Bee venom induces apoptosis and suppresses matrix metaloprotease-2 expression in human glioblastoma cells

AUTOR(ES)

Sisakht, Mohsen, Mashkani, Baratali, Bazi, Ali, Ostadi, Hassan, Zare, Maryam, Avval, Farnaz Zahedi, Sadeghnia, Hamid Reza, Mojarad, Majid, Nadri, Mohammad, Ghorbani, Ahmad, Soukhtanloo, Mohmmad

FONTE

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2017-06

RESUMO

Abstract Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor representing with poor prognosis, therapy resistance and high metastasis rate. Increased expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2, a member of matrix metalloproteinase family proteins, has been reported in many cancers including glioblastoma. Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression has resulted in reduced aggression of glioblastoma tumors in several reports. In the present study, we evaluated effect of bee venom on expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 as well as potential toxicity and apoptogenic properties of bee venom on glioblastoma cells. Human A172 glioblastoma cells were treated with increasing concentrations of bee venom. Then, cell viability, apoptosis, matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity were measured using MMT assay, propidium iodide staining, real time-PCR, and zymography, respectively. The IC50 value of bee venom was 28.5 µg/ml in which it leads to decrease of cell viability and induction of apoptosis. Incubation with bee venom also decreased the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in this cell line (p < 0.05). In zymography, there was a reverse correlation between bee venom concentration and total matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity. Induction of apoptosis as well as inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity and expression can be suggested as molecular mechanisms involved in cytotoxic and antimetastatic effects of bee venom against glioblastoma cells.

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