期刊
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
卷 179, 期 2-3, 页码 185-191出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.11.009
关键词
Sanguinarine; Invasion; Tight junctions; Matrix metalloproteinase
资金
- Korea Research Foundation Grant [KRF-2004-005-E00007]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2004-005-E00007] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Tight junctions (TJs) are critical structures for the maintenance of cellular polarity, acting as paracellular permeability barriers and playing an essential role in regulation of the diffusion of fluid, electrolytes and macromolecules through the paracellular pathway. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated as possible mediators of invasiveness and metastasis in some cancers. In this study, it was investigated the effect of sanguinarine, a benzophenanthridine alkaloid, on the correlation between the tightening of TJs and the anti-invasive activity in human breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231 cells. The inhibitory effects of sanguinarine on cell proliferation, motility and invasiveness were found to be associated with the increased tightness of the TJ, which was demonstrated by an increase in transepithelial electrical resistance (TER). Additionally, immunoblotting results indicated that sanguinarine repressed the levels of the claudin proteins, major components of TJs that play a key role in the control and selectivity of paracellular transport. Furthermore, the activities of MMP-2 and -9 in MDA-MB-231 cells were dose-dependently inhibited by treatment with sanguinarine, and this was also correlated with a decrease in the expression of their mRNA and proteins. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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