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Heme induces DNA damage and hyperproliferation of colonic epithelial cells via hydrogen peroxide produced by heme oxygenase: A possible mechanism of heme‐induced colon cancer
Author(s) -
Ishikawa Shinichi,
Tamaki Satoru,
Ohata Motoko,
Arihara Keizo,
Itoh Makoto
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
molecular nutrition and food research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.495
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1613-4133
pISSN - 1613-4125
DOI - 10.1002/mnfr.200900348
Subject(s) - hemin , heme , heme oxygenase , dna damage , catalase , comet assay , cell growth , chemistry , protoporphyrin ix , zinc protoporphyrin , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer research , biochemistry , biology , dna , oxidative stress , photodynamic therapy , enzyme , organic chemistry
Epidemiological and animal model studies have suggested that high intake of heme, present in red meat, is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not clear. This study aimed to investigate whether heme induces DNA damage and cell proliferation of colonic epithelial cells via hydrogen peroxide produced by heme oxygenase (HO). We examined the effects of zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP; a HO inhibitor) and catalase on DNA damage, cell proliferation, and IL‐8 production induced by the addition of hemin (1–10 μM) to human colonic epithelial Caco‐2 cells. DNA damage was determined with a comet assay, and cell proliferation was evaluated with 5‐bromo‐2′‐deoxyuridine incorporation assay. Both ZnPP and exogenous catalase inhibited the hemin‐induced DNA damage and cell hyperproliferation dose‐dependently. IL‐8 messenger RNA expression and IL‐8 production in the epithelial cells increased following the hemin treatment, but the production was inhibited by ZnPP and catalase. These results indicate that hemin has genotoxic and hyperproliferative effects on Caco‐2 cells by HO and hydrogen peroxide. The mechanism might explain why a high intake of heme is associated with increased risk of colon cancer.