Bee venom suppresses PMA-mediated MMP-9 gene activation via JNK/p38 and NF-κB-dependent mechanisms

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• 作者：Hyun-Ji Cho ; Yun-Jeong Jeong ; Kwan-Kyu Park ; Yoon-Yub Park ; Il-Kyung Chung ; Kwang-Gill Lee ; Joo-Hong Yeo ; Sang-Mi Han ; Young-Seuk Bae ; Young-Chae Chang
• 关键词：Bee venom ; Phospho-p38 ; Phospho-JNK ; NF-κ ; B ; MMP-9 ; MCF-7 cells
• 刊名：Journal of Ethnopharmacology
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：17 February 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：127
• 期：3
• 页码：662-668
• 全文大小：1085 K

文摘

Ethnopharmacological relevance

Bee venom has been used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and for the relief of pain in traditional oriental medicine.

Aim of the study

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the effects of bee venom on MMP-9 expression and determine possible mechanisms by which bee venom relieves or prevents the expression of MMP-9 during invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells. We examined the expression and activity of MMP-9 and possible signaling pathway affected in PMA-induced MCF-7 cells.

Material and methods

Bee venom was obtained from the National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology of Korea. Matrigel invasion assay, wound-healing assay, zymography assay, western blot assay, electrophoretic mobility shift assay and luciferase gene assay were used for assessment.

Results

Bee venom inhibited cell invasion and migration, and also suppressed MMP-9 activity and expression, processes related to tumor invasion and metastasis, in PMA-induced MCF-7 cells. Bee venom specifically suppressed the phosphorylation of p38/JNK and at the same time, suppressed the protein expression, DNA binding and promoter activity of NF-κB. The levels of phosphorylated ERK1/2 and c-Jun did not change. We also investigated MMP-9 inhibition by melittin, apamin and PLA₂, representative single component of bee venom. We confirmed that PMA-induced MMP-9 activity was significantly decreased by melittin, but not by apamin and phospholipase A₂. These data demonstrated that the expression of MMP-9 was abolished by melittin, the main component of bee venom.

Conclusion

Bee venom inhibits PMA-induced MMP-9 expression and activity by inhibition of NF-κB via p38 MAPK and JNK signaling pathways in MCF-7 cells. These results indicate that bee venom can be a potential anti-metastatic and anti-invasive agent. This useful effect may lead to future clinical research on the anti-cancer properties of bee venom.