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Regulation of p53-, Bcl-2- and Caspase-dependent Signaling Pathway in Xanthorrhizol-induced Apoptosis of HepG2 Hepatoma Cells


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Tri Handayani, and Syed Alwi, Sharifah Sakinah and Nallappan, Meenakshii and Lope Pihie, Azimahtol Hawariah (2007) Regulation of p53-, Bcl-2- and Caspase-dependent Signaling Pathway in Xanthorrhizol-induced Apoptosis of HepG2 Hepatoma Cells. Anticancer Research, 27 (2). pp. 965-972. ISSN 0250-7005

Abstract

Xanthorrhizol is a sesquiterpenoid compound extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma xanthorrhiza. This study investigated the antiproliferative effect and the mechanism of action of xanthorrhizol on human hepatoma cells, HepG2, and the mode of cell death. An antiproliferative assay using methylene blue staining revealed that xanthorrhizol inhibited the proliferation of the HepG2 cells with a 50% inhibition of cell growth (IC50) value of 4.17±0.053 μg/ml. The antiproliferative activity of xanthorrhizol was due to apoptosis induced in the HepG2 cells and not necrosis, which was confirmed by the Tdt-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The xanthorrhizol-treated HepG2 cells showed typical apoptotic morphology such as DNA fragmentation, cell shrinkage and elongated lamellipodia. The apoptosis mediated by xanthorrhizol in the HepG2 cells was associated with the activation of tumor suppressor p53 and down-regulation of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein expression, but not Bax. The levels of Bcl-2 protein expression decreased 24-h after treatment with xanthorrhizol and remained lower than controls throughout the experiment, resulting in a shift in the Bax to Bcl-2 ratio thus favouring apoptosis. The processing of the initiator procaspase-9 was detected. Caspase-3 was also found to be activated, but not caspase-7. Xanthorrhizol exerts antiproliferative effects on HepG2 cells by inducing apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Publisher: International Institute of Anticancer Research (IIAR)
Keywords: Xanthorrhizol, Curcuma xanthorrhiza, antiproliferative effect, apoptosis, p53,Bcl-2
Depositing User: Najwani Amir Sariffudin
Date Deposited: 14 Jun 2010 08:06
Last Modified: 21 Jan 2016 01:44
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7266
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