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Potential anticancer effect of aspirin and 2'‑hydroxy‑2,3,5'‑trimethoxychalcone‑linked polymeric micelles against cervical cancer through apoptosis
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- Published online on: November 25, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13149
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Abstract
Introduction
Cervical cancer (CVC) is currently the second leading cause of mortality in women worldwide, and according to the in 2018 World Health Report of the World Health Organization, the average age-adjusted incidence of CVC cancer was 13.1 per 100,000 (1). Morbidity and mortality rates are higher in developing countries compared with developed countries (2). Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) can reduce the incidence of CVC, although CVC cannot be completely prevented (3). Further research is therefore needed for the development of CVC treatment strategies beyond the methods used for CVC diagnosis such as smear cytology and colposcopy.
CVC is highly associated with oncogenic mutations caused by HPV infection, which are responsible for host cell proliferation (4). Furthermore, most HPV types, including HPV16, HPV18 and HPV84, encode oncoproteins such as E6 and E7 that overcome host tumor-suppressor and cell-cycle checkpoint proteins like p53, cyclin E, p21, and p27 (5–8). Current treatments for CVC include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy (9,10). In the case of chemotherapy, certain drugs such as cisplatin and doxorubicin are preferred for reducing the preoperative tumor size or preventing postoperative recurrence, as well as for treating metastases (11). However, some patients have reported some adverse side effects or presented with resistance to drug therapy (12,13).
Apoptosis is one of the main mechanisms of action of chemotherapeutic cancer drugs and is a type of mitochondria-mediated cell death (14). Apoptotic stress activates pro-apoptotic agents such as BAX, which are regulated by the activated Bcl-2 molecule. Activated BAX stimulates the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria. In addition, the released cytochrome c induces apoptosis by proteolysis, membrane damage and DNA cleavage through activation of Apaf-1, caspase-9 and caspase-3 (15). In particular, oxidative stress-induced cell-death pathways promote mitochondrial fission, which is associated with lipid accumulation (16,17). In addition, doxorubicin can induce lipid droplet accumulation in the cytoplasm in various types of cancer, including colorectal cancer, lymphoma and breast cancer, which participate in apoptosis (18). One important strategies for treating CVC may therefore involve the induction of apoptosis by regulating mitochondrial function.
Recently, aspirin has been used for its anticancer effects in various types of tumor, including gastric, esophageal and colon cancers (18). For example, in gastric cancer cell line SGC7901, the survival of cells treated with 3.0 and 10.0 mmol/l aspirin for 24 h was decreased by 44.6 and 88.5%, respectively (19). Data from a clinical report indicated that aspirin may help inhibiting breast cancer metastasis (20,21). Subsequently, in a previous study, we designed an aspirin conjugated chalcone derivative that had anti-inflammation and anti-tumor properties and prepared nanoparticle (NP) formulations, since some anticancer drugs, including the chemical used in the present study, have non-polar properties that make them difficult to be used in an injectable form (22). This revealed that aspirin and 2′-hydroxy-2,3,5′-trimethoxychalcone linked polymeric nanoparticles (AS-DK143-NPs) selectively targeted cancer cells and significantly reduce tumor sizes in a breast cancer xenograft model with low toxicity to healthy tissues. In the present study extended our previous observation by performing additional experiments to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role of AS-DK143-NPs against CVC in several representative solid cancer cell lines such as HepG2, BXPC-3, AGS and HeLa.
Materials and methods
Reagents
Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM), Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) medium, fetal bovine serum (FBS) and penicillin/streptomycin (P/S) were purchased from Welgene Inc. WST-1 and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA. A TUNEL assay kit was obtained from Promega Corporation. Hoechst dye, Mito-tracker™ Red CMXRos and the Alexa-Fluor 488-conjugated donkey anti-Rabbit antibody were purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. The anti-Ki-67 antibody was purchased from Abcam (cat. no. ab15580). The aspirin conjugated DK143 [(E)-2-(4-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)acryloyl)-4-methoxyphenyl-2-acetoxybenzoate, AS-DK143] and AS-DK143-loaded methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lactide) NPs (AS-DK143-NPs) were prepared and characterized according to our previous report (22). HeLa cell line, HepG2, which is a hepatoblastoma cell line, and AGS cell line were purchased from the Korean Cell Line Bank; Korean Cell Line Research Foundation. BXPC-3 cells were obtained from the Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources Cell Bank.
Cell line authentication
Cell lines were authenticated using short tandem repeat (STR) analysis as described in 2012 in the ANSI standard (ASN-0002) by the American Type Culture Collection Standards Development Organization and by Reid et al (23) The match criterion is based on an algorithm that compares the number of shared alleles between the reference and sample profile.
