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Polysaccharide peptide isolated from grass-cultured Ganoderma lucidum induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in the human U251 glioma cell line

  • Authors:
    • Chunhua Wang
    • Dongmei Lin
    • Quan Chen
    • Shuqian Lin
    • Songsheng Shi
    • Chunmei Chen
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  • Published online on: January 19, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7823
  • Pages: 4330-4336
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Abstract

The Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) mushroom is one of the most extensively studied functional foods, known for its numerous health benefits, including the inhibition of tumor cell growth. The present study assessed the anti-proliferative and pro‑apoptotic activity of a novel G. lucidum polysaccharide peptide (GL‑PP) in human glioma U251 cells, which was purified from grass‑cultured G. lucidum. GL‑PP is a glycopeptide with an average molecular weight of 42,635 Da and a polysaccharide‑to‑peptide ratio of 88.70:11.30. The polysaccharides were composed of l‑arabinose, d‑mannose and d‑glucose at a molar ratio of 1.329:0.372:2.953 and a total of 17 amino acids were detected. The results of the current study demonstrated that GL‑PP significantly inhibited U251 cellular proliferation. The proportion of G0/G1 phase cells and sub‑G1 phase cells significantly increased as the concentration of GL‑PP increased, as did the activity of caspase-3. These results indicate that GL‑PP directly inhibited human glioma U251 proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest and promoting apoptosis.

Introduction

Malignant gliomas are the most common type of brain tumor, with high rates of recurrence and mortality (1). Despite the aggressive use of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the average life expectancy of patients with high-grade glioma is 14 months after diagnosis (2). Novel treatments are therefore required to improve this figure. In recent years, natural products isolated from herbs and plants have received substantial attention for their potential as novel anticancer drugs (3).

Ganoderma lucidum is a mushroom that has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries in China and other oriental countries. G. lucidum polysaccharides (GL-PS) are primary bioactive components of the fungus that can exert various pharmacological effects, including immunomodulation (410), antitumor (1116), anti-angiogenesis (17,18), anti-oxidation (1922), anti-inflammatory (23) and hepatoprotective effects (24,25).

The potential antitumor effects of GL-PS have received substantial attention and have been the subject of extensive investigation. It has been demonstrated that GL-PS is effective at inhibiting tumor growth in vivo via multiple mechanisms, particularly via the activation of immune effector cells such as lymphocytes (9,2629), macrophages (9) and natural killer cells (29,30). GL-PS has also been revealed to inhibit tumor-induced neovascularization processes. However, GL-PS is considered to possess weak or no antitumor activity in vitro (17,28,3134). Previous studies have demonstrated that GL-PS may directly inhibit the in vitro proliferation of certain types of cancer cell, including breast cancer (14), ovarian cancer (15), colorectal cancer (23) and hepatoma cells (11). However, whether GL-PS elicits antitumor effects on gliomas remains unknown. In the present study, we isolated and identified a 42,635 Da G. lucidum polysaccharide peptide (GL-PP) from G. lucidum cultivated with JUNCAO grasses and determine its antitumor effects on gliomas for the first time. It was revealed that this GL-PP exhibited anti-proliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects in human U251 glioma cells.

Materials and methods

Preparation of GL-PP

GL-PP was isolated from the boiled extract of G. lucidum cultivated with JUNCAO grasses (National Engineering Research Center of Juncao Technology, Fujian, China). An ethanol precipitation was then performed, followed by dialysis and de-proteination according to the Sevag method, as previously described (35).

The homogeneity and molecular weight of GL-PP was identified using high-performance gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC) with a Waters 2695 HPLC apparatus (Waters, Milford, MA, USA), equipped with a Waters 2515 HPLC pump (Waters), a gel permeation column TSK4000PW (21.5×300 mm, 10 µm; Tosoh, Tokyo, Japan) and a Waters 2414 refractive index detector (Waters). Water (HPLC grade) was used as the mobile phase with a gradient elution (flow rate of 0.8 ml/min) at 35°C. Dextran standards were obtained from the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control and molecular weights ranging from 2,500 to 84,400 Da were used to generate a calibration curve (36). The molecular weight of GL-PP was estimated using Waters Empower software (version 5.0; Waters).

