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Research advances on anticancer activities of matrine and its derivatives: An updated overview. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 161:205-238. [PMID: 30359819 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality, only overcome by cardiovascular diseases, and has caused more than 8.7 million deaths in 2015 all over the world. This figure is expected to rise to about 13.1 million by 2030. In order to prevent or cure this fatal illness, substantial efforts have been devoted to develop and discover new anticancer drugs with same or better antitumor activity but lesser toxicity. Matrine is an alkaloid isolated from Sophora flavescens Ait. For decades, matrine and its derivatives have been studied as antineoplastic agents which predominantly work by inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis of cancer cells. The mechanism responsible for the anticancer activity of matrine can be recognized via up-regulating or down-regulating expression of the cancer related molecules, eventually causing tumor cell death. This review summarizes research developments of matrine and its derivatives as anticancer agents. A few possible research directions, suggestions and clues for future work on the development of novel matrine-based anticancer agents with improved expected activities and lesser toxicity have also been provided.
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Liu C, Sun HN, Luo YH, Piao XJ, Wu DD, Meng LQ, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wang JR, Wang H, Xu WT, Li JQ, Liu Y, Wu YQ, Han YH, Shen GN, Jin MH, Zang YQ, Li JC, Fang NZ, Cui YD, Jin CH. Cryptotanshinone induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:115398-115412. [PMID: 29383168 PMCID: PMC5777780 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.23267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cryptotanshinone (CT), isolated from the plant Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, has been reported to have potential anticancer effects on human prostate and breast cancer cells. However, the mechanisms of action of CT on gastric cancer (GC) cells are not well understood. Here we investigated the antitumor effects of CT on GC cells and its possible molecular mechanism. We found CT suppressed viability of twelve GC cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. CT induced cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and mitochondrial apoptosis accompanying the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Pretreatment with ROS inhibitor N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) blocked CT-induced apoptosis. CT increased p-JNK and p-p38, and decreased p-ERK and p-STAT3 protein expression, these effects were prevented by NAC. Furthermore, a xenograft assay showed that CT significantly inhibited MKN-45 cell-induced tumor growth in vivo by increasing expression of pro-apoptotic proteins (p-JNK, p-38 and cleaved-caspase-3) and reducing expression of anti-apoptotic proteins (p-ERK and p-STAT3) without adverse effects on nude mice weight. In conclusion, CT induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in GC cells via ROS-mediated MAPK and AKT signaling pathways, and this CT may be a useful compound for the developing anticancer agents for GC.
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- Chang Liu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Daqing 163316, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Food Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Yanbian University, Gongyuan-jie, Yanji 133002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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Ki HH, Poudel B, Lee JH, Lee YM, Kim DK. In vitro and in vivo anti-cancer activity of dichloromethane fraction of Triticum aestivum sprouts. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 96:120-128. [PMID: 28972884 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.09.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Triticum aestivum sprouts (TA) contain significant amounts of chlorophyll, minerals, enzymes, and other functional entities. Furthermore, TA extracts have been shown to possess anti-obesity, anti-diabetic and hepatoprotective effects and are believed to help blood flow, digestion, and general detoxification of the body. In this study, the mechanism underlying the anti-cancer effects of a dichloromethane fraction of TA (TDF) was investigated in vitro and in vivo. In vitro study was done by examining cancer cells growth, morphological changes, cell cycles, expressions of death receptors and apoptosis-linked proteins in wide range of human cancer cell lines. To investigate the effect of TDF in vivo, C57BL/6 mice were injected with B16 melanoma cells and orally administered TDF. TDF markedly inhibited cancer cell growth and induced cellular morphological alterations, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and enhanced the expressions of death receptors (DR)-4, 5, and 6 in cell lines. In addition, TDF regulated the expressions mitochondrial apoptosis-linked proteins and induced caspase-dependent cell death. It also significantly enhanced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and JNK, but not p38, whereas inhibited the activation of NF-κB in cancer cells. In our mouse model, TDF significantly suppressed B16 melanoma growth, to an extent similar to cisplatin (reference control) and augmented immunomodulatory cytokines. In brief, this study presents the mechanism responsible for the anti-cancer effects of TDF in vitro and in vivo.
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- Hyeon-Hui Ki
- Department of Immunology and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Republic of Korea; Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Immunology and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Immunology and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Immunology and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54907, Republic of Korea.