Preparation of (E)-2-(4-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)acryloyl)-4-methoxyphenyl-2 acetoxybenzo ate (AS-DK143)-loaded polymeric micelles
(E)-3-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (DK143), one of the chalcone derivatives, was used to synthesize AS-DK143 using the following procedures. 1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodimide hydrochloride (EDC·HCl, 0.641 g, 3.3 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP, 0.816 g, 3.3 mmol) were added to chloroform (50 ml) containing aspirin (0.574 g, 3 mmol) and DK143 (1.0 g, 3 mmol). The solution was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. At the end of the reaction, ice water was added to the mixture solution and acidified with 6 N HCl. After extraction with ethyl acetate (100 ml, × 3), the organic layer was purified using silica gel flash column chromatography to yield 33.3% (0.48 g) as a pale-yellow solid.
Preparation of AS-DK143-loaded mPEG-PLA nanoparticles (NPs)
AS-DK143 polymeric micelles (AS-DK143-NPs) were prepared using the thin-film hydration method. Briefly, methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(D,L-lactide) (mPEG-PLA, 60 mg) and AS-DK143 (10 mg) were dissolved in dichloromethane (50 ml) and then removed by rotary evaporator under reduced pressure at 40°C. The film obtained from this process contained AS-DK143 distributed in an amorphous form. The film was continuously hydrated in distilled water (50 ml) at room temperature. The solution was filtered through a syringe filter (0.2 µm) and lyophilized for 48 h.
Cell viability and cell morphology
HeLa (human cervical cancer cell line) and HepG2 cells (human liver cancer cell line) were cultured in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS and 1% P/S and placed at 37°C in a humidified incubator containing 5% CO2. AGS (human gastric adenocarcinoma hyperdiploid cell line) and BXPC-3 cells (human pancreatic cancer cell line) were cultured in RPMI supplemented with 10% FBS and 1% P/S and placed at 37°C in a humidified incubator containing 5% CO2. Cells were seeded at the density of 1×104 cells/well in 96-well plates, cultured for 24 h and treated with different concentration of AS-DK143-NPs (1, 3, 10, 30, 100 or 300 µM) for 24 h. To determine the cell viability, cells were incubated with 10 µl of WST-1 for 2 h at 37°C. Absorbance was read at 450 nm using an iMARK spectrophotometer (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.). Cell-morphology images were captured using an inverted microscope (magnification, ×200; Nikon Corporation).
TUNEL assay
HeLa cells were plated in 8-chamber slides at a density of 0.5 × 104 cells/well, and the cells were treated with AS-DK143-NPs for 24 h. Cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) and permeated in 0.1% TritonX-100 solution for 5 min at room temperature. Cells were incubated with equilibration buffer for 5 min and treated with recombinant terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (rTdT) reaction solution (consisting of equilibration buffer, a mixture of biotinylated nucleotides, and rTdT enzyme) for 1 h at 37°C. The cells were immersed in 2X SSC buffer (NaCl and sodium citrate) and washed with phosphate-buffered saline. The cells were incubated with streptavidin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase solution for 30 min. The cells were reacted with 3,3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) solution (DAB chromogen and DAB substrate). Subsequently, the cells were mounted and observed under a light microscope.
Immunocytochemistry
HeLa cells (1×105 cells/well) were seeded in 30-mm dishes and treated with AS-DK143-NPs for 24 h. Cells were then fixed with 4% PFA for 10 min at room temperature (RT) and permeabilized using 0.1% Triton-X 100 for 15 min at RT. The cells were blocked for 1 h in 5% BSA at room temperature and incubated with a primary antibody against Ki-67 (1:1,000) for 24 h at 4°C. Subsequently, cells were incubated for 1 h at RT with a fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibody (1:1,000). Cells were further incubated with Hoechst solution for 20 min at room temperature. Fluorescence was observed using a K1-fluo microscope (magnification, ×200; Nanoscope Systems, Inc.).
Mitochondrial labeling
HeLa cells were seeded in 30-mm confocal dishes at the density of 1×105 cells/well and were treated with 10 and 30 µM of AS-DK143-NPs for 24 h. Cells were loaded with 500 nM Mito-tracker™ Red CMXRos (excitation: 579 nm, emission: 599 nm) for 30 min at 37°C. The medium was replaced and mitochondrial images were obtained using a Zeiss KSM 780 microscope (magnification, 400; Ziess GmbH).
