Anti-breast cancer activity of biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles using Bacillus coagulans supernatant

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BACKGROUND: In the present study, Selenium Nanoparticles (SeNPs) were prepared using Bacillus coagulans, which is a type of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB), and then they were applied to treat breast cancer cells.

METHODS: The chemicophysical properties of the bioengineered SeNPs were investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), zeta potential, dynamic light scattering, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). The cytotoxic potential of SeNPs was evaluated by MTT assay against MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. The expression levels of apoptotic genes including BAX, BCL2, VEGF, ERBB2, CASP3, CASP9, CCNE1, CCND1, MMP2 and MMP9 were determined by real-time PCR. The rate of apoptosis and necrosis of the cancer cells as well as the results of the cell cycle were evaluated by flow cytometry method.

RESULTS: The synthesized SeNPs had an average particle size of about 24-40 nm and a zeta potential of -16.1 mV, indicating the high stability of SeNPs. EDX results showed presence of SeNPs because amount of selenium in SeNPs was 86.6 % by weight. The cytotoxicity results showed a concentration-dependent effect against MCF-7 cells. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of B. coagulans supernatant and SeNPs against breast cancer cells were 389.7 µg/mL and 17.56 µg/mL, respectively. In addition, SeNPs synthesized by the green process exhibited enhanced apoptotic potential in MCF-7 cancer cells compared with bacterial supernatants. Cancer cells treated with IC50 concentration of SeNPs induced 32 % apoptosis compared to untreated cells (3 % apoptosis). The gene expression levels of BAX, CASP3, and CASP9 were upregulated, while the expression levels of BCL2, CCNE1, CCND1, MMP2, MMP9, VEGF, and ERBB2 were downregulated after SeNPs treatment of cells. The potential of SeNPs to induce cell apoptosis was demonstrated by the increase in the expression level of BAX gene and the decrease in the expression level of BCL2 after treatment of cancer cells with SeNPs.

CONCLUSION: The obtained results indicated that SeNPs had strong potential to induce significant cell apoptosis and are cytotoxic against the MCF-7 cancer cell line.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:82

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Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) - 82(2024) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 127357

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khaledizade, Elaheh [VerfasserIn]
Tafvizi, Farzaneh [VerfasserIn]
Jafari, Parvaneh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
Apoptosis
Bacillus coagulans
Bcl-2-Associated X Protein
Caspase 3
Cell cycle arrest
EC 3.4.22.-
EC 3.4.24.24
EC 3.4.24.35
Green synthesize
H6241UJ22B
Journal Article
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
Selenium
Selenium nanoparticles
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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Date Completed 10.01.2024

Date Revised 10.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127357

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NLM365942138