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- Title
Arctii Fructus Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation and MMPs Mediated Invasion via AMPK.
- Authors
Han, Yo-Han; Kee, Ji-Ye; Kim, Dae-Seung; Mun, Jeong-Geon; Park, Seong-Hwan; Kim, Yong Ju; Um, Jae-Young; Hong, Seung-Heon
- Abstract
Although Arctii Fructus (AF) has been shown to have various pharmacological effects, there have been no studies concerning the inhibitory effects of AF on the metastatic properties of colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to investigate whether AF could suppress CRC progression by inhibiting cell growth, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), migration, and the invasion ability of CRC cells. AF decreased proliferation of CRC cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Regarding metastatic properties, AF inhibited EMT by increasing the expression of the epithelial marker, E-cadherin, and decreasing the expression of the mesenchymal marker, N-cadherin, in CT26 cells. Moreover, AF decreased the migration and invasion of CT26 cells by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 activity. We confirmed that the decreased invasion ability and MMP-9 activity by AF treatment involved AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation. Collectively, this study demonstrates that AF inhibits the proliferation and metastatic properties of CRC cells.
- Subjects
PHYTOTHERAPY; APOPTOSIS; COLON tumors; FRUIT; ASIAN medicine; METASTASIS; POLYMERASE chain reaction; RECTUM tumors; RESEARCH funding; T-test (Statistics); WESTERN immunoblotting; DATA analysis software; MATRIX metalloproteinases
- Publication
American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2017, Vol 45, Issue 6, p1309
- ISSN
0192-415X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0192415X17500720