Reverse transcription quantitative (RT-q)PCR
Total RNA was isolated from HeLa cells using TRIzol reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) and mixed with chloroform. The resulting supernatant was incubated with isopropanol for 20 h at 4°C and then centrifuged at 8,000 × g for 15 min at 4°C. The total RNA was quantified using a NanoDrop device (NanoDrop™ 2000/2000c spectrophotometer; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.). cDNA was synthesized using 1 µg RNA and the Superscript III First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit. qPCR was performed on an Exicyler™ 96 instrument (Bioneer Corporation) using SYBR master mix (Bioneer Corporation). The following PCR thermocycling conditions were used: Initial denaturation at 95°C for 10 min, 40 cycles of denaturation for 10 sec at 95°C and annealing at 60°C for 30 sec, followed by a final extension step for 30 sec at 72°C. The sequences of the primers were as follows: CD36 forward, 5′-TGGAACAGAGGCTGACAACTT-3′, reverse, 5′-TTGATTTTGATAGATATGGGATGC-3′; BAX forward, 5′-GCGTCCACCAAGAAGCTGAG-3′, reverse, 5′-ACCACCCTGGTCTTGGATCC-3′; Bcl2 forward, 5′-TGTGGCCTTCTTTGAGTTCG-3′, reverse, 5′-TCACTTGTGGCCCAGATAGG-3′; p53 forward, 5′-TGTGGAGTATTTGGATGACA-3′, reverse, 5′-GAACATGAGTTTTTTATGGC-3′; and β-actin forward, 5′-GTGATGGTGGGCATGGGTC-3′ and reverse, 5′-ACGGCCAGAGGCGTACAGGG-3′. The relative expression levels were normalized to endogenous control β-actin and were expressed as 2−ΔΔCq (24).
3-dimension (3D) holotomography
To detect the effects of AS-DK143-NPs on live cells, HeLa cells (1×105 cells/well) were seeded in 60-mm Tomodishes and treated with 30 µM AS-DK143-NPs at 36°C for 30, 60 and 120 min. 3D holotomography images of live cells were obtained using an HT-1 microscope (magnification, ×600; Tomocube, Inc.). The cell structures were scanned using a digital micromirror device and reconstructed using a 3D refractive index tomogram. The masses of the cytoplasm and lipid droplets were analyzed based on densities of 0.135 g/ml and 0.178 g/ml, respectively.
Statistical analysis
Data are expressed as the means ± standard deviation of at least three independent experiments. Statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism software version 4.0 (GraphPad Software, Inc.). Data were compared using Student's t-test and one-way ANOVA followed by with Tukey's post hoc test. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
Results
Effect of AS-DK143 on different human cancer cell lines
Fig. 1 shows the chemical structure of AS-DK143 and the formed NPs that were used as an efficient drug delivery system. Cell viability assay was performed to evaluate the anti-tumor effects of AS-DK143-NPs on the four cell lines HepG2, BXPC-3, AGS and HeLa. Cells were treated with increasing concentration of AS-DK143 for 24 h. The inhibitory rate was determined using WST-1 assay. As presented in Fig. 2, the IC50 values of AS-DK143-NPs were 18.54, 35.74, 9.28 and 4.17 µM in HepG2, BXPC-3, AGS and HeLa cells, respectively. The AS-DK143-NPs revealed a reducing effect on cell viability in HeLa cells compared with other cell lines.
Anticancer effects of AS-DK143-NPs on HeLa cells
To determine the anticancer effects of AS-DK143-NPs, we performed cell morphology and immunocytochemistry assays. As presented in Fig. 2A, cells were treated with different concentrations of AS-DK143-NPs (10, 30, 100 and 300 µM) for 24 h. AS-DK143-NPs treatment induced changes in cell morphology and viability. Subsequently, the anticancer effects of AS-DK143-NPs were confirmed by studying cell proliferation arrest using Ki-67 antibody for immunocytochemical staining. As presented in Fig. 2B, AS-DK143-NPs treatment decreased Ki-67 expression in HeLa cells. In addition, AS-DK143-NPs induced mitochondrial fission (Fig. 2C).
AS-DK143-NPs induces apoptosis in HeLa cells
To determine whether AS-DK143-NPs could induce apoptosis in HeLa cells, TUNEL assays, Hoechst staining and RT-qPCR were performed. HeLa cells were grown in the absence or presence of AS-DK143-NPs (10 and 30 µM) for 24 h. The results demonstrated that AS-DK143-NPs increased TUNEL-positive staining in a concentration dependent manner, whereas the vehicle control-treated cells were not stained with the TUNEL solution (Fig. 3A). In addition, AS-DK143-NPs induced nucleolus aggregation in HeLa cells (Fig. 3B). Furthermore, we confirmed that AS-DK143-NPs induced HeLa apoptosis by evaluating the mRNA expression levels of certain apoptosis-related genes. As presented in Fig. 3C, AS-DK143-NPs significantly increased the expression level of p53 and the BAX/Bcl-2 ratio.
