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Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis

  • Authors:
    • In-Woo Kim
    • Joon Ha Lee
    • Young-Nam Kwon
    • Eun-Young Yun
    • Sung-Hee Nam
    • Mi-Young Ahn
    • Dong-Chul Kang
    • Jae Sam Hwang
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    Affiliations: Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon 441-853, Republic of Korea, Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, Anyang 431-060, Republic of Korea
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Abstract

Harmoniasin is a defensin-like antimicrobial peptide identified from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis. Among the synthetic homodimer peptide analogues derived from harmoniasin, HaA4 has been found to have antibacterial activity without hemolytic activity. In this study, we investigated whether HaA4 has anticancer activity against human leukemia cell lines such as U937 and Jurkat cells. HaA4 manifested cytotoxicity and decreased the cell viability of U937 and Jurkat cells in MTS assay and LDH release assay. We found that HaA4 induced apoptotic and necrotic cell death of the leukemia cells using flow cytometric analysis, acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining and nucleosomal fragmentation of genomic DNA. Activation of caspase-7 and -9 and fragmentation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase was detected in the HaA4-treated leukemia cells, suggesting induction of a caspase-dependent apoptosis pathway by HaA4. Caspase-dependent apoptosis was further confirmed by reversal of the HaA4-induced viability reduction by treatment of Z-VAD-FMK, a pan-caspase inhibitor. In conclusion, HaA4 caused necrosis and caspase-dependent apoptosis in both U937 and Jurkat leukemia cells, which suggests potential utility of HaA4 as a cancer therapeutic agent.
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Kim I, Lee JH, Kwon Y, Yun E, Nam S, Ahn M, Kang D and Hwang JS: Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis. Int J Oncol 43: 622-628, 2013.
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Kim, I., Lee, J.H., Kwon, Y., Yun, E., Nam, S., Ahn, M. ... Hwang, J.S. (2013). Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis. International Journal of Oncology, 43, 622-628. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1973
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Kim, I., Lee, J. H., Kwon, Y., Yun, E., Nam, S., Ahn, M., Kang, D., Hwang, J. S."Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis". International Journal of Oncology 43.2 (2013): 622-628.
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Kim, I., Lee, J. H., Kwon, Y., Yun, E., Nam, S., Ahn, M., Kang, D., Hwang, J. S."Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis". International Journal of Oncology 43, no. 2 (2013): 622-628. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1973
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Kim, I., Lee, J.H., Kwon, Y., Yun, E., Nam, S., Ahn, M. ... Hwang, J.S. (2013). Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis. International Journal of Oncology, 43, 622-628. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1973
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Kim, I., Lee, J. H., Kwon, Y., Yun, E., Nam, S., Ahn, M., Kang, D., Hwang, J. S."Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis". International Journal of Oncology 43.2 (2013): 622-628.
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Kim, I., Lee, J. H., Kwon, Y., Yun, E., Nam, S., Ahn, M., Kang, D., Hwang, J. S."Anticancer activity of a synthetic peptide derived from harmoniasin, an antibacterial peptide from the ladybug Harmonia axyridis". International Journal of Oncology 43, no. 2 (2013): 622-628. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1973
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