Investigation of the pro-apoptotic effects of arbutin and its acetylated derivative on murine melanoma cells

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    • Liyan Jiang
    • Di Wang
    • Yongfeng Zhang
    • Junyang Li
    • Zhiping Wu
    • Zhi Wang
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  • Published online on: November 16, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.3256
  • Pages: 1048-1054
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Abstract

Arbutin, a natural polyphenol isolated from the bearberry plant Arctostaphylos uvaursi, possesses whitening and anticancer properties. The effects of arbutin on melanogenesis and its pro-apoptotic effect on B16 murine melanoma cells have not yet been reported. In the present study, acetylated arbutin was prepared in order to improve the biological effects of arbutin, and it was found to significantly inhibit the biosynthesis of melanin and tyrosinase activity compared with parent arbutin in B16 murine melanoma cells. Interestingly, only acetylated arbutin strongly inhibited B16 murine melanoma cell migration in a dose-dependent manner. Both arbutin and acetylated arbutin significantly reduced cell viability, promoted cell apoptosis, caused G1 cell cycle arrest and induced mitochondrial disruption in B16 murine melanoma cells. Furthermore, reduced expression of B-cell lymphoma‑extra large (Bcl-xL) and Bcl-2 were observed in arbutin- and acetylated arbutin-treated cells. Therefore, arbutin and acetylated arbutin were found to exert pro-apoptotic effects on B16 murine melanoma cells, mediated through the mitochondrial pathway. The findings of the present study also support the use of acetylated arbutin as a new potential candidate agent for skin whitening and melanoma treatment.

Introduction

Plant polyphenols are natural compounds that are widely distributed in plants and have been reported to possess antioxidant, antitumor and antiaging properties (1). However, the potential application of plant polyphenols is rather limited, due to their low bioavailability caused by poor cell membrane penetration (2). It was recently reported that acylation enhances biological activity, possibly due to the improvement of membrane penetration (3). Acetylated (−)-epigallocate-chin-3-O-gallate, isovitexin and isoorientin exhibited greater lipophilicity compared with their precursors (4). The enzymatic acylation of isoquercitrin and isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside has been found to improve their antiproliferative effect on Caco-2 cancer cells (5,6). Additionally, the acetylated quercetin ester exhibited marked antiproliferative activity against human cervical cancer cells and murine fibroblast NIH-3T3 cells (7).

Arbutin (hydroquinone-O-β-D-glucopyranoside), a natural polyphenol isolated from the bearberry plant Arctostaphylos uvaursi, has been traditionally used as a whitening agent (8,9). Arbutin has been found to reduce the melanin content and tyrosinase activity in cultured human melanocytes, B16 murine melanoma cells and HMV-II cells (1014). It has been reported that certain arbutin derivatives exert more prominent inhibitory effects on melanin content and tyrosinase activity compared with those of arbutin (12,15,16). Furthermore, arbutin has been confirmed to exert a pro-apoptotic effect on human bladder cancer TCCSUP and human melanoma A375 cells (17,18). However, the effects of arbutin and its acetylated derivative on B16 murine melanoma cells have not yet been reported.

Apoptosis is a complex programmed cell death, manifesting as cell shrinkage, chromatin condensation and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation (19). Extrinsic and intrinsic pathways play important roles in cellular functions, and mitochondrial function is considered to be a therapeutic target for cancer treatment (20).

In the present study, acetylated arbutin was prepared in order to improve the biological effects of arbutin, and the effects of arbutin and its acetylated derivative on melanin synthesis, tyrosinase activity and apoptosis of B16 murine melanoma cells were investigated. Flow cytometry was used to detect the effects of arbutin and acetylated arbutin on cell cycle and apoptosis, and the wound healing assay was used to measure cell migration ability. The potential underlying mechanism was investigated by western blot analysis and fluorescence microscopy.

