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JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
卷 84, 期 12, 页码 3147-3160出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00963
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31861143050, 31911530077, 31772476]
Smp43, a cationic antimicrobial peptide from the venom gland of the Egyptian scorpion Scorpio maurus palmatus, shows cytotoxicity towards hepatoma cell line HepG2 by membrane disruption. The study found that Smp43 suppressed the growth of HepG2 cells and induced various cellular processes, ultimately exerting antitumor effects through inducing mitochondrial dysfunction and membrane disruption. These findings suggest that Smp43 could be a potential antitumor agent against hepatocellular carcinoma.
Smp43, a cationic antimicrobial peptide identified from the venom gland of the Egyptian scorpion Scorpio maurus palmatus, shows cytotoxicity toward hepatoma cell line HepG2 by membrane disruption. However, its underlying detailed mechanisms still remain to be further clarified. In the present study, we evaluated the cellular internalization of Smp43 and explored its effects on cell viability, cell cycle, apoptosis, autophagy, necrosis, and factor expression related to these cellular processes in human HepG2. Smp43 was found to suppress the growth of HepG2, Huh7, and human primary hepatocellular carcinoma cells while showing low toxicity to normal LO2 cells. Furthermore, Smp43 could interact with the cell membrane and be internalized into HepG2 cells via endocytosis and pore formation, which caused a ROS production increase, mitochondrial membrane potential decline, cytoskeleton disorganization, dysregulation of cyclin expression, mitochondrial apoptotic pathway activation, and alteration of MAPK as well as PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways. Finally, Smp43 showed effective antitumor protection in the HepG2 xenograft mice model. Overall, these findings indicate that Smp43 significantly exerts antitumor effects via induction of apoptosis, autophagy, necrosis, and cell cycle arrest due to its induction of mitochondrial dysfunction and membrane disruption. This discovery will extend the antitumor mechanisms of antimicrobial peptides and contribute to the development of antitumor agents against hepatocellular carcinoma.
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