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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2009.19.2.163

Apoptotic Effect of Rubia cordifolia Dichloromethane Extracts on Human Acute Jurkat T Cells  

Kim, Ji-Hye (Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Natural Science, Dong-eui University)
Lee, Jong-Hwan (Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Dong-eui University)
Kim, Young-Ho (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Kwang-Hyeon (Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Natural Science, Dong-eui University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.19, no.2, 2009 , pp. 163-168 More about this Journal
Abstract
To understand cytotoxic activity of Rubia cordifolia L. (Rubiaceae), which has been used as a traditional oriental medicine, the mechanism underlying cytotoxic effect of its extract on human acute Jurkat T cells was investigated. The methanol extract of roots (3 kg) of R. codifolia was evaporated, dissolved in water, and then extracted by dichloromethane. The substances in the chloroform extract showing the most cytotoxic activity were further purified by a series of preparative HPLC. The extracted active substance (65 mg) was designated as CCH1. When Jurkat T cells were treated with CCH1 at concentration ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 ${\mu}g$/ml, apoptotic phenomena of cells companying several subsequent biochemical reactions such as mitochondria cytochrome c release, activation of casapase-8, -9, and caspase- 3, degradation of PARP and DNA fragmentation occurred via mitochondria-dependent pathway. However, abrogation of apoptosis was observed in an ectopic expression of Bcl-xL, which is a suppressor for mitochondrial cytochrome c release. These results demonstrate that the cytotoxicity of CCH1 against Jurkat T cells is attributable to apoptosis mediated by mitochodria-dependent death-signaling regulated by Bcl-xL. In addition, the CCH1 is more potent to leukemia Jurkat T cell than to human peripheral blood monocyte cells (PBMC).
Keywords
Anticancer; apoptosis; cytotoxicity; Jurkat T cells; Rubia cordifolia;
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