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<record><TEI><teiHeader><fileDesc><titleStmt><title xml:lang="en">Single-cell microinjection assay indicates that 7-hydroxycoumarin induces rapid activation of caspase-3 in A549 cancer cells</title><author><name sortKey="Soto Nu Ez, Maribel" sort="Soto Nu Ez, Maribel" uniqKey="Soto Nu Ez M" first="Maribel" last="Soto-Nu Ez">Maribel Soto-Nu Ez</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Diaz Morales, Karen Azucena" sort="Diaz Morales, Karen Azucena" uniqKey="Diaz Morales K" first="Karen Azucena" last="Díaz-Morales">Karen Azucena Díaz-Morales</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Cuautle Rodriguez, Patricia" sort="Cuautle Rodriguez, Patricia" uniqKey="Cuautle Rodriguez P" first="Patricia" last="Cuautle-Rodríguez">Patricia Cuautle-Rodríguez</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af2-etm-0-0-2765">Research Division, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Torres Flores, Victor" sort="Torres Flores, Victor" uniqKey="Torres Flores V" first="Víctor" last="Torres-Flores">Víctor Torres-Flores</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="L Pez Gonzalez, Jose Sullivan" sort="L Pez Gonzalez, Jose Sullivan" uniqKey="L Pez Gonzalez J" first="José Sullivan" last="L Pez-González">José Sullivan L Pez-González</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af3-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Chronic-Degenerative Diseases, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases ‘Ismael Cosio Villegas’, Mexican Ministry of Health, Mexico City 14080, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Mandoki Weitzner, Juan Jose" sort="Mandoki Weitzner, Juan Jose" uniqKey="Mandoki Weitzner J" first="Juan José" last="Mandoki-Weitzner">Juan José Mandoki-Weitzner</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Molina Guarneros, Juan Arcadio" sort="Molina Guarneros, Juan Arcadio" uniqKey="Molina Guarneros J" first="Juan Arcadio" last="Molina-Guarneros">Juan Arcadio Molina-Guarneros</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author></titleStmt><publicationStmt><idno type="wicri:source">PMC</idno><idno type="pmid">26640551</idno><idno type="pmc">4665690</idno><idno 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first="Karen Azucena" last="Díaz-Morales">Karen Azucena Díaz-Morales</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Cuautle Rodriguez, Patricia" sort="Cuautle Rodriguez, Patricia" uniqKey="Cuautle Rodriguez P" first="Patricia" last="Cuautle-Rodríguez">Patricia Cuautle-Rodríguez</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af2-etm-0-0-2765">Research Division, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Torres Flores, Victor" sort="Torres Flores, Victor" uniqKey="Torres Flores V" first="Víctor" last="Torres-Flores">Víctor Torres-Flores</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="L Pez Gonzalez, Jose Sullivan" sort="L Pez Gonzalez, Jose Sullivan" uniqKey="L Pez Gonzalez J" first="José Sullivan" last="L Pez-González">José Sullivan L Pez-González</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af3-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Chronic-Degenerative Diseases, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases ‘Ismael Cosio Villegas’, Mexican Ministry of Health, Mexico City 14080, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Mandoki Weitzner, Juan Jose" sort="Mandoki Weitzner, Juan Jose" uniqKey="Mandoki Weitzner J" first="Juan José" last="Mandoki-Weitzner">Juan José Mandoki-Weitzner</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Molina Guarneros, Juan Arcadio" sort="Molina Guarneros, Juan Arcadio" uniqKey="Molina Guarneros J" first="Juan Arcadio" last="Molina-Guarneros">Juan Arcadio Molina-Guarneros</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765">Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</nlm:aff></affiliation></author></analytic><series><title level="j">Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine</title><idno type="ISSN">1792-0981</idno><idno type="eISSN">1792-1015</idno><imprint><date when="2015">2015</date></imprint></series></biblStruct></sourceDesc></fileDesc><profileDesc><textClass></textClass></profileDesc></teiHeader><front><div type="abstract" xml:lang="en"><p>Coumarins have attracted intense interest in recent years due to their apoptogenic effects. The aim of the present study was to determine whether 7-hydroxycoumarin (7-HC) induces changes in caspase-3 (C-3) activity in A549 human lung carcinoma cells. A range of analytical techniques, including colorimetric and fluorometric assays, western blotting, single-cell microinjection, fluorescence microscopy and image analysis were conducted to elucidate the effects of 7-HC. A 24-h exposure to 1.85 mM 7-HC induced a 65% increase in C-3 activity, and a notable conversion of procaspase-3 to C-3, in addition to poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase cleavage. Furthermore, morphological changes associated with apoptosis were observed. Exposure of the cells to 7-HC for 3 or 6 h increased calcium conductance by 27%. By performing the single-cell microinjection of a specific fluorescent substrate of C-3 into previously 7-HC-exposed cells, a typical enzymatic kinetic profile of C-3 activation was identified a number of hours prior to the morphological and biochemical changes associated with apoptosis being observed. These results suggest that the rapid in vivo activation of C-3 is induced by 7-HC, the most relevant biotransformation product of coumarin in humans.