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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.10.5905

Effects of Garlic Oil on Pancreatic Cancer Cells  

Lan, X.Y. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Sun, H.Y. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Liu, J.J. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Lin, Y. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Zhu, Z.Y. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Han, X. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Sun, X. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Li, X.R. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Zhang, H.C. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
Tang, Z.Y. (Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.14, no.10, 2013 , pp. 5905-5910 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: To investigate the preventive and therapeutic potential of garlic oil on human pancreatic carcinoma cells. Methods: The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was performed to study the effects of garlic oil on three human pancreatic cancer cell lines, AsPC-1, Mia PaCa-2 and PANC-1. Cell cycle progression and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry (FCM), staining with PI and annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)/propidium iodide (PI), respectively. Morphologic changes of pancreatic cancer cells were observed under transmission electron microscopy (TEM) after treatment with garlic oil at low inhibitory concentrations ($2.5{\mu}M$ and $10{\mu}M$) for 24 hours. Results: Proliferation of the AsPC-1, PANC-1, and Mia PaCa-2 cells was obviously inhibited in the first 24 hours with the MTT assay. The inhibition effect was more significant after 48 hours. When cells were exposed to garlic oil at higher concentrations, an early change of the apoptotic tendency was detected by FCM and TEM. Conclusion: Garlic oil could inhibit the proliferation of AsPC-1, PANC-1, and Mia PaCa-2 cells in this study. Moreover, due to programmed cell death, cell cycle arrest, or both, pro-apoptosis effects on AsPC-1 cells were induced by garlic oil in a dose and time dependent manner in vitro.
Keywords
Garlic oil; pancreatic carcinoma; AsPC-1 cells; proliferation; apoptosis;
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