence imaging. Furthermore, the underlying mechanism involved in the apoptosis and necroptosis was elucidated through western blotting. Apigetrin up-regulated TNFα, but down-regulated phosphorylation of p-p65, and IκB. Apigetrin inhibited the expression of Bcl-xl but increased Bax levels. Up-regulation of cleaved PARP and cleaved caspase 3 confirmed the induction of apoptosis in apigetrin-treated Hep3B cells. Additionally, necroptosis markers RIP3, p-RIP3, and p-MLKL were significantly elevated by apigetrin dose-dependently, suggesting necroptotic cell death. Taken together, our findings strongly imply that apigetrin can induce apoptosis and necroptosis of Hep3B hepatocellular cancer cells. Thus, apigetrin as a natural compound might have potential for treating liver cancer.
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- Pritam Bhagwan Bhosale
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
- Biological Resources Research Group, Bioenvironmental Science & Toxicology Division, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), 17 Jeigok-gil, Jinju 52834, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117643, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117643, Singapore
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- Department of Physical Therapy, International University of Korea, Jinju 52833, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Division of Animal Bioscience & Intergrated Biotechnology, Jinju 52725, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-55-772-2346
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Activity-dependent changes of conduction velocity (CV) and conduction block in single A(delta) fibers of primary afferent neurons were characterized in a rat model of neuropathy (NP). Injured dorsal root (DR) fiber in NP rats exhibited profoundly greater decreases of CV following impulse activity than did DR fiber in normal rats. Activity-dependent conduction block was absent up to 100 Hz of activity rate in DR fiber of NP rats, but was present above 25 Hz in normal rats. Profiles of activity dependence in sciatic fibers were similar in both NP and normal rats. These results suggest that nerve injury may alter activity-dependent hypoexcitability of A(delta) DR fibers. Furthermore, this excitability change may be responsible for the elevated pain perception in neuropathy.
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- C K Won
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul
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The effects of topical application of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on the short and long latency evoked unit responses of the neurones in the primary somatosensory (SI) cortex were determined quantitatively in anaesthetized rats. IL-6 (0.01, 0.1, 1.0 units) significantly suppressed (-15.13 +/- 3.4%) short latency afferent sensory responses, while it induced profound facilitation (+464.74 +/- 132.7%) of long latency responses in a dose-dependent manner. IL-6-induced afferent modulations fully recovered by 60 min after drug administration. In control experiments, saline solution containing 0.2% bovine serum albumin, used as a vehicle, did not affect afferent sensory transmission. Implications of these results are discussed with reference to the different somatosensory functions of short and long latency response components in the SI cortex.
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- H C Shin
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chunchon Sacred Heart Hospital, Kangwon-do, Korea
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Activity-dependent changes of the conduction latency of single A beta fibers of primary afferent neurons were characterized in both neuropathic (L4 and L6 ligated) and normal rats. Activity-dependent increases in conduction latency of dorsal root fibers in neuropathic rats were significantly stronger than those in normal rats. Different profiles of activity dependence were also observed between injured and adjacent intact dorsal root fibers of neuropathic rats. However, activity-dependent latency changes in sciatic nerves distal to the dorsal root ganglion were not different between neuropathic and normal rats. These results suggest that partial nerve injury induces activity-dependent excitability changes in the dorsal root fibers of neuropathic rat and that these changes may be responsible for the altered sensory processing such as those seen in allodynia.
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- H C Shin
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chunchon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Kangwondo, Korea
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Single unit responses of the primary somatosensory (SI) cortical neurons to the stimulation of the forepaw single digit were monitored in anesthetized rats before and after subcutaneous injection of lidocaine to an ipsilateral homologous receptive field (IHRF). Quantitative determination of the temporal changes of afferent sensory transmission was done by analyzing poststimulus time histograms of unit responses. Temporary deafferentation to the IHRF induced immediate, but reversible suppression of afferent sensory transmission in the SI cortex and this suppression lasts up to 35 min post-deafferentation period (during 10-15 min, -21.81 +/- 5.9%, P < 0.01). This result suggests that temporary absence of afferent inflow from the digit to the SI cortex may exert interhemispheric modulation of afferent sensory transmission in the opposite somatosensory cortex of anesthetized rats.
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- H C Shin
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, South Korea.
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The effects of acute lowering of body temperature on afferent sensory transmission to the primary somatosensory cortex were determined quantitatively in anaesthetized rats and hamsters. Rats showed no change in afferent sensory transmission until 27 degrees C, but dramatic suppression between 26 degrees C and 22 degrees C, reaching 100% inhibition at 21 degrees C. Hamsters exhibited gradual suppression of sensory transmission from 34 degrees C to 18 degrees C, reaching 95% inhibition at 18 degrees C. Differential effects were also observed during rewarming up to 37 degrees C. Response latencies were also differentially affected during hypothermia in rats and hamsters. These results suggest the presence of inherently different neural mechanisms to process somatosensory information during transient lowering of body temperature between hibernators and non-hibernators.
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- C K Won
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Kangwondo, Korea
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The effect of topical application of interleukin 2 (IL-2) on afferent sensory transmission to the neurones in the primary somatosensory (SI) cortex was determined quantitatively in anaesthetized rats. IL-2 (0.1, 1.0, 5.0 units) significantly suppressed afferent sensory transmission in SI cortical neurones (n = 19) in a dose-dependent manner. IL-2-induced suppression fully recovered by 60 min after drug. In control experiments, saline solution containing 0.2% bovine serum albumin, used as a vehicle, did not affect afferent sensory transmission. Our results suggest that IL-2 and its receptor present in the SI cortex may be involved in the processing of afferent sensory information.
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- H J Park
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea
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