</p></div></front><back><div1 type="bibliography"><listBibl><biblStruct></biblStruct><biblStruct></biblStruct><biblStruct></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Jain, Pk" uniqKey="Jain P">PK Jain</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Casley Smith, Jr" uniqKey="Casley Smith J">JR Casley-Smith</name></author><author><name sortKey="Casley Smith, Jr" uniqKey="Casley Smith J">JR Casley-Smith</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Thornes, Rd" uniqKey="Thornes R">RD Thornes</name></author><author><name sortKey="Lynch, G" uniqKey="Lynch G">G Lynch</name></author><author><name sortKey="Seehan, Mv" uniqKey="Seehan M">MV Seehan</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Cox, D" uniqKey="Cox D">D 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<front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Exp Ther Med</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Exp Ther Med</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">ETM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1792-0981</issn><issn pub-type="epub">1792-1015</issn><publisher><publisher-name>D.A. Spandidos</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="pmid">26640551</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="pmc">4665690</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3892/etm.2015.2765</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">ETM-0-0-2765</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Single-cell microinjection assay indicates that 7-hydroxycoumarin induces rapid activation of caspase-3 in A549 cancer cells</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>SOTO-NUÑEZ</surname><given-names>MARIBEL</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-etm-0-0-2765">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>DÍAZ-MORALES</surname><given-names>KAREN AZUCENA</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-etm-0-0-2765">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>CUAUTLE-RODRÍGUEZ</surname><given-names>PATRICIA</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af2-etm-0-0-2765">2</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>TORRES-FLORES</surname><given-names>VÍCTOR</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-etm-0-0-2765">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>LÓPEZ-GONZÁLEZ</surname><given-names>JOSÉ SULLIVAN</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af3-etm-0-0-2765">3</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>MANDOKI-WEITZNER</surname><given-names>JUAN JOSÉ</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-etm-0-0-2765">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>MOLINA-GUARNEROS</surname><given-names>JUAN ARCADIO</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-etm-0-0-2765">1</xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="c1-etm-0-0-2765"></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="af1-etm-0-0-2765"><label>1</label>Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</aff><aff id="af2-etm-0-0-2765"><label>2</label>Research Division, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico</aff><aff id="af3-etm-0-0-2765"><label>3</label>Department of Chronic-Degenerative Diseases, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases ‘Ismael Cosio Villegas’, Mexican Ministry of Health, Mexico City 14080, Mexico</aff><author-notes><corresp id="c1-etm-0-0-2765"><italic>Correspondence to</italic>: Dr Juan Arcadio Molina-Guarneros, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National University of Mexico, Building ‘D’, First floor, Circuito escolar s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Universidad 3000, Colonia Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico, E-mail: <email>molina_ja2007@yahoo.com.mx</email></corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><month>11</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>23</day><month>9</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="pmc-release"><day>23</day><month>9</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><pmc-comment> PMC Release delay is 0 months and 0 days and was based on the
