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Ethanol Extract from Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson Induces G1 Cell Cycle Arrest by Regulating Akt/GSK-3β/p53 Signaling Pathways in AGS Gastric Cancer Cells

AGS 위암세포에서 Akt/GSK-3β/p53 신호경로 조절을 통한 벌사상자 에탄올 추출물의 G1 Cell Cycle Arrest 유도 효과

  • Lim, Eun Gyeong (Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Hannam University) ;
  • Kim, Eun Ji (Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Hannam University) ;
  • Kim, Bo Min (Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Hannam University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Yong (Department of Food Science & Bio Technology, Shinansan University) ;
  • Ha, Sung Ho (Department Chemical Engineering, Hannam University) ;
  • Kim, Young Min (Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Hannam University)
  • 임은경 (한남대학교 생명시스템과학과) ;
  • 김은지 (한남대학교 생명시스템과학과) ;
  • 김보민 (한남대학교 생명시스템과학과) ;
  • 김상용 (신안산대학교 식품생명과학과) ;
  • 하성호 (한남대학교 화공신소재공학과) ;
  • 김영민 (한남대학교 생명시스템과학과)
  • Received : 2017.01.03
  • Accepted : 2017.02.21
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson is distributed in China and Korea, and the fruit of C. monnieri is used as traditional Chinese medicine to treat carbuncle and pain in female genitalia. In this study, we examined the anti-proliferation and cell cycle arrest effects of ethanol extracts from C. monnieri (CME) in AGS gastric cancer cells. Our results show that CME suppressed cell proliferation and induced release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in AGS cells by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay and LDH assay. Cell morphology was altered by CME in a dose-dependent manner. In order to identify the cell cycle arrest effects of CME, we investigated cell cycle analysis after CME treatment. In our results, CME induced cell cycle arrest at G1 phase. Protein kinase B (Akt) plays a major role in cell survival mechanisms such as growth, division, and metastasis. Akt protein regulates various downstream proteins such as glycogen synthase kinase-$3{\beta}$ (GSK-$3{\beta}$) and tumor protein p53 (p53). Expression levels of p-Akt, p-GSK-$3{\beta}$, p53, p21, cyclin E, and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) were determined by Western blot analysis. Protein levels of p-Akt, p-GSK-$3{\beta}$, and cyclin E were reduced while those of p53, p21, and p-CDK2 (T14/Y15) were elevated by CME. Moreover, treatment with CME, LY294002 (phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt inhibitor), BIO (GSK-$3{\beta}$ inhibitor), and Pifithrin-${\alpha}$ (p53 inhibitor) showed that cell cycle arrest effects were mediated through regulation of the Akt/GSK-$3{\beta}$/p53 signaling pathway. These results suggest that CME induces cell cycle arrest at G1 phase via the Akt/GSK-$3{\beta}$/p53 signaling pathway in AGS gastric cancer cells.

벌사상자는 여성의 생식기 질환이나 화농성 피부염에 주로 사용되어온 한약재로, 최근 들어 암과 관련된 연구가 많이 이루어짐에 따라 벌사상자의 항암 효과에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 벌사상자의 대표적인 성분인 osthole, xanthotoxol 등은 벤젠고리 화합물로 에탄올과 같은 유기용매에 잘 용해된다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 AGS 위암세포에서 벌사상자 에탄올 추출물(CME)에 대한 세포주기 정지 유도 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. CME 처리에 의한 AGS 위암세포의 증식 억제 유도 효과 및 세포독성 효과를 확인하기 위하여 MTT assay와 LDH release assay를 실시한 결과, 농도 및 시간 의존적으로 세포생존율이 감소하였으며, 농도 의존적인 세포독성 효과를 확인하였다. 또한, CME의 농도가 증가할수록 AGS 위암세포의 형태학적 변화가 관찰되었다. 이러한 세포증식 억제 유도 효과가 세포주기 정지에 의한 것인지 확인하기 위하여 CME를 농도별로 24시간 동안 처리한 후 세포주기를 측정하였다. 그 결과 G1기의 세포가 농도 의존적으로 증가함을 확인하였다. 그리고 CME의 처리가 세포주기와 관련된 단백질에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 western blot analysis를 실시하여 G1기 세포주기 정지와 관련된 신호 단백질들의 발현 변화를 확인하였다. 그 결과 CME의 처리가 세포 증식과 분열에 중요한 역할을 하는 p-Akt와 p-GSK-$3{\beta}$의 발현을 저해하는 것을 확인하였고, 이에 따라 p53의 발현과 활성이 증가하여 p21의 발현이 증가함을 확인하였다. 또한, p21의 증가에 따른 cyclin E의 발현 감소와 CDK2의 비활성화 상태인 p-CDK(T14), p-CDK(Y15)의 발현 증가를 확인하였다. 이와 같은 CME의 세포주기 억제 유도 효과가 일어나는 신호경로를 확인하기 위하여 LY294002(PI3K/Akt 저해제), BIO(GSK-$3{\beta}$ 저해제), Pifithrin-${\alpha}$(p53 저해제)를 CME와 각각 또는 병행 처리한 후 MTT assay, 세포주기 측정, western blot analysis를 진행하였다. 그 결과 LY294002의 처리는 CME 처리군과 유사하게 세포생존율을 저해시키고 G1기 정지를 유도했으며, 세포주기 단백질을 조절하였다. 또한, GSK-$3{\beta}$와 p53 저해제를 처리하였을 때 CME를 병행 처리했음에도 불구하고 세포증식 억제나 G1기 정지와 같은 항암 효과가 나타나지 않았으며, 관련 신호경로 단백질의 변화도 관찰되지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 CME의 처리가 Akt/GSK-$3{\beta}$/p53 신호경로를 조절하여 cyclin E의 발현을 감소시키고 CDK2의 활성을 억제함으로써 G1기 세포주기 정지를 유도함을 확인하였다.

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