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KMID : 1150720170060020179
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Integrative Medicine Research
2017 Volume.6 No. 2 p.179 ~ p.189
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Induction of apoptosis by Dae-Hwang-Mok-Dan-Tang in HCT-116 colon cancer cells through activation of caspases and inactivation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling
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Park Cheol
Hong Su-Hyun
Choi Yung-Hyun
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Abstract
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Background: Dae-Hwang-Mok-Dan-Tang (DHMDT), a traditional Korean medicine, contains five species of medicinal plants and has been used to treat patients with digestive tract cancer for hundreds of years; however, its anticancer mechanism is poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the proapoptotic effects of DHMDT in human colon cancer HCT-116 cells.
Methods: Cytotoxicity was evaluated using the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay. Apoptosis was detected using 4,6-diamidino-2-phenyllindile staining, agarose gel electrophoresis, and flow cytometry. The protein levels were determined using Western blot analysis. Caspase activity was measured using a colorimetric assay.
Results: Treatment with DHMDT resulted in a growth inhibition coupled with apoptosis induction, which was associated with the downregulation of members of IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis protein) family, including XIAP and survivin, and the activation of caspase-9 and -3 accompanied by proteolytic degradation of poly(ADP-ribose)-polymerase and phospholipase C-γ1. DHMDT treatment also showed a correlation with the translocation of proapoptotic Bax to mitochondria, the loss of mitochondrial membrane permeabilization, and the cytochrome c release from the mitochondria to the cytosol. Moreover, DHMDT increased the levels of death receptor-associated ligands and enhanced activation of caspase-8 and cleavage of its substrate, Bid. However, the pan-caspase inhibitor could reverse DHMDT-induced apoptosis. In addition, DHMDT suppressed the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway, and treatment with a potent inhibitor of PI3K further increased the apoptotic activity of DHMDT.
Conclusion: Our data showed that DHMDT induces HCT-116 cell apoptosis by activating intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways and by suppressing the PI3K/Akt signal pathway; however, further studies are needed to identify the active compounds.
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KEYWORD
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apoptosis, caspase, Dae-Hwang-Mok-Dan-Tang, HCT-116 cells, PI3K/Akt
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