Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2015.44.3.338

Inhibitory Effects of Flavonoids on Growth of HT-29 Human Colon Cancer Cells  

Cho, Young (Department of Home Economics, Korea National Open University)
Choi, Mi-Yong (Department of Home Economics, Korea National Open University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.44, no.3, 2015 , pp. 338-346 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to elucidate the anti-proliferative and apoptotic mechanism of flavonoids in HT-29 human colon cancer cells. We investigated the anti-proliferative activity of flavonoids in HT-29 human colon cancer cells via cell viability assay (MTT assay), caspase-3 activity, RT-PCR, and western blotting. We cultured HT-29 cells in the presence of various flavonoids (apigenin, rutin, naringenin, and myricetin) at a concentration of $100{\mu}M$. In the MTT assay, naringenin showed the strongest effect on cell viability in HT-29 colon cancer cells. Caspase-3 activity, a marker of apoptosis, significantly increased upon naringenin treatment. For RT-PCR, myricetin significantly increased Bax protein levels, naringenin increased p53 protein levels, and rutin reduced expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Western blotting of HT-29 colon cancer cells showed that myricetin increased cleaved caspase-3 protein levels, naringenin significantly increased poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase protein levels, and rutin increased E-cadherin protein levels. These results indicate that flavonoid exerts anticancer effects on human colon HT-29 cells through a caspase-dependent apoptotic pathway.
Keywords
colon cancer; flavonoid; HT-29 human; RT-PCR; western blot;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 5  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Kim EJ, Park SY, Hong JE, Shin MJ, Lim SS, Shin HK, Yoon JH. 2007. Inhibitory effect of the methanolic extract of Symphyocladia latiuscula on the growth of HT-29 human colon cancer cells. J Korean Soc Food Sci Nutr 36: 431-438.   DOI
2 Kim EJ, Park HS, Lim SS, Kim JS, Shin HK, Yoon JH. 2008. Effect of the hexane extract of Saussurea lappa on the growth of HT-29 human colon cancer cells. Korean J Food Sci Technol 40: 207-214.
3 Kim MJ. 2012. The effect of fucoidan on the apoptosis in human colon cancer HT-29 cells. MS Thesis. Duksung Women's University, Seoul, Korea. p 3, 10-14, 43.
4 Baek YG. 2013. The correlation among symptoms, anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy. MS Thesis. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. p 1.
5 Lee SH, Park SY, Kim IS, Park OJ, Kim YM. 2012. Effect of resveratrol on migration and proliferation in HT-29 colon cancer cells. KSBB J 27: 289-294.   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Ryu MJ, Chung HS. 2011. Effects on hot water extract of Schizandra chinensis on colon cancer cell line. Food Eng Prog 15: 64-69.
7 Andersen C, Adamsen L, Moeller T, Midtgaard J, Quist M, Tveteraas A, Rorth M. 2006. The effect of a multidimensional exercise programme on symptoms and side-effects in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy - The use of semi-structured diaries. Eur J Oncol Nurs 10: 247-262.   DOI
8 Shariati A, Haghighi S, Fayyazi S, Tabesh H, Kalboland MM. 2010. The effect of exercise on the severity of the fatigue in colorectal cancer patients who received chemotherapy in Ahwaz. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res 15: 145-149.
9 Kim JY, Jung EJ, Won YS, Lee JH, Shin DY, Seo KI. 2012. Cultivated Orostachys japonicus induces apoptosis in human colon cancer cells. Korean J Food Sci Technol 44: 317-323.   DOI   ScienceOn
10 Yang JH. 2005. The effect of foot reflexology on nausea, vomiting and fatigue of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. J Korean Acad Nurs 35: 177-185.   DOI
11 Park KU, Kim JY, Seo KI. 2009. Antioxidative and cytotoxicity activities against human colon cancer cells exhibited by edible crude saponins from soybean cake. Korean J Food Preserv 16: 754-758.
