PUBLICATION
Antitumor activity of natural pigment violacein against osteosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines
- Authors
- Milosevic, E., Stanisavljevic, N., Boskovic, S., Stamenkovic, N., Novkovic, M., Bavelloni, A., Cenni, V., Kojic, S., Jasnic, J.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-230605-28
- Date
- 2023
- Source
- Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 149(13): 10975-10987 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Boskovic, Srdjan, Kojic, Snezana
- Keywords
- Anticancer, Natural compound, Osteosarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Violacein
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
- Osteosarcoma*/drug therapy
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Rhabdomyosarcoma*/drug therapy
- Rhabdomyosarcoma*/pathology
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- PubMed
- 37270734 Full text @ J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol.
Citation
Milosevic, E., Stanisavljevic, N., Boskovic, S., Stamenkovic, N., Novkovic, M., Bavelloni, A., Cenni, V., Kojic, S., Jasnic, J. (2023) Antitumor activity of natural pigment violacein against osteosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 149(13):10975-10987.
Abstract
Purpose Sarcomas are rare and heterogenic tumors with unclear etiology. They develop in bone and connective tissue, mainly in pediatric patients. To increase efficacy of current therapeutic options, natural products showing selective toxicity to tumor cells are extensively investigated. Here, we evaluated antitumor activity of bacterial pigment violacein in osteosarcoma (OS) and rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) cell lines.
Methods The toxicity of violacein was assessed in vitro and in vivo, using MTT assay and FET test. The effect of violacein on cell migration was monitored by wound healing assay, cell death by flow cytometry, uptake of violacein by fluorescence microscopy, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by DCFH-DA assay and lipid peroxidation by TBARS assay.
Results Violacein IC50 values for OS and RMS cells were in a range from 0.35 to 0.88 µM. Its selectivity toward malignant phenotype was confirmed on non-cancer V79-4 cells, and it was safe in vivo, for zebrafish embryos in doses up to 1 µM. Violacein induced apoptosis and affected the migratory potential of OS and RMS cells. It was found on the surfaces of tested cells. Regarding the mechanism of action, violacein acted on OS and RMS cells independently of oxidative signaling, as judged by no increase in intracellular ROS generation and no lipid peroxidation.
Conclusion Our study provided further evidence that reinforces the potential of violacein as an anticancer agent and candidate to consider for improvement of the effectiveness of traditional OS and RMS therapies.
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