(2α,3β)‐2,3‐Dihydroxyolean‐12‐en‐28‐oic acid, a new natural triterpene from Olea europea , induces caspase dependent apoptosis selectively in colon adenocarcinoma cells
2006; Wiley; Volume: 580; Issue: 27 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.febslet.2006.10.038
ISSN1873-3468
AutoresFernando J. Reyes‐Zurita, Josep J. Centelles, José A. Lupiáñez, Marta Cascante,
Tópico(s)Phytochemical compounds biological activities
ResumoTriterpenoids are known to induce apoptosis and to be anti‐tumoural. Maslinic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene, is present in high concentrations in olive pomace. This study examines the response of HT29 and Caco‐2 colon‐cancer cell lines to maslinic‐acid treatment. At concentrations inhibiting cell growth by 50–80% (IC50HT29 = 61 ± 1 μM, IC80HT29 = 76 ± 1 μM and IC50Caco‐2 = 85 ± 5 μM, IC80Caco‐2 = 116 ± 5 μM), maslinic acid induced strong G0/G1 cell‐cycle arrest and DNA fragmentation, and increased caspase‐3 activity. However, maslinic acid did not alter the cell cycle or induce apoptosis in the non‐tumoural intestine cell lines IEC‐6 and IEC‐18. Moreover, maslinic acid induced cell differentiation in colon adenocarcinoma cells. These findings support a role for maslinic acid as a tumour suppressant and as a possible new therapeutic tool for aberrant cell proliferation in the colon. In this report, we demonstrate for the first time that, in tumoural cancer cells, maslinic acid exerts a significant anti‐proliferation effect by inducing an apoptotic process characterized by caspase‐3 activation by a p53‐independent mechanism, which occurs via mitochondrial disturbances and cytochrome c release.
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