Flavonoid-induced autophagy in hormone sensitive breast cancer cells.
The activity of 8-prenylapigenin (8-PA) and its 3'-methoxylated analogue isocannflavin B (IsoB) was investigated in estrogen-dependent T47-D and estrogen-independent MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines. 8-PA showed a biphasic effect on T47-D cell proliferation, while no significant effect was observed on MDA-MB-231 cells. Conversely, IsoB exhibited only an inhibitory effect on T47-D cell proliferation, accompanied by the appearance of an intense intracytoplasmic vacuolization of autophagic origin. Moreover, biochemical analysis showed that IsoB reduced Akt phosphorylation and p21(Cip1) expression in T47-D cells. These data show that the prenylflavone moiety is a versatile platform for the induction and modulation of bioactivity.
Brunelli
Elisa
E
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Alimentari, Farmaceutiche e Farmacologiche and Drug and Food Biotechnology Center, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Pinton
Giulia
G
Bellini
Paolo
P
Minassi
Alberto
A
Appendino
Giovanni
G
Moro
Laura
L
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001343:Autophagy / Q000187:drug effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002188:Cannabis; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 / Q000378:metabolism; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D044950:Flavanones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047309:Flavones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D027582:Humulus; D010766:Phosphorylation; D048789:Phytoestrogens / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054876:Prenylation; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000187:drug effects
C119737:8-prenylnaringenin; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; C493956:CDKN1A protein, human; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D004967:Estrogens; D044950:Flavanones; D047309:Flavones; D005419:Flavonoids; D048789:Phytoestrogens; D010936:Plant Extracts; C544614:isocannflavin B; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt