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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 236, Issue 3, Pages 1798-1809Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29961
Keywords
apoptosis; breast cancer cells; carotenoid; cell survival; lutein; redox response
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- Science and Engineering Research Board [GAP-0460]
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The study found that lutein can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells, partly through the modulation of markers in the antioxidant defense and cell survival signaling pathways, leading to cell apoptosis.
Reduced risk of breast cancer upon intake of lutein-rich food supplements creates an interest to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying the growth inhibitory potential of lutein in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. Lutein purified fromSpinacia oleraceawas identified by high-performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The cell viability was measured by water-soluble tetrazolium-1 assay. The intracellular reactive oxygen species level was examined by 2 ',7 '-dichlorofluorescein assay. The protein expression of the markers of antioxidant defense, cell survival, and apoptosis was analyzed by western blot analysis. The induction of apoptosis by lutein was measured by 4 ',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole staining and caspase-3 activity assay. The purified lutein inhibited the viability of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. The growth inhibitory effect of lutein was associated with suppressed protein expression of superoxide dismutase-2 and heme oxygenase-1, and its transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2. Lutein treatment subsequently blocked the expression of intracellular cell survival proteins, phosphorylated protein kinase B, phosphorylated extracellular-regulated kinase 1/2, and nuclear factor-kB. Suppression of antioxidant defense and cell survival markers by lutein was further linked to apoptosis induction with elevated caspase-3 activity and downregulated expression of Bcl-2 and poly-ADP ribose polymerase. Our results emphasize a significant role of lutein as an effective inhibitor of human breast cancer cell growth that activates cell death partly through the modulation of antioxidant defense response-linked cell survival signaling markers.
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