Amentoflavone inhibits tumor necrosis factor-α-induced migration and invasion through AKT/mTOR/S6k1/hedgehog signaling in human breast cancer

Food Funct. 2021 Oct 19;12(20):10196-10209. doi: 10.1039/d1fo01085a.

Abstract

Inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) has been demonstrated to accelerate the progression and metastasis of various carcinomas. In this study, we investigated the effect of amentoflavone on inhibiting the migration and invasion of TNFα-induced breast cancer cells. Results showed that amentoflavone significantly blocked the cellular migration and invasion of MCF10DCIS.com and MDA-MB-231 cells at a concentration of 10 μM but did not affect the cell viability. The mRNA and protein levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, significantly activated by TNFα, were reversed by amentoflavone treatment in a dose-dependent manner in MCF10DCIS.com cells. Congruent with the protein level, the activity of MMP-9 was significantly suppressed by amentoflavone treatment. Additionally, we found that amentoflavone dampened Gli1-dependent noncanonical hedgehog signaling, which is a key factor in the regulation of migration and invasion in TNFα-induced human breast cancer cells. Further study elucidated that TNFα enhanced Gli1 through the activation of the AKT/mTOR/S6K1 cascade, whereas it receded after amentoflavone treatment in human breast cancer cells. In summary, amentoflavone abrogated Gli1 activation in TNFα-induced mammary tumor cells, resulting in a decrease of invasiveness in human breast cancer cells via mediating AKT/mTOR/S6K1 signaling. Amentoflavone should be considered as a potent food ingredient for the retardation of mammary tumorigenesis.

MeSH terms

  • Biflavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement / drug effects*
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Female
  • Hedgehog Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / metabolism
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / metabolism
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism*
  • Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biflavonoids
  • Hedgehog Proteins
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • amentoflavone
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 70kD, polypeptide 2
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
  • MMP9 protein, human
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9