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Andrographolide Antagonizes TNF-#-induced IL-8 via Inhibition of NADPH Oxidase/ROS/NF-#B and Src/MAPKs/ AP-1 Axis in Human Colorectal Cancer HCT116 Cells Miaomiao Yuan, Wei Meng, Wenzhen Liao, and Sen Lian J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b00810 • Publication Date (Web): 19 Apr 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on April 19, 2018

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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

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Andrographolide Antagonizes TNF-α-induced IL-8 via Inhibition of NADPH

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Oxidase/ROS/NF-κB and Src/MAPKs/AP-1 Axis in Human Colorectal Cancer

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HCT116 Cells

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Miaomiao Yuan§, ¶, ˧,, Wei Meng†,⁋, ˧, Wenzhen Liaoǁ,*, Sen Lian†,⁋,*

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Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China;

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunotherapy Research,

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Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China;

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University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China;

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of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University,

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Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China;

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University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, Guangdong, China;

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China;

Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunology Research, Southern Medical

Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory

Cancer Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochip, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong,

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These authors are joint first authors on this work.

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Co-corresponding authors:

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Sen Lian

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical

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Sciences, Southern Medical University, No.1023 South Shatai Road, Guangzhou

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510515, China.

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Tel: (+86) 20- 62789385; Fax: (+86) 20- 62789385;

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Email: [email protected]

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Wenzhen Liao

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Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of

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Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University,

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No.1023 South Shatai Road, Guangzhou 510515, China.

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Tel: (+86) 20-61648309; Fax: (+86) 20-61648324;

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E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]


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Abstract

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Andrographis paniculata Nees is used as a functional food in Japan, Korea, India and

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China. Andrographolide, a naturally occurring phytochemical identified in

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Andrographis paniculata, has been discovered to present anti-inflammatory and

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anticancer activities. Highly expressed of interleukin (IL-8) has been detected in

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colorectal cancer and is implicated in angiogenesis. However, the effect and

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molecular mechanisms of IL-8 expression by andrographolide remain obscure in

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human colorectal cancer cells. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects

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of andrographolide on TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression and its underlying mechanisms.

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We found that andrographolide concentration-dependently inhibited TNF-α-induced

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IL-8 mRNA (2.23 ±0.15 fold at 20 μM) and protein expression (4.78 ±0.31 fold at 20

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μM), and reduced the IL-8 transcriptional activity (2.59 ± 0.25 fold at 20 μM). TNF-α

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stimulated the membrane translocation of p47phox to activate reactive oxygen species

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(ROS)-producing NADPH oxidase (NOX). Furthermore, TNF-α induced Src and

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MAPKs (Erk1/2, p38 MAPK) phosphorylation, and NF-κB and AP-1 binding

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activities. We found that NF-κB and AP-1 were the critical transcription factors for

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TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression. Specific inhibitors and mutagenesis studies indicated

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that Src, Erk1/2, p38 MAPK are related to TNF-α-induced IL-8. NOX-derived ROS

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and Src/MAPKs (Erk1/2 and p38 MAPK) functioned as upstream activators of NF-κB

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and AP-1, respectively. Taken together, andrographolide antagonizes TNF-α-induced

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IL-8 via inhibition of NADPH oxidase/ROS/NF-κB and Src/MAPKs/AP-1 signaling

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pathways in HCT116 colorectal cancer cells and then suppresses angiogenesis in the



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tumor microenvironment.

