Khz-cp (crude polysaccharide extract obtained from the fusion of Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus mycelia) induces apoptosis by increasing intracellular calcium levels and activating P38 and NADPH oxidase-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species in SNU-1 cells

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Ju Sung Kim¹  Ren Bin Huang²  Ren Sheng Wang³  Tae Hwan Kim³  Zoo Haye Kim⁴  Young Lye Chae⁵ 

[1] Clinical Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China;Department of Pharmacology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China;Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China;Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan;Korea Institute of Science and Management Career College, Seoul, South Korea;

关键词: Reactive Oxygen Species;    Reactive Oxygen Species Production;    NADPH Oxidase;    Reactive Oxygen Species Generation;    Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-14-236

 received in 2013-09-11, accepted in 2014-07-01,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundKhz-cp is a crude polysaccharide extract that is obtained after nuclear fusion in Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus mycelia (Khz). It inhibits the growth of cancer cells.MethodsKhz-cp was extracted by solvent extraction. The anti-proliferative activity of Khz-cp was confirmed by using Annexin-V/PI-flow cytometry analysis. Intracellular calcium increase and measurement of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were performed by using flow cytometry and inverted microscope. SNU-1 cells were treated with p38, Bcl-2 and Nox family siRNA. siRNA transfected cells was employed to investigate the expression of apoptotic, growth and survival genes in SNU-1 cells. Western blot analysis was performed to confirm the expression of the genes.ResultsIn the present study, Khz-cp induced apoptosis preferentially in transformed cells and had only minimal effects on non-transformed cells. Furthermore, Khz-cp was found to induce apoptosis by increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and activating P38 to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) via NADPH oxidase and the mitochondria. Khz-cp-induced apoptosis was caspase dependent and occurred via a mitochondrial pathway. ROS generation by NADPH oxidase was critical for Khz-cp-induced apoptosis, and although mitochondrial ROS production was also required, it appeared to occur secondary to ROS generation by NADPH oxidase. Activation of NADPH oxidase was shown by the translocation of the regulatory subunits p47phox and p67phox to the cell membrane and was necessary for ROS generation by Khz-cp. Khz-cp triggered a rapid and sustained increase in [Ca2+]i that activated P38. P38 was considered to play a key role in the activation of NADPH oxidase because inhibition of its expression or activity abrogated membrane translocation of the p47phox and p67phox subunits and ROS generation.ConclusionsIn summary, these data indicate that Khz-cp preferentially induces apoptosis in cancer cells and that the signaling mechanisms involve an increase in [Ca2+]i, P38 activation, and ROS generation via NADPH oxidase and mitochondria.

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