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Growth-Inhibiting Effect of Bufadienolides on Cultured Vascular Endothelial Cells

  • Lee, Duck-Yoon (Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Husbandry, Kon-Kuk University) ;
  • Yoon, Hwa-Joong (Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Husbandry, Kon-Kuk University)
  • Published : 1995.12.01
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Abstract

We found that bufalln, one of the prominent components of the bufadlenolides in the Chinese medicine chan'su, has the potent inhibitory effects on growth and proliferation of the cultured bovine aortlc endothelial (BAE) and human umbilical vein endothelial (HUVE) cells. All naturally-occuring bufadienolides used in this study inhibited the cell growth in a dose-dependent manner. Particularly, bufalin among the bufadienolides showed the strongest inhibitory activity for the cell growth. The order of growth inhibition by bufadienolides on BAE cells was as follows: bufalin > gamabufotalln > bufotalln > cinobufagin > cinobufotalin > resibufogenin. The $IC_50$ values (50% inhibition of cell growth) of bufalin as determined by XTT assay were the range of 1-10 nM in BAE and HUVE cells. Bufalin exhibited a higher sensitivity towards cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells than human umbilical vein endothelial cells.

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