The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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Mechanism of Apoptosis & Tumor Growth Inhibition of Agrimonia pilosa Ledebour(APL) in vitro and in vivo

선학초(짚신나물)에 의한 in vitro와 in vivo에서의 암세포사멸 기전 탐색

  • Choi, Soon-Ja (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Orinental Medicine, Kyung-won University) ;
  • Baik, Jong-Woo (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Orinental Medicine, Kyung-won University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Hyeong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Orinental Medicine, Kyung-won University) ;
  • Jun, Chan-Yong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Orinental Medicine, Kyung-won University) ;
  • Choi, You-Kyung (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Orinental Medicine, Kyung-won University) ;
  • Ko, Seung-Gyu (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Oriental medicine, Kyung-hee University)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this study was to experiment the antitumor activity of Agrimonia pilosa Ledebour (APL) in human stomach cancer (AGS) cell lines (in vitro) and male C57BL/6J mouse (in vivo). Methods : The effects of the ethanol extract from the plant on several transplantable rodent tumors were investigated in vitro by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxy phenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium, inner salt (MTS) assay. DNA content analysis and Western blot analysis. Agrimonia pilosa Ledebour (APL) was given to rats with Lewis Lung Carcinoma (LLC) cells. The experimental rats were divided into 3 groups in vivo. Saline was injected into the abdominal cavity in the first group, 50 mg/kg APL was injected into the abdominal cavity in the second group and 100 mg/kg was injected into the abdominal cavity in the third group. After that, we checked their tumor volume periodically. Results : At first, human gastric cancer (AGS) cell lines (in vitro) showed decreased cell viability, and increased $sub-G_1$ contents. When we experimented rat intestinal epithelial (RIE)l as same condition, this result didn't show. With this, compared to normal cells, Agrimonia pilosa Ledebour (APL) led selectively to the extinction of cells only in human gastric cancer. Moreover, we showed that the traditional herbal medicine APL induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in AGS cells. Next, APL inhibited the growth of LLC-bearing mouse tumor. However, we could not verify APL induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in LLC-bearing mouse tumor. Conclusions : The roots of Agrimonia pilosa Ledebour (APL) contain some antitumor constituents.

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