12 Wagner H. 1979. Phenolic compounds in plants of pharmaceutical interest. In Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, Biochemistry of Plant Phenolics. Swain T, Harborne JB, van Sumere CF, eds. Plenum Press, New York, NY, USA. Vol 12, p 589-616.
13 The Korean Nutrition Society. 2011. Phytonutrient nutrition. Life Science, Seoul, Korea. p 196.
14 Kandaswami C, Middleton E Jr. 1994. Free radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of plant flavonoids. Adv Exp Med Biol 366: 351-376.   DOI
15 Middleton E Jr, Kandaswami C, Theoharides TC. 2000. The effects of plant flavonoids on mammalian cells: implications for inflammation, heart disease, and cancer. Pharmacol Rev 52: 673-751.
16 Duthie G, Crozier A. 2000. Plant-derived phenolic antioxidants. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 3: 447-451.   DOI
17 Singh JP, Selvendiran K, Banu SM, Padmavathi R, Sakthisekaran D. 2004. Protective role of Apigenin on the status of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense against hepatocarcinogenesis in Wistar albino rats. Phytomedicine 11: 309-314.   DOI   ScienceOn
18 Miyoshi N, Naniwa K, Yamada T, Osawa T, Nakamura Y. 2007. Dietary flavonoid apigenin is a potential inducer of intracellular oxidative stress: the role in the interruptive apoptotic signal. Arch Biochem Biophys 466: 274-282.   DOI   ScienceOn
19 Kowalski J, Samojedny A, Paul M, Pietsz G, Wilczok T. 2005. Effect of apigenin, kaempferol and resveratrol on the expression of interleukin-$1{\beta}$ and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}B$ genes in J774.2 macrophages. Pharmacol Rep 57: 390-394.
20 Jeyabal PV, Syed MB, Venkataraman M, Sambandham JK, Sakthisekaran D. 2005. Apigenin inhibits oxidative stressinduced macromolecular damage in N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)-induced hepatocellular carcinogenesis in Wistar albino rats. Mol Carcinog 44: 11-20.   DOI
21 Pozin VM, Skuratovskaia SG, Pocheptsova GA. 1996. Changes in the vascular wall and ischemic damages to the myocardium in reversible episodes of heart muscle ischemia. Fiziol Zh 42: 10-16.
22 Janbaz KH, Saeed SA, Gilani AH. 2002. Protective effect of rutin on paracetamol- and $CCl_4$-induced hepatotoxicity in rodents. Fitoterapia 73: 557-563.   DOI
23 Kamalakkannan N, Stanely Mainzen Prince P. 2006. Rutin improves the antioxidant status in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat tissues. Mol Cell Biochem 293: 211-219.   DOI
24 van Acker FA, Schouten O, Haenen GR, van der Vijgh WJ, Bast A. 2000. Flavonoids can replace ${\alpha}B$-tocopherol as an antioxidant. FEBS Lett 473: 145-148.   DOI
25 So FV, Guthrie N, Chambers AF, Carroll KK. 1997. Inhibition of proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive MCF-7 human. Cancer Lett 112: 127-133.   DOI
26 Kanno S, Tomizawa A, Hiura T, Osanai Y, Shouji A, Ujibe M, Ohtake T, Kimura K, Ishikawa M. 2005. Inhibitory effects of naringenin on tumor growth in human cancer cell lines and sarcoma S-180-implanted mice. Biol Pharm Bull 28: 527-530.   DOI
27 Hiermann A, Schramm HW, Laufer S. 1998. Anti-inflammatory activity of myricetin-3-O-beta-D-glucuronide and related compounds. Inflamm Res 47: 421-427.   DOI
28 Hertog MG, Hollman PC, Katan MB, Kromhout D. 1993. Intake of potentially anticarcinogenic flavonoids and their determinants in adults in the Netherlands. Nutr Cancer 20: 21-29.   DOI
29 Ono K, Nakane H, Fukushima M, Chermann JC, Barre-Sinoussi F. 1990. Differential inhibitory effects of various flavonoids on the activities of reverse transcriptase and cellular DNA and RNA polymerases. Eur J Biochem 190: 469-476.   DOI
30 Knekt P, Kumpulainen J, Jarvinen R, Rissanen H, Heliovaara M, Reunanen A, Hakulinen T, Aromaa A. 2002. Flavonoid intake and risk of chronic diseases. Am J Clin Nutr 76: 560-568.
