PMID- 30553871 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190301 LR - 20190301 IS - 1879-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0024-3205 (Linking) VI - 218 DP - 2019 Feb 1 TI - Endoplasmic reticulum stress triggered by Soyasapogenol B promotes apoptosis and autophagy in colorectal cancer. PG - 16-24 LID - S0024-3205(18)30805-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.12.023 [doi] AB - AIM: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common human malignancy which accounts for 600,000 deaths annually at the global level. Soyasapogenol B (Soy B), an ingredient of soybean, has been found to exert anti-proliferative activities in vitro in human breast cancer cells. The current study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Soy B in suppressing CRC. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The effect of Soy B on cell viability was assessed using the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The effect of Soy B on cell proliferation was determined using colony formation assay. The percentage of apoptotic cells was determined by the TUNEL assay and flow cytometry following Annexin V-FITC/Propidium Iodide (PI) double staining. JC-1 staining was performed to examine the change in mitochondrial membrane potential. Autophagy was examined by acridine orange staining and mRFP-GFP-LC3 adenovirus transfection. Caspase-12 activities were determined by ELISA kit. Western blotting was used to determine the expression of relevant proteins. To investigate the role of autophagy in the pro-death and pro-apoptotic activities of Soy B, autophagy inhibitors Bafilomycin A1 (Baf-A1) and Atg5 siRNA were utilized. TUDCA and CHOP shRNA were utilized to block ER stress. Moreover, a CRC xenograft murine model was used to analyze the therapeutic efficacy of Soy B in vivo. KEY FINDINGS: Soy B treatment decreased the number of viable cells and colonies formed in CRC cell lines. Moreover, Soy B treatment promoted the apoptotic cell death via the intrinsic pathway and autophagy which positively contributed to cell death and apoptosis. In addition, our results showed that ER stress, triggered by Soy B, mediated apoptosis and autophagy. In vivo results revealed that Soy B could suppress tumor growth, which was associated with increased ER stress, accompanied with apoptosis and autophagy induction. SIGNIFICANCE: Soy B was able to promote cell death in vitro and in vivo. Our findings highlight the possibility of utilizing Soy B as a chemotherapeutic agent to prevent and treat CRC. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Luping AU - Wang L AD - The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Yun, Lu AU - Yun L AD - Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, Xiaojun AU - Wang X AD - The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Sha, Liying AU - Sha L AD - The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, Luning AU - Wang L AD - The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Sui, Yingying AU - Sui Y AD - The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhang, Hui AU - Zhang H AD - The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. Electronic address: huizhangqyfu@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Retracted Publication DEP - 20181214 PL - Netherlands TA - Life Sci JT - Life sciences JID - 0375521 RN - 0 (Saponins) RN - 1EZ10D7E2F (soyasapogenol B) RN - 6SMK8R7TGJ (Oleanolic Acid) SB - IM RIN - Life Sci. 2020 Aug 1;254:117825. PMID: 32482464 MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - *Autophagy MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Colorectal Neoplasms/drug therapy/*pathology MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Nude MH - Oleanolic Acid/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Saponins/*pharmacology MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Autophagy OT - Colorectal cancer OT - Endoplasmic reticulum stress OT - Soy B EDAT- 2018/12/17 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/02 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/17 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/12/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/17 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0024-3205(18)30805-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.12.023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Life Sci. 2019 Feb 1;218:16-24. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.12.023. Epub 2018 Dec 14.