Induction of apoptosis in MCF‑7 human breast cancer cells by Khz (fusion of Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus mycelium)

  • Authors:
    • Tae Hwan Kim
    • Ju Sung Kim
    • Zoo Haye Kim
    • Ren Bin Huang
    • Young Lye Chae
    • Ren Sheng Wang
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  • Published online on: December 7, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.4655
  • Pages: 1243-1249
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Abstract

Khz (fusion of Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus), isolated from the mycelia of G. lucidum and P. umbellatus, exerts anti‑proliferative effects against malignant cells; however, its activity against human breast cancer cells remains to be elucidated. In the present study, cell proliferation was assessed using a 3-(4,5‑dimethylthiazol‑2‑yl)-2,5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, and poptosis was examined using annexin V‑propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry. The activation of caspases 7, 8 and 9 were detected in the Khz‑treated cells using western blotting. The results demonstrated that Khz increased the intracellular calcium concentration and induced the production of reactive oxygen species in MCF‑7 breast cancer cells, as determined using flow cytometry. The results also demonstrated that Khz inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in the MCF‑7 cells. In addition, the mechanism by which Khz induces apoptosis in cancer cells was investigated. Khz induced apoptosis preferentially in transformed cells, with a minimal effect on non‑transformed cells, suggesting its potential as an anticancer therapeutic agent. Oxidative stress is associated with apoptotic and non‑apoptotic cell death, although pro‑oxidative conditions are not a pre‑requisite for apoptosis. Assessment of the activation status of caspases 7, 8 and 9 revealed that the levels of cleaved caspases were significantly increased in the cells treated with Khz. It is widely accepted that calcium signaling is important in apoptosis, and the present study observed an increase in [Ca2+]i in response to Khz treatment. The anti‑proliferative and pro‑apoptotic effects of Khz suggest that this extract may be developed as a potential anticancer agent.

Introduction

Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) Karst, of the family Polyporaceae, has been used as a Traditional medicine for several thousand years in China, Japan and other countries. Evidence has accumulated concerning the medicinal use of Ganoderma to treat various diseases, including cancer and immunological disorders, and its biotechnological utilization has become popular (15). The mixture of triterpenoids naturally occurring in G. lucidum inhibits the proliferation of human and mouse carcinoma cell lines (6). Studies have reported that the cytotoxicity mediated by triterpene-enriched extracts of G. tsugae in MCF-7 human breast cancer, prostate cancer and PC-3 cells occurs via apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest (79). Another study demonstrated that apoptosis induced by triterpene-enriched extracts of G. lucidum occurs through the suppression of protein kinase C, the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and G2-phase cell-cycle arrest (10). Other suggested mechanisms include a reduction in intracellular calcium levels, the induction of NAD(P)H: quinone oxido-reductase in cultured hepalcic 7 murine hepatoma cells, activation of MAPKs in rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells and stimulation of actin polymerization in bladder cancer cells in vitro. However, whether the ingredients in the extract mixtures have antagonistic or synergistic biological effects is difficult to determine. In addition, the predominant compound within the extract responsible for its bioactivity has not been identified, which further complicates the investigation of the structure-activity associations. Polyporus umbellatus, also termed Grifola umbellata is a fungus, which causes white rot in hardwoods. The sclerotia of P. umbellata, which are bumpy, rugged and dark brown/black, are used as a diuretic in Chinese medicine. Although the water extracts of P. umbellata sclerotia have diuretic effects, its methanol extracts have cytotoxic effects against human gastric cancer cells, although the active components remain to be elucidated (11). Khz is an extract mixture, produced from the mycelia of a G. lucidum (Fig. 1A) (12) and P. umbellatus (Fig. 1B) via nuclear fusion (Fig. 2A). The anticancer effect of the fusion of G. lucidum and P. umbellatus has been previously demonstrated (1315). The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism underlying Khz-induced cell death in breast cancer cells. Whether Khz has the ability to inhibit cell growth and promote apoptosis in human breast cancer cells remains to be elucidated; therefore, the present study examined the effect of Khz on cell viability and on the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.

