title: Polygonatum cyrtonema lectin induces apoptosis and autophagy in human melanoma A375 cells through a mitochondria-mediated ROS-p38-p53 pathway.
abstract: Polygonatum cyrtonema lectin (PCL), a mannose-binding lectin, has been reported to induce cytotoxicity and apoptosis. Herein, we demonstrated that PCL-induced apoptosis and autophagy in A375 cells. The apoptotic mechanism was that PCL treatment regulated Bax, Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 proteins, leading to mitochondrial depolarization, cytochrome c release and caspase activation. Subsequently, we found that PCL treatment abrogated glutathione antioxidant system and induced mitochondria to generate ROS accumulation, resulting in p38-p53 activation. Moreover, we confirmed that the ROS-p38-p53 pathway was involved in PCL-induced autophagy. In conclusion, these results indicate that PCL induces apoptosis and autophagy via a mitochondrial-mediated ROS-p38-p53 pathway.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610064, China. liubo2400@163.com
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: He-jiao
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: Jin-ku
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D001343:Autophagy; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D051336:Mitochondrial Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D031384:Polygonatum / Q000378:metabolism*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D051020:bcl-X Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C495901:TP53 protein, human; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases