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  3. Pelargonidin reduces the TPA induced transformation of mouse epidermal cells -potential involvement of Nrf2 promoter demethylation

Pelargonidin reduces the TPA induced transformation of mouse epidermal cells -potential involvement of Nrf2 promoter demethylation

  • Chem Biol Interact. 2019 Aug 25:309:108701. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.06.014.
Shanyi Li 1,  Wenji Li 1,  Chao Wang 1,  Renyi Wu 1,  Ran Yin 1,  Hsiao-Chen Kuo 1,  Lujing Wang 1,  Ah-Ng Kong 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
  • 2 Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: KongT@pharmacy.rutgers.edu.
PMID: 31181187 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.06.014
Abstract

Pelargonidin, a well-known natural anthocyanidin found in berries strawberries, blueberries, red radishes and Other natural foods, has been found to possess health beneficial effects including anti-cancer effect. Herein, we investigated the effect of pelargonidin on cellular transformation in mouse skin epidermal JB6 (JB6 P+) cells induced by tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Pelargonidin treatment significantly decreased colony formation and suppressed cell viability of JB6 P+ cells. Pelargonidin also induced the anti-oxidant response element (ARE)-luciferase activation in HepG2-C8 cells overexpressing the ARE-luciferase reporter. Knockdown of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in shNrf2 JB6 P+ cells enhanced TPA-induced colony formation and attenuated pelargonidin's blocking effect. Pelargonidin reduced the protein levels of genes encoding methyltransferases (DNMTs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs). Importantly, pelargonidin decreased the DNA methylation in the Nrf2 promoter region of JB6 P+ cells and increased Nrf2 downstream target genes expression, such as NAD(P)H/quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), involved in cellular protection. In summary, our results showed that pelargonidin blocks TPA-induced cell transformation. The possible molecular mechanisms of its potential anti-cancer effects against neoplastic transformation may be attributed to its activation of Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway and its cytoprotective effect.

Keywords

Antioxidant; Epigenetics; Mouse epidermal cells; Nrf2; Pelargonidin.

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