Role of transcription factor Sp1 in the quercetin-mediated inhibitory effect on human malignant pleural mesothelioma

  • Authors:
    • Jung-Il Chae
    • Jin Hyoung Cho
    • Kyung-Ae Lee
    • Nag-Jin Choi
    • Kang Seok Seo
    • Sang-Bum Kim
    • Sang-Han Lee
    • Jung-Hyun Shim
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  • Published online on: July 24, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2012.1075
  • Pages: 835-841
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Abstract

Quercetin (Qu) is found in plants, including red onions and in the skins of red apples, and induces the apoptosis of certain malignant cells. However, no report has been issued on the apoptotic effect of Qu on human malignant pleural mesothelioma. In the present study, it was found that MSTO‑211H mesothelioma cell viability was reduced and apoptotic cell death was increased by Qu (20-80 µM), which was found to have an IC50 of 58 µM. In addition, Qu increased the sub-G1 cell population, and was found to interact with specificity protein 1 (Sp1) and significantly suppressed its expression at the protein and mRNA levels. Furthermore, Qu modulated the levels of Sp1 regulatory genes, such as cyclin D1, myeloid cell leukemia (Mcl)-1 and survivin in MSTO-211H cells. Apoptotic signaling cascades were activated by the cleavage of Bid, caspase-3 and PARP, and by the downregulation of Bcl-xL and the upregulation of Bax in MSTO-211H cells. Our results strongly suggest that Sp1 be considered as a novel molecular target of Qu in human malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Introduction

Quercetin (Qu) [2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one] belongs to an extensive class of polyphenolic flavonoid compounds ubiquitous in plants and plant food sources. Qu is a beneficial chemical compound widely dispersed in the human diet. Accordingly, high concentrations of Qu are found in onions (391.0 mg/kg), broccoli (74.5 mg/kg), apples (50 mg/kg) and beans (11.0 mg/kg) (1) and intakes between 6 and 31 mg/day have been reported (2). Qu has been used as a dietary supplement for many years, and thus, its use does not raise concerns as regards its toxicity. Of note, when Qu was discovered it was believed to be a mutagen, but subsequent studies showed it to be a powerful natural anticancer agent (3). The exact mechanism behind the cancer preventive effect of Qu remians unknown, yet the majority of studies have indicated that its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may be responsible for the beneficial effects (4). Although the link between Qu and cancer has been established in controlled scientific settings, its efficacy in the treatment of cancer in humans is currently unknown.

Human malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor; however, its incidence is increasing and it has a poor prognosis (5,6). Thus, knowledge of the mechanism of mesothelial carcinogenesis is required to support efforts to develop targeted treatments.

Specificity protein (Sp) is an ubiquitously expressed transcription factor belonging to a family of 8 transcription factors (7), which are ubiquitously expressed in a variety of mammalian cells (8). Furthermore, Sp1 is highly expressed in a number of cancer tissues, such as pancreatic, thyroid, colorectal, breast, hepatocellular, prostate, gastric cancer and lung cancer (7,9). Sp1 was one of the first eukaryotic transactivators to be identified (10). Sp1 proteins have been defined as Sp/Kruppel-like transcription factors (11), and a previous study showed that Sp1 plays an important role in the carcinogenesis and metastasis of human tumors by regulating growth-related signal transductions, apoptosis, tumor suppressor genes, cell cycle control molecules, oncogenes and angiogenesis-related factors (12,13).