Monosaccharides were determined using hydrophilic interaction liquid interface chromatography and an evaporative light scattering detector (HILIC-ELSD) via a Waters Alliance 2695 HPLC system and 2424 ELSD (both from Waters). Chromatographic separation was performed on a Sugar-D column (4.6×250 mm; 5 µm; Nacalai Tesque, Inc., Kyoto, Japan). The column was run at 35°C and the mobile phase consisted of 75% acetonitrile and 25% water, at a flow rate of 0.8 ml/min. The drift tube temperature and air carrier gas pressure of the ELSD was set to 55°C and 45 psi, respectively. The injection volume was 10 µl. The identity of sample monosaccharides were determined by comparing the retention time of peaks with those of known standards including, rhamnose, fructose, xylose, arabinose, glucose, galactose and mannose.

The amino acid composition of GL-PP was determined using the Hitachi-L8800 amino acid analyzer (Hitachi High-Technologies Co., Tokyo, Japan) according to the Chinese National Standard (37).

GL-PP was dissolved in serum-free Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM; HyClone; GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA), then filtered through a 0.22-µm filter and stored at 4°C. This medium was further diluted to the indicated concentration prior to each assay.

Endotoxin test

The presence of an endotoxin in GL-PP was detected using Tachypleus Amebocyte Lysate (TAL; Fuzhou Xin Bei Biochemical Industry Co., Ltd., Fuzhou, China) according to the manufacturer's instructions. A total of 100 µl TAL reagent was added to 100 µl of 800 µg/ml GL-PP, 100 µl endotoxin standard (Fuzhou Xin Bei Biochemical Industry Co., Ltd.) and 100 µl endotoxin-free water. The mixture was gently agitated, covered with foil and incubated at 37°C for 1 h. Since endotoxin contamination results in the formation of a hard gel substance, samples were observed for the formation of this gel by performing a gentle 180° tube inversion following the incubation period.

Cell culture

The human glioma U251 cell line was obtained from the Type Culture Collection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China) where it was routinely maintained in DMEM containing 10% inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS; HyClone; GE Healthcare Life Sciences) and 100 U/ml penicillin/streptomycin. Cells were grown at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2.

Cell proliferation assay

Cell proliferation and viability were analyzed using the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8; Dojindo Molecular Technologies, Inc., Kumamoto, Japan). U251 cells were seeded onto 96-well culture plates at a density of 2,000 cells/well and cultured for 24 h prior to treatment. GL-PP was added to the culture at a final concentration of 50, 100, 200, 400 or 800 µg/ml and cells were incubated for a further 24, 48 or 72 h. Wells that were not treated with GL-PP were used as negative controls. The CCK-8 reagent was then added to the cultures according to manufacturer's instructions and absorbance was measured at 450 nm using an ELISA MK3 microplate reader (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, MA, USA). All measurements were performed in triplicate.

Cell cycle assay

U251 cells (2.5×104 cells/ml) were plated onto a 6-well plate and harvested at 48 h following treatment. Cells were fixed in 70% ice-cold ethanol, washed with ice cold PBS and stained with 50 mg/ml propidium iodide in the presence of 50 mg/ml RNase A for 30 min. Staining procedures were performed under low light at room temperature. Analyses were performed using a flow cytometer (Cytomics FC 500; Beckman Coulter Inc., Brea, CA, USA). Cell proportions in sub-G1, G0/G1, S and G2/M phases were analyzed using ModFit LT software (version 2.0; Verity Software House, Topsham, ME, USA). Tests were performed in triplicate for each sample.