31 Landolfi R, Mower RL, Steiner M. 1984. Modification of platelet function and arachidonic acid metabolism by bioflavonoids. Structure-activity relations. Biochem Pharmacol 33: 1525-1530.   DOI
32 Ryu MJ, Chung HS. 2012. Effects of hot water extracts of semi-fermented tea, Sun-Hyang on human colon cancer cell line. J Kor Tea Soc 18: 87-91.
33 Debatin KM. 2004. Apoptosis pathways in cancer and cancer therapy. Cancer Immunol Immunother 53: 153-159.   DOI
34 Kim YR. 2008. Effects of Sasa borealis leaves extract on the differentiation of adipocytes and lipid metabolism. MS Thesis. Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. p 6.
35 Park HK. 2012. Induction of apoptosis by laminarin through the regulation of IGF-IR and ErbB signaling pathways in HT-29 human colon cell. MS Thesis. Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. p 26.
36 Cotter TG, Glynn JM, Echeverri F, Green DR. 1992. The induction of apoptosis by chemotherapeutic agents occurs in all phases of the cell cycle. Anticancer Res 12: 773-779.
37 Nagata S. 1997. Apoptosis by death factor. Cell 88: 355-365.   DOI
38 Ohtsubo M, Theodoras AM, Schumacher J, Roberts JM, Pagano M. 1995. Human cycline E, a nuclear protein essential for the $G_1$-to-S phage transition. Mol Cell Biol 15: 2612-2624.   DOI
39 Norman D, Isidori AM, Frajese V, Caprio M, Chew SL, Grossman AB, Clark AJ, Michael Besser G, Fabbri A. 2003. ACTH and alpha-MSH inhibit leptin expression and secretion in 3T3-L1 adipocytes: model for a central-peripheral melanocortin-leptin pathway. Mol Cell Endocrinol 200: 99-109.   DOI
40 Reed JC. 1994. Bcl-2 and regulation of programmed cell death. J Cell Biol 124: 1-6.   DOI
41 Cryns V, Yuan J. 1998. Proteases to die for. Genes Dev 12: 1551-1570.   DOI
42 de Murcia G, Menissier de Murcia J. 1994. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase: a molecular nick-sensor. Trends Biochem Sci 19: 172-176.   DOI
43 Pacher P, Szabo C. 2008. Role of the peroxynitrite-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase pathway in human disease. Am J Pathol 173: 2-13.   DOI
44 Nichoson DW, Ali A, Thornberry NA, Vaillancourt JP, Ding CK, Gallant M, Gareau Y, Griffin PR, Labelle M, Lazebnik YA. 1995. Identification and inhibition of the ICE/CED-3 protease necessary for mammalian apoptosis. Nature 376: 37-43.   DOI
45 Oliver FJ, de la Rubia G, Rolli V, Ruiz-Ruiz MC, de Murcia G, Murcia JM. 1998. Importance of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase and its cleavage in apoptosis. Lesson from an uncleavable mutant. J Biol Chem 273: 33533-33539.   DOI
46 Ozawa M, Baribault H, Kemler R. 1989. The cytoplasmic domain of cell adhesion molecule uvomorulin associated with three independent proteins structurally relate in different species. EMBO J 8: 1711-1717.
47 Frixen UH, Nagamine Y. 1993. Stimulation of urokinasetype plasminogen activator expression by blockage of Ecadherin-dependent cell-cell adhesion. Cancer Res 53: 3618-3623.
48 Lee SM. 2007. Correlation of decreased expressions of claudin 4 and E-cadherin proteins and the clinicopathologic factors of stomach cancer. MS Thesis. Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. p 1.