PUBLICATION
Therapeutic Potential of Deflamin against Colorectal Cancer Development and Progression
- Authors
- Silva, S., Cavaco, A., Basso, B., Mota, J., Cruz-Duarte, R., Costa, M., Carvalho, L., Lima, A., Costa, L., Ferreira, R., Martins, M.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-221224-5
- Date
- 2022
- Source
- Cancers 14(24): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- MMP-2, MMP-9, colorectal cancer, deflamin
- MeSH Terms
- none
- PubMed
- 36551666 Full text @ Cancers
Citation
Silva, S., Cavaco, A., Basso, B., Mota, J., Cruz-Duarte, R., Costa, M., Carvalho, L., Lima, A., Costa, L., Ferreira, R., Martins, M. (2022) Therapeutic Potential of Deflamin against Colorectal Cancer Development and Progression. Cancers. 14(24):.
Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are proteolytic enzymes that play a crucial role in tumor microenvironment remodeling, contributing to inflammatory and angiogenic processes, and ultimately promoting tumor maintenance and progression. Several studies on bioactive polypeptides isolated from legumes have shown anti-migratory, anti-MMPs, and anti-tumor effects, potentially constituting novel strategies for both the prevention and progression of cancer. In this work, we investigated the anti-tumor role of deflamin, a protein oligomer isolated from white lupine seeds (Lupinus albus) reported to inhibit MMP-9 and cell migration in colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines. We found that deflamin exerts an inhibitory effect on tumor growth and metastasis formation, contributing to increased tumor apoptosis in the xenotransplanted zebrafish larvae model. Furthermore, deflamin resulted not only in a significant reduction in MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity but also in impaired cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro. Using the xenograft zebrafish model, we observed that deflamin inhibits collagen degradation and angiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment in vivo. Overall, our work reveals the potential of deflamin as an agent against CRC development and progression.
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