Inhibitory effect of aminoethyl-chitooligosaccharides on invasion of human fibrosarcoma cells |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India;4. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Abstract: | Chitooligosaccharides (COS) have been reported to show a variety of biological efficacies such as anti-bacterial activity, anti-tumor activity and immune activity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effect of aminoethyl-chitooligosaccharides (AE-COS) synthesized from COS that were substituted hydroxyl groups with aminoethyl group at C-6 position on cell invasion of human fibrosarcoma cells. First of all, the effect of AE-COS on cell viability was observed using MTT assay. The cytotoxicity of AE-COS was increased in a dose dependent manner. The inhibitory effects of AE-COS on the activity and expression level of MMP-2 and MMP-9 related to invasion of cancer cells were examined using gelatin zymography and western blot. It was found that AE-COS above 20 μg/ml showed the inhibitory effect on the activity and expression of MMP-9. Furthermore, AE-COS at 20 μg/ml reduced the expression level of p50, a part of NF-κB, compared with phorbol-12- myristate-13- acetate (PMA) group. The available data let us hypothesize that AE-COS could provide chemoprevention as an inhibitor against cell invasion associated with metastasis. |
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Keywords: | AE-COS MMP-9 NF-κB Invasion Immunofluorescence |
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