Journal
TOXINS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins13010067
Keywords
α -solanine; trophoblast cell; toxicity; apoptosis; autophagy
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- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [31572591, 31772819, 81830041]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFD0200800]
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The study found that alpha-solanine can impair the functions of human trophoblast cells by activating cell apoptosis and autophagy, including inhibiting cell viability, migration, invasion, and tube formation.
The trophoblast, an embryonic tissue, exerts a crucial role in the processes of implantation and placentation. Toxins in food can cause malfunction of trophoblasts, resulting in apoptosis, oxidative stress, and abnormal angiogenesis. alpha-solanine, a steroidal glycoalkaloid, has antitumor properties on several cancer cells. However, its effect on human trophoblasts has not been elucidated. In this study, human extravillous trophoblast HTR-8/SVneo cells were exposed to alpha-solanine. Cellular functions including proliferation, migration, invasion, tube formation, and apoptosis were assessed. To monitor autophagic flux, trophoblasts were transfected with a mCherry-GFP-LC3B vector using lentiviral transduction, and expression of autophagy-related biomarkers including Beclin 1, Atgl3, and microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain-3 (MAP1-LC3) were detected. The results show that application of 20 mu M alpha-solanine or above inhibited the cell viability, migration, invasion, and tube formation of the human trophoblast. Cell cycle was arrested at S and G2/M phases in response to 30 mu M alpha-solanine. alpha-solanine induced apoptosis of HTR-8/SVneo cells and triggered autophagy by increasing the autophagic gene expression and stimulating the formation of autophagosome and autophagic flux. In conclusion, alpha-solanine can impair the functions of human trophoblast cells via activation of cell apoptosis and autophagy.
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