Western blotting

A 6-well cell culture plate was prepared as aforementioned. Total protein was purified from cells using a cell lysis buffer (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, Haimen, China) containing 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. Protein concentrations were subsequently measured using a BCA kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Samples (150 µg protein/lane) were then separated on 12% SDS-PAGE gel and transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane. β-actin (Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Danvers, MA, USA) was used as a loading control. The membrane was blocked with 5% bovine serum albumin (Sangon Biotech, Shanghai, China) at room temperature for 2 h and incubated overnight at 4°C with a rabbit polyclonal anti-active caspase-3 antibody (1:1,000, cat. no. ab2302; Abcam, Cambridge, UK). The membrane was then incubated with a horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin G (1:2,000, cat. no. sc-2004; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Dallas, TX, USA) at room temperature for 2 h. Protein expression was detected using a Chemiluminescent HRP Substrate (EMD Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and exposed on X-ray film. The optical density of each band was determined using Quantity One software (version 4.6.1; Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Hercules, CA, USA). The expression of cleaved caspase-3 was expressed as a ratio to β-actin used as an internal control. Tests were performed in triplicate for each sample.

Caspase-3 activity assay

The activity of caspase-3 was determined using a Caspase 3 Activity Assay kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology). To evaluate the activity of caspase-3, cell lysates were prepared following cell treatment with GL-PP for 48 h. Each 10 µl cell lysate was incubated with 80 µl reaction buffer [1% NP-40, 20 mmol/l Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 137 mmol/l NaCl, 10% glycerol] containing 10 µl caspase-3 substrate [2 mmol/l acetyl-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp p-nitroanilide (Ac-DEVD-pNA)] at 37°C for 2 h. Caspase-3 can catalyze the substrate Ac-DEVD-pNA to produce pNA. Thereafter, absorbance of pNA at 405 nm was measured using an ELISA plate reader (MK3; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.). The analysis procedure followed the manufacturer's instructions. All experiments were performed in triplicate.

Statistical analysis

The data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Multigroup comparisons of the means were carried out by one-way analysis of variance test with post hoc Student-Newman-Keuls test. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Characterization of GL-PP

GL-PP was determined to be a polysaccharide peptide with a mean molecular weight (Mw) of 42,635 Da (Fig. 1), a purity of 96.89% and a polysaccharide to peptide ratio of 88.70:11.30%. HILIC-ELSD data indicated that polysaccharides were primarily composed of l-arabinose, d-mannose and d-glucose at a molar ratio of 1.329:0.372:2.953 (Fig. 2). The amino acid automatic analyzer indicated that the peptide contained 17 amino acids, including Asp, Thr, Ser, Glu, Gly, Ala, Cys, Val, Met, Ile, Leu, Tyr, Phe, Lys, His, Arg and Pro, with a respective mass ratio of: 1.45:1.08:1.12:1.45:0.84:0.87:0.19:0.64:0.01:0.38:0.56:0.23:0.47:0.58:0.30:0.53:0.60 (Table I and Fig. 3). No detectable level of endotoxin (≤0.10 EU/ml) was identified in the GL-PP samples.

Table I.

Amino acid comparisons of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide peptide.

Table I.

Amino acid comparisons of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide peptide.

Amino acidCategoryContents (%)
AsparagineN1.45
ThreonineN1.08
SerineN1.12
Glutamic acidN1.45
GlycineN0.84
AlanineN0.87
CystineN0.19
ValineE0.64
MethionineE0.01
IsoleucineE0.38
LeucineE0.56
TyrosineN0.23
PhenylalanineE0.47
LysineE0.58
HistidineN0.30
ArginineN0.53
ProlineN0.60
Total11.3

[i] E, essential; N, non-essential.

GL-PP inhibits the proliferation of U251 cells

Cells were incubated with varying concentrations of GL-PP (50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 µg/ml) for 24, 48 or 72 h. GL-PP markedly inhibited the proliferation of U251 cells in a dose-dependent manner compared with untreated controls. The maximum inhibition observed at 48 h among all treatment groups except 400 µg/ml group (Fig. 4). The half-maximal inhibitory concentration of GL-PP at 48 h was 274.1 µg/ml.

