Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiation

Sodium butyrate (NaBu) is a class I histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) that can impede the proliferation of transformed cells. Although some HDACi downregulate the expression of the stem cell factor receptor (KIT/CD117), the effect of NaBu on KIT expression and human mast cell proliferation requi...

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Main Authors: Clayton A. MacDonald, Hui Qian, Priyanka Pundir, Marianna Kulka
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/falgy.2023.1109717/full
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author Clayton A. MacDonald
Hui Qian
Priyanka Pundir
Marianna Kulka
Marianna Kulka
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Priyanka Pundir
Marianna Kulka
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description Sodium butyrate (NaBu) is a class I histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) that can impede the proliferation of transformed cells. Although some HDACi downregulate the expression of the stem cell factor receptor (KIT/CD117), the effect of NaBu on KIT expression and human mast cell proliferation requires further elucidation. In this study, we examined the effects of NaBu on three transformed human mast cell lines, HMC-1.1, HMC-1.2 and LAD2. NaBu (100 µM) inhibited the proliferation and metabolic activity of all three cell lines without significantly affecting their viability, suggesting that although the cells had ceased to divide, they were not yet undergoing apoptosis. Cell cycle analysis using the cell-permeant dye, propidium iodide, indicated that NaBu significantly blocked the cell cycle progression of HMC-1.1 and HMC-1.2 from G1 to G2/M phases. Furthermore, NaBu downregulated the expression of C-KIT mRNA and KIT protein expression in all three cell lines, but this effect was most significant in the HMC-1.1 and HMC-1.2, both of which harbour activating mutations in KIT, which proliferate more rapidly than LAD2. These data support earlier observations showing that human mast cell lines are sensitive to histone deacetylase inhibition. However, our data presents the novel observation that inhibition of cell proliferation by NaBu was not associated with a loss in cell viability but rather an arrest of the cell cycle. Higher concentrations of NaBu led to modest increases in histamine content, tryptase expression, and granularity. In conclusion, NaBu treatment of human mast cell lines led to a modest enhancement of the hallmarks of mature mast cells.
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spelling doaj.art-b45422f55dc1464fb78f9aee76251d082023-03-10T05:38:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Allergy2673-61012023-03-01410.3389/falgy.2023.11097171109717Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiationClayton A. MacDonald0Hui Qian1Priyanka Pundir2Marianna Kulka3Marianna Kulka4Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, CanadaNanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, CanadaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CanadaNanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaSodium butyrate (NaBu) is a class I histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) that can impede the proliferation of transformed cells. Although some HDACi downregulate the expression of the stem cell factor receptor (KIT/CD117), the effect of NaBu on KIT expression and human mast cell proliferation requires further elucidation. In this study, we examined the effects of NaBu on three transformed human mast cell lines, HMC-1.1, HMC-1.2 and LAD2. NaBu (100 µM) inhibited the proliferation and metabolic activity of all three cell lines without significantly affecting their viability, suggesting that although the cells had ceased to divide, they were not yet undergoing apoptosis. Cell cycle analysis using the cell-permeant dye, propidium iodide, indicated that NaBu significantly blocked the cell cycle progression of HMC-1.1 and HMC-1.2 from G1 to G2/M phases. Furthermore, NaBu downregulated the expression of C-KIT mRNA and KIT protein expression in all three cell lines, but this effect was most significant in the HMC-1.1 and HMC-1.2, both of which harbour activating mutations in KIT, which proliferate more rapidly than LAD2. These data support earlier observations showing that human mast cell lines are sensitive to histone deacetylase inhibition. However, our data presents the novel observation that inhibition of cell proliferation by NaBu was not associated with a loss in cell viability but rather an arrest of the cell cycle. Higher concentrations of NaBu led to modest increases in histamine content, tryptase expression, and granularity. In conclusion, NaBu treatment of human mast cell lines led to a modest enhancement of the hallmarks of mature mast cells.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/falgy.2023.1109717/fullKIThistone deacetylase inhibitorscell cycleproliferationviability
spellingShingle Clayton A. MacDonald
Hui Qian
Priyanka Pundir
Marianna Kulka
Marianna Kulka
Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiation
Frontiers in Allergy
KIT
histone deacetylase inhibitors
cell cycle
proliferation
viability
title Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiation
title_full Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiation
title_fullStr Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiation
title_full_unstemmed Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiation
title_short Sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation, downregulates expression of KIT and promotes differentiation
title_sort sodium butyrate supresses malignant human mast cell proliferation downregulates expression of kit and promotes differentiation
topic KIT
histone deacetylase inhibitors
cell cycle
proliferation
viability
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/falgy.2023.1109717/full
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