Protein-bound polysaccharide-K induces apoptosis via mitochondria and p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase‑dependent pathways in HL‑60 promyelomonocytic leukemia cells

Hirahara,Noriyuki; Edamatsu,Takeo; Fujieda,Ayako; Fujioka,Masaki; Wada,Tsutomu; Tajima,Yoshitsugu

doi:10.3892/or.2013.2412

Protein-bound polysaccharide-K induces apoptosis via mitochondria and p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase‑dependent pathways in HL‑60 promyelomonocytic leukemia cells

Authors:
- Noriyuki Hirahara
- Takeo Edamatsu
- Ayako Fujieda
- Masaki Fujioka
- Tsutomu Wada
- Yoshitsugu Tajima
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Affiliations: Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 693‑8501, Japan, Biomedical Research Laboratories, Kureha Corporation, Tokyo 169-8503, Japan
Published online on: April 22, 2013 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2412
Pages: 99-104

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Abstract

Protein-bound polysaccharide-K (PSK) is extracted from Coriolus versicolor (CM101). PSK is a biological response modifier (BRM), and its mechanism of action is partly mediated by modulating host immune systems; however, recent studies showed antiproliferative activity of PSK. Therefore, we examined the mechanism underlying the antiproliferative activity of PSK using seven different human malignant cell lines (WiDr, HT29, SW480, KATOⅢ, AGS, HL-60 and U937), and PSK was found to inhibit the proliferation of HL-60 cells most profoundly. Therefore, HL-60 cells were used to elucidate the mechanism of the antiproliferative activity. Western blotting was performed to detect phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). A p38 MAPK inhibitor, SB203580, was used to examine the roles in PSK-induced apoptosis and growth inhibition. Flow cytometry was performed for mitochondrial membrane potential detection. PSK activated caspase-3 and induced p38 MAPK phosphorylation. Co-treatment with SB203580 blocked PSK-induced apoptosis, caspase-3 activation and growth inhibition. PSK induced apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway. The depolarization of mitochondria induced by PSK was reversed by co-treatment with SB203580. The present study revealed that PSK induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells via a mitochondrial and p38 MAPK-dependent pathway.

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