Click
here to close Hello! We notice that
you are using Internet Explorer, which is not supported by Echinobase
and may cause the site to display incorrectly. We suggest using a
current version of Chrome,
FireFox,
or Safari.
Oncol Rep
2020 Aug 01;442:469-476. doi: 10.3892/or.2020.7614.
Show Gene links
Show Anatomy links
Sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan inhibits osteosarcoma adhesion and migration by regulating cytoskeleton remodeling.
Zhang M
,
Chen L
,
Liu Y
,
Chen M
,
Zhang S
,
Kong D
.
???displayArticle.abstract???
Osteosarcoma (OS) has been demonstrated to be difficult to cure due to its potently malignant metastasis. Therefore, new therapeutic approaches blocking the metastatic potential of OS are urgently required to improve the outcomes for OS patients. In the present study, the anti‑metastatic capacity of sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) fucoidan (Cf‑Fuc) was evaluated on osteosarcoma cells by cell adhesion assay, Transwell assay and U2OS cell migration assay. The underlying mechanism on the dynamic remodeling of the cytoskeleton was also explored. The present data indicated that Cf‑Fuc could block the U2OS osteosarcoma cell adhesion to fibronectin and significantly inhibit U2OS cell migration. Cf‑Fuc greatly impaired the migration capacity of U2OS cells, and the migrated distance and velocity of Cf‑Fuc‑treated cells were markedly reduced. Also, Cf‑Fuc could impair the dynamic remodeling of the cytoskeleton possibly by suppressing the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase and paxillin, as well as the activation of the Rac1/PAK1/LIMK1/cofilin signaling axis. Collectively, the present findings provide a novel therapeutic potential of C. frondosa fucoidan for osteosarcoma metastasis.
Figure 1. Cytotoxic effect of Cf-Fuc on U2OS cells. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. *P<0.05 vs. the control group. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan.
Figure 2. Cf-Fuc inhibits U2OS cell adhesion. U2OS cells were seeded into 96-well plates pre-coated with fibronectin to assess adhesion at indicated time-points (0.5, 1, 2 and 4 h). The adherent cells were fixed and then stained with crystal violet. The dye was quantified using a microplate reader. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan.
Figure 3. Transwell assay. U2OS cells incubated with or without Cf-Fuc were placed in Transwell inserts. The migrated cells were then fixed and stained with crystal violet. Migrated cells were counted in five random fields. Representative images are presented and data are expressed as the mean ± SD. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 vs. the control group. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan.
Figure 4. Effect of Cf-Fuc on U2OS cell migration tracks demonstrated by wind-rose plots. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan.
Figure 5. Effect of Cf-Fuc on the velocity of U2OS cells. ***P<0.001 vs. the control group. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan.
Figure 6. Effect of Cf-Fuc on actin polymerization in U2OS cells. U2OS cells were seeded into 24-well plates pre-coated with fibronectin, and then treated with or without Cf-Fuc. F-actin was calculated by measuring the fluorescence of extracted rhodamine phalloidin with a fluorescence microplate reader. Bar graphs indicate the changes in F-actin content expressed as a relative fold change in the mean fluorescence intensity of the cells at time 0. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan.
Figure 7. Cf-Fuc inhibits the phosphorylation of FAK and paxillin. (A) U2OS cells were seeded into 6-well plates pre-coated with fibronectin and allowed to adhere for 4 h. The total and phosphorylated proteins were detected by western blotting. The blots for GAPDH demonstrated the equal loading. The quantitative analysis of (B) p-FAK/total FAK and (C) p-paxillin/total paxillin were determined by ImageJ software. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 vs. the control. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan.
Figure 8. Effect of Cf-Fuc on Rac1 activation in U2OS cells. (A) Rac1 activation assay. (B) Quantitative analysis of Rac1 activation. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. ***P<0.001 vs. the control group. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan; Rac1, Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1.
Figure 9. Cf-Fuc impacts the PAK1/LIMK1/cofilin signaling axis in U2OS cells. (A) The total and phosphorylated PAK1, LIMK1, and cofilin were determined by immunoblotting. The blots for GAPDH demonstrated the equal loading. (B) Quantitative analysis was determined by ImageJ. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 vs. the control group. Cf-Fuc, Cucumaria frondosa fucoidan; PAK1, p21-activated kinase 1; LIMK1, LIM domain kinase 1.
Attoub,
Frondoside A Enhances the Anti-Cancer Effects of Oxaliplatin and 5-Fluorouracil on Colon Cancer Cells.
2018, Pubmed,
Echinobase
Attoub,
Frondoside A Enhances the Anti-Cancer Effects of Oxaliplatin and 5-Fluorouracil on Colon Cancer Cells.
2018,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Benard,
Characterization of rac and cdc42 activation in chemoattractant-stimulated human neutrophils using a novel assay for active GTPases.
1999,
Pubmed
Cao,
Hypoxia-Induced WSB1 Promotes the Metastatic Potential of Osteosarcoma Cells.
2015,
Pubmed
Daw,
Recurrent osteosarcoma with a single pulmonary metastasis: a multi-institutional review.
2015,
Pubmed
DODGSON,
A note on the determination of the ester sulphate content of sulphated polysaccharides.