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Xia X, Cole SPC, Cai T, Cai Y. Effect of traditional Chinese medicine components on multidrug resistance in tumors mediated by P-glycoprotein. Oncol Lett 2017; 13:3989-3996. [PMID: 28588693 PMCID: PMC5452909 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.5976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major cause of chemotherapy failure. It occurs when an organism is resistant to one type of drug, but also develops resistance to other drugs with different structures and targets. There is a high incidence of MDR in cancer chemotherapy, therefore, finding an effective and non-toxic MDR reversal agent is an important goal, particularly for P-glycoprotein-mediated MDR in cancer. Improvements continue to be made to the status and understanding of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), due to the advantages of low toxicity and relatively minor side effects. Therefore TCM is currently being used in the treatment of various types of diseases. In recent years, numerous components of TCM have been identified to be effective in reversing MDR by downregulating expression of the drug transporter membrane protein, recovering changes in enzymes involved in detoxification and metabolism and repairing the cell apoptosis pathway. The present study summarizes the anticancerous properties and MDR reversing components of traditional medicinal plants commonly used in the treatment of cancer.
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- Xi Xia
- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Oncology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Division of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110036, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Oncology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, P.R. China
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Li L, Xue T, Xu W, Zhou B. Effect of matrine combined with cisplatin on the expression of XIAP in human rhabdomyosarcoma RD cells. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:3793-3798. [PMID: 27895732 PMCID: PMC5104167 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.5150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The combined effects of matrine (Mat) and cisplatin on the survival and apoptosis of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) RD cells, as well as the possible mechanism of the synergistic effect of Mat and cisplatin were investigated in the present study. RMS RD cells were divided and treated as follows: control group, 5 mg/l cisplatin group, Mat groups (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g/l), and Mat (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g/l) combined with 5 mg/l cisplatin groups. An MTT assay and flow cytometry were applied to detect the survival and apoptotic rates, respectively, while RT-PCR was applied to detect the expression levels of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) mRNA in the RD cells of each group. The survival rates of RD cells in each experimental group were lower than in the control group, and the apoptotic rates were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). An increase in drug concentrations led to the cell proliferation inhibitory and apoptotic rates of the single Mat groups increasing as a function of dose (pairwise comparison among the groups, P<0.05), while the proliferation inhibitory and apoptotic rates of Mat combined with the cisplatin groups under different concentration were significantly higher than those of the single Mat and single cisplatin groups under the same concentration (P<0.01). The expression levels of XIAP mRNA in the RD cells of each experimental group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Additionally, the expression levels of XIAP mRNA in the group treated with Mat and cisplatin were significantly lower than those of the single cisplatin and single Mat groups (P<0.01). In conclusion, Mat and cisplatin are capable of inhibiting the proliferation of RD cells and inducing apoptosis by suppressing the XIAP mRNA expression levels.
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- Li Li
- Department of Pediatrics, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China; Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China; Department of Pediatrics, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China; Department of Pediatrics, XuZhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, P.R. China
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- Pediatric Hospital of The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, P.R. China
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- Pediatric Hospital of The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China; Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China; Department of Pediatrics, Xuzhou Clinical Medical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China; Department of Pediatrics, XuZhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, P.R. China
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Ma K, Huang MY, Guo YX, Hu GQ. Matrine-induced autophagy counteracts cell apoptosis via the ERK signaling pathway in osteosarcoma cells. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:1854-1860. [PMID: 27588132 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to observe whether autophagy was induced by matrine, and to investigate the role of autophagy in the antitumor effects of matrine on human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells and its underlying mechanism. MG-63 cells were cultured in vitro in matrine at a concentration of 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 g/l for 0, 24, 48 and 72 h. A MTT assay was used to evaluate the proliferation inhibition of MG-63 cells by matrine, and Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidum iodide (PI) staining flow cytometry was used to analyze the apoptotic rate. Alterations in cell morphology was assessed by PI and Hoechst 33258 cell staining. Matrine-induced autophagy in MG-63 cells was confirmed by green fluorescent protein-microtubule-associated protein 1-light chain 3 (LC3) b transfection and fluorescence microscopy, and cell viability was investigated by MTT assay following inhibition of autophagy by chloroquine (CQ) pretreatment. The expression level of apoptosis-associated proteins B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2-like protein 4 (Bax), autophagy-associated LC3II protein, and the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) was detected by western blotting. Cell proliferation was clearly inhibited by matrine in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Flow cytometry and Hoechst 33258/PI staining verified that matrine induced apoptosis in a time-dependent manner when cells were exposed to 1.1 g/l matrine; fluorescence microscopy demonstrated that green fluorescence puncta were enhanced with prolonged time of matrine incubation. Western blotting confirmed that the expression of pro-apoptosis-associated proteins Bax and LC3II, and phosphorylated-ERK were upregulated, and anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-2 was downregulated in a time-dependent manner following treatment with matrine. The cell viability of the matrine + CQ group was increased compared with the matrine group alone, which revealed that matrine treatment alone induced protective autophagy in MG-63 cells. In addiiton, expression of LC3II/LC3I decreased and the expression of BAX/Bcl-2 increased in the matrine + U0126 group compared with the matrine alone group. The present study demonstrated, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time that matrine induced protective autophagy via ERK activation in MG-63 cells, and matrine combined treatment with CQ or U0126 led to an increase in apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells.