Materials and methods

Synthesis of acetylated arbutin

Arbutin was purchased from Wuhan Fude Chemical Co., Ltd. (Wuhan, China), and its acetylated derivative was first synthesized by our laboratory (Fig. 1) (21). The reaction conditions were as follows: Arbutin (0.73 mmol), vinyl acetate (30 mmol), Candida sp. (CSL) (100 mg) and tetrahydrofuran (THF; 20 ml) were incubated with shaking (100 rpm) at 40°C for 24 h [water activity (aw) = 0.63]. The nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis indicated that the C-6′ position in the glucose moiety of arbutin was modified. The purity (>99%) was confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography.

Cell culture

The murine melanoma cells B16 (American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA, USA) were cultured in complete RPMI-1640 medium with 10% (v/v) inactivated fetal bovine serum, penicillin G and streptomycin (100 mg/l) at 37°C in 5% CO2. All the agents for cell culture were obtained from Gibco, Thermo Fisher Scientific (Grand Island, NY, USA).

Cell viability assay

A total of 5×103 cells per well were plated onto 96-well plates, and various doses of arbutin and its acetylated derivative were added into each well, stimulating the cells for 24, 48 or 72 h. A total of 20 µl of 3-(4,5-dimethylthi-azol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide (MTT; Amresco, Solon, OH, USA) solution (5 mg/ml) was added to each well and then removed after a 4-h incubation at 37°C in the dark. Purple formazan crystals were dissolved in 150 µl dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and quantitatively detected by measuring the absorbance at 540 nm using a microplate reader (F200 pro; Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). Each test was performed in quadruplicate, and each experiment was repeated twice.

Melanin content assay

The melanin content was measured as previously described, with minor modifications (22). B16 cells were seeded at a density of 5×105 cells per well in 6-well plates and incubated for 24 h. After treatment with arbutin and its acetylated derivative for 48 h, the cells were washed with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and incubated with 1 M NaOH containing 1% DMSO at 37°C for 1 h. After dilution with 400 µl distilled water, the absorbance at 490 nm was measured by a UV-2700 spectrophotometer (Shimadzu Corp., Kyoto, Japan).

Tyrosinase activity assay

Tyrosinase activity was measured based on a previously described method using L-DOPA as a substrate (23). A total of 5×105 cells were seeded into 6-well plates and incubated for 24 h, and then treated with arbutin and its acetylated derivative. After 48 h, the cells were washed with PBS and lysed with 1% Triton X-100 (200 µl). Cells were disrupted by repeated freezing and thawing, and then 100 µl of the mixture and 50 µl 0.5% L-DOPA were added into a 96-well plate at 37°C for 3 h. The absorbance was measured at 490 nm by a spectrophotometer (Shimadzu Corp.).

Cell cycle and apoptosis analysis

Cell cycle and apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry (24). A total of 5×105 cells were seeded into 6-well plates and then treated with arbutin and its acetylated derivative. For cell cycle analysis, after 24 h, the cells were harvested, fixed in ice-cold 70% ethanol and then stored at 4°C overnight. The cells were washed twice with PBS, suspended in 0.5 ml of cold solution containing 25 g/ml RNase A and 50 g/ml propidium iodide (PI; Sigma-Aldrich, Merck KGaA, St. Louis, MO, USA), and incubated at 37°C for an additional 30 min in the dark. For cell apoptosis analysis, the cells were harvested, washed with cold PBS twice, and resuspended in binding buffer according to the manufacturer's protocol. Cells were then incubated with 5 µl Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and 10 µl PI (50 µg/ml)(Becton Dickinson, Miami, FL, USA) mixed and incubated at room temperature for 10 min in the dark. The cell cycle and apoptosis were determined by analyzing 15,000 ungated cells using FACSCalibur (BD Biosciences, Mountain View, CA, USA) and Cell Quest software (Becton-Dickinson).

Migration assay

The wound healing assay was performed to evaluate the effect of arbutin and its acetylated derivative on the migration of B16 cells (25). A total of 5×105 cells were seeded into a 6-well plate and incubated for 24 h. The cell monolayer was subjected to a mechanical scratch wound using a syringe needle, and then treated with arbutin and its acetylated derivative for 48 h. Digitized images of the wound area were captured with BioTek Cytation™ 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader (BioTek Instruments Inc., Winooski, VT, USA). The width of the wound was expressed as a percentage of the control group.

