Selenium Polysaccharide SPMP-2a from Pleurotus geesteranus Alleviates H2O2-Induced Oxidative Damage in HaCaT Cells

Biomed Res Int. 2017:2017:4940384. doi: 10.1155/2017/4940384. Epub 2017 Feb 15.

Abstract

Selenium- (Se-) enriched polysaccharide SPMP-2a was extracted and purified from Pleurotus geesteranus. SPMP-2a is a white flocculent polysaccharide and soluble in water, with a molecular weight of 3.32 × 104 Da. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectral analysis indicated that it belongs to an acid Se polysaccharide with α-D-glucopyranoside bond. The effects of Se polysaccharide SPMP-2a in P. geesteranus against hydrogen peroxide- (H2O2-) induced oxidative damage in human keratinocytes (HaCaT) cells were evaluated further. Reduced cell viability and elevated apoptotic rates in H2O2-treated HaCaT cells were proven by MTT and flow cytometry assays. Hoechst 33342 staining revealed chromatin condensations in the nuclei of HaCaT cells. However, with the addition of SPMP-2a, cell viability improved, nuclear condensation declined, and cell apoptotic rates dropped significantly. Ultrastructural observation consistently revealed that treatments with SPMP-2a reduced the number of swollen and vacuolar mitochondria in the H2O2-treated cells compared with the controls. Furthermore, SPMP-2a increased the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities and reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) content. Western blot analysis showed that SPMP-2a treatment effectively increased B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) protein expression. Therefore, SPMP-2a could improve cellular antioxidant enzyme activities, reduce ROS levels, and increase Bcl-2 protein expression levels, thereby reducing cell apoptosis and protecting HaCaT cells from H2O2-induced oxidative damage.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Apoptosis
  • Catalase / metabolism
  • Cell Death
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry*
  • Molecular Weight
  • Organoselenium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Pleurotus / chemistry*
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / metabolism
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Selenium / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • BCL2 protein, human
  • Organoselenium Compounds
  • Polysaccharides
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Catalase
  • Superoxide Dismutase
  • Selenium