Pomegranate Extract (POMx) Induces Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Apoptosis of Oral Cancer Cells

The anticancer effect of pomegranate polyphenolic extract POMx in oral cancer cells has rarely been explored, especially where its impact on mitochondrial functioning is concerned. Here, we attempt to evaluate the proliferation modulating function and mechanism of POMx against human oral cancer (Ca9-22, HSC-3, and OC-2) cells. POMx induced ATP depletion, subG1 accumulation, and annexin V/Western blotting-detected apoptosis in these three oral cancer cell lines but showed no toxicity to normal oral cell lines (HGF-1). POMx triggered mitochondrial membrane potential (MitoMP) disruption and mitochondrial superoxide (MitoSOX) generation associated with the differential downregulation of several antioxidant gene mRNA/protein expressions in oral cancer cells. POMx downregulated mitochondrial mass, mitochondrial DNA copy number, and mitochondrial biogenesis gene mRNA/protein expression in oral cancer cells. Moreover, POMx induced both PCR-based mitochondrial DNA damage and γH2AX-detected nuclear DNA damage in oral cancer cells. In conclusion, POMx provides antiproliferation and apoptosis of oral cancer cells through mechanisms of mitochondrial impairment..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Antioxidants - 10(2021), 7, p 1117

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sheng-Yao Peng [VerfasserIn]
Li-Ching Lin [VerfasserIn]
Shu-Rong Chen [VerfasserIn]
Ammad A. Farooqi [VerfasserIn]
Yuan-Bin Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Jen-Yang Tang [VerfasserIn]
Hsueh-Wei Chang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
DNA damage
Mitochondrial DNA
Oral cancer
Pomegranate
Therapeutics. Pharmacology

doi:

10.3390/antiox10071117

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ056017405