Assessment of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP)

Cells were incubated with arbutin and its acetylated derivative for 24 h, and then incubated with 2 µM 5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide (JC-1; Sigma-Aldrich, Merck KGaA) at 37°C for 5 min in the dark. Following three washes with PBS, the changes in fluorescent color were examined using a fluorescence microscope (magnification, x20; CCD camera, TE2000; Nikon, Tokyo, Japan). The mean ratio of red (590 nm) to green (540 nm) fluorescent intensity of each cell in different groups was calculated by Image J software (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, WA, USA). The values of the treated cells were expressed as a percentage of those from the corresponding control cells.

Western blot analysis

The cells were seeded into 6-well plates at a density of 5×105 cells per well and treated with arbutin and its acetylated derivative for 24 h. Treated cells were harvested, washed with cold PBS and lysed with RIPA buffer containing 1% protease inhibitor cocktail and 2% phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (all from Sigma-Aldrich, Merck KGaA). Protein concentration was measured using a bicinchoninic acid protein assay kit (Bio-Rad). A total of 30 µl protein was separated using a 10–12% SDS-PAGE gel and transferred electrophoretically onto PVDF membranes. The transferred membranes were blocked in 5% bovine serum albumin for 4 h, and then blotted with the following primary antibodies at 4°C overnight at dilution of 1:1,000: B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2, Bcl-xL and GAPDH (all from Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., Danvers, MA, USA). Binding was detected using an enhanced chemiluminescence kit (GE Healthcare, Buckinghamshire, UK). The intensity of the bands was quantified by Image J software (National Institutes of Health).

Statistical analysis

Data were collected from at least three individual experiments for each assay and are presented as means ± standard deviation. The difference between two independent samples was analyzed by a one-way analysis of variance to detect statistical significance followed by post-hoc multiple comparisons (Dunn's test) using SPSS 16.0 software (IBM corp., Armonk, NY, USA). P<0.05 was considered to indicate statistically significant differences.

Results

Antiproliferative activity of arbutin and acetylated arbutin

Arbutin and acetylated arbutin inhibited the viability of B16 murine melanoma cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner (P<0.05; Fig. 2). The 72 h IC50 of the acetylated arbutin was ~3.85 mM, which exhibited a higher efficacy in terms of cell proliferation compared with arbutin. Acetylated arbutin significantly inhibited melanogenesis up to 89.9% compared with the 45.8% inhibition by arbutin at 5.4 mM (P<0.05; Fig. 3A). Tyrosinase is known to be the key enzyme in the process of melanin synthesis. Arbutin and acetylated arbutin at 5.4 mM suppressed tyrosinase activity by 55.4 and 71.4%, respectively, after a 48-h incubation (P<0.01; Fig. 3B).

The wound healing assay is considered to be an effective method for analysing cell migration (24). Comparatively, at the selected dose, only acetylated arbutin significantly suppressed the migration ability of B16 cells (P<0.05; Fig. 4). Therefore, at the same dose, acetylated arbutin achieved a better effect compared with arbutin.

Arbutin and acetylated arbutin caused increased G1 cell cycle arrest compared with control cells (92.8 and 89.6 vs. 82.8%, respectively) in B16 murine melanoma cells after 24 h of treatment, indicating their inhibitory activity on cell growth (Fig. 5).

Pro-apoptotic effects of arbutin and acetylated arbutin

The apoptosis rate following arbutin and acetylated arbutin treatment was detected by flow cytometry using Annexin V-FITC labeling for the detection of phosphatidylserine externalization, occurring as an early step during apoptosis. Compared with control cells (1.5% of early apoptosis), arbutin and acetylated arbutin caused apoptosis in 19.3 and 23.7% of the cells, respectively, after 24 h of treatment at 5.4 mM (P<0.001; Fig. 6).

