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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2008.37.1.8

Inhibitory Effect of the Hexane Extract of Saussurea lappa on the Growth of LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cells  

Park, So-Young (Dept. of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Kim, Eun-Ji (Center for Efficacy Assessment and Development of Functional Foods and Drugs, Hallym University)
Lim, Do-Young (Dept. of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Kim, Jong-Sang (Dept. of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University)
Lim, Soon-Sung (Center for Efficacy Assessment and Development of Functional Foods and Drugs, Hallym University)
Shin, Hyun-Kyung (Dept. of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Hallym University)
Yoon Park, Jung-Han (Dept. of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Hallym University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.37, no.1, 2008 , pp. 8-15 More about this Journal
Abstract
Saussurea lappa (SL) has been used to reduce abdominal pain and tenesmus in traditional oriental medicine. SL and major compounds of SL, sesquiterpene lactones, have been suggested to possess various biological effects, including anti-tumor, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and cardiotonic activities. Recently, it has been reported that ethanol extracts from roots of SL have antiproliferative effects on gastric cancer cells. To explore the possibility that SL has chemopreventive effects on prostate cancer, we examined whether the hexane extract of SL (HESL) inhibits the growth of LNCaP human prostate cancer cells. Cells were incubated with various concentrations ($0{\sim}4$ mg/L) of HESL in DMEM/F12 containing 5% charcoal stripped fetal bovine serum. HESL substantially decreased viable cell numbers and induced apoptosis of LNCaP cells in dose-dependent manners. HESL increased the levels of cleaved caspase-8, -9, -7 and -3, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. HESL increased the levels of the pro-apoptotic Bak and truncated-Bid proteins whereas it had no effect on the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, or Mcl-1. The present results indicate that HESL inhibits the growth of human prostate cancer cells by inducing apoptosis, which involves the activation of the caspase cascades.
Keywords
Saussurea lappa; prostate cancer; apoptosis; Bcl-2 family proteins; caspase;
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