Materials and methods

Cell lines

The BEAS-2B (normal immortalized), 1799 (non-transformed), 1198 (transformed, non-tumorigenic) and 1170-I (tumorigenic) cell lines comprise an in vivo lung carcinogenesis model, which has been previously described (1618). The MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line was purchased from American Type Culture Collection (Manassas, VA, USA) and was maintained in RPMI-1640 medium (Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Logan, UT, USA), 100 U/ml penicillin G sodium salt (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), 100 µg/ml streptomycin sulfate (Sigma-Aldrich) and 0.25 µg/ml amphotericin B (Sigma-Aldrich). Unless otherwise indicated, the cells were treated with Khz dose or time dependently.

Khz (fusion of G. lucidum and P. umbellatus mycelia) extraction method

Khz (Brain Group Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea) was extracted first in powder form (1 kg) using clean water (8.5 liters), at 115°C for 60 min extracts at a pressure of 1.8–2 kW, followed by 60 min maturing at a hydraulic pressure of 5 KW in order to separate Khz and debris. Subsequently, clean water (7.5 liters) was added to the residual water of the first extraction, and extraction was performed at 115°C, for 60 min at a pressure of, followed by 60 min maturation and hydraulic crossroad gathering. Finally, the extracts from the first extract and the secondary extraction steps were mixed and boiled at 100°C for 5 min.

3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay

An MTT assay was used to determine the rate of cell survival. The MCF-7 cells were seeded into 96-well plates at a density of 2,000 cells per well, and 10/100 µl MTT was added to each well at a final concentration of 500 µg/ml. The mixture was incubated for 1 h, following which the liquid in the wells was removed. Subsequently, 50 µl dimethyl sulfoxide was added to each well and incubated for 10 min, and the absorbance was recorded using a UV Max microplate reader (Molecular Devices, Palo Alto, CA, USA) at 595 nm (19).

Detection of apoptosis

The cells treated with Khz were washed twice in cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and were stained with annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) (cat. no. A13199, Invitrogen Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA) and propidium iodide (PI; 5 µg/ml; Sigma-Aldrich), according to the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, Annexin V-FITC (5 µl) was added to the cells and incubated for 1 h at 37°C, and the cells were then resuspended in 100 µl 1X binding buffer containing 10 mM HEPES, 140 mM NaCl and 2 mM CaCl2 (pH 7.4; Sigma-Aldrich). z-VAD-fmk was obtained from R&D Systems (Minneapolis, MN, USA). The cells were incubated at room temperature for 15 min, following which PI was added to the cell suspension prior to flow cytometric analysis (FACSCalibur; BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA).

Detection of reactive oxygen species generation

The levels of cytoplasmic reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cells were estimated using the oxidation-sensitive fluorescent dye, 20,70-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H2DCF-DA; Invitrogen Life Technologies). For the DCF staining, the cells were loaded with H2DCF-DA (100 nM) for 1 h at 37°C, and were then washed once with PBS, ROS levels were analyzed following Khz treatment using a flow cytometer (FACSCalibur; BD Biosciences). N-acetyl cysteine was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.

Detection of calcium increase

The Ca2+ levels in the MCF-7 cells were determined by staining with fluo-4 AM. The cells, which had been treated with Khz for different durations (0, 0.5, 1 and 2 h), harvested and washed twice with PBS, and then resuspended in fluo-4 AM, followed by incubated incubation at 37°C for 30 min. The changes in Ca2+ concentration were analyzed using flow cytometry. Ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.

