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Targeted tumor therapy by Rubia tinctorum L.: Analytical characterization of hydroxyanthraquinones and investigation of their selective cytotoxic, adhesion and migration modulator effects on melanoma cell lines (A2058 and HT168-M1)

Lajkó, Eszter and Bányai, Péter and Zámbó, Zsófia and Kursinszki, László and Szőke, Éva (2015) Targeted tumor therapy by Rubia tinctorum L.: Analytical characterization of hydroxyanthraquinones and investigation of their selective cytotoxic, adhesion and migration modulator effects on melanoma cell lines (A2058 and HT168-M1). CANCER CELL INTERNATIONAL, 15 (1). p. 119. ISSN 1475-2867

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Abstract

Background: Alizarin and purpurin are di- and trihydroxyanthraquinones derived from Rubia tinctorum L. Previous pharmacological studies have demonstrated that they exhibit certain degree of selective inhibitory effects towards cancer cells suggesting their application as a targeted drug for cancer. Our present work was aimed to investigate the suitability of hydroxyanthraquinones of Rubia tinctorum L. for targeted tumor therapy. The effects of alizarin, purpurin and an aqueous extract from transformed hairy root culture of Rubia tinctorum L. were examined on (1) cell proliferation, (2) apoptosis, (3) cell adhesion/morphology and (4) migration (chemotaxis, chemokinesis) of human melanoma cell lines (A2058, HT168-M1) and human fibroblast cells (MRC-5), as well as (5) the aqueous extract was analytically characterized. Methods: The aqueous extract was prepared from R. tinctorum hairy root culture and qualitatively analyzed by HPLC and ESI-MS methods. The cell growth inhibitory activity of anthraquinones was evaluated by MTT-assay and by flow cytometry. The effect of anthraquinones on cell adhesion was measured by an impedance based technique, the xCELLigence SP. For the chemotaxis assay NeuroProbe® chamber was used. Computer based holographic microscopy was applied to analyze chemokinetic responses as well as morphometry. Statistical significance was determined by the one-way ANOVA test. Results: In the aqueous extract, munjistin (Mr = 284, tR = 18.4 min) as a principal component and three minor anthraquinones (pseudopurpurin, rubiadin and nordamnacanthal) were identified. The purpurin elicited a stronger but not apoptosis-mediated antitumor effect in melanoma cells (A2058: 10-6-10-5 M: 90.6-64.1 %) than in normal fibroblasts (10-6-10-5 M: 97.6-84.8 %). The aqueous extract in equimolar concentrations showed the most potent cytotoxicity after 72 h incubation (A2058: 10-6-10-5 M: 87.4-55.0 %). All tested substances elicited chemorepellent effect in melanoma cells, while in MRC-5 fibroblasts, only the alizarin exhibited such a repellent character. Indices of chemokinesis measured by holographic microscopy (migration, migration directness, motility and motility speed) were significantly enhanced by alizarin and purpurin as well, while morphometric changes were weak in the two melanoma cell lines. Conclusions: Our results highlight the effective and selective inhibitory activity of purpurin towards melanoma cells and its possible use as a targeted anticancer agent. The anthraquinones of the cytotoxic extract are suggested to apply in drug delivery systems as an anticancer drug. © 2015 Lajkó et al.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: velocity; rubia tinctorum; Rubia; qualitative analysis; nonhuman; MRC 5 cell; melanoma cell line; incubation time; human cell; human; HT168 M1 cell line; high performance liquid chromatography; Hairy root culture; FIBROBLAST; electrospray mass spectrometry; Drug targeting; drug potency; drug isolation; drug hydrolysis; drug effect; drug delivery system; drug cytotoxicity; controlled study; concentration response; chemokinesis; cell transformation; cell structure; cell motility; cell migration; Cell Line; cancer inhibition; ARTICLE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; A2058 cell line; WATER; unclassified drug; rubiadin; pseudopurpurin; plant extract; nordamnacanthal; munjistin; hydroxyanthraquinone derivative; cytotoxic agent; anthraquinone derivative; targeted therapy; Rubia tinctorum L.; purpurin; MIGRATION; Melanoma; Impedimetry; Hydroxyanthraquinone; HPLC-MS/MS; Holographic microscope; Cell Adhesion
Subjects: R Medicine / orvostudomány > RC Internal medicine / belgyógyászat > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) / daganatok, tumorok, onkológia
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2016 12:01
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2016 12:01
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/32635

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