Qu is an important dietary flavonoid, found in various vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, tea and red wine (14). Qu has been shown to have diverse biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties (1517). Furthermore, Qu has been shown to have various beneficial effects, such as antioxidant, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory and antitumor effects (18). However, the antitumor mechanisms involved and the molecular targets of Qu have not been identified, especially in human malignant pleural mesothelioma. Accordingly, in the present study, we investigated the apoptotic effect of Qu on a human malignant pleural mesothelioma cell line. Our results suggest that Qu be considered as a drug or natural supplement candidate for the prevention of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Materials and methods

Materials

HyClone RPMI-1640 medium and fetal bovine serum (FBS) were obtained from Thermo Scientific (Logan, UT). The following antibodies were used: 4′-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), propidium iodide (PI), anti-Sp1 (1C6), anti-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) (BD Biosciences, San Diego, CA), anti-cyclin D1 (M-20), anti-myeloid cell leukemia (Mcl)-1, anti-survivin, anti-Bid, anti-Bax, anti-Bcl-xL (Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., Danvers, MA), anti-caspase-3 (H-277) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA) and anti-β-actin (AC-74) (Sigma-Aldrich, Inc. St. Louis, MO). RNase A was supplied by Sigma-Aldrich.

Cell culture

MSTO-211H cells were obtained from the American Tissue Culture Collection (Manassas, VA). Cells were maintained in RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 5% FBS and 100 U/ml each of penicillin and streptomycin at 37°C in a 5% CO2 incubator.

MTS assay

The effects of Qu on cell viability were determined using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) assay kit (Promega, Madison, WI). MSTO-211H cells were seeded in a 96-well plate for 24 h and treated with Qu (20–80 μM) for 24 or 48 h. MTS solution was then added for 2 h at 37°C in 5% CO2. The absorbance at 490 nm was recorded using a GloMax-Multi Microplate Multimode Reader (Promega).

DAPI staining

The level of nuclear condensation and fragmentation was observed by nucleic acid staining with DAPI. MSTO-211H cells were treated with Qu, harvested by trypsinization, and fixed in 100% methanol at room temperature for 20 min. The cells were spread on slides, stained with DAPI solution (2 μg/ml), and analyzed under a FluoView confocal laser microscope (Fluoview FV10i; Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan).

PI staining

Following treatment with Qu (20–80 μM) for 72 h, the detached MSTO-211H cells (floaters) were collected by centrifugation and combined with adherent cells. The cells were fixed with 70% ice-cold ethanol overnight at −20°C, and subsequently treated with 150 mg/ml RNase A and 20 mg/ml PI. DNA contents were analyzed by flow cytometry using a MACSQuant Analyzer (Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany).

Western blot analysis

MSTO-211H cells treated with Qu (20–80 μM) for 48 h were washed with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and were then homogenized with PRO-PREP™ Protein Extraction Solution (Intron Biotechnology, Korea). Extracted proteins were measured using DC protein assay reagent (Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Hercules, CA). The equal amounts of protein samples were separated by 12% SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and then transferred onto membranes, which were blocked for 2 h at room temperature with 5% non-fat dried milk in PBS containing 0.05% Tween-20, and then incubated overnight at 4°C with specific antibodies. The protein bands were observed after treating them with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibody using a Pierce ECL Western Blotting Substrate (Thermo Scientific, Rockford, IL).

In vitro EGCG-sepharose 4B pull-down assays

This method has been described previously (19,20). Briefly, MSTO-211H cell lysates were reacted with sepharose 4B beads or Qu-sepharose 4B beads in reaction buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 5 mM EDTA, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM dithiothreitol, 0.01% Nonidet P-40, 2 μg/ml bovine serum albumin, 0.02 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and 1X proteinase inhibitor), and washed 5 times with washing buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 5 mM EDTA, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM dithiothreitol, 0.01% Nonidet P-40, 0.02 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride). Proteins bound to the beads were analyzed by western blot analysis using anti-Sp1 antibody.

Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

Total RNA was extracted from the cells using TRIzol® Reagent (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA), and 2 μg of RNA were used to synthesize cDNA using the HelixCript™ first-strand cDNA synthesis kit (NanoHelix, Korea). cDNA was obtained by PCR amplification using β-actin-specific and Sp1-specific primers (as described below) using the following PCR conditions: 25 cycles of 1 min at 95°C, 1 min at 60°C and 1 min at 72°C. The β-actin primers used were: forward, 5′-GTG-GGG-CGC-CCC-AGG-CAC-CA-3′ and reverse, 5′-CTC-CTT-AAT-GTC-ACG-CAC-GAT-TTC-3′; and the Sp1 primers were: forward, ATG CCT AAT ATT CAG TAT CAA GTA and reverse, CCC TGA GGT GAC AGG CTG TGA. PCR products were analyzed by 2% agarose gel electrophoresis.

