Safflower polysaccharide induces NSCLC cell apoptosis by inhibition of the Akt pathway

  • Authors:
    • Jian-Ying Li
    • Jun Yu
    • Xu-Sheng Du
    • Hui-Min Zhang
    • Bo Wang
    • Hua Guo
    • Jie Bai
    • Juan-Hong Wang
    • An Liu
    • Yi-Li Wang
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  • Published online on: May 4, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4784
  • Pages: 147-154
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Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. Safflower polysaccharide (SPS) has been used for the improvement of immunomodulatory activities and treatment of cancers. However, studies on the effect of SPS on the progression of lung cancer have rarely been reported. To study the antitumor effect of SPS on human lung cancer and its potential mechanism, non-small cell lung cancer cell lines (NSCLC), A549 and YTMLC-90 were treated with SPS at various concentrations ranging from 0.04 to 2.56 mg/ml and BALB/c nude tumor-bearing mice were injected intraperitoneally with SPS at concentrations ranging from 15 to 135 mg/kg. Results showed that SPS suppressed the proliferation of A549 and YTMLC-90 cells and induced apoptosis by increasing mRNA levels of bax and caspase-3, and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. SPS induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase by decreasing the expression of cdc25B and cyclin B1. Moreover, SPS decreased the expression of Akt, p-Akt and PI3K. In mice, SPS injection enhanced immunomodulatory activities by increasing levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in tumor-bearing mice. Our findings suggest that SPS suppresses tumor growth by enhancing immunomodulatory activities and blocking the PI3K/Akt pathway. This study provides new insight into the anticancer mechanism of SPS.
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Li J, Yu J, Du X, Zhang H, Wang B, Guo H, Bai J, Wang J, Liu A, Wang Y, Wang Y, et al: Safflower polysaccharide induces NSCLC cell apoptosis by inhibition of the Akt pathway. Oncol Rep 36: 147-154, 2016
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Li, J., Yu, J., Du, X., Zhang, H., Wang, B., Guo, H. ... Wang, Y. (2016). Safflower polysaccharide induces NSCLC cell apoptosis by inhibition of the Akt pathway. Oncology Reports, 36, 147-154. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4784
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Li, J., Yu, J., Du, X., Zhang, H., Wang, B., Guo, H., Bai, J., Wang, J., Liu, A., Wang, Y."Safflower polysaccharide induces NSCLC cell apoptosis by inhibition of the Akt pathway". Oncology Reports 36.1 (2016): 147-154.
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Li, J., Yu, J., Du, X., Zhang, H., Wang, B., Guo, H., Bai, J., Wang, J., Liu, A., Wang, Y."Safflower polysaccharide induces NSCLC cell apoptosis by inhibition of the Akt pathway". Oncology Reports 36, no. 1 (2016): 147-154. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4784