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Melittin inhibits cell migration and invasion via blocking of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in lung cancer cells

EMT 억제를 통한 멜리틴의 폐암세포 이동 및 침투 억제 효과

  • 조현지 (대구가톨릭대학교 의용생체공학연구소) ;
  • 정윤정 (대구가톨릭대학교 의용생체공학연구소) ;
  • 김문현 (대구가톨릭대학교 의용생체공학연구소) ;
  • 정일경 (대구가톨릭대학교 생명공학과) ;
  • 강동욱 (대구가톨릭대학교 제약산업공학과) ;
  • 장영채 (대구가톨릭대학교 의용생체공학연구소)
  • Received : 2017.10.19
  • Accepted : 2017.12.26
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Melittin is the main component of apitoxin (bee venom) that has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. Herein, we demonstrated that inhibition of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) by melittin causes suppression of cancer cell migration and invasion. Melittin significantly suppressed the epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced cell migration and invasion in lung cancer cells. Moreover, melittin up-regulated the expression of epithelial marker protein, E-cadherin, and down-regulated the expression of EMT related proteins, vimentin and fibronectin. Mechanistic studies revealed that melittin markedly suppressed the expression of EMT mediated transcription factors, ZEB2, Slug, and Snail. The EGF-induced phosphorylation of AKT, mTOR, P70S6K, and 4EBP1 was also inhibited by melittin, but not that of ERK and JNK. Therefore, the inhibitory effect of melittin on migration and invasion of lung cancer cells may be associated with the inhibition of EMT via blocking of the AKT-mTOR-P70S6K-4EBP1 pathway.

멜리틴은 봉독의 주요 성분 중 하나로 항염증과 항암활성 효과를 가지고 있다. 우리는 폐암세포에서 멜리틴이 EMT 억제를 통해 암세포 이동과 침투를 억제하는 사실을 확인하였다. 멜리틴은 EGF로 유도된 폐암 세포 이동과 침투를 억제하였을 뿐만 아니라 EMT와 관련된 단백질인 이카드헤린의 발현을 증가시켰으며, 바이멘틴과 피브로넥틴 발현은 감소시켰다. 또한 멜리틴에 의한 EMT조절 전사인자인 ZEB2, Slug, Snail의 발현을 확인한 결과 멜리틴 처리에 의해 농도의존적으로 발현이 감소하였다. 또한 작용 메커니즘을 확인하기 위해 mTOR와 FAK 메커니즘을 확인한 실험에서 EGF 처리에 의해 증가한 AKT, mTOR, p70S6K, 4EBP1의 인산화가 멜리틴 농도의존적으로 감소하였다. 그러나 FAK는 EGF에 의해 변화가 없었으며, EKR, JNK 메커니즘은 EGF 처리에 의해 인산화가 증가하였으나 멜리틴 처리에 의해 아무런 영향을 받지 않았다. 그러므로, 폐암세포의 세포 이동과 침투에 대한 멜리틴의 억제효과는 AKT/mTOR/P70S6K/4EBP1 기전 억제를 통해 EMT를 억제하여 세포 이동과 침투를 억제하는 것으로 보인다.

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