<volume>10</volume><issue>5</issue><fpage>1789</fpage><lpage>1795</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>09</day><month>5</month><year>2015</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>01</day><month>9</month><year>2015</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright: © Soto-Nuñez et al.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2015</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access"><license-p>This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License</ext-link>, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Coumarins have attracted intense interest in recent years due to their apoptogenic effects. The aim of the present study was to determine whether 7-hydroxycoumarin (7-HC) induces changes in caspase-3 (C-3) activity in A549 human lung carcinoma cells. A range of analytical techniques, including colorimetric and fluorometric assays, western blotting, single-cell microinjection, fluorescence microscopy and image analysis were conducted to elucidate the effects of 7-HC. A 24-h exposure to 1.85 mM 7-HC induced a 65% increase in C-3 activity, and a notable conversion of procaspase-3 to C-3, in addition to poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase cleavage. Furthermore, morphological changes associated with apoptosis were observed. Exposure of the cells to 7-HC for 3 or 6 h increased calcium conductance by 27%. By performing the single-cell microinjection of a specific fluorescent substrate of C-3 into previously 7-HC-exposed cells, a typical enzymatic kinetic profile of C-3 activation was identified a number of hours prior to the morphological and biochemical changes associated with apoptosis being observed. These results suggest that the rapid in vivo activation of C-3 is induced by 7-HC, the most relevant biotransformation product of coumarin in humans.</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>apoptosis</kwd><kwd>caspase-3</kwd><kwd>7-hydroxycoumarin</kwd><kwd>microinjection</kwd><kwd>A549 cells</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec sec-type="intro"><title>Introduction</title><p>Lung cancer is a global public health issue. In the USA, cancer of the lung and bronchus represents 13.5% of all new cancer cases. The estimated number of new cases for 2014 in the USA is 224,210 and the estimated number of patients that will succumb to these diseases is 159,260 (<xref rid="b1-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">1</xref>). The US National Cancer Institute defines targeted cancer therapies as drugs or other substances that interfere with specific molecules associated with cancer cell growth and survival. Targeted cancer therapies that have been approved for use include agents that prevent cell growth signaling, interfere with the development of tumor-supplying blood vessels, induce cancer cell death, stimulate the immune-mediated destruction of cancer cells and/or deliver toxic drugs to cancer cells. These therapies are frequently cytostatic, blocking tumor cell proliferation. At present, targeted therapies are the focus of copious anticancer drug development research efforts, which aim to identify of targets that are crucial to cancer cell growth and survival (<xref rid="b2-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">2</xref>).</p><p>The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved coumarin as an orphan drug for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma on December 22, 1994 (<xref rid="b3-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">3</xref>). The name coumarin is derived from the word coumarou, an alternative name for the tonka bean (<italic>Dipteryx odorata</italic> Willd., Fabaceae). Chemically, coumarins have a benzopyrone structure. Umbelliferone, esculetin and scopoletin are the most widespread coumarins in nature (<xref rid="b4-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">4</xref>). Coumarins have been investigated as potential treatments for various clinical conditions, such as high protein edema (<xref rid="b5-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">5</xref>), chronic infections (<xref rid="b6-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">6</xref>,<xref rid="b7-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">7</xref>) and cancer (<xref rid="b8-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">8</xref>–<xref rid="b10-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">10</xref>). The apoptogenic properties of coumarins have attracted intense interest in recent years. The induction of apoptosis by natural (<xref rid="b11-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">11</xref>–<xref rid="b18-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">18</xref>) and synthetic (<xref rid="b19-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">19</xref>–<xref rid="b21-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">21</xref>) coumarins has been reported in human leukemia cells, lung carcinoma cell lines, adipocytes, HeLa cells, hepatocellular carcinoma, human neuroblastoma cell lines and human prostate cancer cell lines. The induction of apoptosis occurs via mitochondrial pathways, including the modulation of the NF-κB, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and p53 pathways, which subsequently activate caspase-3 (C-3)-dependent mechanisms. The downregulation of Rho GTPases (RhoGDIα) by a coumarin derivative through transcriptomic and proteomic mechanisms (<xref rid="b22-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">22</xref>) has been described. A previous study (<xref rid="b12-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">12</xref>) observed that the A427 lung carcinoma cell line exhibited increases in the proportion of Annexin-V-positive cells of 50 and 83% compared with solvent-treated cells (estimated using flow cytometry), when exposed to 100 µg/ml coumarin and 7-hydroxycoumarin (7-HC), respectively, for 4 h.