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In vitro Anticancer Effect of Salt on HepG2 Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

소금의 HepG2 인체 간암세포에서의 in vitro 항암 효과

  • Kim, Hee-Young (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ju, Jaehyun (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Hee (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Kun-Young (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
  • 김희영 (부산대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 주재현 (부산대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이경희 (부산대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 박건영 (부산대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2015.09.21
  • Accepted : 2015.10.10
  • Published : 2016.01.31
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Abstract

We investigated the anti-proliferative effects of solar salt and purified salt (PS) on HepG2 human hepatocellular cancer cells as well as their effects on mRNA and protein expression of apoptosis- and cell cycle-related genes, including Bcl-2, Bax, p53, and p21. Each salt sample suppressed cancer cell proliferation when treated at a concentration of 0.5% or 1%. Especially solar salt from T salt field (SS-T) and solar salt from Y salt field (SS-Y) significantly suppressed proliferation of cancer cells in comparison with PS. Treatment of HepG2 cells with salt samples at a concentration of 1% suppressed expression of Bcl-2 and promoted expression of Bax, p53, and p21 at the mRNA and protein levels in comparison with the control group. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) showed that SS-T and SS-Y had higher concentrations of Ca, Mg, S, and K than PS, and SS-T contained higher concentrations of these minerals than SS-Y. It seems that Na and mineral contents in solar salt may contribute to regulation of the genes. Taken together, salt, especially mineral rich solar salt, inhibits cancer cell growth by regulating apoptosis and cell cycle-related genes.

본 연구에서는 국내산 천일염 두 종류와 정제염이 HepG2 인체 간암 세포에서의 세포 성장 억제 효과, apoptosis 관련 유전자 Bcl-2, Bax, p53 및 p21의 mRNA 발현과 단백질 발현을 확인하였다. 소금 시료들은 HepG2 인체 간암세포에 0.5% 및 1% 농도로 처리하였을 때 세포 성장을 억제시켰으며 T염전의 천일염(SS-T)과 Y염전의 천일염(SS-Y)은 정제염(PS)에 비해 암세포 성장을 유의적으로 억제하였다(P<0.05). 또한 HepG2 세포에 1% 농도로 소금 시료를 처리하였을 때 대조군에 비해 apoptosis를 억제하는 유전자들을 mRNA 및 단백질 수준에서 조절하여 Bcl-2는 낮게 나타났고, Bax, p53, p21은 높게 발현되었다. SS-T와 SS-Y는 PS에 비하여 Ca, Mg, S, K 함량이 많았으며, 천일염 중에서도 SS-T가 SS-Y보다 많이 함유되어 있었다. 전반적으로 무기질이 많이 함유된 천일염이 정제염보다 항암 효과가 높았으며 이는 소금의 Na 및 그 외 다른 무기질들이 항암 관련 유전자들을 조절한 것으로 보인다. 이상의 결과를 통해 국내산 천일염과 정제염은 HepG2 세포에서 apoptosis와 cell cycle 관련 유전자 조절을 통해 항암 효과를 나타냄을 확인하였으며 그중에서도 천일염의 효과가 더 높게 나타나 그 원인 물질 및 항암 기작에 대한 후속 연구가 필요하다.

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