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Key words: Andrographolide, TNF-α, IL-8, NADPH oxidase, Angiogenesis

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INTRODUCTION

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of death from gastrointestinal tumor

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and second cause of tumor-related death worldwide. It was recently suggested

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that chemokines act as key regulators of CRC, emergence of a vascular supply,

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and the acquisition of invasive/metastatic properties 1. IL-8, a member of the

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neutrophil-specific CXC membrane chemokine family, was related to cancer cell

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migration, invasion and proliferation 2. IL-8 also acts on endothelial cells to

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promote in vivo angiogenesis 3. Previous studies have revealed that highly

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metastatic solid tumors constitutively express IL-8 4. An increase in serum and

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cancer tissue of IL-8 levels was also demonstrated in CRC patients 5. Clinical

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studies indicated that increased IL-8 expression in primary CRC tumors

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accelerates risk for metastatic lesions 6. The gene polymorphism of IL-8 and

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CXCR2 were reported to associate with clinical outcome in patients with

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metastatic CRC treated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy 7. Therefore, agents

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with the ability to suppress IL-8 expression may contribute to the development of

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therapeutic strategy for colorectal cancer.

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Studies show that inflammation contributes to proliferation and survival of

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malignant cells 8. TNF-α is a potent proinflammatory cytokine and the plasma

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concentration of TNF-α is elevated in several pathologies, including cancer 9.

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Wang et al reported that TNF-α induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT)

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in CRC

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of NADPH oxidase and Src

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NADPH oxidase, Src , MAPKs and NF-κB are critical for the expression of IL-8

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. In human endothelial cells, TNF-α stimulated ICAM-1 by activation 11

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mechanisms are yet to be fully elucidated in CRC.

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. However, the effect of TNF-α on IL-8 expression and the underlying

Andrographis paniculata Nees is used as a health food in Japan, Korea, 14

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China and other countries in Southeast Asia

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abundant diterpene lactone in the leaves and stem of Andrographis paniculata

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and possesses several beneficial properties, including anti-inflammation,

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antioxidation and anti-tumor properties. Based on this, andrographolide has been

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reported to inhibit matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in MCF-7 breast cancer

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cells 15. Nevertheless, the role of andrographolide in IL-8 expression has not been

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elucidated. Here, we studied the effect of andrographolide on TNF-α-induced

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IL-8 expression and explored the underlying signaling molecular mechanisms.

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This is the first report that andrographolide suppressed IL-8 via blocking NADPH

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oxidase/ROS/NF-κB and Src/MAPKs/AP-1 axis in CRC, consequently inhibiting

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endothelial cell proliferation in tumor microenvironment.

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Materials and Methods

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Chemicals

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PD98059 (PD), SB203580 (SB) and BAY11-7082 (BAY) were from Calbiochem (San

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Diego, CA); SR11302 (SR) was from Tocris (Bristol, UK); Andrographolide and the

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other chemicals were from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO);

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Cell Culture

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The HCT116 CRC cell line and EAhy.926 endothelial cell line were purchased from

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the American Type Culture Collection (Manassas, VA). HCT116 cells were cultured

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in Mc-Coy’s 5A medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA). EAhy.926 cells

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were cultured in DMEM medium (Hyclone, Logan, UT). All of the medium was

. Andrographolide is the most



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supplemented

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penicillin–streptomycin (Hyclone, Logan, UT), and the cell lines were maintained at

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37 °C in a humidified atmosphere consisting of 5% CO2 and 95% air.

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Cell Viability Assay

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The viability of HCT116 cells was examined by MTT assay. Afterward, the cell

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viability assay was performed according to our previous study 16.

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Isolation of Cell Fractions

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Homogenization buffer A (200 μL; 20 mM Tris–HCl, pH 8.0, 10 mM EGTA, 2 mM

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EDTA, 2 mM dithiothreitol, 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, 25 μg/ml aprotinin,

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10 μg/mL leupeptin) was added to each dish, and the cells were scraped into a 1.5 mL

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tube. Cells were centrifuged at 5000× g for 15 min at 4 °C. The pellet was collected as

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the nuclear fraction. The supernatant was centrifuged at 15000× g at 4 °C for 60 min

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to yield the pellet (membrane fraction) and the supernatant (cytosolic fraction).

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Detection of ROS

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ROS was performed by using the probe H2DCFDA as described previously 17. Images

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were acquired using the Laser Scanning Microscope 5 PASCAL program (Carl Zeiss)

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on a confocal microscope. DCF fluorescence was excited at 488 nm with an argon

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laser, and the evoked emission was filtered with a 515 nm long pass filter.