1962,
Pubmed
Gvozdenovic,
Targeting αvβ3 and αvβ5 integrins inhibits pulmonary metastasis in an intratibial xenograft osteosarcoma mouse model.
2016,
Pubmed
Hattinger,
Advances in emerging drugs for osteosarcoma.
2015,
Pubmed
Jain,
Estimating the carbohydrate content of various forms of tobacco by phenol-sulfuric acid method.
2017,
Pubmed
Janakiram,
Sea Cucumbers Metabolites as Potent Anti-Cancer Agents.
2015,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Kager,
Novel insights and therapeutic interventions for pediatric osteosarcoma.
2017,
Pubmed
Kansara,
Translational biology of osteosarcoma.
2014,
Pubmed
Kedrin,
Cell motility and cytoskeletal regulation in invasion and metastasis.
2007,
Pubmed
Khan,
Polysaccharides as potential anticancer agents-A review of their progress.
2019,
Pubmed
Khotimchenko,
Pharmacological Potential of Sea Cucumbers.
2018,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Kim,
Sea Cucumber (Stichopus japonicas) F2 Enhanced TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis via XIAP Ubiquitination and ER Stress in Colorectal Cancer Cells.
2019,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Lambrechts,
The actin cytoskeleton in normal and pathological cell motility.
2004,
Pubmed
Li,
A fucoidan from sea cucumber Pearsonothuria graeffei with well-repeated structure alleviates gut microbiota dysbiosis and metabolic syndromes in HFD-fed mice.
2018,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Liao,
Outcomes of surgery and/or combination chemotherapy for extraskeletal osteosarcoma: a single-center retrospective study from China.
2019,
Pubmed
Liu,
Involvement of α5 integrin in survivin-mediated osteosarcoma metastasis.
2016,
Pubmed
López-Colomé,
Paxillin: a crossroad in pathological cell migration.
2017,
Pubmed
Luthuli,
Therapeutic Effects of Fucoidan: A Review on Recent Studies.
2019,
Pubmed
Mansour,
Primary structure and anticoagulant activity of fucoidan from the sea cucumber Holothuria polii.
2019,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Mizuno,
Signaling mechanisms and functional roles of cofilin phosphorylation and dephosphorylation.
2013,
Pubmed
Mondol,
Sea Cucumber Glycosides: Chemical Structures, Producing Species and Important Biological Properties.
2017,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Ohashi,
LIM kinase has a dual role in regulating lamellipodium extension by decelerating the rate of actin retrograde flow and the rate of actin polymerization.
2011,
Pubmed
Otoukesh,
Novel molecular insights and new therapeutic strategies in osteosarcoma.
2018,
Pubmed
Panera,
Focal Adhesion Kinase: Insight into Molecular Roles and Functions in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
2017,
Pubmed
Ram Kumar,
Involvement and Clinical Aspects of MicroRNA in Osteosarcoma.
2016,
Pubmed
Rickel,
Molecular genetics of osteosarcoma.
2017,
Pubmed
Ryan,
Excitable actin dynamics in lamellipodial protrusion and retraction.
2012,
Pubmed
Senthilkumar,
Anticancer effects of fucoidan.
2014,
Pubmed
Shang,
Structural analysis and anticoagulant activities of three highly regular fucan sulfates as novel intrinsic factor Xase inhibitors.
2018,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Sudirman,
Effect of Fucoidan on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Transection and Medial Meniscectomy Induced Osteoarthritis in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats.
2018,
Pubmed
Surayot,
Effects of sulfated fucan from the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus on natural killer cell activation and cytotoxicity.
2018,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Teixeira,
Sulfated fucans and a sulfated galactan from sea urchins as potent inhibitors of selectin-dependent hematogenous metastasis.
2018,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Teng,
Fucoidan Suppresses Hypoxia-Induced Lymphangiogenesis and Lymphatic Metastasis in Mouse Hepatocarcinoma.
2015,
Pubmed
Thinh,
A novel sulfated fucan from Vietnamese sea cucumber Stichopus variegatus: Isolation, structure and anticancer activity in vitro.
2018,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
van Weelden,
Fucoidan Structure and Activity in Relation to Anti-Cancer Mechanisms.
2019,
Pubmed
Vos,
The role of pharmacogenetics in the treatment of osteosarcoma.
2016,
Pubmed
Wang,
Fucoidan from sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa exhibits anti-hyperglycemic effects in insulin resistant mice via activating the PI3K/PKB pathway and GLUT4.
2016,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Wang,
Anti-metastasis effect of fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls in mouse hepatocarcinoma Hca-F cells.
2014,
Pubmed
Wang,
Biological Activities of Fucoidan and the Factors Mediating Its Therapeutic Effects: A Review of Recent Studies.
2019,
Pubmed
Wang,
Fucoidan from sea cucumber may improve hepatic inflammatory response and insulin resistance in mice.
2016,
Pubmed
,
Echinobase
Yamaguchi,
Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in cancer cell migration and invasion.
2007,
Pubmed
Yao,
Hedgehog signalling in the tumourigenesis and metastasis of osteosarcoma, and its potential value in the clinical therapy of osteosarcoma.
2018,
Pubmed
Zhao,
Fucoidan Extracted from Undaria pinnatifida: Source for Nutraceuticals/Functional Foods.
2018,
Pubmed