AS-DK143-NPs induces lipid accumulation in HeLa cells
To determine whether AS-DK143-NPs could induce lipid accumulation, we performed live cell imaging, 3-D holographic imaging using a holotomographic microscope and determined CD36 mRNA expression by RT-qPCR. Hela cells were treated with AS-DK143-NPs (10 µM) for 2 h and 2D images representing their cell morphology were taken (Fig. 4A). We observed the formation of apoptotic bodies over time. The 3D images revealed lipid droplet formation (red color) and lipid accumulation occurred in a time-dependent manner. The 3D holotomographic-imaging assay was performed to evaluate lipid masses in live cells. The results demonstrated that lipid accumulation was not altered in vehicle treated cells but was significantly increased (~6-fold) in HeLa cells treated with AS-DK143-NPs (Fig. 4B). As presented in Fig. 4C, AS-DK143-NPs significantly increased the mRNA level of CD36 compared with the vehicle.
Discussion
CVC therapy may include a surgical method, depending on the progression of the lesion (25). Doxorubicin can be used to treat CVC and various types of cancer, such as breast and bladder cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma and acute lymphocytic leukemia. However, anthracycline-based anticancer drugs such as doxorubicin can cause toxicity and permanent damage in cardiac cells (26). Identifying effective anticancer drugs with reduced side effects is therefore crucial in the development of anticancer treatment strategy for CVC, which may improve patient survival and enable surgery. Aspirin was the first synthetic antipyretic and anti-inflammatory analgesic and was used for various purposes, including reducing cardiovascular risk, especially myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke (27,28). DK143 is synthesized from selected plant-derived anticancer drugs (29). In the present study, we attempted to synthesize NPs carrying both compounds, aspirin and DK143, which have excellent anticancer properties and no adverse side effects on the heart (22).
The results from the present study demonstrated that AS-DK143-NPs may have a stronger cytotoxic effect on HeLa cells compare with other human cancer cell lines, including HepG2, BXPC-3 and AGS cell lines. We also determined whether AS-DK143-NPs could induce cell cycle regulation in HeLa cells. Ki-67 is closely related to tumor cell proliferation. Thus, it is not expressed during the stationary phase (G0) of the cell cycle, but is expressed during the proliferative phases (G1, S, G2 and M phases) (30). The present study demonstrated that AS-DK143-NPs reduced Ki-67 expression. However, these results raised the question of whether AS-DK143-NPs may exert an anticancer effect by inducing apoptosis.
Apoptosis is induced by cellular signals that originate from mitochondria (31). BAX and Bcl-2 play important regulatory roles in apoptosis induction (32). An increased BAX/Bcl-2 expression ratio has been reported to promote apoptotic signals triggered by anticancer drugs (33). In the present study, we observed that apoptosis induced by AS-DK143-NPs could inhibit HeLa cell viability. Furthermore, apoptosis induction by AS-DK143-NPs was confirmed by performing TUNEL assays and staining cell nuclei with the Hoechst dye. The results from these analyses suggested that AS-DK143-NPs may exert anticancer effects by regulating apoptosis.
Apoptosis may also be induced by various cellular molecules, including lipids (34). Lipid accumulation in cancer cells caused by anticancer drugs can activate apoptosis related signaling cascades, resulting in the development of apoptotic bodies (35). These bodies promote tumor cell death via excessive CD36 expression (36). In the present study, we observed that AS-DK143-NPs induced significant lipid accumulation, CD36 expression and lipid droplet formation in HeLa cells (Fig. 4).
In future studies, in order to investigate how lipid accumulation by AS-DK143-NPs induces apoptosis in HeLa cell, we need to confirm that lipid droplet accumulation via high glucose or TGFb2 exposure in cancer cells induces apoptosis directly. Our results indicated that AS-DK143-NPs may represent a potential treatment strategy against CVC. Further investigation on the anticancer effects of AS-DK143-NPs in tumor-bearing animal models, the possible adverse effects on normal cells and comparative studies including negative and positive controls is needed to determine whether AS-DK143-NPs may be considered as a potential anticancer drug that could induce cancer cell apoptosis. Future studies will perform flow cytometry (FACS) analyses for cell cycle analysis and additional western blot analysis, including apoptosis-related proteins (BAX, BCL2 and Caspase 3/7), for more detailed apoptosis evaluation. In addition, we are going to conduct cytochrome c oxidase assay for additional mitochondrial fate evaluation.
Acknowledgements
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Funding
This study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (grant no. 2021R1I1A1A01049147), the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare (grant no. HI18C2383), Republic of Korea, the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) under the R&D programs (grant no. D110710) supervised by the Ministry of Science and ICT. This work was supported by the Technology Development Program (grant no. S3054194) funded by the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startup.
Availability of data and materials
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors' contributions
KPL, SB, KSP and BSM conceived and designed the study. MSY, KPL, SB and JSP performed the experiments. BSH, SJL, SJO, DHL, RL and SHK analyzed the data. KPL and SB drafted the initial manuscript. KSP and BSM revised the manuscript and confirmed the authenticity of all the raw data. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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