</p><p>The aim of the present study was to determine whether changes in C-3 activity are induced in a single live A549 human lung carcinoma cell by treatment with 7-HC, the primary human biotransformation product of coumarin (<xref rid="b23-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">23</xref>), by performing the single-cell microinjection of a C-3 substrate.</p></sec><sec sec-type="materials|methods"><title>Materials and methods</title><sec><title></title><sec><title>Reagents</title><p>A549 lung carcinoma cells (CRM-CCL-185) were obtained from American Type Culture Collection (Rockville, MD, USA). Ionomycine and RPMI-1640 medium were purchased from Gibco Life Technologies (Carlsbad, CA, USA). Fetal bovine serum (FBS) was obtained from GE Healthcare Life Sciences (Logan, UT, USA). MTT, 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate/nitro-blue tetrazolium chloride (BCIP/NBT), ethylene glycol-bis (β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) tetrasodium salt and a caspase-3 colorimetric assay kit were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Monoclonal anti-caspase 3 clone 4–1–18 (#MA1-16843) and monoclonal anti-poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) clone 123 antibodies (#43600) were obtained from Zymed Laboratories, Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA). Rhodamine 110, bis-(<italic>N</italic>-CBZ-L-aspartyl-L-glutamyl-L-valyl-L-aspartic acid amide) (Z-DEVD-R110) was purchased from Invitrogen Life Technologies (Camarillo, CA, USA). Borosilicate glass capillaries (1B100F-4) were obtained from World Precision Instruments, Ltd. (Sarasota, FL, USA). Dextran-Texas Red [3,000 molecular weight (MW)], dextran-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) (3,000 MW) and Fura-2AM dyes were purchased from Molecular Probes Life Technologies (Carlsbad, CA, USA). Tissue culture flasks (80 cm<sup>2</sup>) and 6-well multidishes were obtained from Nunc A/S (Roskilde, Denmark). A 35×10-mm polystyrene dish was purchased from Corning, Inc. (New York, NY, USA).</p></sec><sec><title>Cell culture</title><p>A549 human lung carcinoma cells were cultured at 37°C in 5% CO<sub>2</sub> using RPMI-1640 medium, supplemented with a 10% heat-inactivated FBS. Cells were sub-cultured through trypsinization, seeded at 2×10<sup>5</sup> cells/well in 6-well boxes or Petri dishes, and left to affix for 24 h prior to exposure to ethanol or a solution of 7-HC in ethanol. In each case the final solvent concentration was 3%.</p></sec><sec><title>Cell viability assay</title><p>The viability of the cell line was determined using an MTT assay (<xref rid="b24-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">24</xref>). Cells were seeded at a density of 5×10<sup>3</sup> cells/100 µl RPMI-1640 in a 96-well microplate. Cells were treated with ethanol (control) or a solution of 7-HC in ethanol (1.85 mM) for 24 h. The final concentration of ethanol was 3% (v/v). The number of viable cells was estimated by treatment with 20 µl/well MTT (5 mg/ml) for 4 h, enabling the mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase in viable cells to reduce MTT to purple formazan crystals. The medium was aspirated and 100 µl dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/well was added. Crystals were dissolved in DMSO and the absorbance at 570 nm was measured using an ELx800 microplate reader (Biotek Instruments, Inc., Winooski, VT, USA). The percentage inhibition of cell viability (%IC) was measured using the following formula: %IC = [(1 - absorbance of cells treated with 7-HC in ethanol/absorbance of cells in ethanol) × 100].</p></sec><sec><title>Colorimetric assay to determine the time course and concentration response of C-3 activity</title><p>To evaluate the concentration response, A549 cells were exposed to ethanolic solutions of 7-HC (0.61, 1.23 or 1.85 mM) for 24-h with three replicates per concentration. In order to determine the time course, A549 cells were exposed to a 1.85-mM ethanolic solution of 7-HC for 6, 12 or 24 h. Cell lysates were obtained (as described below) and an endpoint colorimetric method based on peptide hydrolysis (Ac-DEVD-pNA) was employed (Novex Caspase-3 Colorimetric Protease Assay Kit; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) and the absorbance at 405 nm was measured using an ELx800 microplate reader. The mean value of the solvent-treated cell absorbance was calculated for use as a basal reference. Response-increase percentages of the different drug exposures were determined and plotted as the C-3 enzymatic activity index: Ratio of C-3 activity = [optical density (OD) treatment/OD control treatment] × 100.