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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2015.25.3.307

Hepatoprotective and Anticancer Activities of Allomyrina dichotoma Larvae  

Lee, Ji-Eun (School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Jo, Da-Eun (School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Lee, An-Jung (School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Park, Hye-Kyung (School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Youn, Kumju (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dong-A University)
Yun, Eun-Young (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Hwang, Jae-Sam (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Jun, Mira (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dong-A University)
Kang, Byoung Heon (School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
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Journal of Life Science / v.25, no.3, 2015 , pp. 307-316 More about this Journal
Abstract
Beetle larvae have been used as a traditional medicine to treat various human liver diseases. To prove the liver protective function of Allomyrina dichotoma larvae (ADL), we induced liver damage by the intraperitoneal injection of a hepatotoxic reagent, diethylnitrosamine (DEN), to C3H/HeN male mice and orally administered freeze-dried ADL powder. ADL powder lessened DEN-induced hepatotoxicity considering the reduced signs of acute and chronic hepatotoxicities, such as the ALP level in the blood serum, TUNEL-positive hepatocytes, ductural reactions, steatotic hepatocytes, and collagen deposition of the Masson’s trichrome staining. In addition to hepatoprotection, the anti-cancer activity of ADL has been examined. The ADL powder was extracted with ethanol and then fractionated with hexane, ethyl acetate, and water by a solvent partition technique. The ethyl acetate fraction showed cytotoxicity to various cancer cells through induction of apoptosis and necrosis, as well as the perturbed metabolism of the cancer cell to trigger autophagy. Collectively, ADL contains bioactive substances that can protect hepatocytes from toxic chemicals and trigger cell death in cancer cells. Thus, further purification and analyses of ADL fractions could lead to the identification of novel bioactive compounds.
Keywords
Allomyrina dichotoma larvae; anticancer activity; hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatoprotection;
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