GL-PP blocks cell cycle progression at the G0/G1 phase and induces apoptosis

To examine how GL-PP inhibited cell proliferation and viability, flow cytometry was utilized to determine the effect of GL-PP on cell cycle progression. Results revealed that the presence of G0/G1 phase cells was increased from 62.9 to 74.94% at 48 h with increasing concentrations of GL-PP among all groups. This increase was accompanied by a significant decrease in the percentage of S phase cells, whereas the fraction of G2/M phase cells was primarily unchanged. The sub-G1 phase cell population, which indicate the number of late-stage apoptotic cells, also increased significantly in GL-PP treated cells in a dose-dependent manner (Fig. 5). This result demonstrated that GL-PP induced G0/G1 phase arrest and apoptosis induction.

GL-PP induces apoptosis specific caspase-3 activity in U251 cells

To examine the induction of apoptosis by GL-PP, the activation of caspase-3, a primary enzyme in cell apoptosis, was assessed. The expression of active caspase-3 in GL-PP-treated U251 cells was determined using western blotting. The active caspase-3 level was increased in a dose-dependent manner following treatment with 50, 100, 200, 400 or 800 µg/ml GL-PP for 48 h (Fig. 6). In addition, the activation of caspase-3 was analyzed by measuring the catalytic capability to the substrate Ac-DEVD-pNA. The result showed the activation of caspase-3 significantly increased in GL-PP treated groups in a dose-dependent manner (Fig. 7). This agrees with the result obtained by western blot analysis (Fig. 6).

Discussion

GL-PS and G. lucidum glycopeptides have been identified as potential natural sources of anticancer compounds (38). The present study identified, purified and tested the anti-glioma activity of a novel glycopeptide from grass-cultured G. lucidum, GL-PP, in vitro. GL-PP strongly inhibited human U251 glioma cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner through cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis.

The sustainment of proliferative signaling and the resistance to apoptosis are two hallmarks of cancer (39). In the present study, human U251 glioma cells treated with GL-PP, exhibited G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and inhibited proliferation. Furthermore, the proportion of hypoploid cells (sub-G1) and the activity of caspase-3 markedly increased, indicating that GL-PP induced U251 glioma cell apoptosis.

Although the antitumor activity of GL-PS/GL-PP has been demonstrated in previous studies (8,10,14,38,40,41), whether GL-PS/GL-PP directly inhibits cancer cell proliferation or induces cellular apoptosis remains unknown. A study by Cao et al (31) indicated that GL-PP inhibited human lung carcinoma cell migration in a dose-dependent manner by inhibiting the expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-9. However, no inhibitory effect on cellular proliferation was identified. Li et al (42) also demonstrated that GL-PS had no cytotoxic effect on human prostate carcinoma PC-3M cells. In addition, a study by Oliveira et al (32) revealed that polysaccharide extracts from G. lucidum exhibited no cytotoxic activity, as all tumor cell lines (AGS, MCF-7, NCI-H460 and HCT-15) exhibited a concentration causing a 50% reduction in proliferation >400 µg/ml. However, other studies have demonstrated that GL-PS/GL-PP significantly inhibited the proliferation of certain types of cancer cell in vitro, including breast cancer (14), ovarian cancer (15), hepatoma (11) and colorectal adenocarcinoma cells (11). The findings of the present study are similar to these results, but concern glioma cells.

The apparent discrepancies of previous studies on the anti-proliferative effects of GL-PS/GL-PP may be due to the variability in the chemical constituents of GL-PS/GL-PP and the different origins of the cancer cell lines utilized. It has been determined that the biological activities of polysaccharides are associated with their chemical conformation, molecular weight, chemical modification and content of bound protein (4346). For example, the native triple-helix conformation with β-(13) linkages in the primary glucan chain and additional β-(16) branch points of polysaccharides are considered to be necessary for antitumor activity (47). Furthermore, analysis performed by Yeh et al (9) compared de-proteinized polysaccharides with ling zhi-8 (LZ-8) and determined that LZ-8 activates murine macrophages and T lymphocytes, but a de-proteinized polysaccharide only acts as a macrophage activator, indicating that retaining proteins and the natural complex of polysaccharides may serve a vital role in the biological activities that they exhibit.

