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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2015.25.8.849

Anti-cancer Potentials of Rhus verniciflua Stokes, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica Nakai and Arsenium Sublimatum in Human Gastric Cancer AGS Cells  

Baek, Ilsung (Cheonbodang Korean Medicine Clinic)
Im, Lyeng-Hae (Cheonbodang Korean Medicine Clinic)
Park, Cheol (Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences and Human Ecology, Dongeui University)
Cho, Yung Hyun (Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Korean Medicine)
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Journal of Life Science / v.25, no.8, 2015 , pp. 849-860 More about this Journal
Abstract
The anti-cancer activities of Rhus verniciflua Stokes (GC), Ulmus davidiana var. japonica Nakai (UGP) and arsenium sublimatum (SS) extracts, which have been used Oriental medicine therapy for various diseases, were investigated. The treatment of GC, UGP and SS alone, and combined treatment with GC, UGP and SS did not affect the cell viability in the mouse normal cell lines (RAW 264.7 macrophages and C2C12 myoblasts). However, co-treatment with GC, UGP and SS markedly induces apoptosis in human gastric cancer AGS cells, but not in other various cancer cell lines (human lung cancer A549, colon cancer HCT116, liver cancer Hep3B and bladder T24 cells) as evidenced by formation of apoptotic bodies, chromatin condensation, and accumulation of annexin-V positive cells. Co-treatment with GC, UGP and SS effectively induced the expression levels of Fas and Fas ligand, and inhibited the levels IAP family proteins such as XIAP, cIAP-1 and survivin, and anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins compared with treatment with either agent alone. Combined treatment also significantly induced the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, which was associated with the activation of caspases (-3, -8, and -9) and degradation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. However, the cytotoxic effects induced by co-treatment with GC, UGP and SS were significantly attenuated by pan-caspases inhibitor, z-VAD-fmk, indicating an important role for caspases. These results indicated that the caspases were key regulators of apoptosis in response to co-treatment of GC, UGP and SS in human gastric cancer AGS cells and further studies will be needed to identify the active compounds.
Keywords
Arsenium sublimatum; apoptosis; caspases; Rhus verniciflua Stokes; Ulmus davidiana var. japonica Nakai;
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