cyanidin-3-o-beta-glucopyranoside and Colorectal-Neoplasms

The objective was to assess anti-progression and stimulatory immune response effects among anthocyanins (ANC) and their metabolites on human colorectal cancer cells in vitro and in silico. Pure phenolics including delphinidin-3-O-glucoside (D3G) and its metabolites, delphinidin (DC) and gallic acid (GA), were tested alone or in combination, on HCT-116 and HT-29 human colorectal cancer cells (100-600 µg/mL). HCT-116 and HT-29 50% inhibition concentrations (µg/mL) were 396 ± 23 and 329 ± 17 for D3G; 242 ± 16 and >600 for DC; and 154 ± 5 and 81 ± 5 for GA, respectively. Using molecular docking, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) showed the highest potential to inhibit immune checkpoints: programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) (-6.8 kcal/mol) and programmed death-ligand-1 (PD-L1) (-9.6 kcal/mol). C3G, D3G, DC, GA, and D3G-rich extracts decreased PD-L1 protein expression in HCT-116 cells. C3G decreased PD-L1 fluorescence intensity by 39%. ANC decreased PD-1 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in monoculture by 41% and 55%, and co-culture with HCT-116 and HT-29 cells by 39% and 26% (C3G) and 50% and 51% (D3G), respectively. D3G and C3G, abundant in plant foods, showed potential for binding with and inhibiting immune checkpoints, PD-1 and PD-L1, which can activate immune response in the tumor microenvironment and induce cancer cell death.

Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Anthocyanins; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Cell Survival; Colorectal Neoplasms; Glucosides; HCT116 Cells; HT29 Cells; Humans; Tumor Microenvironment

Objective To explore the influence of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) on the proliferation of colorectal cancer cells and its mechanism. Methods In vitro binding and in vitro kinase assay were used to detect the binding ability of C3G and T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) and its effect on TOPK activity. Soft AGAR test was used to detect the effect of C3G on the clonal ability of colon cancer cells. The cytotoxicity of C3G was determined by MTS assay. E. coli BL21 was used to express GST-histone H3 fusion protein. The effect of C3G on the clonogenesis of colon cancer cells with silenced TOPK was examined by lentivirus infection. The phosphorylation of histone H3 by C3G in HCT116 cells was determined by Western blotting. A mouse model of xenograft was established to study the phosphorylation level of histone H3 by immunohistochemical staining. Results C3G was directly bound to TOPK in vitro and inhibited TOPK activity. C3G inhibited the proliferation and clone formation of colon cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Silencing TOPK decreased the sensitivity of colon cancer cells to C3G. C3G inhibited the phosphorylation of histone H3 downstream of TOPK in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. In addition, C3G inhibited tumor growth in mice with xenograft tumors from colon cancer tissues of a patient. Conclusion C3G can inhibit colorectal cancer growth by targeting TOPK.

Topics: Animals; Anthocyanins; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Colorectal Neoplasms; Escherichia coli; Glucosides; Humans; Mice; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

The potential of purple corn color (PCC), a natural anthocyanin, to modify colorectal carcinogenesis was investigated in male F344/DuCrj rats, initially treated with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH), receiving 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in the diet. After DMH initiation, PCC was given at a dietary level of 5.0% in combination with 0.02% PhIP until week 36. No PCC-treatment-related changes in clinical signs, body weight and food consumption were found. Incidences and multiplicities of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas in rats initiated with DMH were clearly increased by PhIP. In contrast, lesion development was suppressed by PCC administration. Furthermore, in the non-DMH initiation groups, induction of aberrant crypt foci by PhIP tended to be decreased by the PCC supplementation. The results thus demonstrate that while PhIP clearly exerts promoting effects on DMH-induced colorectal carcinogenesis, these can be reduced by 5.0% PCC in the diet, under the present experimental conditions.

Topics: 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine; Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Adenoma; Administration, Oral; Animals; Anthocyanins; Anticarcinogenic Agents; Body Weight; Carcinogens; Cocarcinogenesis; Colonic Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Glucosides; Hyperplasia; Imidazoles; Intestinal Mucosa; Jejunal Neoplasms; Male; Precancerous Conditions; Prostatic Neoplasms; Rats; Rats, Inbred F344; Seminal Vesicles; Zea mays