PMID- 36683349 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230511 LR - 20230511 IS - 1099-0461 (Electronic) IS - 1095-6670 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 5 DP - 2023 May TI - Dieckol, a natural polyphenolic drug, inhibits the proliferation and migration of colon cancer cells by inhibiting PI3K, AKT, and mTOR phosphorylation. PG - e23313 LID - 10.1002/jbt.23313 [doi] AB - This study investigated that dieckol (DKL), a natural drug, inhibits colon cancer cell proliferation and migration by inhibiting phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (AKT), and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) phosphorylation in HCT-116 cells. The cells were treated with DKL in various concentrations (32 and 50 muM) for 24 h and then analyzed for various experiments. MTT (tetrazolium bromide) and crystal violet assay investigated DKL-mediated cytotoxicity. Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate staining was used to assess the reactive oxygen species (ROS) measurement, and apoptotic changes were studied by dual acridine orange and ethidium bromide staining. Protein expression of cell survival, cell cycle, proliferation, and apoptosis protein was evaluated by western blot analysis. Results indicated that DKL produces significant cytotoxicity in HCT-116, and the half-maximal inhibitory concentration was found to be 32 muM for 24-h incubation. Moreover, effective production of ROS and enhanced apoptotic signs were observed upon DKL treatment in HCT-116. DKL induces the expression of phosphorylated PI3K, AKT, and mToR-associated enhanced expression of cyclin-D1, proliferating cell nuclear antigen, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-4, CDK-6, and Bcl-2 in HCT-116. In addition, proapoptotic proteins such as Bax, caspase-9, and caspase-3 were significantly enhanced by DKL treatment in HCT-116. Hence, DKL has been considered a chemotherapeutic drug by impeding the expression of PI3K-, AKT-, and mTOR-mediated inhibition of proliferation and cell cycle-regulating proteins. CI - (c) 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Dai, Wei AU - Dai W AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi, Ganzhou, China. FAU - Dai, Yong Gang AU - Dai YG AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China. FAU - Ren, Dong Feng AU - Ren DF AD - Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Yulin, Shaanxi, Yulin, China. FAU - Zhu, Da Wei AU - Zhu DW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8476-0397 AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Hongze District People's Hospital, Jiangsu, Huai'an, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230122 PL - United States TA - J Biochem Mol Toxicol JT - Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology JID - 9717231 RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - 0 (dieckol) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Phosphorylation MH - *Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases MH - Reactive Oxygen Species MH - *Colonic Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Cell Proliferation OTO - NOTNLM OT - PI3K/AKT/mTOR OT - apoptosis OT - colon cancer OT - dieckol OT - proliferation EDAT- 2023/01/24 06:00 MHDA- 2023/05/11 06:42 CRDT- 2023/01/23 02:03 PHST- 2022/12/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/09/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/11 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/23 02:03 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jbt.23313 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2023 May;37(5):e23313. doi: 10.1002/jbt.23313. Epub 2023 Jan 22.