Methyl Jasmonate-induced Increase in Intracellular Magnesium Promotes Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells

Copyright © 2024 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND/AIM: Methyl jasmonate (MeJa) is a botanical stress hormone that serves as a defense mechanism to inhibit growth in stressed plants. It is well known that MeJa exhibits an anticancer effect by reducing intracellular ATP, activating reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and promoting mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity. Presently, no report has been published on MeJa-induced changes in intracellular Mg2+ concentration ([Mg2+]i), and TRPM7 as an Mg2+ transporter in cancer cells. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the Mg2+ homeostatic changes and apoptotic effects following MeJa treatment using the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The MTT assay was used to assess the cell viability and half-inhibitory concentration, microscopic two-photon excitation wavelength spectrophotometry was used to measure the [Mg2+]i, a luminescent assay determined intracellular ATP levels, western blot assay measured TRPM7 levels, antioxidant capacities, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and MAPK signaling pathways, while the fluorescence assay evaluated ROS concentrations and the cell apoptotic index.

RESULTS: This study provides evidence that MeJa has an antiapoptotic effect on MCF-7 cells. The increase in [Mg2+]i led to decreased TRPM7 expression, which is related to elevated ROS production, in addition to elevated ER stress and MAPK signaling pathway activity and decreased ATP content.

CONCLUSION: The increase in [Mg2+]i leads to decreased TRPM7 expression and may be the epicenter of MeJa-induced apoptotic cell death in MCF-7 cells.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Anticancer research - 44(2024), 3 vom: 29. März, Seite 1087-1095

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Dong Kwon [VerfasserIn]
Tungalag, Tsendsuren [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sei-Jin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Shang-Jin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8L70Q75FXE
900N171A0F
Acetates
Adenosine Triphosphate
Anticancer effect
Breast cancer
Cyclopentanes
EC 2.7.11.1
ER stress
I38ZP9992A
Intracellular magnesium
Journal Article
MAPK pathway
MCF-7 cells
Magnesium
Methyl jasmonate
Oxylipins
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
ROS production
Reactive Oxygen Species
TRPM Cation Channels
TRPM7
TRPM7 protein, human

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.21873/anticanres.16904

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369135571