PMID- 26491222 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160627 LR - 20181113 IS - 1466-1861 (Electronic) IS - 0962-9351 (Print) IS - 0962-9351 (Linking) VI - 2015 DP - 2015 TI - Anti-Inflammatory Effects of a Methanol Extract from the Marine Sponge Geodia cydonium on the Human Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cell Line. PG - 204975 LID - 10.1155/2015/204975 [doi] LID - 204975 AB - Many research groups are working to find new possible anti-inflammatory molecules, and marine sponges represent a rich source of biologically active compounds with pharmacological applications. In the present study, we tested different concentrations of the methanol extract from the marine sponge, Geodia cydonium, on normal human breast epithelial cells (MCF-10A) and human breast cancer cells (MCF-7). Our results show that this extract has no cytotoxic effects on both cell lines whereas it induces a decrease in levels of VEGF and five proinflammatory cytokines (CCL2, CXCL8, CXCL10, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha) only in MCF-7 cells in a dose-dependent manner, thereby indicating an anti-inflammatory effect. Moreover, interactomic analysis suggests that all six cytokines are involved in a network and are connected with some HUB nodes such as NF-kB subunits and ESR1 (estrogen receptor 1). We also report a decrease in the expression of two NFKB1 and c-Rel subunits by RT-qPCR experiments only in MCF-7 cells after extract treatment, confirming NF-kB inactivation. These data highlight the potential of G. cydonium for future drug discovery against major diseases, such as breast cancer. FAU - Costantini, Susan AU - Costantini S AD - CROM, Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", IRCCS, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Romano, Giovanna AU - Romano G AD - Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Rusolo, Fabiola AU - Rusolo F AD - CROM, Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", IRCCS, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Capone, Francesca AU - Capone F AD - CROM, Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", IRCCS, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Guerriero, Eliana AU - Guerriero E AD - CROM, Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", IRCCS, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Colonna, Giovanni AU - Colonna G AD - Servizio di Informatica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Seconda Universita di Napoli, 80138 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Ianora, Adrianna AU - Ianora A AD - Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Ciliberto, Gennaro AU - Ciliberto G AD - Direzione Scientifica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", IRCCS, 80131 Napoli, Italy. FAU - Costantini, Maria AU - Costantini M AD - Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150927 PL - United States TA - Mediators Inflamm JT - Mediators of inflammation JID - 9209001 RN - Y4S76JWI15 (Methanol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Breast Neoplasms/metabolism MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Female MH - Geodia/*chemistry MH - Humans MH - MCF-7 Cells MH - Methanol/*chemistry PMC - PMC4600500 EDAT- 2015/10/23 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/28 06:00 PMCR- 2015/09/27 CRDT- 2015/10/23 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/01/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/01/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/09/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2015/204975 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mediators Inflamm. 2015;2015:204975. doi: 10.1155/2015/204975. Epub 2015 Sep 27.