A polysaccharide isolated from Agaricus blazei Murill inhibits sialyl Lewis X/E-selectin-mediated metastatic potential in HT-29 cells through down-regulating α-1,3-fucosyltransferase-VII (FucT-VII)

In this research, one low molecular weight polysaccharide (LMW-ABP) was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Agaricus blazei Murill. We reported that the effect of LMW-ABP on inhibiting the interaction between E-selectin and sialyl Lewis X (sLex) by flow cytometry and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technology. Different concentrations of LMW-ABP (5, 10, and 20 mg/L) could effectively dose-dependently inhibit adhesion of HT-29 cells to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in static conditions, as well as down-regulating the expression of both α-1,3-fucosyltransferase-VII (FucT-VII) and sLex in transcription or translation level, respectively. These results suggest that LMW-ABP could suppress the metastasizing capacity of cancer cells through interfering with the interaction between E-selectin and sLex. Thus based on these findings, LMW-ABP is expected to be having enormous potential for use in treatment for neoplasm metastasis.