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- Kun Ma
- Department of Pathology, Luoyang Orthopaedic-Traumatological Hospital, Henan Orthopaedic Hospital, Luoyang, Henan 471002, P.R. China; College of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475000, P.R. China
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- Department of Bone Tumour, Luoyang Orthopaedic-Traumatological Hospital, Henan Orthopaedic Hospital, Luoyang, Henan 471002, P.R. China
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- Department of Bone Tumour, Luoyang Orthopaedic-Traumatological Hospital, Henan Orthopaedic Hospital, Luoyang, Henan 471002, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475000, P.R. China
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Poudel B, Ki HH, Luyen BTT, Lee YM, Kim YH, Kim DK. Triticumoside induces apoptosis via caspase-dependent mitochondrial pathway and inhibits migration through downregulation of MMP2/9 in human lung cancer cells. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2016; 48:153-60. [PMID: 26758192 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmv124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the major cancer-related death worldwide with only 14% five-year survival rate. Triticumoside, a phenolic compound present in Triticum aestivum sprout extract, has been recognized to have antiobesity and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the effect of triticumoside on cancer cell proliferation and migration has not been studied. In order to elucidate whether triticumoside exhibits an anticancer effect, cells were incubated with different doses of triticumoside, and apoptosis was assessed by observing cell viability, cellular morphological changes, and annexin-V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide staining. Cell cycle analysis, western blotting, wound healing assay, and quantitative-polymerase chain reaction were also performed. Triticumoside exhibited marked cytotoxicity in the cells in dose- and time-dependent manner. Triticumoside caused morphological changes, including cellular rounding, nuclear condensation, and shrinkage. Likewise, triticumoside enhanced the sub-G1 proportion of cells. Additionally, triticumoside regulated expression of apoptosis-associated proteins, such as B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X, and procaspase-3/9. Triticumoside also inhibited migration of the cells through downregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 (MMP2/9). Collectively, these results suggest that triticumoside induces apoptosis through caspase-dependent mitochondrial pathway and suppresses migration via inhibition of MMP2/9 in NSCLC A549 cells.
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- Barun Poudel
- Department of Immunology and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Korea
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- Department of Immunology and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
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- Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 570-749, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea
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- Department of Immunology and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Korea
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Han Q, Fu Y, Tao L, Ye J, Wu L, Chen H, Chen L, Jiang X, Sun M. [Study on the effect and mechanism of HL-60 cell apoptosis induced by matrine combined with homoharringtonine]. ZHONGHUA XUE YE XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA XUEYEXUE ZAZHI 2016; 36:433-5. [PMID: 26031535 PMCID: PMC7342580 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2015.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Qiaoyan Han
- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jingjiang People's Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, China
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Ethylacetate extract from Tetrastigma hemsleyanum induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial caspase-dependent intrinsic pathway in HepG2 cells. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:865-76. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3579-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Wang W, You RL, Qin WJ, Hai LN, Fang MJ, Huang GH, Kang RX, Li MH, Qiao YF, Li JW, Li AP. Anti-tumor activities of active ingredients in Compound Kushen Injection. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2015; 36:676-9. [PMID: 25982630 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2015.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Kushen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) has a long history of use for the treatment of tumors, inflammation and other diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. Compound Kushen Injection (CKI) is a mixture of natural compounds extracted from Kushen and Baituling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae). The main principles of CKI are matrine (MT) and oxymatrine (OMT) that exhibit a variety of pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-viral, anti-fibrotic and cardiovascular protective effects. Recent evidence shows that these compounds also produce anti-cancer actions, such as inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, inducing cell cycle arrest, accelerating apoptosis, restraining angiogenesis, inducing cell differentiation, inhibiting cancer metastasis and invasion, reversing multidrug resistance, and preventing or reducing chemotherapy- and/or radiotherapy-induced toxicity when combined with chemotherapeutic drugs. In this review, we summarize recent progress in studying the anti-cancer activities of MT, OMT and CKI and their potential molecular targets, which provide clues and references for further study.