Luciferase assay for cyclin D1, Mcl-1 and survivin trans-activation

MSTO-211H cells (6x104) were added to each well of a 24-well plate and incubated at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 for 24 h. Transient transfection was performed using Lipofectamine 2000 reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA). The survivin-269 promoter construct was kindly provided by Dr Sung-Dae Cho (Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea). The Mcl-1 promoter was obtained from Addgene (Cambridge, MA). Cells were transfected with 250 ng of cyclin D1 (-1745-luc), Mcl-1 (-325-luc), or survivin (-269-luc) and 20 ng of β-gal using Lipofectamine 2000 reagent (Invitrogen) for 24 h (21). After cafestol and kahweol treatment for 48 h, the cells were disrupted with 100 ml of lysis buffer [0.1 M potassium phosphate (pH 7.8), 1% Triton X-100, 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT), 2 mM EDTA], and firefly luciferase activity and galactosidase were determined with a Promega luciferase assay kit according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Relative luciferase units were calculated by normalizing to the galactosidase activity.

Statistical analysis

The results are presented as the means ± SD of at least 3 independent experiments performed in triplicate. Data were analyzed for statistical significance using one-way analysis of variance. A P-value <0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Qu reduces the viability of MSTO-211H cells

To evaluate the effects of Qu (Fig. 1A) on the viability of malignant mesothelioma cells we used a MTS assay. It was found that Qu suppressed cell viability with an IC50 of 58 μM in MSTO-211H cells for 48 h (Fig. 1B). Qu treatment also resulted in a significant concentration-dependent inhibition of cell growth with IC50 values of approximately 73 μM in HT28 cells (another malignant mesothelioma cell line) for 48 h (data not shown). To investigate the morphological changes, MSTO-211H cells were treated with various concentrations (20–80 μM) of Qu for 48 h. The results obtained showed that the cells had decreased in size and that they had became rounded (Fig. 1C).

Qu induces the apoptosis of MSTO-211H cells

The effect of Qu treatment on the initiation of apoptosis in MSTO-211H cells was determined by nuclear morphology using DAPI staining. The Qu treatment of mesothelioma cells increased nuclear condensation and fragmentation when compared to the control group (Fig. 2A). In order to evaluate whether the increase in the sub-G1 cell population induced by Qu was related to apoptosis, the Qu-treated cells were used for PI staining. The number of MSTO-211H cells in the sub-G1 phase increased from 25 to 50% in the presence of 20–80 μM Qu (Fig. 2B and C).

Qu regulates Sp1 protein levels in MSTO-211H cells

Sp1 contributes to cell progression and apoptotic cell death via the regulation of the expression of a number of genes, such as cyclin D1, Mcl-1, survivin, Bcl-xL, Bax and caspase-3 in various cancers (7,13,22). The interaction between Sp1 and Qu was examined by conducting a Qu-sepharose 4B affinity experiment by immunoblotting with anti-Sp1. The results obtained indicated that Qu bound with Sp1 in cell lysates from human MSTO-211H cells (Fig. 3A). Furthermore, we found that Qu at 20, 40 and 80 μM downregulated Sp1 protein (Fig. 3D) and mRNA levels (Fig. 3B), and Sp1 protein expression level monitoring showed that Qu time-dependently reduced protein levels over 0 to 48 h (Fig. 3C). Qu clearly attenuated the cyclin D1, Mcl-1 and survivin promoter activities (Fig. 4A–C). In addition, significant decreases in the protein levels of cyclin D1, Mcl-1 and survivin were observed following Qu treatment (Fig. 4D).

