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Red wine
is a rich source of polyphenols, which exhibit a number
of biological effects in different in vitro and in vivo systems.
The bioavailability of polyphenols is poor and the plasma
concentrations of major red wine polyphenols are usually
low after consumption of dietary relevant amounts of red
wine. In contrast to most organ systems, the
gastrointestinal tract (particularly the epithelial cells
of this organ system) is exposed to high concentrations
of polyphenols. Here, we show that the total polyphenol pool
isolated from a red wine (varity Lemberger, vintage 1998) at
micromolar concentrations inhibited the proliferation of
transformed colon epithelial cells HT 29 clone 19A
induced by epidermal growth factor (EGF). Inhibition of
proliferation was also associated with modulation of
activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK).
Stress activated c-Jun N-terminal kinases 1/2 (JNK) and
p38 MAPK were significantly activated by red wine polyphenols
(6 mmol/L). Maximum phosphorylation of both MAPK was observed
after a 1-h treatment with red wine polyphenols. In contrast,
activation of extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2
by EGF (1 nmol/L) was significantly inhibited by red wine
polyphenols (6 mmol/L). This signaling pattern,
activation of JNK 1/2 and p38 MAPK and inhibition of ERK
1/2, is typical for antiproliferative compounds,
indicating that red wine polyphenols may inhibit the
proliferation of colon carcinoma cells by modulating MAPK
intracellular signal transduction pathways.
INTRODUCTION
Consumption of fruit and
vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of cancer
especially tumors of the gastrointestinal tract . It has
been suggested that phytochemicals including polyphenols
may be responsible for these effects. Numerous phenolic compounds
have been reported to exhibit chemopreventive effects in
different in vitro and animal model systems by affecting
the induction or promotion phase of carcinogenesis. Red
wine contains different polyphenolic compounds and
can be an important dietary source of polyphenols. Some
red wine polyphenols such as resveratrol or catechins
have been shown to inhibit in vitro and in vivo
carcinogenesis.
It has been shown that
polyphenols isolated from red wine inhibit the growth of
different cancer cells in vitro. The molecular mechanisms
of these effects of red wine polyphenols are poorly
understood. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK)3,
such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK),
c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p MAPK, are involved
in signal transduction from the cell surface to the
nucleus and regulate cellular processes, including
proliferation, differentiation, cell growth arrest and
apoptosis, which are also important for the promotion phase
of carcinogenesis. The importance of modulation of
MAPK for colon carcinogenesis has been also demonstrated in
animal experiments. A synthetic polyphenol (flavonoid) which is a specific inhibitor of ERK upstream
activators MAPK kinase (MKK) 1 and MKK 2, inhibited tumor
growth in
mice with
colon carcinomas of both mouse and human origin by .
In
this study, total polyphenolic pool from red wine was isolated
by solid-phase extraction and the effects of red wine
polyphenols on proliferation and MAPK in human colon
carcinoma cells were investigated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Chemicals.
Unless otherwise stated, all chemicals were
purchased from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany). Dulbecco’s
modified Eagle’s minimum essential medium (DMEM),
glutamine, penicillin, streptomycin and
phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) without Mg2+ and Ca2+
were purchased from Life Technologies (Eggenstein,
Germany). Fetal calf serum and
3-[4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium
bromide (MTT) was from Roche (Mannheim, Germany). Protein assay
was from Bio-Rad (München, Germany).
Malvidin-3-glucoside was
purchased from Polyphenols AS (Sandnes, Norway). The dry
red wine grape variety (Lemberger, vintage 1998) was
provided by State Winery Weinsberg (Weinsberg, Baden-Württemberg,
Germany).
Isolation of red wine
polyphenols.
Polyphenols in red wine were extracted using a
solid-phase extraction cartridge as described previously
with slight modifications. Briefly, the cartridge as
washed with of methanol and equilibrated with 10 mL
water. To reduce ethanol content, red wine was incubated
at 30°C under N2 stream for 45 min. The red wine
was then applied to the equilibrated cartridge. The
water-soluble compounds were removed by 10 mL water.
