Antileukemic Scalarane Sesterterpenoids and Meroditerpenoid from Carteriospongia (Phyllospongia) sp., Induce Apoptosis via Dual Inhibitory Effects on Topoisomerase II and Hsp90

Sci Rep. 2016 Oct 31:6:36170. doi: 10.1038/srep36170.

Abstract

Two new scalarane sesterterpenoids, 12β-(3'β-hydroxybutanoyloxy)-20,24-dimethyl-24-oxo-scalara-16-en-25-al (1) and 12β-(3'β-hydroxypentanoyloxy)-20,24-dimethyl-24-oxo-scalara-16-en-25-al (2), along with one known tetraprenyltoluquinol-related metabolite (3), were isolated from the sponge Carteriospongia sp. In leukemia Molt 4 cells, 1 at 0.0625 μg/mL (125 nM) triggered mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) disruption and apoptosis showing more potent effect than 2 and 3. The isolates inhibited topoisomerase IIα expression. The apoptotic-inducing effect of 3 was supported by the in vivo experiment through suppressing the volume of xenograft tumor growth (47.58%) compared with the control. Compound 1 apoptotic mechanism of action in Molt 4 cells was further elucidated through inducing ROS generation, calcium release and ER stress. Using the molecular docking analysis, 1 exhibited more binding affinity to N-terminal ATP-binding pocket of Hsp90 protein than 17-AAG, a standard Hsp90 inhibitor. The expression of Hsp90 client proteins, Akt, p70S6k, NFκB, Raf-1, p-GSK3β, and XIAP, MDM 2 and Rb2, and CDK4 and Cyclin D3, HIF 1 and HSF1 were suppressed by the use of 1. However, the expression of Hsp70, acetylated tubulin, and activated caspase 3 were induced after 1 treatment. Our results suggested that the proapoptotic effect of the isolates is mediated through the inhibition of Hsp90 and topoisomerase activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • DNA Damage / drug effects
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / chemistry
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / metabolism*
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / therapeutic use
  • Diterpenes / toxicity*
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress / drug effects
  • HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia / drug therapy
  • Leukemia / metabolism
  • Leukemia / pathology
  • Male
  • Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Porifera / metabolism
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism
  • Sesterterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesterterpenes / therapeutic use
  • Sesterterpenes / toxicity*
  • Transplantation, Heterologous

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Sesterterpenes
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type II