Qu regulates the expression of anti-apoptotic and apoptotic molecules in MSTO-211H cells

The treatment of cells with Qu regulated the expression levels of several apoptosis-related proteins. MSTO-211H cells were treated with various concentrations (20–80 μM) of Qu for 48 h and harvested. The protein expression levels of Bid, Bcl-xL, caspase-3, PARP and Bax were analyzed by western blot analysis. The results showed that Qu induced the activation of Bid, caspase-3 and PARP, decreased Bcl-xL, and increased Bax levels in the MSTO-211H cells (Fig. 5).

Discussion

Malignant pleural mesothelioma and the majority of lung carcinomas are diagnosed at an advanced stage, conferring a poor prognosis (23,24). The incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma is rising rapidly in many countries and it continues to be a challenging clinical problem. Our results showed that Qu has potential as a chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic agent for malignant pleural mesothelioma and that Sp1 is a potential therapeutic target of Qu.

It has previously been reported that the Sp1 protein is overexpressed in many human tumors (25) and cancer cell lines (2630) and a number of studies have reported that Sp1 is highly expressed in a variety of human tumors, such as those of the pancreas, colon, lung, breast and prostate (9), demonstrating that the use of natural compounds may be used to inhibit Sp1 expression in cancer. Advances in treatment regimens have only had modest effects, although gene therapy offers a novel therapeutic approach, and has been evaluated in a number of clinical trials. Strategies include the induction of apoptosis, cytokine-based therapy, suicide gene expression, tumor suppressor gene replacement, various vaccination approaches, and the adoptive transfer of modified immune cells. A number of studies have considered the clinical results, limitations and future directions of gene therapy trials for thoracic malignancies (23,24).

Various plants and fruits have been reported to have cancer chemopreventive properties, and thus, investigators have sought to identify new active phytochemicals (31). Qu is an ubiquitous dietary flavonoid that has recently been described as a potential anticancer agent (32) due to its ability to modulate cell proliferation, survival and differentiation, targeting key molecules responsible for tumor cell growth (33,34).

However, the mechanisms responsible for the antitumor activity of Qu are not yet fully understood. The induction of apoptosis may be one of the mechanisms as Qu has antiproliferative effects (35,36) and can induce death via apoptosis in leukemia (37), breast (38), hepatoma (39), oral (40) and colon (35) cancer cells. However, no previous study has been conducted on the effect of Qu on human mesothelioma cells. In this study, to the best of our knowledge, we demonstrate for the first time that Qu induces apoptotic cell death by inhibiting Sp1 protein expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner in MSTO-211H cells.

Previous studies have identified other flavonoids as having similar effects as Qu. For example, mithramycin A is one of the older chemotherapy drugs, and is known to suppress the expression of Sp1, to inhibit Sp1 binding and to inhibit the transcription of c-myc, p27, p21, cyclin D1, Mcl-1 and survivin selectively (13,4143). Remarkably, our results indicate that Qu directly binds to Sp1, and possibly prevents the binding of Sp1 by G-C rich promoters. Our data provide evidence that Qu inhibits Sp1 expression at the protein and mRNA levels. Transcriptional response targeting genes containing the Sp1 binding site in their promoters are involved in a number of cellular functions ranging from differentiation to cell cycle progression, proliferation and apoptotic cell death (7). Our results showed that Qu suppressed Sp1 downstream target genes, including cyclin D1, Mcl-1 and survivin in MSTO-211H cells by promoter assay and western blot analyses. The apoptotic effect of Qu on MSTO-211H cells was found to be induced via the inhibition of Sp1 protein expression in vitro. Our results from in vitro experiments show that the Sp1 protein is a major factor of the antitumor effects of Qu in mesothelioma.

In conclusion, the results from the present study suggest that Qu has therapeutic and chemopreventative benefits and that Sp1 be considered a therapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma and other advanced-stage cancers. Furthermore, our data suggest that Qu be considered a drug or natural supplement candidate for the prevention of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Basic Science Research program through the National Research Foundation Korea (NRF) Funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012-0003226, 2010-0021532), and the Next-Generation BioGreen 21 Program (PJ008116062011), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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