</p></sec><sec><title>Protein isolation and quantitation</title><p>Following each cell treatment, cell lysates were obtained using a lysis buffer containing 20 mM Tris, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM NaOH, 1 mM ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 1 mM EGTA and 1% Triton X-100. The protein concentration was estimated using a Micro BCA Protein assay kit (Pierce Biotechnology, Inc., Rockford, IL USA).</p></sec><sec><title>Concentration-response assays</title><p>In 6-well multidishes 1.5×10<sup>6</sup> A549 cells were let to affix in three RPMI-1640 replicates, then exposed to 0.3, 0.6, 0.92 or 1.85 mM 7-HC or ethanol for 24 h.</p></sec><sec><title>Time course assays</title><p>Next, 1.5×10<sup>6</sup> A549 cells were triplicated, then exposed to either ethanol or 1.85 mM ethanol-dissolved 7-HC for 6, 12, 18 or 24 h. In each case the final solvent concentration was 3%. The procedure was completed as described in the protein isolation and quantitation section.</p></sec><sec><title>Western blot analysis</title><p>Protein expression was determined by conducting electrophoresis using a polyacrylamide gel (SDS-PAGE) at 15%. Proteins were then transferred at 25 V/300 mA to polyvinylidene fluoride membranes. Procaspase-3, C-3 and PARP expression levels were determined by incubating the membranes with primary antibodies (1.5 µg/ml) against caspase-3 (1:250) and PARP (1:1,000) overnight at 5°C. Membranes were then stir-washed three times for 10 min in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Subsequently, goat anti-mouse IgG-biotin secondary antibodies (1:10,000; Sigma-Aldrich) for 1 h at 37°C. ExtrAvidin-Alkaline Phosphatase (0.15 µg/ml; Sigma-Aldrich) with BCIP/NBT solution (Roche Diagnostics, Basel, Switzerland) was used to visualize the membranes. Western blot assays were conducted in triplicate and analyzed using densitometry (Molecular Imager Gel Doc and ChemiDoc systems) using Quantity One 1-D analysis software, version 4.6.9 (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA, USA).</p></sec><sec><title>Observation of morphological changes indicating apoptosis</title><p>A549 cells were exposed to an 1.85 mM solution of 7-HC in ethanol or 3% ethanol for 6, 12 or 24 h with three replicates. Phase contrast images were captured using an Eclipse TS100 inverted microscope and a DXM1200c camera (Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) at a magnification of ×400.</p></sec><sec><title>Calcium influx measurement</title><p>In order to determine calcium influx, 3×10<sup>6</sup> A549 cells were exposed in three replicates to an ethanolic solution of 7-HC (0.9 or 1.85 mM 7-HC) for 3, 6 and 12 h (data for 12 h not shown as the results were not significantly different). Cells were loaded for 40 min at 37°C with 4 µM Fura-2 AM. The cells were subsequently centrifuged at 300 × g for 5 min in 5 ml PBS. The pellet (100 µl) was immediately added to a heated cuvette (37°C) containing 2.5 ml PBS, which was constantly stirred with a magnetic bar. Ionomycine was used as positive control. Next, 6 mM EGTA was used to chelate the calcium. The fluorescence was detected at 488 nm using an optical filter (Andover Corporation, Salem, NH, USA), alternately exciting Fura-2 AM at 340/380 nm using a monochromator purchased from Photon Technology International (PTI; Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA). Data were acquired and digitized at 0.83 Hz using the PTI interface.</p></sec><sec><title>Single-cell microinjection</title><p>Cell microinjection (<xref rid="b25-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">25</xref>) was performed using the Nikon Eclipse TS100 inverted microscope (Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) equipped with a programmable IM-300 microinjector and an MHW-3 hydraulic micromanipulator (Narishige International, Ltd., London, UK). Microinjection needles were crafted using borosilicate glass capillaries using a P-87 device (Sutter Instrument Co., Novato, CA, USA). Microinjection needles were loaded using Eppendorf microloaders (Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, Germany). Microinjection time and pressure parameters were determined using 0.1% dextran-FITC (3,000 MW) microinjection solution. The optimal injection time was determined as being between 200 and 400 msec, while the optimal microinjection pressure was 6.5 psi. In order to determine the basal activity of C-3, the specific substrate Z-DEVD-R110 was microinjected at a concentration of 1.3 mg/ml into single cells. Images were captured using a DXM-1200C camera (Nikon Corporation).</p><p>For each assay, A549 cells were incubated for 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 h with a 1.85 mM solution of 7-HC in ethanol or 3% ethanol (data for 18 h not shown as the results were not significantly different). Then, culture medium was withdrawn from the Petri dish and the cells were washed twice with 1 ml PBS. Finally, the cells were resuspended in 1 ml PBS and the microinjection of Z-DEVD-R110 into single cells was performed.