The GL-PP used in the present study was isolated from G. lucidum and cultivated with JUNCAO grasses. According to a previous study (48), the glycopeptides obtained from grass-cultured G. lucidum (GLPG) have a similar molecular weight, monosaccharide constituent and amino acid composition to those obtained from wood-log-cultured G. lucidum (GLPW), which are each primarily attached by β-glycosidic linkages. GLPG has a higher purification rate (2.8 times that of GLPW) and is more environmentally friendly than GLPW, which relies on a large consumption of forest resources. Compared with previous studies (15,17,26), the GL-PP extract utilized in the present study has a smaller molecular weight (42,635 kDa), contained fewer monosaccharides and exhibited a higher proportion of peptide (11.3%). Only glucose, mannose and arabinose were detected in the GL-PP isolated in the current study. The other monosaccharides often present in GL-PS/GL-PP extracts, including galactose, rhamnose, fucose, xylose (15,17,26), were not detected. In addition, 17 different amino acids were detected in the GL-PP extract utilized in the present study, including tyrosine, which has not been detected in GL-PS/GL-PP in previous studies. These differences may be partly due to the different isolation procedures and detection methods used, and may ultimately serve a role in the unique biological activities identified in the present study.

Although the present study determined the molecular weight, and monosaccharide and amino acid composition of GL-PP, to clearly ascribe the anti-proliferative effects to its chemical structure, a more thorough characterization is required. Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in GL-PP anti-glioma activity should also be performed in future studies. Additionally, although the direct anti-glioma activity of GL-PP has been observed in vitro, it may be limited by a number of elements in vivo, including biotransformation and the blood-brain barrier. Addressing these limitations may clarify the immunomodulatory activities of GL-PP and its inhibitory role in glioma growth in vivo.

In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that the GL-PP isolated from the G. lucidum cultivated with Juncao grasses demonstrates a potent inhibitive capacity on human U251 glioma cell lines. The demonstrated in vitro anti-glioma activity of GL-PP was determined to be dose-dependent, and mediated by cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis. Therefore, GL-PP may represent a natural addition to the treatment regimen of patients with glioma.

Acknowledgements

The present study was supported by the China National Engineering Research Center of JUNCAO Technology (grant no. JCJJ14008). The authors would like to thank Saizhen Wang, the Senior Engineer from the Fuzhou Institute of Green Valley Bio-Pharm Technology, for her technical assistance in the preparation of GL-PP. The authors would also like to thank the Central Laboratory of Fujian Academy of Agricultural Science for performing amino acid analyses.

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Wang C, Lin D, Chen Q, Lin S, Shi S and Chen C: Polysaccharide peptide isolated from grass-cultured Ganoderma lucidum induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in the human U251 glioma cell line. Oncol Lett 15: 4330-4336, 2018.
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Wang, C., Lin, D., Chen, Q., Lin, S., Shi, S., & Chen, C. (2018). Polysaccharide peptide isolated from grass-cultured Ganoderma lucidum induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in the human U251 glioma cell line. Oncology Letters, 15, 4330-4336. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7823
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Wang, C., Lin, D., Chen, Q., Lin, S., Shi, S., Chen, C."Polysaccharide peptide isolated from grass-cultured Ganoderma lucidum induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in the human U251 glioma cell line". Oncology Letters 15.4 (2018): 4330-4336.
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Wang, C., Lin, D., Chen, Q., Lin, S., Shi, S., Chen, C."Polysaccharide peptide isolated from grass-cultured Ganoderma lucidum induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in the human U251 glioma cell line". Oncology Letters 15, no. 4 (2018): 4330-4336. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7823