RESUMO
Cervical cancer is one of the leading malignant cancers that is the fourth prominent cause of malignancy-related mortality in women globally. There is a predominant validation to a beneficial target in Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in cervical carcinogenesis as they are very much deregulated in cancer. Previous studies reported Gigantol (GG) showed suppressive properties on the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway in other tumor cells, but no evidence is available regarding GG suppressing Wnt/ß-catenin signaling cervical tumor cells. Hence, the current research was planned to examine the suppressive effects of GG on HeLa cells and investigate the mechanism of action. HeLa cells were treated by GG in various doses and then appraising cell viability, oxidant/antioxidant levels, ∆Ñ°M status, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, apoptosis, and cell proliferation via Wnt/ß-catenin signaling. We observed that GG noticeably inhibits cell proliferation, increased ROS generation, lipid peroxidation, mitochondrial membrane depolarization (∆Ñ°M), and increased apoptotic morphological changes of nuclear fragmentation and condensation. Moreover, GG effectively enhances proapoptotic, decreased ∆Ñ°M and antioxidant amounts, and mitigated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling. Concisely, these findings proved that activating apoptosis and suppression of cell proliferation in GG treated HeLa cells was documented by the alleviation of Wnt/ß-catenin signaling. Therefore, this study suggested that GG might develop a therapeutic effect against cervical carcinogenesis.