</p></sec><sec><title>Image analysis</title><p>Prior to microinjection, images were captured at ×400 magnification in phase contrast and green fluorescence (520 nm) to act as the negative control. Following the microinjection of the substrate, images were captured using a red filter at 615 nm. Immediately after this, fluorescence images were captured every 20 sec for 10 min. This method was standardized by determining the fluorescence intensity changes in each image. Digital images were obtained using NIS-Elements AR software, version 3 (Nikon Corporation), which was calibrated for use with a ×40 lens. The C-3 activation dynamic was then analyzed in the various cell exposure groups.</p></sec><sec><title>Statistical analysis</title><p>Plots were generated and statistical analysis was performed using SigmaPlot for Windows, version 11.0 and SigmaStat, version 3.5 (Systat Software, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA). Analysis of variance tests were performed, and if a statistically significant difference was identified to isolate the group or groups that differ from the others then a multiple comparison versus control group (Dunnett's method) test was used. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant result.</p></sec></sec></sec><sec sec-type="results"><title>Results</title><sec><title></title><sec><title>Treatment with 7-HC reduces cell viability and increases C-3 activity in a time-dependent manner</title><p>A549 cells were incubated with 7-HC and MTT assays were performed to determine the cell viability. A 10% reduction in cell viability was observed following a 3-h exposure to 1.85 mM 7-HC; the cell viability further decreased by 30% after 12 h and ~40% after 24 h (data not shown).</p><p>The concentration-response of C-3 to 7-HC was obtained using endpoint colorimetric assays of the cell lysates. A statistically significant increase (P=0.009, Dunnett's method) in enzymatic activity (65%) was observed compared with the control group when the cells were incubated with 1.85 mM 7-HC for 24 h. The time course of treatment with 1.85 mM 7-HC was evaluated, with measurements taken after 6, 12 and 24 h of exposure. The cells exposed to 1.85 mM 7-HC for 24 h exhibited a statistically significant difference in C-3 activity compared with the control (P<0.05, Dunnett's method; <xref rid="f1-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 1</xref>).</p></sec><sec><title>7-HC increases the cleavage of procaspase-3 to C-3 in a time-dependent manner</title><p>After 24 h of exposure to various concentrations of 7-HC, lysates were obtained and subjected to gel electrophoresis in denaturing conditions. Subsequently, the levels of procaspase-3, C-3 and PARP were evaluated using western blot analysis. Bands for procaspase-3 and cleavage product C-3 were immunodetected in the cells that were treated with 0.92 and 1.85 mM 7-HC, but C-3 bands were not detected for the control (ethanol-treated) cells (<xref rid="f2-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 2A</xref>).</p><p>Treatment with 1.85 mM 7-HC did not induce the conversion of procaspase-3 into C-3 until the cells had been subjected to 24 h of exposure (<xref rid="f2-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 2B</xref>). Furthermore, the cells exposed to 1.85 mM 7-HC exhibited the characteristic activity of C-3 in the cleavage of PARP (<xref rid="f2-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 2C</xref>).</p><p>Furthermore, only 12 h of exposure to 1.85 mM 7-HC induced characteristic apoptotic changes in the cells, such as blebbing and shrinking, which were not observed in the control or RPMI-1640 (untreated) cells (<xref rid="f3-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 3</xref>).</p></sec><sec><title>7-HC exposure increases calcium conductance in A549 cells. The effects of 7-HC on calcium conductance in A549 cells were investigated</title><p>It was observed that a 3-h exposure to 0.9 mM 7-HC significantly increased calcium conductance by 17%, while exposure to 1.85 mM 7-HC for the same time period increased conductance by 27% (P<0.05) compared with that in the control group (<xref rid="f4-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 4A</xref>). Similarly, a 6-h exposure to 0.9 mM 7-HC increased conductance by 12%, while exposure to 1.85 mM 7-HC for the same time period increased conductance by 27% (P<0.05) compared with that in the control group (<xref rid="f4-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 4B</xref>).