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Cell Transfections

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For transfection of siRNA, cells were seeded at a density of 1.5×105 cells/well in

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24-well plates and grown until 50% confluent. Cells were transfected with 100 nm

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siRNA against Src, p47phox (Santa Cruz, Dallas, TX), Erk1/2, P38 and NF-κB P65

with

10%

FBS

(Gibco,

Gaithersburg,


MD)

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0.6%

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(Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA) by using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad,

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CA) according to the manufacturer’s protocol. The phosphorothioate double-stranded

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ODNs with the sequences against the AP-1 binding site (5'-CAC TCA GAA GTC

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ACT TC-3' and 3'-GAA GTG ACT TCT GAG CTG-5') were prepared (Genotech, St.

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Louis, MO) and annealed (AP-1 decoy ODNs).

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Luciferase Activity analysis

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An IL-8 promoter-luciferase reporter construct (PGL2-IL-8) was used to determine

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the transcriptional regulation of IL-8

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plasmid (Clontech, Palo Alto, CA) were used for the analysis. Luciferase activity

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analysis was performed according to our previous study 19.

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IL-8 Quantitative Analysis

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An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit (R&D system, Minneapolis,

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VA) was used to determine the release of IL-8.

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Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and qPCR

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Briefly, total RNA was isolated from the cells using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen,

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Carlsbad, CA). Synthesis of complementary DNA (cDNA) was performed using

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M-MLV Reverse Transcriptase kit (Promega, Madison, WI). The specific primer

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sequences were GAPDH sense, 5′-TTG TTG CCA TCA ATG ACCCC-3′; GAPDH

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antisense, 5′-TGA CAA AGT GGT CGT TGA GG-3′ (836 bp); IL-8 sense, 5′-ACT

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TCC AAG CTG GCC GTG GCT-3′ and IL-8 antisense, 5′-TCA CTG GCA TCT

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TCA CTG ATT-3′ (345 bp). The cycling conditions comprised 94 °C for 30 s, 57 °C

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for 30 s, and 72 °C for 45 s. The products were resolved on 1.5% agarose gel and

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photographed under ultraviolet light using Image Quant TL analysis software

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(Amersham Bioscience, Uppsala). qPCR was carried out using Taqman SYBR Green

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Master Mix (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). The threshold fluorescence level

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was set manually for each plate using Sequence Detection System software, version

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1.7 (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). The comparative Ct method was used to

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calculate the relative abundance of mRNA and compared with that of GAPDH

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expression 20.

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Western Blot Analysis

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Cell lysates were prepared and Western blot analysis was performed as described

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previously 21. Clathrin HC, c-jun and c-fos antibodies were from Santa Cruz (Dallas,

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TX). The other antibodies were from Cell Signaling (Danvers, MA).

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Endothelial Cell Proliferation Assay

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Detection of endothelial proliferation was performed by using a MTT assay as

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described in ref 13.

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Statistics Analysis

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All measurements were performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)

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followed by Tukey’s honestly significant difference tests between individual groups.

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Data were expressed as mean ± SEM. A value of P＜0.05 was considered to be

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significant. The statistical software package Prism 5.0 (GraphPad Software, La Jolla,

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CA) was used for analyzes.

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Results and Discussion

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Andrographolide Inhibits TNF-α-stimulated IL-8 Expression in HCT116 Cells


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Phytochemicals, derived from plants, have become a key source of

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anti-inflammation and anti-tumor therapies, with a lot of current therapies being

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composed of or derived from natural products. Andrographolide is the most abundant

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diterpene lactone in the leaves and stem of A. paniculata and possesses several

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biological activities, especially in tumor therapy. The anticancer activity of

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andrographolide has been an attractive research topic which is because that: i)

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Andrographolide appears to be active against a broad spectrum of tumors, including

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liver cancer, and breast cancer

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damage via inhibition of ROS in vitro and in vivo