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Natural alkaloids: basic aspects, biological roles, and future perspectives. Chin J Nat Med 2015; 12:401-6. [PMID: 24969519 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(14)60063-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Natural products have gained popularity worldwide for promoting healthcare, as well as disease prevention. Alkaloids are important chemical compounds that serve as a rich reservoir for drug discovery. Several alkaloids isolated from natural herbs exhibit antiproliferation, antibacterial, antiviral, insecticidal, and antimetastatic effects on various types of cancers both in vitro and in vivo. This paper focuses on the naturally-derived alkaloids such as berberine, matrine, piperine, fritillarine, and rhynchophylline, etc., and summarizes the action mechanisms of these compounds. Based on the information in the literature that is summarized in this paper, the use of alkaloids as drugs is very promising, but more research and clinical trials are necessary before final recommendations on specific alkaloids can be made. Following this, it is hoped that as a result of this review, there will be a greater awareness of the excellent promise that natural alkaloids show for use in the therapy of diseases.
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Zhao P, Pan Z, Luo Y, Zhang L, Li X, Zhang G, Zhang Y, Cui R, Sun M, Zhang X. Alantolactone Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest on Lung Squamous Cancer SK-MES-1 Cells. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2015; 29:199-206. [PMID: 25597476 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Peng Zhao
- Department of Anesthesiology; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Department of Pathology; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery; The Second Hospital of Jilin University; Changchun Jilin 130041 China
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Induction of S phase arrest and apoptosis by ethyl acetate extract from Tetrastigma hemsleyanum in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:2541-50. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2869-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Yu J, Yang S, Wang X, Gan R. Matrine improved the function of heart failure in rats via inhibiting apoptosis and blocking β3‑adrenoreceptor/endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway. Mol Med Rep 2014; 10:3199-204. [PMID: 25322941 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Matrine, an alkaloid isolated from the traditional Chinese medicine Sophora flavescens AIT has exhibited a number of therapeutic effects on cardiovascular and liver diseases. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether matrine has a protective effect on heart failure in rats. Coronary artery ligation was used to induce a heart failure (CHF) model in rats. Four weeks following the procedure, the rats were treated with different doses of matrine for one month. Histopathological examination demonstrated that matrine treatment alleviated myocardial hypertrophy and cardiac fibrosis in failing hearts. Furthermore, matrine administration also inhibited the increase of plasma aspartate amino transferase, creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase levels in CHF rats. The rats with heart failure exhibited a significant reduction in ejection fraction and fractional shortening, as well as an increase in the left ventricular end systolic dimension, and matrine attenuated this decline in heart function. Further investigation demonstrated that matrine treatment also inhibited the upregulation of Bax and increase in the Bcl‑2 expression in the failing hearts. Furthermore, the upregulation of β3-adrenoreceptor (AR) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase proteins following heart failure were also attenuated by matrine. In conclusion, matrine had a preventive role in heart failure in rats at least in part by inhibiting myocardial apoptosis and the β3-AR pathway.
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- Jiangbo Yu
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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Oxymatrine Extracted from Sophora flavescens Inhibited Cell Growth and Induced Apoptosis in Human Osteosarcoma MG-63 Cells In Vitro. Cell Biochem Biophys 2014; 70:1439-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-0078-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fu L, Liu N, Han Y, Xie C, Li Q, Wang E. ADAM10 regulates proliferation, invasion, and chemoresistance of bladder cancer cells. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:9263-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2201-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liu Y, Xu Y, Ji W, Li X, Sun B, Gao Q, Su C. Anti-tumor activities of matrine and oxymatrine: literature review. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:5111-9. [PMID: 24526416 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-1680-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Matrine (MT) and oxymatrine (OMT), two kinds of alkaloid components found in the roots of Sophora species, have various pharmacological activities and are demonstrated to have anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-virus, anti-fibrotic, and cardiovascular protective effects. They are recently proved to have anti-cancer potentials, such as inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, inducing cell cycle arrest, accelerating apoptosis, restraining angiogenesis, inducing cell differentiation, inhibiting cancer metastasis and invasion, reversing multidrug resistance, and preventing or reducing chemotherapy- or radiotherapy-induced toxicity when combined with other chemotherapeutic drugs. In this review, we summarize the recent investigations regarding the anti-cancer activities and possible molecular targets of MT and OMT for cancer prevention and treatment in order to provide clues and references for further study.
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- Yan Liu
- Department of General Surgery, Wujiang No.1 People's Hospital, Suzhou, 215200, China
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