Arbutin and acetylated arbutin cause mitochondrial dysfunction

Mitochondria play a crucial role in regulating the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways. Arbutin and acetylated arbutin caused marked MMP loss in B16 murine melanoma cells, as indicated by the augmentation in green fluorescence and the reduction in red fluorescence (P<0.001; Fig. 7). Moreover, a striking reduction in Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expression was noted in arbutin- and acetylated arbutin-treated cells (P<0.05; Fig. 8).

Discussion

The accumulation of melanin pigment has become a major cosmetic concern in humans. Arbutin, a naturally occurring hydroquinone that has a similar structure to the substrate that causes inhibition of tyrosinase, has been widely used in Japan (26,27). Tyrosinase is a multifunctional copper-containing polyphenol oxidative enzyme, considered to be a key enzyme in melanin biosynthesis and melanization in animals. The inhibition of tyrosinase activity is an important target for the treatment of pigmentation disorders (28). Several derivatives of arbutin have been synthesized, including deoxyarbutin, in an attempt to overcome the limitation of penetration through the skin (29). Acetylated derivatives of arbutin exhibit higher antimelanogenetic and antityrosinase activity compared with the parent compound. An arbutin derivative caused a 50% higher inhibition of tyrosinase activity, compared with free arbutin at the same concentration (30). Following incubation with arbutin 6′-undecenoate, melanin production decreased by ~70% in B16 melanoma cells compared with that in control cells (31). In the present study, the acetylated arbutin derivative exhibited a higher efficacy in terms of tyrosinase activity inhibition and reduction of melanin production compared with arbutin, which may be associated with the increased solubility in oil-based systems and the improvement of membrane penetration (10-12).

Arbutin has also been reported to exert inhibitory effects on the proliferation of cancer cells, including A375 human malignant melanoma cells (17) and HCT-15 human TCCSUP cells (18). Our study demonstrated that arbutin and its acetylated derivative reduced cell viability, inhibited cell migration, enhanced apoptotic rate, caused G1 phase arrest and induced mitochondrial disruption in B16 melanoma cells. Accumulating evidence has confirmed the mitochondrial role in cell apoptosis (32), which may serve as a target for cancer treatment. The mitochondrial pathway is regulated by the Bcl-2 family of anti-apoptotic proteins, including Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, and the pro-apoptotic proteins (33). The anti-apoptotic proteins regulate apoptosis by blocking the release of mitochondrial molecules, whereas imbalances in the expression of Bcl-2 family proteins, particularly the Bcl-2 and Bax proteins, lead to permeabilization of the mitochondrial outer membrane followed by release of proteins, such as cytochrome c, from mitochondria to the cytoplasm, which may play an important role in subsequent cell death (34). Arbutin and its acetylated derivative decreased the expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, indicating that the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway may be involved in this pro-apoptotic effect.

It has been reported that oxidative stress induces apoptosis through DNA damage and mitochondrial dysfunction (35,36). Arbutin exerts strong antioxidant effects, comparable or even superior to that of its precursor, hydroquinone, as skin-lightening agent. Arbutin protects U973 cells from radiation-induced apoptosis by decreasing intracellular hydroxyl radical production (37). Although our data indicated that the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway is responsible for arbutin and its acetylated derivative causing cell apoptosis, the precise role of the oxidative system requires further investigation.

In summary, arbutin and its acetylated derivative markedly reducing melanin content, suppressed tyrosinase activity and induced apoptosis in B16 melanoma cells, which may be mediated through modulation on the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. It was also revealed that acetylated arbutin exhibited a higher efficacy compared with that of parent arbutin. Additionally, the control of melanin formation is crucial for the treatment of abnormal skin pigmentation, which may increase the risk of malignant melanoma. Tyrosinase is a key enzyme in melanin biosynthesis and its expression is closely correlated with melanogenesis (28). Therefore, arbutin and acetylated arbutin may be potential candidates not only for skin whitening, but also for the treatment of malignant melanoma.

Acknowledgments

The present study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 21172093, 31070708, 81402955 and 21072075), the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Jilin University (nos. 450060326007 and 450060491559), the Scientific Research Project of Liaoning Educational Committee (no. L2012431), and the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province in China (nos. 20140101141JC and 201115038).

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