Our current study demonstrated that the marine peroxy sesquiterpenoids isolated from the Okinawan soft coral sp. have an antitumor activity in human colon cancer cell (HCT) 116 colon cancer cells with their induction of apoptosis due to H₂O₂ production derived from the compounds. This study clarified that peroxy sesquiterpenoids ( and ) inhibited anti-apoptosis proteins, such as B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xL) and phosphoAkt (pAkt). In addition, the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf2), and phosphoNrf2 (pNrf2) proteins related to the cell survival regulation signal of Nrf2-ARE (antioxidant response element) were also suppressed in the presence of these compounds. While the cells treated with the compounds and trolox as an antioxidant expressed the inhibited proteins, such as HO-1, Nrf2, and Bcl-xL, it was suggested that the H₂O₂ involving free radical reactions derived from the molecule would be a trigger of apoptosis with the modulation of Nrf2-ARE signaling in the cells.
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