The microtubule depolymerizing agent naphthazarin induces both apoptosis and autophagy in A549 lung cancer cells |
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Authors: | Bipul R Acharya Surela Bhattacharyya Diptiman Choudhury Gopal Chakrabarti |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biotechnology and Dr. B.C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, WB, 700019, India;(2) Present address: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA; |
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Abstract: | Naphthazarin (DHNQ, 5,8-dihydroxy-l,4-naphthoquinone) is a naturally available 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives. In this study,
we focused on elucidating the cytotoxic mechanism of naphthazarin in A549 non-small cell lung carcinoma cells. Naphthazarin
reduced the A549 cell viability considerably with an IC50 of 16.4 ± 1.6 μM. Naphthazarin induced cell death in a dose- and time-dependent manner by activating apoptosis and autophagy
pathways. Specifically, we found naphthazarin inhibited the PI3K/Akt cell survival signalling pathway, measured by p53 and
caspase-3 activation, and PARP cleavage. It also resulted in an increase in the ratio of Bax/Bcl2 protein levels, indicating
activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Similarly naphthazarin triggered LC3II expression and induced autophagic
flux in A549 cells. We demonstrated further that naphthazarin is a microtubule inhibitor in cell-free system and in A549 cells. Naphthazarin treatment depolymerized interphase microtubules and disorganised spindle microtubules and
the majority of cells arrested at the G2/M transition. Together, these data suggest that naphthazarin, a microtubule depolymerizer which activates dual cell death
machineries, could be a potential novel chemotherapeutic agent. |
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