Issue 1, 2019

Diallyl disulphide suppresses the cannonical Wnt signaling pathway and reverses the fibronectin-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition of A549 lung cancer cells

Abstract

Globally, non-small cell lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality and about 40% of these cancers are detected in the metastatic stage. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role during malignant transformation, and the extracellular matrix component, fibronectin (FN), is a known inducer of invasion and metastasis. Diallyl disulphide (DADS), a bioactive component of garlic, exhibits a wide spectrum of biological activities including the inhibition of cancer cell migration and invasion. The present study was aimed at deciphering the effect of DADS on the regulation of FN-induced EMT in A549 lung cancer cells. DADS suppressed the FN-induced invasion and migration potential of A549 cells which may be attributed to the reduced activity of gelatinases. DADS suppressed the FN-aggravated EMT of A549 cells by the upregulation of the epithelial markers, E-cadherin and cytokeratin-18, and the downregulation of the mesenchymal markers, N-cadherin and vimentin, and the transcription factors, snail, slug and twist. DADS was effective in inhibiting the nuclear translocation of β-catenin and the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β and in suppressing the activity of dishevelled homolog 2 and T-cell-factor/lymphoid enhancer factor in FN-induced A549 cells. Cumulatively, this study indicated that DADS might be able to reverse FN-induced EMT in A549 cells via the suppression of Wnt signaling.

Graphical abstract: Diallyl disulphide suppresses the cannonical Wnt signaling pathway and reverses the fibronectin-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition of A549 lung cancer cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Feb 2018
Accepted
12 Nov 2018
First published
13 Nov 2018

Food Funct., 2019,10, 191-202

Diallyl disulphide suppresses the cannonical Wnt signaling pathway and reverses the fibronectin-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition of A549 lung cancer cells

B. Das and D. Sinha, Food Funct., 2019, 10, 191 DOI: 10.1039/C8FO00246K

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