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Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Enhances Cordycepin-Induced Apoptosis in Human Gastric Cancer Cells

인체위암 세포에서 PI3K/AKT 신호 전달계 차단에 의한 동충하초 유래 Cordycepin의 Apoptosis 유발 효과 증진

  • Received : 2016.02.15
  • Accepted : 2016.03.02
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway plays a crucial role in cancer occurrence by promoting cell proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of a PI3K inhibitor, LY294002, on the chemosensitivity of gastric cancer cells to cordycepin, a predominant functional component of the fungus Cordyceps militaris, in AGS human gastric cancer cells and investigated possible underlying cellular mechanisms. Our results revealed that cordycepin inhibited viability of AGS cells in a concentration-dependent manner and induced apoptosis, as determined by apoptotic cell morphologies and fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis associated with attenuated activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Treatment with cordycepin in combination with a subtoxic concentration of LY294002 enhanced cordycepin-induced cytotoxicity and apoptotic potentials in AGS cells. Sensitization of LY294002 to cordycepin-induced apoptosis was accompanied by activation of caspases (caspases-3, -8, and -9) and was concomitant with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. Moreover, LY294002 up-regulated pro-apoptotic Bax and enhanced truncation of Bid in cordycepin-treated AGS cells, which was connected with increased loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to the cytosol. Taken together, these results indicate that inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway could augment cordycepin-induced apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells by up-regulating caspase activity through mitochondrial dysfunction.

PI3K/Akt 신호계는 세포 생존의 조절에 필수적인 경로로 대부분 암세포에서 활성이 증대되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 동충하초의 주요 생리활성 물질인 cordycepin에 의한 AGS 인체 위암 세포의 apoptosis 유도에 미치는 PI3K/Akt 신호계의 역할을 조사하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 cordycepin의 처리 농도의 증가에 따라 AGS 세포의 생존율은 억제되었으며, 이는 apoptosis 유도와 밀접한 관계가 있음을 핵의 형태적 변화와 flow cytometry 분석을 통하여 확인 하였다. 이러한 cordycepin의 apoptosis 유도 효과는 PI3K/Akt 신호계의 활성 저하와 연관성이 있었으며, 세포독성을 나타내지 않는 범위의 PI3K/Akt 신호계 저해제인 LY294002를 cordycepin과 동시 처리하였을 경우, cordycepin에 의한 apoptosis 유발을 더욱 증대시켰다. 그리고 cordycepin에 대한 LY294002의 apoptosis 유발 증대는 caspases (caspase-3, -8 및 -9)의 활성 증가와 poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 단백질의 분해 증가를 촉진했다. 또한 cordycepin이 처리된 AGS 세포에서 LY294002는 apoptosis 유도에 관여하는 Bax의 발현을 증가시켰고 apoptosis 억제에 관여하는 Bcl-2의 발현은 감소시켰으며, 이는 미토콘드리아 기능 손상과 미토콘드리아에서 세포질로의 cytochrome c 유리를 증대시켰다. 따라서 PI3K/Akt 신호계의 활성 차단은 cordycepin의 항암 활성을 더욱 상승시켰으며, 이는 미토콘드리아 기능 손상과 caspase의 활성 증대를 통하여 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다.

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