In Vitro and In Vivo Antitumor Effects of n-Butanol Extracts of Pterocephalus hookeri on Hep3B Cancer Cell
Joint Authors
Guo, Chenxu
Wu, Yingchun
Zhu, Yuanzhang
Wang, Yanchun
Tian, Lili
Lu, Yi
Han, Cong
Zhu, Guofu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pterocephalus hookeri is a widely applied Tibetan medicinal prescription for treatment of diseases such as flu, rheumatoid arthritis, and enteritis in China.
It has been reported that Pterocephalus hookeri has anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions.
However, the antitumor activity of Pterocephalus hookeri remains unknown.
In the present study, we demonstrate that n-butanol extracts of Pterocephalus hookeri (YSC-ZDC) has a strong antitumor activity against hepatoma carcinoma cell in vitro and in vivo.
YSC-ZDC inhibited proliferation of all cancer cell lines and significantly inhibited Hep3B cells proliferation in a dose- and time-dependant manner.
Transmission electron microscopy, hoechst 33258 staining, and flow cytometry analysis revealed that YSC-ZDC induced apoptosis in Hep3B cells.
YSC-ZDC treatment dramatically inhibited PDK1 and Akt phosphorylation in Hep3B cells.
Moreover, YSC-ZDC increased Bax expression and inhibited Bcl-2 expression.
In addition, YSC-ZDC inhibited growth hepatoma xenografts in vivo with no effect on body weight and spleen index.
Consistent with results in vitro, YSC-ZDC increased Bax expression and inhibited Bcl-2 expression in tumor tissue.
Taken together, this study shows YSC-ZDC with an antitumor activity both in vitro and in vivo.
Its mechanism underlying is related to blocking of the Akt pathway and regulation of Bcl-2 family proteins expression.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Guo, Chenxu& Wu, Yingchun& Zhu, Yuanzhang& Wang, Yanchun& Tian, Lili& Lu, Yi…[et al.]. 2015. In Vitro and In Vivo Antitumor Effects of n-Butanol Extracts of Pterocephalus hookeri on Hep3B Cancer Cell. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061190
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Guo, Chenxu…[et al.]. In Vitro and In Vivo Antitumor Effects of n-Butanol Extracts of Pterocephalus hookeri on Hep3B Cancer Cell. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061190
American Medical Association (AMA)
Guo, Chenxu& Wu, Yingchun& Zhu, Yuanzhang& Wang, Yanchun& Tian, Lili& Lu, Yi…[et al.]. In Vitro and In Vivo Antitumor Effects of n-Butanol Extracts of Pterocephalus hookeri on Hep3B Cancer Cell. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061190
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061190