Apoptotic and genomic effects of corilagin on SKOV3 ovarian cancer cell line

Rukset Attar,1 Zeynep Birsu Cincin,2 Elif Sinem Bireller,3 Bedia Cakmakoglu2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yeditepe University Hospital, 2Department of Molecular Medicine, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, 3Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, Istanbul, Turkey Abstract: Corilagin is a member of the tannin family and has been isolated from traditional Chinese medicinal plants, such as Phyllanthus spp. Corilagin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiatherogenic, and antihypertensive effects in various experimental models. In this research, we aimed to investigate for the first time whether corilagin had apoptotic and genomic effects in ovarian cancer treatment in the same study. The potential apoptotic of corilagin was investigated using a WST1 cell proliferation test, caspase 3, and mitochondrial membrane potential JC1 assays in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Genomic changes in expression levels against corilagin treatment were measured using an Illumina human HT-12V4 BeadChip microarray. Bioinformatic data analyses were performed using GenomeStudio and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software. The data of our study demonstrated that there were statistically significant time- and dose-dependent increases in caspase 3 enzymatic activity and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in line with decreases in cancer cell proliferation. According to gene-ontology analysis, we found that adherens junctions, antigen processing and presentation, and the phosphatidylinositol signaling system were the most statistically significant networks in response to corilagin treatment on SKOV3 cells, in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The apoptotic and genome-wide effects of corilagin on ovarian cancer cells were examined in detail for the first time in the literature. The results of our study suggest that corilagin might have the potential to be used as a new treatment option for epithelial ovarian cancer. Keywords: epithelial ovarian cancer, corilagin, apoptotic effects, gene ontolog

Are adipocytokines inflammatory or metabolic mediators in patients with inflammatory bowel disease?

Resul Kahraman,1 Turan Calhan,1 Abdurrahman Sahin,1 Kamil Ozdil,1 Zuhal Caliskan,1 Elif Sinem Bireller,2 Bedia Cakmakoglu3 1Department of Gastroenterology, Umraniye Education and Training Hospital, Health Sciences University, 2Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, 3Department of Molecular Medicine, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey Abstract: This study examined the adiponectin and leptin levels and insulin resistance (IR) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the associations between these factors and IBD characteristics. Fasting serum leptin, adiponectin, glucose, and insulin levels, as well as inflammatory parameters, were measured in 105 patients with IBD (49 patients with Crohn’s disease [CD], 56 patients with ulcerative colitis [UC]) and 98 healthy controls [HC]. IR was evaluated using the Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). Disease activity and severity in patients with UC were evaluated using the Truelove–Witts index, and patients with CD were evaluated using the Crohn’s Disease Activity Index. Serum adiponectin levels were found to be significantly lower in patients with CD and UC (p<0.001). Serum leptin levels were also found to be significantly higher in both the UC and CD groups (p<0.001). When HOMA-IR levels were compared, no significant difference was detected for either the CD or UC groups compared with the controls. In conclusion, it was shown that leptin levels increased and adiponectin levels decreased in patients with IBD, which is thought to be related to chronic inflammation. The effects of adipocytokines in patients with IBD with inflammatory and metabolic processes need to be investigated in further broader studies. Keywords: ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, insulin resistance, adiponectin, lepti