PMID- 31254584 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190924 LR - 20211204 IS - 1879-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0024-3205 (Linking) VI - 232 DP - 2019 Sep 1 TI - The novel diterpene 7beta-acetoxy-20-hydroxy-19,20-epoxyroyleanone from Salvia corrugata shows complex cytotoxic activities against human breast epithelial cells. PG - 116610 LID - S0024-3205(19)30536-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116610 [doi] AB - AIMS: The aim of this study was the characterization of the in vitro cytotoxic properties of a recently isolated diterpene compound, 7beta-acetoxy-20-hydroxy-19,20-epoxyroyleanone (compound 1), extracted from Salvia corrugata, versus human cell lines. MAIN METHODS: We used as model study immortalized breast epithelial cells MCF10A and two ERBB2(+) breast cancer (BCa) cell lines, SKBR-3 and BT474. Compound 1 was isolated by methanolic extraction from regenerated shoots of Salvia corrugata Vahl, and purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Flow cytometry (FCM) was employed for cell cycle, apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) analysis. Cell morphology was assessed by immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). KEY FINDINGS: Compound 1 inhibited cell survival of all breast cell lines. In particular, compound 1 promoted cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase and apoptosis along with impairment of the mitochondrial function, which was reflected in a gross alteration of the mitochondrial network structure. Furthermore, we also detected a potent activation of the ERK1/2 kinase, which suggested the induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Partial rescue of survival obtained with n-acetylcysteine (NAC) when coadminstered with compound 1 further supported a contribution of ROS mediated mechanisms to the growth-arrest and proapoptotic activity of compound 1 in both BCa cell lines. ROS production was indeed confirmed in SKBR-3. SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings show that compound 1 has a cytotoxic activity against both human normal and cancer cell lines derived from breast epithelia, which is mediated by ROS generation and mitochondrial damage. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Cortese, Katia AU - Cortese K AD - DIMES, Department of Experimental Medicine, Human Anatomy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: cortesek@unige.it. FAU - Marconi, Silvia AU - Marconi S AD - DIMES, Department of Experimental Medicine, Human Anatomy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. FAU - D'Alesio, Carolina AU - D'Alesio C AD - DiMI, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. FAU - Calzia, Daniela AU - Calzia D AD - DIFAR, Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. FAU - Panfoli, Isabella AU - Panfoli I AD - DIFAR, Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. FAU - Tavella, Sara AU - Tavella S AD - DIMES, Department of Experimental Medicine, Human Anatomy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Department of Integrated Oncological Therapies, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. FAU - Aiello, Cinzia AU - Aiello C AD - Department of Integrated Oncological Therapies, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. FAU - Pedrelli, Francesca AU - Pedrelli F AD - DIFAR, Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. FAU - Bisio, Angela AU - Bisio A AD - DIFAR, Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. FAU - Castagnola, Patrizio AU - Castagnola P AD - Department of Integrated Oncological Therapies, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190627 PL - Netherlands TA - Life Sci JT - Life sciences JID - 0375521 RN - 0 (Camphanes) RN - 0 (Diterpenes) RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (danshen dripping pill) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Breast/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Camphanes MH - Cell Cycle/drug effects MH - Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects MH - Cell Division/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Diterpenes/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Drugs, Chinese Herbal/*pharmacology MH - Epithelial Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/metabolism MH - Panax notoginseng MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Resting Phase, Cell Cycle/drug effects MH - Salvia miltiorrhiza OTO - NOTNLM OT - Breast OT - Diterpenes OT - ERBB2 OT - ERK1/2 OT - Mitochondria OT - ROS EDAT- 2019/06/30 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/26 06:00 CRDT- 2019/06/30 06:00 PHST- 2019/03/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/06/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/30 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0024-3205(19)30536-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116610 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Life Sci. 2019 Sep 1;232:116610. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116610. Epub 2019 Jun 27.