</p></sec><sec><title>7-HC exposure increases the activity of caspase-3 in single cells</title><p>Finally, single-cell microinjection assays were performed on cells that had been exposed to ethanol or 1.85 mM 7-HC for 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 h and time course curves were prepared. The process was documented by capturing digital images every 5 sec over a 10-min period (<xref rid="f5-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 5A and B</xref>). Following the analysis of similar areas in each cell by measuring the intensity/pixel ratio using green fluorescence, the mean values were plotted (<xref rid="f5-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="fig">Fig. 5C</xref>). In each curve a phase of exponential increase was evident, followed by a plateau and an exponential phase of fluorescence reduction. Comparisons of the initial velocities through linear regression indicated that the real regression corresponds to 7-HC (slope >0), while the control had no slope >0. Thus, the results indicated the presence of typical first order enzymatic kinetics corresponding to C-3.</p></sec></sec></sec><sec sec-type="discussion"><title>Discussion</title><p>In a previous study, it was demonstrated using flow cytometry that the exposure of A427 human lung adenocarcinoma cells to 0.98 mM 7-HC for 4–6 h, produced an 83% increase of Annexin-V-positive cells (<xref rid="b12-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">12</xref>). In the present study, the inductive effect of 7-HC on C-3 activity in cellular lysates was demonstrated to occur in a concentration-dependent manner, and the optimal exposure time to obtain the maximum enzymatic activity was identified. Furthermore, the results of western blot analysis demonstrated the expression of procaspase-3 in the cells and its conversion into C-3 in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, in addition to the proteolytic cleavage of PARP by C-3, as described by Yang <italic>et al</italic> (<xref rid="b13-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">13</xref>). Morphological changes associated with apoptosis were identified, such as blebbing and shrinking, comparable to the apoptotic bodies reported by Chuang <italic>et al</italic> (<xref rid="b14-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">14</xref>) and Elinos-Báez <italic>et al</italic> (<xref rid="b26-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">26</xref>). Chuang <italic>et al</italic> (<xref rid="b14-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">14</xref>) reported a significant increase in calcium flux in HeLa cells treated for 24 h with 25–100 µM coumarin, using flow cytometry. Through fluorescence spectrometry, in the present study this effect was detected at a higher (millimolar) concentrations of 7-HC in cells exposed for 3 h. Furthermore, in the present study, experiments were conducted to determine how rapidly the exposure of A549 cells to 7-HC induced the activation of C-3. To the best of our knowledge, single-cell microinjection has not previously been employed by other researchers in this type of study. The results indicate that 7-HC rapidly induced C-3 activation. The concentration that induced this rapid C-3 activation effect (1.85 mM) decreased cell viability by only 10% after 3 h of exposure.</p><p>The majority of previous studies have employed a maximum simple coumarin concentration of 100 µM and reported the reduction of viability at 24 or 48 h (<xref rid="b10-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">10</xref>–<xref rid="b17-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">17</xref>). However, it was not clear whether this rapid C-3 activation effect was induced by the binding of 7-HC with particular intracellular ligands. Zlabinger <italic>et al</italic> (<xref rid="b27-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">27</xref>) demonstrated that in human monocytes, coumarin binding sites appeared to be present in relatively high numbers (7.5×10<sup>8</sup>/cell); however, their affinity was low (K<sub>a</sub>~2×10<sup>2</sup> M<sup>−1</sup>). Furthermore, inhibition experiments performed with 7-HC revealed that an ~4-fold molar concentration of 7-HC was necessary to induce a 50% displacement of coumarin from its binding site (<xref rid="b27-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">27</xref>). It may be hypothesized that the C-3 activation effect, observed at higher concentrations compared with those previously reported, may be due to A549 cells possessing these binding sites.</p><p>Cytotoxic and cytostatic activity, in addition to the mechanisms by which these effects are produced, have been reported for a number of naturally occurring coumarins, such as esculetin (<xref rid="b11-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">11</xref>,<xref rid="b13-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">13</xref>) and osthole (<xref rid="b16-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">16</xref>,<xref rid="b18-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">18</xref>), in addition to and synthetic coumarins such as quercetin (<xref rid="b17-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">17</xref>). However, the majority of these coumarins have not been subjected to testing beyond the pre-clinical phase, in contrast with the coumarins whose effects and pharmacokinetic properties in humans are widely known. The prompt conversion of coumarin into 7-HC, which has displayed the most relevant activity, as well as its rare toxicity among patients (<xref rid="b7-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">7</xref>) is well documented. In 1994, Marshall <italic>et al</italic> (<xref rid="b28-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">28</xref>) reported the testing of 7-HC in a phase I trial in which patients who received daily dosages of between 1,000 and 7,000 mg presented few collateral effects. It has also been reported that 7-HC is not transported by multidrug resistance-associated proteins (<xref rid="b4-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">4</xref>–<xref rid="b7-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">7</xref>,<xref rid="b29-etm-0-0-2765" ref-type="bibr">29</xref>). 