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  3. Sulforaphene Interferes with Human Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion through Inhibition of Hedgehog Signaling

Sulforaphene Interferes with Human Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion through Inhibition of Hedgehog Signaling

  • J Agric Food Chem. 2016 Jul 13;64(27):5515-24. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02195.
Cheng Bao 1,  Min Chae Kim 1,  Jing Chen 1,  Jieun Song 2,  Hyuk Wan Ko 2,  Hong Jin Lee 1
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University , Anseong, 456-756, South Korea.
  • 2 College of Pharmacy, Dongguk University-Seoul , Goyang, 410-820, South Korea.
PMID: 27327035 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02195
Abstract

Although inhibition of mammary tumorigenesis by isothiocyanates has been widely studied, little is known about the effects of sulforaphene on invasiveness of breast Cancer. Here, sulforaphene significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of triple-negative SUM159 human breast Cancer cells and suppressed the expression and activity of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9 (MMP-2 and MMP-9). The Hedgehog (Hh) pathway, as an upstream signaling modulator, was significantly suppressed by sulforaphene. In particular, ciliary localization of Gli1 and its nuclear translocation were blocked by sulforaphene in a time-dependent manner. Consistently, downregulation of Hh signaling by vismodegib and Gli1 knockdown reduced the cellular migration and invasion as well as the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9. These results indicate that the suppression of Hh/Gli1 signaling by sulforaphene may reduce the MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities and cellular invasiveness of human breast Cancer cells, suggesting the potential efficacy of sulforaphene against breast Cancer invasion and metastasis.

Keywords

Hedgehog; breast cancer; invasion; migration; sulforaphene.

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