Polyphenols were eluted with 12 mL methanol. The methanol
phase was collected and the solvent was removed under N2.
The samples were redissolved in 1 mL PBS containing 12%
alcohol. An aliqout was used to estimate the total
polyphenol concentration by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay
and the concentration of some major polyphenols such as
resveratrol, catechin, epicathehin and malvidin- 3-glucoside
were estimated by HPLC . The red wine polyphenols were then
diluted to achieve a polyphenol concentration 10-fold higher
than in red wine.
Detection of red wine
polyphenols by HPLC
Red wine or extracted red wine polyphenols were
diluted with HPLC mobile phase: solution A, [4/4/92 CH3OH/CH3CN/87
mmol/L H3PO4 in H2O
(v/v/v)] and centrifuged at . One hundred microliters were used
for HPLC analysis. The gradient cycle consisted of an
initial-min isocratic segment . Then
the linear gradient was changed progressively by
increasing solution It was maintained solution A and solution B from min and then solution B was
increased progressively finally
changed back to solution B.
Polyphenols were determined by reverse-phase HPLC
using a Nova-Pak C18 column from Waters. Samples were
analyzed using a Shimadzu photodiode detector Shimadzu
fluorescence detector for catechin. A binary gradient and a total flow rate
of 1 mL/min were used. Polyphenolic compounds were
identified by comparing their retention time and UV-vis
spectra with those of standards. Catechin and epicatechin
were also identified by fluorescence detection. The
concentrations of polyphenols were calculated from the
calibration curves made with standard solutions.
Detection of total
polyphenols.
The concentration of total polyphenols in red
wine and extracts was measured by the Folin-Ciocalteu
assay using gallic acid as the standard. Results are
expressed as millimoles per liter gallic acid
equivalents.
Cell culture.
A clone was isolated from the parent cell
line derived from a human colon adenocarcinoma. HT
clone was terminally differentiated with
sodium butyrate and was a gift from L. Laboisse (Institut
Nartional de la Santé et de la Recherche Méedicale,
Paris, France). Compared with stem cells, cells exhibit morphological cell polarity and
are able to form domes representing active
transepithelial transport.
The culture medium consisted of DMEM ,
supplemented with glutamine,
penicillin, streptomycin, fetal
calf serum. Cells were maintained at 37°C in a humidified
atmosphere of CO2 in air. The culture
medium was replaced three times a week, and cells were
used 1 d after change of the culture medium.
Cell proliferation
assay.
For the determination of cellular proliferation,
cells were seeded into microtiter plates (24 wells) at a
concentration of 6
x
104 cells/well and incubated for 48 h with serum-free
culture medium in the presence and absence of EGF and
compounds tested. Living and metabolically active cells
were determined via the reduction of MTT
(3-[4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium
bromide) to form a blue-colored formazan. For this, the assay
was performed according to the manufacturer’s protocol.
Cells were incubated with MTT for 2 h and the formed formazan
was measured using a microplate reader (SpectraFluor Plus;
Tecan Deutschland GmbH, Crailsheim, Germany) set to read
the difference between the absorption at
wavelengths.
5-Bromo-2'deoxyuridine-Test (BrdU-Test).
Cells were seeded into microtiter plates (96
wells) at a concentration of 2
x
104 cells/well and incubated for 48 h with serum-free
culture medium in the presence and absence of EGF and
compounds tested. BrdU was added at a concentration L during the last incubation. After removing
the labeling medium, cells were fixed and DNA was
denaturated. Incorporated BrdU was labeled by a
monoclonal anti-BrdU antibody conjugated with peroxidase.
The immune complexes were detected by the subsequent
substrate reaction and quantified by measuring the absorbance
at using a microplate reader (SpectraFluor Plus; Tecan
Deutschland GmbH).
The concentrations of the main polyphenols in dry red wine from
the grape variety Lemberger (vintage 1998) used in our
experiments were in the concentration range typical for
red wines.
