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α-Hederin Induces Apoptosis, Membrane Permeabilization and Morphologic Changes in Two Cancer Cell Lines Through a Cholesterol-Dependent Mechanism.

Lorent, Joseph;Léonard, Catherine;Abouzi, Edédé Ewa Marthe;Akabi, Farida;Mingeot-Leclercq, Marie-Paule;et.al.
(2016) Planta Medica : natural products and medicinal plant research — Vol. 82, n° 18, p. 1532-1539 (2016)

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  • Lorent, Josephorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Léonard, CatherineUCLouvain
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  • Abouzi, Edédé Ewa MartheUCLouvain
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  • Akabi, FaridaUCLouvain
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  • Quetin-Leclercq, JoëlleUCLouvain
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  • Mingeot-Leclercq, Marie-PauleUCLouvain
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In perspective of reducing the mortality of cancer, there is a high interest in compounds which act on multiple cellular targets and therefore prevent the appearance of cancer resistances. Saponins and α-hederin, an oleanane-type saponin, induce cancer cell death through different pathways, including apoptosis and membrane permeabilization. Unfortunately, the mechanism by which cell death is induced is unknown. We hypothesized that the activity of α-hederin mainly depends on its interaction with membrane cholesterol and therefore investigated the cholesterol and saponin-structure dependency of apoptosis and membrane permeabilization in two malignant monocytic cell lines. Apoptotic cell death and membrane permeabilization were significantly reduced in cholesterol-depleted cells. Permeabilization further depended upon the osidic side chain of α-hederin and led to extracellular calcium influx and nuclear fragmentation, with only the latter being susceptible to caspase inhibitors. Membrane order, measured by laurdan generalized polarization imaging, was neither reduced by α-hederin nor its aglycone hederagenin suggesting that their activity was not related to membrane cholesterol extraction. However, a radical change in morphology, including the disappearance of pseudopodes was observed upon incubation with α-hederin. Our results suggest that the different activities of α-hederin mainly depend on its interaction with membrane cholesterol and consequent pore formation.
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Lorent, J., Léonard, C., Abouzi, E. E. M., Akabi, F., Quetin-Leclercq, J., & Mingeot-Leclercq, M.-P. (2016). α-Hederin Induces Apoptosis, Membrane Permeabilization and Morphologic Changes in Two Cancer Cell Lines Through a Cholesterol-Dependent Mechanism. Planta Medica : natural products and medicinal plant research, 82(18), 1532-1539. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-114780 (Original work published 2016)