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various genes that are related to tumor development

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enhances chemotherapy. In previous studies, andrographolide enhanced TRAIL- and

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5-fluorouracil-induced apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

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the inhibitory effect of andrographolide on IL-8 expression, andrographolide was

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pretreated to HCT116 cells before exposure to TNF-α. TNF-α-stimulated IL-8 were

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suppressed by andrographolide in a concentration-dependent manner (Figure 1A, B, C,

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D). The concentrations of andrographolide used in this study did not affect cell

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viability (Figure 1E). These results indicated that andrographolide inhibited

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TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression in colorectal cancer HCT116 cells.

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Andrographolide Inhibits TNF-α-stimulated IL-8 by Suppressing NADPH

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Oxidase Activation and ROS Generation

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ii) Andrographolide protects against oxidative 11, 24

. iii) Andrographolide inhibits 25-26

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Oxidative stress acts an important part in the pathogenesis of cancer Activation of NOX is a main source of ROS in some cases


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translocation of p47phox plays a crucial role in the activation of NOX

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the effect of andrographolide on TNF-α-stimulated ROS generation, we pretreated

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cells with 20 μM andrographolide for 12 h and incubated them with 10 μM

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H2DCFDA for 10 min before challenging the cells with TNF-α for another 20 min. As

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shown in Figure 2A, B, andrographolide treatment inhibited TNF-α-stimulated ROS

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generation. NAC and DPI were used as positive controls. NAC or DPI treatment

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abrogated TNF-α-induced IL-8 gene expression (Figure 2C). Then, the data in Figure

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2D showed that TNF-α stimulated p47phox membrane translocation. Furthermore,

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p47phox siRNA abolished IL-8 mRNA (Figure 2E). Andrographolide inhibits

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TNF-α-induced p47phox membrane translocation (Figure 2F). These results

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demonstrated that andrographolide may through suppress NADPH oxidase activation

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and ROS production to inhibit TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression. Previously,

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andrographolide was reported to induce HO-1 and GCLM expression in human

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endothelial cells

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oxidase and ROS by andrographolide should be investigated in future studies.

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Andrographolide Inhibits TNF-α-stimulated IL-8 by Suppressing Src, Erk1/2

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and p38 MAPK Activation

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. Thus, the mechanisms involved in the inhibition of NADPH

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The Src tyrosine kinase has well established roles in the progression of human

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cancers 32. In particular, inhibition of Scr activation leads to decreased cell migration

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and invasion 33. MAPKs signaling pathways are predominant oncogenic routes

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regulate IL-8 expression 35. Pharmacological inhibitors of Src, including PP1 and PP2

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were used to determine the molecular mechanisms by which TNF-α induces IL-8

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expression. As shown in Figure 3A, treatment of PP1 or PP2 abrogated


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TNF-α-induced IL-8 mRNA expression. Transfection of Src siRNA inhibited

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TNF-α-induced IL-8 promoter activity (Figure 3B). Furthermore, TNF-α-induced

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IL-8 expression was partially blocked by PD and SB (Figure 3C). Additionally,

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transfection of Erk1/2 siRNA and P38 siRNA inhibited TNF-α-induced IL-8 promoter

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activity (Figure 3D). Then andrographolide inhibited Src, Erk1/2 and P38 activation

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(Figure 3E, F). These findings demonstrated that andrographolide may inhibit IL-8 by

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blocking Src, Erk1/2 and p38 MAPK activation. Aberrant activation of epidermal

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growth factor receptor has been correlated with tumor progression

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and activation of PKCs are highly implicated in tumor metastasis

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beneficial to investigate additional signaling modulators in TNF-α-induced IL-8

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expression in HCT116 cells.

