Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 59, Issue 20, Pages 11304-11318Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf202433f
Keywords
lycopene; leptin; MMP-7; invasion; AP-1; beta-catenin; human colon cancer cells
Funding
- National Science Council [NSC-97-2320-B-039-043-MY3, NSC-100-2320-B-039-003]
- Department of Health [DOH 100-TD-B-111-004, DOH-100-TD-C-111-005]
- China Medical University (CMU) [CMU98-P-08, CMU98-P-08-M]
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Clinical studies indicate that high blood levels of leptin or matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7; matrilysin) proteins are associated with tumor progression of human colorectal cancer (CRC). Leptin could play an important role in cell migration and invasion of cancer cells. Our previous study indicated that lycopene could inhibit the proliferation of human colon cancer cells in vitro. However, the inhibitory effects of lycopene on the progression of human colon cancer cells have not been demonstrated yet. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of lycopene on tumor progression including cell invasion and MMP-7 expression in leptin-stimulated human colon cancer cells in vitro. Our results demonstrated that lycopene significantly inhibited leptin-mediated cell invasion and MMP-7 expression in human colon cancer HT-29 cells. Lycopene could augment the expression and stability of E-cadherin proteins. Our results showed that MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways played important roles in leptin-mediated MMP-7 expression and cell invasion. Lycopene could effectively inhibit the phosphorylation of Akt, glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3 beta) and ERK 1/2 proteins. The molecular mechanisms of lycopene were in part through decreases in nuclear levels of AP-1 and beta-catenin proteins. These novel findings suggested that lycopene could act as a chemopreventive agent to suppress MMP-7 expression and leptin-mediated cell invasion in human colon cancer HT-29 cells.
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