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Dispos</source><volume>40</volume><fpage>1076</fpage><lpage>1079</lpage><year>2012</year><pub-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1124/dmd.111.044438</pub-id><pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">22415933</pub-id></element-citation></ref></ref-list></back><floats-group><fig id="f1-etm-0-0-2765" orientation="portrait" position="float"><label>Figure 1.</label><caption><p>Colorimetric assays based on peptide (Ac-DEVD-pNA) hydrolysis were conducted to estimate caspase-3 activity in cell lysates from A549 cells exposed to 7-HC. Results shown are the percentage increase relative to the control group. (A) Concentration-response curve after 24 h (*P<0.01 vs. control). (B) Time course of 1.85 mM exposure (*P<0.05 vs. control). 7-HC, 7-hydroxycoumarin.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="etm-10-05-1789-g00"></graphic></fig><fig id="f2-etm-0-0-2765" orientation="portrait" position="float"><label>Figure 2.</label><caption><p>Representative western blots showing changes in the protein levels of A549 cell lysates following 7-HC treatment. The A549 cells (1.5×10<sup>6</sup>/ml) were treated with 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 and 1.85 mM 7-HC or ethanol for 24 h. Lysates were prepared and determined as described in Materials and methods. Representative western blots for procaspase-3 and caspase-3 (A) for cells treated with different concentrations of 7-HC for 24 h and (B) following exposure of the cells to 1.85 mM 7-HC for various treatment times. (C) PARP degradation was observed after 24 h of exposure to 1.85 mM 7-HC. PARP, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase; 7-HC, 7-hydroxycoumarin.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="etm-10-05-1789-g01"></graphic></fig><fig id="f3-etm-0-0-2765" orientation="portrait" position="float"><label>Figure 3.</label><caption><p>Phase contrast microscopy images (magnification, ×400) showing differences in A549 cell morphology following treatment with RPMI-1640 (medium), 3% ethanol (control) and a 1.85 mM solution of 7-hydroxycoumarin in ethanol. Images of the cells were captured at (A-C) 6, (D-F) 12 and (G-I) 24 h. Morphological changes associated with apoptosis included blebbing (indicated by continuous arrows) and apoptotic bodies (indicated by discontinuous arrows).</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="etm-10-05-1789-g02"></graphic></fig><fig id="f4-etm-0-0-2765" orientation="portrait" position="float"><label>Figure 4.</label><caption><p>Calcium influx into A549 cells (3×10<sup>6</sup>), induced by an 0.9 or 1.85 mM solution of 7-HC in ethanol or 3% ethanol. Cells were loaded with 4 µM Fura-2 AM. Fluorescence was detected at 488 nm, alternately exciting Fura-2 AM at 340/380 nm. Calcium influx in cells treated for (A) 3 and (B) 6 h. Significant differences were observed between the 7-HC-treated and control cells (*P<0.05). 7-HC, 7-hydroxycoumarin; EGTA, ethylene glycol bis(β-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid; s.e.m., standard error of the mean.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="etm-10-05-1789-g03"></graphic></fig><fig id="f5-etm-0-0-2765" orientation="portrait" position="float"><label>Figure 5.</label><caption><p>Single-cell microinjection of Z-DEVD-R110 substrate into cells treated with a 1.85 mM solution of 7-HC in ethanol or 3% ethanol (magnification, ×400). (A) Representative images are shown for phase contrast imaging, and fluorescence at 520 nm for a control cell and a cell exposed to 7-HC for 3 h (captured at 120 sec; maximal intensity was registered). (B) Post-injection photographs of cells exposed to 7-HC for 6, 12 and 24 h, obtained at 20, 40 and 120 sec after microinjection. (C) Fluorescence intensity/pixel plot demonstrating the kinetic activity of caspase-3 in A549 cells treated with 7-HC for 3 h. Each point represents the mean ± standard error of the mean (s.e.m.) of three experiments. *P<0.05 between 7-HC-treated cells (filled circles) and the control group (empty circles). 7-HC, 7-hydroxycoumarin.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="etm-10-05-1789-g04"></graphic></fig></floats-group></pmc></record>Pour manipuler ce document sous Unix (Dilib)
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