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Andrographolide Inhibits TNF-α-stimulated IL-8 By Suppressing ROS-mediated

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NF-кB Activation

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The inhibitory effects of BAY (a NF-κB inhibitor) on IL-8 expression were

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detected to determine the role of NF-κB in TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression (Figure

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4A). Results presented in Figure 4B showed that transfection of NF-кB P65 siRNA

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suppressed IL-8 expression. NAC or DPI treatment blocked the activation of NF-κB

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induced by TNF-α (Figure 4C). Additionally, treatment of andrographolide attenuated

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the activation of NF-κB (Figure 4D, E). Our results indicated that ROS-mediated

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NF-кB activation was involved in the inhibition of IL-8 by andrographolide in

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HCT116 cells.

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Andrographolide Inhibits TNF-α-stimulated IL-8 By Suppressing Src/MAPKs

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(Erk1/2, p38)-mediated AP-1 Activation

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The inhibitory effects of SR11302 (an AP-1 inhibitor) on TNF-α-induced IL-8



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expression were examined to explore the role of AP-1 in TNF-α-induced IL-8

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expression. Treatment of cells with SR11302 inhibited IL-8 mRNA expression

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(Figure 5A). Similarly, TNF-α-induced IL-8 promoter activity was suppressed by the

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decoy oligonucleotide (Figure 5B). Src tyrosine kinase plays well established roles in

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the progression of different human cancers. HCT116 cells were treated with PP1 or

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PP2 (Src inhibitors), prior to TNF-α exposure. The activation of Erk1/2 and P38

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(Figure 5C), stimulated by TNF-α was markedly suppressed in the cells treated with

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PP1 or PP2. Furthermore, PD and SB treatment inhibited the TNF-α-induced

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activation of c-fos (Figure 5D). Therefore, Erk1/2 and p38 MAPK are the upstream

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signallings

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TNF-α-induced activation of c-fos and c-jun (Figure 5E) and AP-1 promoter activity

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significantly (Figure 5F). Our results suggested that Src/MAPK (Erk1/2 and p38

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MAPK)-mediated AP-1 was related to the inhibition of IL-8 by andrographolide in

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HCT116 cells. Previous study reported that transcription factor NF-IL-6 binds to the

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IL-8 promoter

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phosphorylation, implicating IL-8 induction in HCT116 cells 39.

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Effect of Andrographolide on Angiogenesis in vitro

of

AP-1

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by TNF-α.

Andrographolide

pretreatment

suppressed

. Nguyen et al indicated that lithocholic acid blocked STAT3

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To determine the role of andrographolide on angiogenesis in vitro, we explored

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the role of the conditioned medium (CM) from HCT116 cells exposed to TNF-α with

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or without andrographolide on the proliferation of EAhy.926 endothelial cells. CM

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from TNF-α-activated HCT116 cells promoted the in vitro growth of EAhy.926

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endothelial cells, whereas the CM from andrographolide treatment group or an IL-8


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neutralizing antibody treatment group abolished the in vitro growth of EAhy.926.

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Furthermore, exogenous IL-8 treatment restored the inhibition on endothelial cell

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proliferation by CM from TNF-α-activated HCT116 cells pretreated with

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andrographolide (Figure 6A). These results illustrated that andrographolide

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suppresses the angiogenesis caused by TNF-α-stimulated HCT116 cells by

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specifically inhibiting IL-8. It is of interest to investigate the effect of andrographolide

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on angiogenesis in vivo.

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In summary, as shown in Figure 6B, C, this study demonstrates that

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andrographolide effectively suppressed IL-8 expression and angiogenesis in the tumor

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microenvironment by inhibition of NADPH oxidase, ROS, Erk1/2, P38 MAPK,

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NF-кB, and AP-1 activation. Our findings represent a novel therapeutic approach to

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repress angiogenesis and may provide useful evidence for developing new anticancer

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therapeutics for CRC.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China

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(No.81702413, 81701836), and Scientific Research Starting Foundation of Southern

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Medical

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Program-Research Foundation for Advanced Talents (C1034220, C1034214).

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Notes

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The authors declare no competing ﬁnancial interest.

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Figure 1. Andrographolide inhibits TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression in HCT116 cells.

