Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Curcumin Inhibits MHCC97H Liver Cancer Cells by Activating ROS/TLR-4/Caspase Signaling Pathway

  • Li, Pei-Min (Department of Radiology, Heping Hospital of Changzhi Medical College) ;
  • Li, Yu-Liang (Department of Interventional Therapy, The Second Hospital of Shandong University) ;
  • Liu, Bin (Department of Interventional Therapy, The Second Hospital of Shandong University) ;
  • Wang, Wu-Jie (Department of Interventional Therapy, The Second Hospital of Shandong University) ;
  • Wang, Yong-Zheng (Department of Interventional Therapy, The Second Hospital of Shandong University) ;
  • Li, Zheng (Department of Interventional Therapy, The Second Hospital of Shandong University)
  • Published : 2014.03.01
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Abstract

Curcumin can inhibit proliferation of liver cancer cells by inducing apoptosis, but the specific signaling pathways involved are not completely clear. Here, we report that curcumin inhibited proliferation of MHCC97H liver cancer cells by induction of apoptosis in a concentration dependent manner via stimulating intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Also, we showed that increased intracellular ROS formation activated the TLR-4/MyD-88 signaling pathway, resulting in activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3, which eventually led to apoptosis in MHCC97H cells. These results showed that as an prooxidant, curcumin exerts anti-cancer effects by inducing apoptosis via the TLR-4/MyD-88 signaling pathway.

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