Western blot analysis

The cells were lysed in extraction buffer (Sigma-Aldrich) containing 31.25 mM Tris-HCl (pH 6.8), 1% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 10% glycerol and 2.5% mercaptoethanol, and the whole-cell lysates were subjected to separation using 10% SDS-polyacrylamide gel (Sigma-Aldrich) electrophoresis. The size-fractionated proteins on the gel were then transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane (GE Healthcare Life Sciences), and the membrane was blocked with 5% skimmed milk in Tris-buffered saline containing 0.05% Tween 20 (Sigma-Aldrich), and was incubated with the following primary antibodies: Goat polyclonal anti-caspase-7 (cat. no. sc-22179), anti-caspase-8 (cat. no. sc-6136) and anti-caspase-9 (cat. no. sc-22182), purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (Dallas, TX, USA). Following washing once with PBS, the membrane was incubated with a horseradish peroxidase-conjugated mouse anti-goat IgG secondary antibody (cat. no. sc-2354; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.). The protein band of interest was detected using enhanced chemiluminescence reagents (GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Shanghai, China) (20).

Statistical analysis

Cell viability was expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Statistical comparisons were made between the control and treatment groups using Student's t-test. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Effects of Khz on cell viability

Khz is the fusion of G. lucidum and P. umbellatus mycelia, as shown in Fig. 2. The aim of the present study was to examine whether Khz causes apoptosis in human cancer cells and, if so, to identify the signaling mechanisms involved. The effects of Khz on MCF-7 cell growth were determined using an MTT assay. As shown in Fig. 3, the MCF-7 cells were treated with different concentrations of Khz for 48 h. Khz markedly inhibited cell growth in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Treatment with 1/2 Khz for 24 h resulted in significant inhibition of cell proliferation.

Effects of Khz on apoptosis

To assess whether Khz induces apoptosis, the MCF-7 cells were double stained with annexin V-FITC and PI and analyzed using flow cytometry, which is the most sensitive and specific assessment for apoptotic cells in suspension culture. PI was used to differentiate between the apoptotic cells, which maintained plasma membrane integrity (annexin V+/PI) and those exhibiting loss-of-membrane integrity (annexin V+/PI+). Following Khz treatment at different concentrations for 24 h, the majority of the apoptotic cells were observed in the upper right quadrant (annexin V+/PI+), indicating that almost all of the apoptotic cells were in the late stages of apoptosis (data not shown). Therefore, to detect cells in early apoptosis, the durations of treatment were reduced. Treatment with 1/2 Khz for 1 h resulted in the presence of early apoptotic cells in the lower right quadrant (annexin V+/PI) (Fig. 4). Following treatment for 2 h, the cell population was observed to have shifted between viable cells and those in the early- and late-stages of apoptosis, indicating a time-dependent increase in the percentage of apoptotic MCF-7 cells.

Effect of Khz on transformed cells

An in vitro human lung epithelial carcinogenesis model comprising several cell lines was used in the present study to examine whether the induction of apoptosis by Khz occurred preferentially in transformed cells. BEAS-2B is an immortalized normal human bronchial epithelial cell line, and 1198 and 1170-I are transformed cell lines derived from BEAS-2B cells exposed to beeswax pellets containing cigarette smoke condensate in vivo. The 1799 cell line is a non-transformed line, which is derived from BEAS-2B cells exposed to beeswax alone. Khz induced apoptosis in the transformed 1198 and 1170-I cells, but not in the non-transformed BEAS-2B or 1799 cells (Fig. 5). These data indicated that Khz induced apoptosis preferentially in the cancer cells, which suggested its potential as a cancer therapeutic agent.

Detection of apoptosis-associated proteins in Khz-treated MCF-7 cells

Subsequently, the present study analyzed the activation of caspases following Khz treatment to determine whether Khz-induced apoptosis was caspase-dependent. The levels of cleaved caspases 7, 8 and 9 in the MCF-7 cells increased following Khz treatment (Fig. 6A), indicating their activation. In addition, pretreatment of these cells with the pan-caspase inhibitor, z-VAD, resulted in complete inhibition of Khz-induced apoptosis (Fig. 6B). These data demonstrated that Khz induced caspase-dependent apoptosis.

Effects of Khz on ROS production in MCF-7 cells

As oxidative stress is involved in apoptosis induced by a variety of stresses, the production of ROS following Khz treatment was analyzed in the present study. As shown in Fig. 7A, ROS levels in the MCF-7 cells increased by 22.3 and 65.1% in response to Khz treatment for 30 and 60 min, respectively, compared with the untreated cells (7.1%). Co-treatment with the ROS scavenger, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, prevented ROS formation (Fig. 7B). These results suggested that Khz induced apoptosis by generating ROS.