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HCT116 cells were pretreated with andrographolide (5, 10, and 20 μM) for 1 h

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followed by incubation with 10 ng/mL TNF-α for 4 or 12 h. IL-8 mRNA level (A) and

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(B), protein level (C), and promoter activity (D) were measured by RT-PCR, qPCR,

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ELISA, and luciferase activity assay, respectively. (E) The cells were incubated with

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0-100 µM andrographolide for 24 h, and then the viability was tested by the MTT

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method. *P < 0.05 versus control; **P < 0.05 versus only TNF-α. The above data

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represent means ±SEM from triplicate measurements.

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Figure 2. Andrographolide inhibits TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression by suppressing

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NADPH oxidase activation and ROS generation. (A) Synchronized quiescent cells,

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after being treated with 20 μM andrographolide for 4 h or 5 mM NAC or 5 μM DPI

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for 1 h, were incubated with 5 ng/mL TNF-α for another 15 min. The cells were then

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incubated in the dark for 10 min with 10 μM H2DCFDA. The H2DCF fluorescence

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was imaged with a confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope. (B)

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Quantification of the ROS level as detected by H2DCFDA fluorescence intensities. (C)

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Cells pretreated with NAC or DPI for 1 h were incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. After

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incubation, IL-8 mRNA levels in the cell lysates were determined by qPCR. (D) Cells

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were incubated with TNF-α for the indicated times and the membrane and cytosol

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fractions were prepared and subjected to western blotting using an anti-p47phox

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antibody. (E) Cells were transfected with si-con or si-p47phox and then incubated with

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TNF-α for 4 h, after which qPCR was performed to detect IL-8 expression. (F) Cells



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pretreated with 20 μM andrographolide for 1 h were incubated with TNF-α for 15 min

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and the the membrane and cytosol fractions were prepared and subjected to western

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blotting using an anti-p47phox antibody. *P < 0.05 versus control; **P < 0.05 versus

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only TNF-α. The above data represent means ±SEM from triplicate measurements.

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Figure 3. Andrographolide inhibits TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression by suppressing

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Src, Erk1/2 and p38 MAPK activation. (A) Cells pretreated with 0-10 μM PP1 and

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PP2 for 1h were incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. Following incubation, IL-8 mRNA

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levels in the cell lysates were determined by qPCR. (B) Cells transfected with

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scrambled (si-con) or Src siRNA were transiently transfected with a PGL2-IL-8

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reporter construct and incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. The luciferase activity was

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measured using a luminometer. (C) Cells pretreated with PD (20 μM) or SB (20 μM)

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for 1 h were incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. After incubation, IL-8 mRNA levels in the

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cell lysates were determined by qPCR. (D) Cells transfected with scrambled (si-con)

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or Erk1/2 siRNA or P38 siRNA were transiently transfected with a PGL2-IL-8

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reporter construct and incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. The luciferase activity was

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measured using a luminometer. (E) Cells pretreated with andrographolide (5, 10, and

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20 μM) for 1 h were incubated with TNF-α for 15 min and the expression of

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phospho-Src Tyr416 and Src was analyzed by western blotting. (F) Cells pretreated

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with andrographolide (5, 10, and 20 μM) for 1 h were incubated with TNF-α for 15

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min and the expression of phospho-Erk1/2, Erk1/2, phospho-p38, and p38 was

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analyzed by western blotting. *P < 0.05 versus control; **P < 0.05 versus only TNF-α.

