Autophagy inhibition enhances anthocyanin-induced apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
Luigia LongoLuciana Tessitore

Abstract

Anthocyanins extracted from the berries of Phillyrea latifolia L., Pistacia lentiscus L., and Rubia peregrina L., three evergreen shrubs widely distributed in the Mediterranean area, were examined for their antioxidant and anticancer activity. The P. lentiscus anthocyanins showed the highest H(2)O(2) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil radical scavenging effects, indicating that these compounds can be considered as an alternative source of natural antioxidants for food and pharmaceutical products. Here, we also report a novel function of anthocyanins: the induction of autophagy, a process of subcellular turnover involved in carcinogenesis. Autophagy was characterized by the up-regulation of eIF2alpha, an autophagy inducer, and down-regulation of mTOR and Bcl-2, two autophagy inhibitors. This led to the enhanced expression of LC3-II, an autophagosome marker in mammals, and monodansylcadaverine incorporation into autolysosomes. Anthocyanin-induced autophagy switched to apoptosis, as shown by the activation of Bax, cytochrome c and caspase 3, terminal deoxynucleotide transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling-positive fragmented nuclei, and cells with sub-G(1) DNA content, which were prevented by z-VAD. Inhibition of autophagy by ...Continue Reading

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