HAMLET effect on cell death and mitochondrial respiration in colorectal cancer cell lines with KRAS/BRAF mutations
Autor: | Justas Žilinskas, Darius Stukas, Aldona Jasukaitienė, Jurgita Šapauskienė, Rasa Banienė, Sonata Trumbeckaitė, Saulius Švagždys, Marco Cicciu, Žilvinas Dambrauskas, Antanas Gulbinas, Algimantas Tamelis |
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Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. |
ISSN: | 1432-1335 0171-5216 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00432-023-04777-0 |
Popis: | Purpose Treatment of advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) depends on the correct selection of personalized strategies. HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumor cells) is a natural proteolipid milk compound that might serve as a novel cancer prevention and therapy candidate. Our purpose was to investigate HAMLET effect on viability, death pathway and mitochondrial bioenergetics of CRC cells with different KRAS/BRAF mutational status in vitro. Methods We treated three cell lines (Caco-2, LoVo, WiDr) with HAMLET to evaluate cell metabolic activity and viability, flow cytometry of apoptotic and necrotic cells, pro- and anti-apoptotic genes, and protein expressions. Mitochondrial respiration (oxygen consumption) rate was recorded by high-resolution respirometry system Oxygraph-2 k. Results The HAMLET complex was cytotoxic to all investigated CRC cell lines and this effect is irreversible. Flow cytometry revealed that HAMLET induces necrotic cell death with a slight increase in an apoptotic cell population. WiDr cell metabolism, clonogenicity, necrosis/apoptosis level, and mitochondrial respiration were affected significantly less than other cells. Conclusion HAMLET exhibits irreversible cytotoxicity on human CRC cells in a dose-dependent manner, leading to necrotic cell death and inhibiting the extrinsic apoptosis pathway. BRAF-mutant cell line is more resistant than other type lines. HAMLET decreased mitochondrial respiration and ATP synthesis in CaCo-2 and LoVo cell lines but did not affect WiDr cells’ respiration. Pretreatment of cancer cells with HAMLET has no impact on mitochondrial outer and inner membrane permeability. |
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