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- Title
Apoptosis Induction Pathway in Human Colorectal Cancer Cell Line SW480 Exposed to Cereal Phenolic Extracts.
- Authors
Rao, Shiwangni; Chinkwo, Kenneth; Santhakumar, Abishek; Johnson, Stuart; Blanchard, Christopher; Castell Escuer, Margarida; Camps-Bossacoma, Mariona
- Abstract
Cereal phenolic extracts have previously been investigated for their potential anticancer properties; however, the exact mechanisms involved in the inhibition of tumour growth are unclear. One possible mechanism is the induction of apoptosis which is characterised by cell shrinkage, protein fragmentation, and DNA degradation followed by rapid engulfment of cell debris by macrophages. This study examines the ability of phenolic extracts from four cereals: rice, barley, oats and sorghum to induce apoptosis on colorectal cancer cells SW480. Wholegrain extracts from pigmented varieties of red rice, purple rice, black sorghum, and brown sorghum showed a significant reduction in cancer cell proliferation. Morphological observation using APOPercentage™ dye indicated positive for apoptosis. Further analyses of Yunlu29 (rice), Shawaya Short Black 1 and IS1136 (sorghum) showed expression of p53 and confirmed activation of multiple caspases, specifically for caspase 3 and 7. Purple rice, on the other hand, did not upregulate caspase 3 and 7, hence, suggestive of cell cycle arrest. Therefore, phenolic compounds present in cereals such as pigmented rice and sorghum may suppress cancer cell proliferation through the activation of the apoptosis.
- Subjects
SORGHUM; CANCER cells; COLORECTAL cancer; RICE; CANCER cell proliferation; CELL lines
- Publication
Molecules, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 13, p2465
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules24132465