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Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon induces apoptotic cell death in hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cell via intrinsic pathway by PARP and Topoisomerase I suppression

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BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
Volume 139, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111628

Keywords

Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon; HepG2; Terpenes; Apoptosis; Intrinsic pathway; Topoisomerase I

Funding

  1. Research Fund for Supporting Lecturers to Admit High Potential Students to Study and Research in her Expert Program Year 2010, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  2. Erasmus Mundus project TECHNO I -the 3rd cohort for the scholarship for study and research exchange to European Universities scholarship, Rome Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, 2014
  3. Khon Kaen University, Thailand [570044, PD-2563-09]

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The extract of Pinus kesiya (PK) exhibited high selective cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells and induced apoptosis. FTIR microspectroscopy revealed molecular changes induced by PK in HepG2 cells, indicating a distinct anticancer mechanism compared to a positive control.
Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon (PK), widely found in Southeast Asia, has been traditionally used for the treatment of several illnesses. Our previous studies showed that PK was highly cytotoxicity against liver cancer cells. The detailed mechanism of anticancer action of 50% hydro-ethanolic extract of PK's twig was, therefore, investigated in hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells. Cytotoxicity of PK was determined by using NR assay, followed by determination of the mode of cell death by flow cytometry. The apoptosis-inducing effect was determined based on caspases activity, mitochondria membrane potential change, and expression of proteins related to apoptosis by western blot. The biomolecular alteration in the PK-treated HepG2 cells was investigated by FTIR microspectroscopy. Inhibition of topoisomerase I enzyme was determined by using DNA relaxation assay. Results showed that PK displayed high selective cytotoxicity and induced apoptosis against HepG2. FTIR microspectroscopy indicated that PK altered major biomolecules in HepG2 different from melphalan (a positive control), indicating a different mechanism of anticancer action. PK induced apoptotic cell death through the intrinsic pathway by increasing caspases 9 and 3/7 activity, increasing Bax, and decreasing Bcl-2 expression leading to mitochondrial membrane potential changes. PK also inhibited Top I and PARP activity that triggered an intrinsic apoptotic pathway. The phytochemical test presented terpenoids (i.e., alpha-pinene confirmed by GCMS), alkaloids, steroids, xanthone, reducing sugar, and saponin. alpha-Pinene exhibited low cytotoxicity against HepG2, therefore, several terpene derivatives may work synergistically for inducing apoptosis. Our data demonstrated that PK has the potential for further study with chemotherapeutic purposes.

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