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Figure 4. Andrographolide inhibits TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression through the

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suppression of ROS-mediated NF-кB activation. (A) HCT116 cells were treated with

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0–20 μM BAY11-7082 prior to incubation with TNF-α for 4 h. After incubation, IL-8

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mRNA levels in the cell lysates were determined by qPCR. (B) Cells transfected with

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scrambled (si-con) or NF-кB P65 siRNA were transiently transfected with a

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PGL2-IL-8 reporter construct and incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. The luciferase

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activity was measured using a luminometer. (C) Cells pretreated with NAC or DPI for

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1 h were incubated with TNF-α for 30 min. The whole cell proteins were extracted

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and analyzed by western blot using antibodies against phospho-p65 (ser 536). (D)

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Cells were treated with andrographolide prior to exposure to TNF-α and the

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expression of phospho-p65 (Ser 536), phospho-IкB-α (Ser 32), and IкB-α was

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analyzed by western blotting. (E) Cells were transiently transfected with the pNF-кB

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luciferase reporter construct, after being pretreated with andrographolide, and then

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incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. After incubation, the cells were lysed and luciferase

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activity was determined. *P < 0.05 versus control; **P < 0.05 versus only TNF-α.

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The above data represent means ±SEM from triplicate measurements.

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Figure 5. Andrographolide inhibits TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression through the

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suppression of Src/MAPKs (Erk1/2, p38)-mediated AP-1 activation. (A) HCT116

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cells were treated with 0–5 μM SR for 1 h prior exposure to TNF-α for 4 h. After

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incubation, IL-8 mRNA levels in the cell lysates were determined by qPCR. (B) AP-1

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decoy oligonucleotides were co-transfected with pGL2-IL-8 into cells. After

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incubation with TNF-α for 4 h, the luciferase activities were determined using a



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luminometer. (C) Cells pretreated with 10 μM PP1 or PP2 for 1 h were incubated with

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TNF-α for 15 min, and afterward the whole cell proteins were extracted and analyzed

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by western blot using antibodies against phospho-Erk1/2, Erk1/2, phosphor-P38 and

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P38. (D) Cells were treated with 0-20 μM PD or 0-20 μM SB for 1 h prior to

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treatment with TNF-α for 15 min. The whole cell proteins were extracted and

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analyzed by western blot using antibodies against phospho-c-fos, and c-fos. (E) Cells

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were treated with andrographolide prior to exposure to TNF-α and the expression of

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phospho-c-fos, c-fos, phospho-c-jun, and c-jun was analyzed by western blotting. (F)

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Cells were transiently transfected with the pAP-1 luciferase reporter construct, after

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being pretreated with andrographolide, and then incubated with TNF-α for 4 h. After

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incubation, the cells were lysed and luciferase activity was determined. *P < 0.05

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versus control; **P < 0.05 versus only TNF-α. The above data represent means ±

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SEM from triplicate measurements.

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Figure 6. Schematic representation of the mechanisms underlying the inhibition of

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TNF-α-induced IL-8 expression by andrographolide in HCT116 cells and the

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mechanisms underlying the inhibition of tumor-derived IL-8-induced angiogenesis by

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andrographolide in the tumor microenvironment. (A) HCT116 cells were incubated in

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Mc-Coy’s 5A medium with 1% FBS and stimulated with vehicle (PBS) or 5 ng/mL

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TNF-α in the presence or absence of andrographolide. After 24 h, CM was harvested

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and immediately frozen until use. EAhy.926 cells were incubated with CM for 24 h

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and the number of cells was determined using MTT. To neutralize IL-8, CM was

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pre-incubated with nonspecific IgG or anti-IL-8 antibody (1 mg/mL) for 1 h before


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use. To confirm the role of IL-8 in endothelial cell proliferation, exogenous IL-8 (5

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ng/mL) was added to the CM from andrographolide-treated group.

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control; **P < 0.05 versus only TNF-α; ***P < 0.05 versus TNF-α and

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andrographolide-co-incubated group. The above data represent means ± SEM from

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triplicate measurements. (B) Andrographolide inhibits TNF-α-induced IL-8 via

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inhibition of NADPH oxidase/ROS/NF-κB and Src/MAPKs/AP-1signaling pathways

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in HCT116 colorectal cancer cells. (C) Secretion of IL-8 from cancer cells enhances

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the proliferation of endothelial cells to promote angiogenesis in the tumor

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microenvironment. Andrographolide inhibits the expression of tumor-derived IL-8,

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