Little is known about the potentially chemopreventive mechanisms of anthocyanins apart from their antioxidant activity. We investigated the in vitro capacity of the anthocyanin cyanidin-3-O-β-glucopyranoside (Cy-g) to induce apoptosis in T-lymphoblastoid, as well as apoptosis and differentiation in HL-60 promyelocytic cells. Although Cy-g-induced apoptosis (as well as necrosis) in the two systems, HL-60 cells were much less sensitive than T-lymphoblastoid cells. Moreover, treatment of HL-60 cells with Cy-g caused differentiation into macrophage-like cells and granulocytes. Concerning the mechanism of action, the induction of apoptosis in Jurkat T cells can be explained by a modulation of p53 and bax protein expression. At the molecular level, the induction of apoptosis and cytodifferentiation in HL-60 cells involved different proteins, thus suggesting that the effects of Cy-g on apoptosis and cytodifferentiation induction are two distinct events. These interesting biological properties should encourage further investigation into the chemopreventive and/or chemotherapeutic potential of Cy-g.
Titolo: | Induction of apoptosis in two human leukemia cell lines as well as differentiation in human promyelocytic cells by cyanidin-3-O-betaglucopyranoside. |
Autore/i: | FIMOGNARI, CARMELA; F. BERTI; M. NUESSE; CANTELLI FORTI, GIORGIO; HRELIA, PATRIZIA |
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Anno: | 2004 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2004.02.021 |
Abstract: | Little is known about the potentially chemopreventive mechanisms of anthocyanins apart from their antioxidant activity. We investigated the in vitro capacity of the anthocyanin cyanidin-3-O-β-glucopyranoside (Cy-g) to induce apoptosis in T-lymphoblastoid, as well as apoptosis and differentiation in HL-60 promyelocytic cells. Although Cy-g-induced apoptosis (as well as necrosis) in the two systems, HL-60 cells were much less sensitive than T-lymphoblastoid cells. Moreover, treatment of HL-60 cells with Cy-g caused differentiation into macrophage-like cells and granulocytes. Concerning the mechanism of action, the induction of apoptosis in Jurkat T cells can be explained by a modulation of p53 and bax protein expression. At the molecular level, the induction of apoptosis and cytodifferentiation in HL-60 cells involved different proteins, thus suggesting that the effects of Cy-g on apoptosis and cytodifferentiation induction are two distinct events. These interesting biological properties should encourage further investigation into the chemopreventive and/or chemotherapeutic potential of Cy-g. |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2005-10-03 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |