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Anticancer Activities of the Methanolic Extract from Lemon Leaves in Human Breast Cancer Stem Cells

인간 유방암 줄기세포에서 레몬잎 메탄올 추출물의 항암 효능

  • Moon, Jeong Yong (Subtropical Horticulture Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Nguyen, Linh Thi Thao (Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University) ;
  • Hyun, Ho Bong (Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University) ;
  • Osman, Ahmed (Faculty of Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University) ;
  • Cho, Minwhan (Seoul Global High School) ;
  • Han, Suyeong (Cheongshim international academy) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Sun (Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Subtropical Horticulture Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Ahn, Kwang Seok (Department of Oriental Pathology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2015.04.16
  • Accepted : 2015.05.06
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

The anticancer activity of a methanolic extract from lemon leaves (MLL) was assessed in MCF-7-SC human breast cancer stem cells. MLL induced apoptosis in MCF-7-SC, as evidenced by increased apoptotic body formation, sub-G1 cell population, annexin V-positive cells, Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, as well as proteolytic activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3, and degradation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) protein. Concomitantly, MLL induced the formation of acidic vesicular organelles, increased LC3-II accumulation, and reduced the activation of Akt, mTOR, and p70S6K, suggesting that MLL initiates an autophagic progression in MCF-7-SC via the Akt/mTOR pathway. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a critical step in the acquisition of the metastatic state, is an attractive target for therapeutic interventions directed against tumor metastasis. At low concentrations, MLL induced anti-metastatic effects on MCF-7-SC by inhibiting the EMT process. Exposure to MLL also led to an increase in the epithelial marker E-cadherin, but decreased protein levels of the mesenchymal markers Snail and Slug. Collectively, this study provides evidence that lemon leaves possess cytotoxicity and anti-metastatic properties. Therefore, MLL may prove to be beneficial as a medicinal plant for alternative novel anticancer drugs and nutraceutical products.

본 연구에서는 레몬 잎 메탄올 추출물(MLL)의 인간 유방암 줄기 세포인 MCF-7-SC에 대한 항암 활성을 조사하였다. MLL이 MCF-7-SC에서 apoptosis를 유도하였으며, 이를 apoptotic body의 형성, sub-G1 phase 및 annexin V-positive 세포와 Bax/Bcl-2 ratio의 증가, caspase-9과 caspase-3의 활성화 및 PARP의 절 단을 통하여 확인하였다. 동시에 MCF-7-SC에서 MLL은 acidic vesicular organelles의 형성, LC3-II의 축적 증가, Akt/mTOR/p70S6K의 활성 억제 등을 통하여 autophagy를 유도하였다. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)는 세포가 전이 상태를 획득하기 위한 중요한 과정이며, 이 기작은 암세포가 전이되는 것을 억제함에 있어서 중요한 표적이 된다. 낮은 농도에서의 MLL은 epithelial 마커 단백질인 E-cadherin이 증가와 mesenchymal 마커 단백질인 Snail과 Slug의 발현 감소를 통해 EMT 과정을 저해함으로써 MCF-7-SC에서 항전이 활성을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 레몬 잎 메탄올 추출물이 농도 의존적으로 유방암 줄기세포에 대해 세포 독성과 항전이 활성을 나타내고 있으며, 따라서 레몬잎은 항암 소재로서의 개발 가능성이 높은 식물이라고 사료된다.

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