摘要
Justicia procumbens is a traditional Taiwanese herbal remedy used to treat fever, pain, and cancer. Justicidin A, isolated from Justicia procumbens, has been reported to suppress in vitro growth of several tumor cell lines as well as hepatoma cells. In this study, justicidin A activated caspase-8 to increase tBid, disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm), and caused the release of cytochrome c and Smac/DIABLO in Hep 3B and Hep G2 cells. Justicidin A also reduced Bcl-xL and increased Bax and Bak in mitochondria. Caspase-8 inhibitor (Z-IETD) attenuated the justicidin A-induced disruption of Δψm. Growth of Hep 3B implanted in NOD-SCID mice was suppressed significantly by oral justicidin A (20 mg/kg/day). These results indicate that justicidin A-induced apoptosis in these cells proceeds via caspase-8 and is followed by mitochondrial disruption. Supplementary materials are available at http://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~a725/.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 3185-3191 |
頁數 | 7 |
期刊 | FEBS Letters |
卷 | 580 |
發行號 | 13 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 2006 5月 29 |
對外發佈 | 是 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 生物物理學
- 結構生物學
- 生物化學
- 分子生物學
- 遺傳學
- 細胞生物學