Effects of Khz on [Ca2+]i production in MCF-7 cells

Assessment of the effect of Khz on intracellular calcium levels revealed that Khz evoked an increase in [Ca2+]i in the MCF-7 cells (Fig. 8A). Treatment of the MCF-7 cells with Khz induced an increase in the percentage of calcium, between 33.6 and 72.2, and 86.2% following treatment for 0.5 and 2 h, respectively, compared with the untreated cells (7.1%). This Khz-induced increase in [Ca2+]i was inhibited by the extracellular Ca2+ chelator, ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid. These results suggested that Khz triggered apoptosis by increasing intracellular Ca2+ (Fig. 8B).

Discussion

In a previous study, it was demonstrated that tanshinone IIA induces apoptosis in A549 human lung cancer cells through the induction of ROS and by decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential (21). In addition, our previous study demonstrated that Khz induces apoptosis by increasing intracellular calcium levels and activating c-Jun N-terminal kinase and NADPH oxidase-dependent generation of ROS (22). These findings suggested that Khz induces apoptosis in A549 human lung cancer cells by generating reactive oxygen species and decreasing the mitochondrial membrane potential (23). In addition, it has been suggested that Khz induces apoptosis in human colon carcinoma HCT116 cells, accompanied by an increase in ROS, the activation of caspase 3 and increased intracellular Ca2+ (24). In addition, our previous study demonstrated that crude polysaccharide extract obtained from the fusion of G. lucidum and P. umbellatus mycelia induces apoptosis by increasing intracellular Ca2+ levels and activating the P38 and NADPH oxidase-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species in SNU-1 cells (25). In the present study, fusion of G. lucidum and P. umbellatus mycelium was perofmeed and used to treat MCF-7 cells. The results demonstrated that Khz inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in the MCF-7 breast cancer cells (Fig. 3). In addition, the mechanism by which Khz induces apoptosis in cancer cells was investigated (Fig. 4). Khz induced apoptosis preferentially in transformed cells, with a minimal effect on non-transformed cells, suggesting it may offer potential as a cancer therapeutic agent. Oxidative stress is associated with apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death, although pro-oxidative conditions are not a prerequisite for apoptosis (Fig. 5). Assessment of the activation statuses of caspases 7, 8 and 9 revealed that the levels of cleaved caspases were significantly increased in the cells treated with Khz (Fig. 6). Taken together, these results suggested that Khz induced apoptosis by activating caspases, and that the induction of apoptosis by Khz required ROS generation (Fig. 7). It is widely accepted that calcium signaling is important in apoptosis. The present study demonstrated that there was an increase in [Ca2+]i in the MCF-7 cells in response to Khz treatment (Fig. 8).

The pro-apoptotic and cytotoxic effects of Khz demonstrated in the present study suggest it has potential as a chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of human breast cancer. Further investigations of the effects of Khz, including in vivo investigations, are necessary to determine its potential for clinical use.

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by Mr. Young Lye Chae, chief executive officer, at Brain Group Co., Ltd., Pharmacology and Drug Development, Korean Institute of Science and Management Career College (Seoul, Korea; grant no. BRG815-1386).

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Kim, T.H., Kim, J.S., Kim, Z.H., Huang, R.B., Chae, Y.L., & Wang, R.S. (2016). Induction of apoptosis in MCF‑7 human breast cancer cells by Khz (fusion of Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus mycelium). Molecular Medicine Reports, 13, 1243-1249. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.4655
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Kim, T. H., Kim, J. S., Kim, Z. H., Huang, R. B., Chae, Y. L., Wang, R. S."Induction of apoptosis in MCF‑7 human breast cancer cells by Khz (fusion of Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus mycelium)". Molecular Medicine Reports 13, no. 2 (2016): 1243-1249. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.4655