ROS-induced autophagy reduces B16F10 melanoma cell proliferative activity.

Santos, Gustavo Miranda Pires; Oliveira, Susana C. P. S.; Monteiro, Juliana C. S.; Fagnani, Sandra R.; Sampaio, Fernando Pires; Correia, Neandder Andrade; Crugeira, Pedro J. L.; Pinheiro, Antonio L. B.

Cancer is a pathology characterized by increased cell progression and/or reduced programmed cell death. Melanoma shows a rapid increase in cell progression and its resistance to chemotherapy is associated with uncontrolled apoptosis and to mechanisms that increase the flow of the drug out of the cell. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the cell proliferation and cellular alterations in B16F10 murine melanoma. For that, four experimental groups were evaluated: the control group; laser group (ʎ = 660 ηm, 40 mW, 2.4 J/cm2); photosensitizer group (solution containing methylene blue and toluidine blue 1:1-12.5 μg/mL); PDT group. The incubation time was 30 min. Fluorescence microscopy assays were performed without fixation with the DAPI, monodansylcadaverine (MDC), and dihydroethidium (DHE) probes. Cell proliferation was also determined at 24-h time. The tests were performed in triplicate and the statistical test used was ANOVA with Tukey post-test. The results demonstrate that the plasma membrane of the cells of all the experimental groups remained intact, ROS production and autophagy significantly increased (p < 0.0005 and p < 0.0071, respectively) only in the PDT group. The cell proliferation essay showed a reduction of 74.2% on the PDT group in relation to the control group. The present study demonstrated that oxidative stress promoted by photodynamic therapy may induce autophagy and consequently reduce cell proliferation in B16F10 melanoma.

ACTIVE oxygen in the body; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER cell proliferation; MELANOMA treatment; CANCER patients; CANCER chemotherapy; REACTIVE oxygen species; ANIMAL experimentation; APOPTOSIS; CELL lines; CELL membranes; CELL physiology; LASERS; LIGHT; MELANOMA; METHYLENE blue; MICE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; RESEARCH funding; PHARMACODYNAMICS; THERAPEUTICS

Lasers in Medical Science, 2018, Vol 33, Issue 6, p1335

0268-8921

Academic Journal

10.1007/s10103-018-2489-6