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Tannic acid-stabilized gold nano-particles are superior to native tannic acid in inducing ROS-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis in colorectal carcinoma cells via the p53/AKT axis

Abstract

Gold nanoparticle formulated tannic acid (AuNP-TA) was synthesized, and its anticancer activity was compared to that of free tannic acid (TA). The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) was reduced by half when cell lines were treated with AuNP-TA as compared to IC50 values upon free TA treatment. Both showed better cytotoxic activity in HCT116 cell line as compared to MCF7 and HepG2. AuNP-TA induced death of HCT116 cells was associated with characteristic apoptotic changes. At the same treatment dose, AuNP-TA generated more ROS, caused a more extensive DNA damage and promoted higher expression of p53 and p21 than TA. Treatment with AuNP-TA regulated generation of p53 and ROS bi-directionally. Binding studies showed that TA lowered the expression of Akt, which inhibited the survival of colon cancer cells. Also, cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, enhanced expression of caspase-3/9, Bak, and Bax, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and enhanced level of cytosolic cytochrome c were observed in AuNP-TA treated HCT116 cells. Thus, AuNP-TA is more efficient than TA in inducing apoptotic cell death of HCT116 cells via the ROS/P53/Akt axis.

Graphical abstract: Tannic acid-stabilized gold nano-particles are superior to native tannic acid in inducing ROS-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis in colorectal carcinoma cells via the p53/AKT axis

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jan 2019
Accepted
22 Feb 2019
First published
11 Mar 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 8025-8038

Tannic acid-stabilized gold nano-particles are superior to native tannic acid in inducing ROS-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis in colorectal carcinoma cells via the p53/AKT axis

S. Nag, K. Manna and K. D. Saha, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 8025 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA00808J

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