Antitumor Effect of By-1 from Spent Broth from Submerged Cultures of Stout Camphor Medicinal Mushroom, Taiwanofungus camphoratus (Higher Basidiomycetes), on A549 Adenocarcinoma Cells

Int J Med Mushrooms. 2017;19(3):225-232. doi: 10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.v19.i3.40.

Abstract

By-1 was obtained from spent broth from submerged cultures of Taiwanofungus camphoratus. This report evaluates the effects of By-1 on plate clone formation, wound healing, cell cycle, activated caspase-3 expression, and ROS release in A549 lung cancer cells. The result of plate clone formation assay revealed that By-1 could dramatically inhibit the viability of A549 cells in vitro. The inhibitory effect of By-1 on cell migration was tested using a wound healing assay. Proliferation rates of A549 cells were significantly inhibited following exposure to By-1 (12.5, 50, and 80 μg/mL). Flow cytometry revealed that the extracts increased, in a concentration-dependent manner, the number of cells in the G0/G1 phases of the cell cycle. The results of the caspase-3 experiment suggested that By-1 could induce A549 cells apoptosis, and this apoptosis was related to the release of reactive oxygen species by the A549 cells. All these results indicate that By-1 has potential in anti-lung cancer drug development.

MeSH terms

  • A549 Cells
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Apoptosis
  • Caspase 3 / analysis
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Culture Media / chemistry*
  • Epithelial Cells / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Polyporales / growth & development*
  • Polyporales / metabolism
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Tumor Stem Cell Assay

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Culture Media
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Caspase 3