FIGURE 2 Effect of
red wine polyphenols on proliferation of the colon carcinoma cell
line HT29 clone induced by EGF. Cell proliferation was induced by
EGF (1 nmol/L) and determined h after incubation of cells with
the respective additives (red wine polyphenols) by the BrdU-test (A)
and by the MTT test (B). Control experiments were done in the
absence of EGF and tested compounds and were set to 100%. Data are
means ± SD,
n > 6. Columns with index letter a differ significantly from
control, P < 0.05; columns with index letter b differ
significantly from EGF (1 nmol/L), P < 0.05.
Red wine polyphenols inhibited the growth clone
cells in both test systems in a concentration-dependent
manner. However, again red wine polyphenols showed a more
pronounced inhibitory effect in the BrdU than in the MTT
test, indicating that DNA synthesis is more sensitive
than cellular metabolism to red wine polyphenols.
A
mixture of four major red wine polyphenols (malvidin-3-glucoside,
catechin, epicathehin, resveratrol) prepared at the
concentration ratio estimated in Lemberger red wine had
no effect on cell growth when tested up to ,
while the total red wine polyphenol pool at this
concentration had a strong inhibitory effect in the MTT-test
(Fig. 2B). Thus, the antiproliferative effect of red wine
polyphenols can not be explained by these four compounds.
Modulation of
MAPK.
Incubation of serum-starved clone
cells with red wine polyphenols activated JNK and MAPK phosphorylation . JNK and MAPK
were activated 6 mmol/L red wine polyphenols, a concentration corresponding
with undiluted red wine. Maximum phosphorylation of both MAPK
was observed after a 1-h treatment. Red wine polyphenols a weakly activated
.
FIGURE 3 Red wine
polyphenols induced phosphorylation of JNK (A)
and MAPK (B). Serum-starved clone cells were exposed to
red wine polyphenols for the times indicated. Activity was assessed
as the phosphorylation of JNK MAPK in Western blots using phospho-specific antibodies.
Immunodetection of total JNK and MAPK served as control. As a positive control, cells were treated
with anisomycin for 1 h. Control treatments were with mitogen vehicle and control is set equal to 1. Data
are means ± SD,
n = 3.*Different from ethanol, P < . A
representative Western blot of three independent experiments is
shown.
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FIGURE 4 Red wine
polyphenols inhibit phosphorylation of ERK induced by EGF. Cells
were preincubated with 6 mmol/L red wine polyphenols (RWP) for
min and exposed to EGF (1 nmol/L) for 10 min in the presence of
polyphenols. Activity was assessed as the phosphorylation of ERK in
Western blots using a phospho-specific antibody. Densitometric data
were standardized to total ERK. Control treatments were with mitogen
vehicle (ethanol ) and control is set to 1. Data are means ±
SD, n = 3. *Different from EGF (1 nnol/L),
P < 0.05; #different from control, P < 0.05. A
representative Western blot of three independent experiments is
shown.
DISCUSSION
Polyphenols from vegetable foods and some
beverages such as tea are believed to be responsible for
the observed reduced risk of cancer. Evidence supporting
this hypothesis is based on epidemiological observations,
animal studies and cell culture experiments. Red wine can
also be an important dietary source of polyphenols . It
has been proposed that red wine polyphenols can inhibit
the initiation of carcinogenesis due to their antioxidative
or anti-inflammatoric properties. Polyphenols can also
act as suppressing agents by inhibition of growth of
transformed cells or by inducing apoptosis.
In this study we have shown that red wine
polyphenols inhibit the growth of colon carcinoma cells
at micromolar concentrations that seem to be dietary
relevant for the gastrointestinal tract. The
concentration of polyphenols in red wines has been estimated
to be within the millimolar range. Absorbance of most red wine
polyphenols is low and these compounds can arrive in the
intestine at relatively high concentrations.
The grape polyphenol
mainly is all a type of flavonoid with red wine polyphenol
As the plain quercetin
and small quantity resveratrol of the skin(resveratrol)
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