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Apoptosis inducing activity of fucoidan in HCT-15 colon carcinoma cells

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Hyun, Jae-Hee, Kim, Sang-Cheol, Kang, Jung-Il, Kim, Min-Kyoung, Boo, Hye-Jin, Kwon, Jung-Mi, Koh, Young-Sang, Hyun, Jin-Won +3 more·2009·Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin

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The antitumor activity of fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus was investigated in human colon carcinoma cells. The crude fucoidan, a polysaccharide composed predominantly of sulfated fucose, markedly inhibited the growth of HCT-15 cells (human colon carcinoma cells). After HCT-15 cells were treated with fucoidan, several apoptotic events such as DNA fragmentation, chromatin condensation and increase of the population of sub-G1 hypodiploid cells were observed. In the mechanism of fucoidan-induced apoptosis, we examined changes in Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression levels and activation of caspases. Fucoidan decreased Bcl-2 expression, whereas the expression of Bax was increased in a time-dependent manner compared to the control. In addition, the active forms of caspase-9 and caspase-3 were increased, and the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), a vital substrate of effector caspase, was observed. Furthermore, the induction of apoptosis was also accompanied by a strong activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 kinase and an inactivation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt in a time-dependent manner. These findings provide evidence demonstrating that the pro-apoptotic effect of fucoidan is mediated through the activation of ERK, p38 and the blocking of the PI3K/Akt signal pathway in HCT-15 cells. These data support the hypothesis that fucoidan may have potential in colon cancer treatment.

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  • Fucoidans induce apoptosis of HT-29, HCT116, HCT-15 colon cancer cells, MCF-7, SK-Mel-28, T-47D, and human promyeloid leukemic cell lines.

    “Fucoidans were shown to induce apoptosis of some other cancer cells, for example HT-29, HCT116, and HCT-15 human colon cancer cells [42,43] as well as MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma) [44], melanoma SK-Mel-28, breast cancer T-47D [45], and human promyeloid leukemic cell lines [46].”
  • Pro-apoptotic effect of fucoidan from F. vesiculosus was mediated by activation of ERKs, p38 and blocking of PI3K/Akt signaling in HCT-15 cells.

    “Another group reported that the pro-apoptotic effect of fucoidan from F. vesiculosus was mediated by the activation of ERKs, p38 and by the blocking of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in HCT-15 cells [42].”

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Hyun, J.-H., Kim, S.-C., Kang, J.-I., Kim, M.-K., Boo, H.-J., Kwon, J.-M., Koh, Y.-S., Hyun, J.-W., Park, D.-B., Yoo, E.-S., & Kang, H.-K.
Affiliations
  • Jeju National University (KR)
  • School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Jeju National University
Venue
Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Published
2009
Volume
32
Issue
10
Pages
1760-1764
ISSN
  • 0918-6158 (ISSN-L)
  • 1347-5215
OpenAlex
W2084350967
Cited by
150
References
35
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FWCI
11.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Jeju National University
  • Jeju National University Hospital
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Echinoderm biology and ecology
Keywords
fucoidan, Fucus vesiculosus, apoptosis, colon cancer, HCT-15 cells, Bcl-2, Bax, caspase-9, caspase-3, PARP cleavage, ERK, p38 MAPK, PI3K/Akt signaling, anticancer activity
MeSH terms
Adenocarcinoma, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, Colonic Neoplasms, Humans, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases, Polysaccharides, Signal Transduction, Apoptosis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Fucus, Cell Line, Tumor, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, bcl-2-Associated X Protein, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Caspase 3, Caspase 9

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