葡萄牙蜂胶的抗肿瘤活性涉及黑色素瘤中 ROS 的产生和诱导细胞凋亡。
Portuguese Propolis Antitumoral Activity in Melanoma Involves ROS Production and Induction of Apoptosis.
机构信息
CBMA-Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
出版信息
Molecules. 2022 May 31;27(11):3533. doi: 10.3390/molecules27113533.
Melanoma is the most aggressive and life-threatening skin cancer type. The melanoma genome is the most frequently mutated, with the mutation present in 40-60% of melanoma cases. -mutated melanomas are characterized by a higher aggressiveness and progression. Adjuvant targeted treatments, such as BRAF and MEK inhibitors, are added to surgical excision in -mutated metastatic melanomas to maximize treatment effectiveness. However, resistance remains the major therapeutic problem. Interest in natural products, like propolis, for therapeutic applications, has increased in the last years. Propolis healing proprieties offer great potential for the development of novel cancer drugs. As the activity of Portuguese propolis has never been studied in melanoma, we evaluated the antitumoral activity of propolis from Gerês (G18.EE) and its fractions (-hexane, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), and -butanol) in A375 and WM9 melanoma cell lines. Results from DPPH•/ABTS• radical scavenging assays indicated that the samples had relevant antioxidant activity, however, this was not confirmed in the cell models. G18.EE and its fractions decreased cell viability (SRB assay) and promoted ROS production (DHE/Mitotracker probes by flow cytometry), leading to activation of apoptotic signaling (expression of apoptosis markers). Our results suggest that the -BuOH fraction has the potential to be explored in the pharmacological therapy of melanoma.
黑色素瘤是最具侵袭性和致命性的皮肤癌类型。黑色素瘤的基因组是最常发生突变的,有 40-60%的黑色素瘤病例存在突变。突变的黑色素瘤具有更高的侵袭性和进展性。辅助靶向治疗,如 BRAF 和 MEK 抑制剂,被添加到突变型转移性黑色素瘤的手术切除中,以最大限度地提高治疗效果。然而,耐药性仍然是主要的治疗问题。近年来,人们对天然产物(如蜂胶)在治疗中的应用产生了兴趣。蜂胶的愈合特性为开发新型癌症药物提供了巨大的潜力。由于葡萄牙蜂胶在黑色素瘤中的活性从未被研究过,我们评估了来自 Gerês(G18.EE)及其馏分(正己烷、乙酸乙酯(EtOAc)和正丁醇)在 A375 和 WM9 黑色素瘤细胞系中的抗肿瘤活性。DPPH•/ABTS•自由基清除试验的结果表明,这些样品具有相关的抗氧化活性,但在细胞模型中没有得到证实。G18.EE 及其馏分降低了细胞活力(SRB 测定)并促进了 ROS 产生(通过流式细胞术用 DHE/Mitotracker 探针),导致凋亡信号的激活(凋亡标志物的表达)。我们的结果表明,-BuOH 馏分有可能在黑色素瘤的药理学治疗中得到探索。