Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria are known to have antitumor activity, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Recently we showed that a cytoplasmic fraction - but not peptidoglycan - of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis (L.lac CF) had strong antiproliferative activity on SNU-1 human stomach adenocarcinoma cells. The present study investigated whether the antiproliferative activity of L.lac CF on SNU-1 is linked to the induction of apoptosis. Treatment of L.lac CF inhibited the proliferation of SNU-1 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Furthermore, treatment of the cells with 50 μg/ml and 100 μg/ml L.lac CF resulted in DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation, respectively. The results indicate that the inhibitory effect of L.lac CF on SNU-1 cell growth is mainly attributable to the induction of apoptosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 119-122 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | BioFactors |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Cytoplasmic fraction
- Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis
- SNU-1 human stomach adenocarcinoma cell line