BjussuLAAO-II 毒素诱导氧化应激和 DNA 损伤,上调炎症细胞因子基因 TNF 和 IL6,并下调人 Caco-2 细胞中凋亡相关基因 BAX、BCL2 和 RELA。
The toxin BjussuLAAO-II induces oxidative stress and DNA damage, upregulates the inflammatory cytokine genes TNF and IL6, and downregulates the apoptotic-related genes BAX, BCL2 and RELA in human Caco-2 cells.
机构信息
Department of Clinical Analysis, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
出版信息
Int J Biol Macromol. 2018 Apr 1;109:212-219. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.12.015. Epub 2017 Dec 6.
Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in adults. As chemotherapy, the first-choice treatment for colorectal carcinoma, is often infeasible due to acquired tumor resistance and several adverse effects, it is important to discover and explore new molecules with better therapeutic action. Snake venom toxins have shown promising results with high cytotoxicity against tumor cells, but their mechanisms of action remain unclear. Here we examined how BjussuLAAO-II, an L-amino acid oxidase isolated from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom, exerts cytotoxicity towards colorectal adenocarcinoma human cells (Caco-2) and human umbilical vein endothelial cell line (HUVEC). A 24-h treatment with BjussuLAAO-II at 0.25 - 5.00 μg/mL diminished cell viability by decreasing (i) mitochondrial activity, assessed by reduction of 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide and resazurin; (ii) the activity of acid phosphatases; and (iii) lysosomal function, assessed by neutral red uptake. BjussuLAAO-II also increased intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage, as assessed by fluorescence and the comet assay, respectively. BjussuLAAO-II altered the expression of cell proliferation-related genes, as determined by RT-qPCR: it elevated the expression of the inflammatory cytokine genes TNF and IL6, and lowered the expression of the apoptotic-related genes BAX, BCL2, and RELA. Therefore, BjussuLAAO-II induces Caco-2 cells death by acting on multiple intracellular targets, providing important data for further studies to assess whether these effects are seen in both tumor and normal cells, with the aim of selecting this drug for possible therapeutic purposes in the future.
结直肠癌是成年人中最常见的癌症之一。由于获得性肿瘤耐药性和几种不良反应,化疗作为结直肠癌的首选治疗方法往往不可行,因此发现和探索具有更好治疗作用的新分子非常重要。蛇毒毒素对肿瘤细胞具有很高的细胞毒性,显示出有希望的结果,但它们的作用机制仍不清楚。在这里,我们研究了从巴西矛头蝮蛇毒液中分离出的 L-氨基酸氧化酶 BjussuLAAO-II 如何对结直肠腺癌细胞(Caco-2)和人脐静脉内皮细胞系(HUVEC)发挥细胞毒性作用。BjussuLAAO-II 在 0.25-5.00μg/mL 浓度下作用 24 小时,通过降低(i)三(4,5-二甲基-2-噻唑基)-2,5-二苯基-2H-四唑溴化物和 Resazurin 评估的线粒体活性,减少细胞活力;(ii)酸性磷酸酶的活性;和(iii)通过中性红摄取评估溶酶体功能。BjussuLAAO-II 还通过荧光和彗星试验分别增加了活性氧和 DNA 损伤的细胞内水平。BjussuLAAO-II 通过 RT-qPCR 改变了与细胞增殖相关的基因的表达:它上调了炎症细胞因子基因 TNF 和 IL6 的表达,降低了凋亡相关基因 BAX、BCL2 和 RELA 的表达。因此,BjussuLAAO-II 通过作用于多个细胞内靶点诱导 Caco-2 细胞死亡,为进一步研究提供了重要数据,以评估这些效应是否在肿瘤和正常细胞中均可见,目的是将来为该药物的可能治疗用途进行选择。