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Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 modulates cytotoxic effects of protopanaxadiol on different human cancer cells.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Some of ginsenosides, root extracts from Panax ginseng, exert cytotoxicity against cancer cells through disruption of membrane subdomains called lipid rafts. Protopanaxadiol (PPD) exhibits the highest cytotoxic effect among 8 ginsenosides which we evaluated for anti-cancer activity. We investigated if PPD disrupts lipid rafts in its cytotoxic effects and also the possible mechanisms.

Methods

Eight ginsenosides were evaluated using different cancer cells and cell viability assays. The potent ginsenoside, PPD was investigated for its roles in lipid raft disruption and downstream pathways to apoptosis of cancer cells. Anti-cancer effects of PPD was also investigated in vivo using mouse xenograft model.

Results

PPD consistently exerts its potent cytotoxicity in 2 cell survival assays using 5 different cancer cell lines. PPD disrupts lipid rafts in different ways from methyl-?-cyclodextrin (M?CD) depleting cholesterol out of the subdomains, since lipid raft proteins were differentially modulated by the saponin. During disruption of lipid rafts, PPD activated neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase 2) hydrolyzing membrane sphingomyelins into pro-apoptotic intracellular ceramides. Furthermore, PPD demonstrated its anti-cancer activities against K562 tumor cells in mouse xenograft model, confirming its potential as an adjunct or chemotherapeutic agent by itself in vivo.

Conclusions

This study demonstrates that neutral sphingomyelinase 2 is responsible for the cytotoxicity of PPD through production of apoptotic ceramides from membrane sphingomyelins. Thus neutral sphingomyelinase 2 and its relevant mechanisms may potentially be employed in cancer chemotherapies.

SUBMITTER: Park B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3729373 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 modulates cytotoxic effects of protopanaxadiol on different human cancer cells.

Park Bonggoo B   Lee Yong-Moon YM   Kim Jae-Sung JS   Her Youl Y   Kang Ju Hee JH   Oh Seung-Hyun SH   Kim Hwan-Mook HM  

BMC complementary and alternative medicine 20130727


<h4>Background</h4>Some of ginsenosides, root extracts from Panax ginseng, exert cytotoxicity against cancer cells through disruption of membrane subdomains called lipid rafts. Protopanaxadiol (PPD) exhibits the highest cytotoxic effect among 8 ginsenosides which we evaluated for anti-cancer activity. We investigated if PPD disrupts lipid rafts in its cytotoxic effects and also the possible mechanisms.<h4>Methods</h4>Eight ginsenosides were evaluated using different cancer cells and cell viabili  ...[more]

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