Induction of foetal haemoglobin synthesis in erythroid progenitor stem cells: mediated by water-soluble components of Terminalia catappa.
Current novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) focus on increasing foetal haemoglobin (HbF) levels in SCA patients. Unfortunately, the only approved HbF-inducing agent, hydroxyurea, has long-term unpredictable side effects. Studies have shown the potential of plant compounds to modulate HbF synthesis in primary erythroid progenitor stem cells. We isolated a novel HbF-inducing Terminalia catappa distilled water active fraction (TCDWF) from Terminalia catappa leaves that induced the commitment of erythroid progenitor stem cells to the erythroid lineage and relatively higher HbF synthesis of 9.2- and 6.8-fold increases in both erythropoietin (EPO)-independent and EPO-dependent progenitor stem cells respectively. TCDWF was differentially cytotoxic to EPO-dependent and EPO-independent erythroid progenitor stem cell cultures as revealed by lactate dehydrogenase release from the cells. TCDWF demonstrated a protective effect on EPO-dependent and not EPO-independent progenitor cells. TCDWF induced a modest increase in caspase 3 activity in EPO-independent erythroid progenitor stem cell cultures compared with a significantly higher (P˂0.05) caspase 3 activity in EPO-dependent ones. The results demonstrate that TCDWF may hold promising HbF-inducing compounds, which work synergistically, and suggest a dual modulatory effect on erythropoiesis inherent in this active fraction.
Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
I A
IA
Aimola
H M
HM
Inuwa
A J
AJ
Nok
A I
AI
Mamman
D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015672:Erythroid Precursor Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves; D012997:Solvents; D029766:Terminalia; D014867:Water
D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin
Terminalia catappa; differentiation; erythroid progenitor stem cells; foetal haemoglobin; proliferation; sickle cell anaemia; β-thalassemia