PMID- 30393482 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220330 IS - 1734-1922 (Print) IS - 1896-9151 (Electronic) IS - 1734-1922 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Oct TI - Inositol-6 phosphate inhibits the mTOR pathway and induces autophagy-mediated death in HT-29 colon cancer cells. PG - 1281-1288 LID - 10.5114/aoms.2018.76935 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is common, with a worldwide incidence estimated at more than 1 million cases annually. Therefore, the search for agents for CRC treatment is highly warranted. Inositol-6 phosphate (IP(6)) is enriched in rice bran and possesses many beneficial effects. In the present study the effect of IP6 on autophagy-mediated death by modulating the mTOR pathway in HT-29 colon cancer cells was studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Autophagy was assessed by acridine orange (AO) staining, transmission electron microscopy, and western blotting to detect LC3-II and Beclin 1. Akt/mTOR signaling protein expression was also analyzed by western blotting. Apoptosis was analyzed by annexin V staining. RESULTS: Incubation of cells with IP(6) resulted in downregulation of the p-Akt at 3h. Along with that confocal microscopic analysis of p-AKT, IP(6) administration resulted that a diminished expression of p-Akt. mTOR pathway regulates autophagy and incubation with IP6 to HT-29 cells showed decreased expression of p-70S6Kinase, 4-EBP-1 in a time-dependent manner. Inositol-6 phosphate (10 mug/ml, 24 and 48 h) induced autophagic vesicles, as confirmed by AO staining and transmission electron microscopy. We also found increased expression of LC3-II and Beclin 1 in a time-dependent manner after incubation with IP(6). Furthermore, IP(6) induced apoptosis, as revealed by annexin V staining. CONCLUSIONS: Our results clearly indicate that IP6 induces autophagy by inhibiting the Akt/mTOR pathway. FAU - Pandurangan, Ashok Kumar AU - Pandurangan AK AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AD - Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. FAU - Ismail, Salmiah AU - Ismail S AD - Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. FAU - Esa, Norhaizan Mohd AU - Esa NM AD - Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. FAU - Munusamy, Murugan A AU - Munusamy MA AD - Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180705 PL - Poland TA - Arch Med Sci JT - Archives of medical science : AMS JID - 101258257 PMC - PMC6209706 OTO - NOTNLM OT - apoptosis OT - autophagy OT - colorectal cancer OT - inositol-6-phosphate OT - mammalian target of rapamycin COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2018/11/06 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/06 06:01 PMCR- 2018/10/01 CRDT- 2018/11/06 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/11/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/06 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 33250 [pii] AID - 10.5114/aoms.2018.76935 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Med Sci. 2018 Oct;14(6):1281-1288. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2018.76935. Epub 2018 Jul 5.