Cell growth inhibition and induction of apoptosis by snake venom toxin in ovarian cancer cell via inactivation of nuclear factor kappa B and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
- Authors
- Song, Ju Kyoung; Jo, Mi Ran; Park, Mi Hee; Song, Ho Sueb; An, Byeong Jun; Song, Min Jong; Han, Sang Bae; Hong, Jin Tae
- Issue Date
- May-2012
- Publisher
- PHARMACEUTICAL SOC KOREA
- Keywords
- Snake venom toxin; NF-kappa B; STAT3; Ovarian cancer cells
- Citation
- ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH, v.35, no.5, pp.867 - 876
- Journal Title
- ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH
- Volume
- 35
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 867
- End Page
- 876
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/16425
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12272-012-0512-1
- ISSN
- 0253-6269
- Abstract
- Snake venom toxin from Vipera lebetina turanica induces apoptosis in many cancer cell lines, but there is no study about the apoptotic effect of snake venom toxin on human ovarian cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the apoptotic effect of snake venom toxin in human ovarian cancer PA-1 and SK-OV3 cells. Snake venom toxin dose dependently (0 similar to 10 mu g/mL) inhibited ovarian cancer cell growth with IC50 values 4.5 mu g/mL in PA-1 cells, and 6.5 mu g/mL in SK-OV3 cells. Our results also showed that apoptotic cell death increased by snake venom toxin in a dose dependent manner (0 similar to 10 mu g/mL). Consistent with increased cell death, snake venom toxin increased the expression of pro-apoptotic protein Bax and caspase-3, but down-regulated anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Untreated ovarian cancer cells showed a high DNA binding activity of nuclear factor B (NF-kappa B), but it was inhibited by snake venom toxin accompanied by inhibition of p50 and p65 translocation into the nucleus as well as phosphorylation of inhibitory kappa B. Snake venom toxin also inhibited DNA binding activity of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Moreover, the combination treatment of NF-kappa B (salicylic acid, 1 or 5 mu M) and STAT3 (stattic, 1 mu M) with snake venom toxin (1 mu g/mL) further enhanced cell growth inhibitory effects of snake venom toxin. These results showed that snake venom toxin from Vipera lebetina turanica caused apoptotic cell death of ovarian cancer cells through the inhibition of NF-kappa B and STAT3 signal, and suggested that snake venom toxin may be applicable as an anticancer agent for ovarian cancer.
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