Title:Secretory Phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) Isozymes as Potential Targets in Tobacco Condensate-
induced Colon Damage
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Author(s): Sanjeev K. Sharma*, Subodh K. Yadav, Ujjawal Sharma, Pramod Avti, Satyavati Rana and Krishan L. Khanduja*
Affiliation:
- Department of Biophysics, Postgraduate of Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Department of Biophysics, Postgraduate of Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Keywords:
Cigarette smoke condensate, colon cancer cells, phospholipase A2 isozymes, reactive oxygen species (ROS), small-interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA), therapeutic target.
Abstract:
Aims: To find out the role of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) isozymes as potential targets in tobacco
condensate-induced colon damage.
Background: The effects of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) and the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation
of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and its isozymes in colon cells, which are still unclear and emerging, are studied.
Objectives: The study aimed to check the effect of CSC on cell viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) and superoxide.
Also, the effect of CSC on gene expression of different secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) was evaluated.
Moreover, the impact of inhibition of sPLA2 on various cell properties i.e. cell viability, cell proliferation, membrane
damage and free radicals’ generation is also studied.
Methods: CSC-induced changes were evaluated in cell viability by MTT assay, followed by the evaluation of membrane
modulation by flow cytometry, free radical generation by fluorescent dyes, PLA2 isoforms gene expression patterns
and their suppression by small interfering RNA (siRNA) studied in HCT-15 male and HT-29 female colon cells.
Results: Our results demonstrate that HCT-15 and HT-29 cells treated with CSC significantly reduced the cell viability
by 50% within 48 h and significantly enhanced the total reactive oxygen species (ROS) by 2 to 10-fold, and mitochondrial
ROS (mtROS) and superoxide radicals (SOR) by 2-fold each. Treatment with CSC significantly unregulated
secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) IID group and down-regulated IB and cytosolic phospholipase (cPLA2) IVA
groups in HCT-15 cells without affecting them in HT-29 cells. Silencing the sPLA2 IID group results in an increase in
cell viability and a decrease in ROS. Silencing the PLA2 IVA gene in the HCT-15 cells showed a reduced expression
which had no impact on the CSC-induced cell proliferation, membrane damage and free radicals (ROS, mtROS, and
SOR) generation.
Conclusion: Therefore, identifying cell-specific sPLA2 isozymes seems to play a key role in controlling the ROSinduced
damage by CSC and helps develop specific therapeutic strategies.