高良姜素对肺癌肿瘤细胞DNA拓扑异构酶的抑制及细胞杀伤作用

Inhibitory effect of galangin on DNA topoisomerases in lung cancer cells

目的:探讨高良姜素对肺癌肿瘤细胞DNA拓扑异构酶(Topo I)的活性的影响及对肺癌肿瘤细胞株A549和H46生长的抑制作用。方法:采用MTT法研究高良姜素对肺癌肿瘤细胞株A549和H46生长的抑制作用,利用琼脂糖凝胶电泳法测定高良姜素对Topo I活性的影响,在此基础上通过荧光光谱和分子对接研究高良姜素与Topo I的相互作用机制,最后进一步探讨高良姜素对Topo I结构的影响。结果:高良姜素对肺癌肿瘤细胞株A549和H46的生长起抑制作用(半抑制率IC50分别为0.221 mmol/L和0.173 mmol/L);琼脂糖凝胶电泳显示高良姜素对Topo I的活性有较好的抑制作用;荧光光谱分析显示高良姜素能显著猝灭Topo I的荧光,且疏水作用力是二者相互作用的主要驱动力;圆二色谱分析表明高良姜素诱导Topo I构象的解折叠,使α-螺旋含量增加,而不利于其形成活性中心,进而导致Topo I活性的降低;分子模拟结果表明:高良姜素能够优先结合到Topo I的活性中心附近,并与催化基团Arg364和Asn352形成氢键。结论:高良姜素能够抑制Topo I的活性,而使肿瘤细胞DNA单链解旋的速率降低,从而在诱导肺癌肿瘤细胞株A549和H46凋亡的过程中起重要作用。

Objective: To explore the effect of galangin on DNA topoisomerases in lung cancer cells A549 and H46 as well on cell growth.Methods: The inhibitory effect of galangin on the growth of A549 and H46 cells was analyzed by MTT method. The effect of galangin on Topo I activity was detected by the agarose gel electrophoresis method. Furthermore, the interaction between galangin and Topo I was evaluated by fluorescence spectroscopy. Finally, the effect of galangin on the Topo I structure was discussed.Results: Galangin could induce the apoptosis of A549 and H46 cells(IC50 was 0.221 mmol/L and 0.173 mmol/L, respectively). Agarose gel electrophoresis showed that galangin exerted significant inhibitory effect on Topo I activity. Fluorescence spectrum analysis showed that galangin was able to quench Topo I fluorescence, and hydrophobic interaction was the main driving force. Circular dichroism analysis showed that galangin induced Topo I conformation change and increased the content of α-helix, which prevented the formation of active center and in turn led to the decrease in Topo I activity. Molecular simulation results showed that galangin could bind to the active center of Topo I to form hydrogen bonds with the catalytic site at Arg364 and Asn352.Conclusion: Galangin is able to inhibit Topo I activity and to reduce the unwinding rate of single stranded DNNA in tumor cells, which plays an important role in induction of A549 and H46 cell apoptosis.