Cartilage polysaccharide induces apoptotic cell death of L1210 cells.
We investigated the antitumor effect of a short-chain polysaccharide (PS) extracted from porcine cartilage both in L1210 leukemic cells in vitro and in mice bearing L1210 ascites tumors. Our results show that treatment with PS resulted in a significant (P < 0.01) inhibition of cell proliferation and caused apoptotic death in L1210 cells. We also found that PS increased the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 and activated caspase-9 and caspase-3 but not caspase-8. These results point to the activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in response to the treatment of L1210 cells with PS. Our results suggest that PS has the potential to provide significant natural defence against leukemias and lymphomas.
Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China.
Anjun
A
Liu
Ning
N
Yang
Wei
W
Song
Dongxu
D
Cao
Weijun
W
Wang
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002356:Cartilage / Q000737:chemistry*; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D053453:Caspase 9 / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011506:Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism
D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C494827:Bax protein, mouse; C101155:Bcl2l2 protein, mouse; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011506:Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D053148:Caspase 3; D053453:Caspase 9