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ABSTRACT: Matrix-assisted catalytic printing (MACP) is developed as a low-cost and versatile printing method for the fabrication of multiscale metal conductors on a wide variety of plastic, elastomeric, and textile substrates. Highly conductive Cu interconnects (2.0 × 10(8) S/m) fabricated by MACP at room temperature display excellent flexibility, foldability, and stretchability.
Advanced Materials 05/2013; · 13.88 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Dual-elastomer tip arrays are developed as a simple and cost-effective approach to significantly improve the uniformity and precision of polymer pen lithography (PPL). Both experiment and mechanical simulation demonstrate that the hard-apex, soft-base tip structure of the dual-elastomer tip array leads to precise control of feature size and reduced variation among different tips over large areas through fine control of the tip deformation. The dual-elastomer tip array is believed to be readily applied to fabricate nano- and microstructures for fundamental study and applications such as bioassays, sensors, optical and electronic devices.
Small 07/2012; 8(17):2664-9. · 8.35 Impact Factor
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Yong Yang,
Xian-Jing Li,
Zhen Chen,
Xuan-Xuan Zhu,
Jing Wang,
Lin-Bo Zhang,
Lei Qiang,
Yan-Jun Ma,
Zhi-Yu Li,
Qing-Long Guo,
Qi-Dong You
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ABSTRACT: In response to ionizing irradiation and certain chemotherapeutic agents, dying tumor cells elicit a potent anticancer immune response. However, the potential effect of wogonin (5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone) on cancer immunogenicity has not been studied. Here we demonstrated for the first time that wogonin elicits a potent antitumor immunity effect by inducing the translocation of calreticulin (CRT) and Annexin A1 to cell plasma membrane as well as the release of high-mobility group protein 1 (HMGB1) and ATP. Signal pathways involved in this process were studied. We found that wogonin-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production causes an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, including the phosphorylation of PERK (PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase)/PKR (protein kinase R) and eIF2α (eukaryotic initiation factor 2α), which served as upstream signal for the activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT, inducing calreticulin (CRT)/Annexin A1 cell membrane translocation. P22/CHP, a Ca(2+)-binding protein, was associated with CRT and was required for CRT translocation to cell membrane. The releases of HMGB1 and ATP from wogonin treated MFC cells, alone or together with other possible factors, activated dendritic cells and induced cytokine releases. In vivo study confirmed that immunization with wogonin-pretreated tumor cells vaccination significantly inhibited homoplastic grafted gastric tumor growth in mice and a possible inflammatory response was involved. In conclusion, the activation of PI3K pathway elicited by ER stress induced CRT/Annexin A1 translocation ("eat me" signal) and HMGB1 release, mediating wogonin-induced immunity of tumor cell vaccine. This indicated that wogonin is a novel effective candidate of immunotherapy against gastric tumor.
PLoS ONE 01/2012; 7(12):e50811. · 4.09 Impact Factor
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Fei-Hong Chen,
Lin-Bo Zhang,
Lei Qiang,
Zhen Yang,
Tian Wu,
Mei-Juan Zou,
Lei Tao,
Qi-Dong You,
Zhi-Yu Li, Yong Yang,
Qing-Long Guo
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ABSTRACT: Previously, we demonstrated that LYG-202, a newly synthesized flavonoid with a piperazine substitution, exhibited obvious antitumor activity in vivo and in vitro. The exact mechanism of this new compound remains unclear. In the present study, we examined the effects of LYG-202 on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and the downstream signaling pathway in the apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG(2) cells. Pretreatment with NAC (N-acetylcysteine), a ROS production inhibitor, partly inhibited the apoptosis induced by LYG-202 via blocking the ROS generation. Further data revealed that LYG-202 induced ROS accumulation followed by a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), release of cytochrome c (Cyt c) and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) to cytosol, which induced apoptosis of the cells. Moreover, the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), the downstream effect of ROS accumulation including c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK, could be activated by LYG-202. Taken together, the generation of ROS might play an important role in LYG-202-induced mitochondrial apoptosis pathway, which provided further support for LYG-202 as a novel anticancer therapeutic candidate.
Cancer letters 10/2010; 296(1):96-105. · 4.86 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Wogonin, a naturally occurring flavonoid, has been shown to have tumor therapeutic potential both in vitro and in vivo. To better understand its anticancer mechanism, we examined the effect of wogonin on human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells. In this study, we observed that G1 phase arrest was involved in wogonin-induced growth inhibition in HeLa cells. Over a 24 h exposure of HeLa cells to 90 micromol x L(-1) wogonin, the promoters of G1-S transition, including cyclin D1/Cdk4 and pRb, decreased within 12 h and E2F-1 depleted in the nucleus at the same time. As the G1 phase arrest developed, p53 and the Cdk inhibitor p21Cip1 elevated both at protein and mRNA levels. Furthermore, the up-regulation of p21Cip1 induced by wogonin was dramatically inhibited by siRNA-mediated p53 gene silencing. Collectively, our data suggested that wogonin induced G1 phase arrest in HeLa cells by modulating several key G1 regulatory proteins, such as Cdk4 and cyclin D1, as well as up-regulation of a p53-mediated p21Cip1 expression. This mechanism of wogonin may play an important role in the killing of cancerous cells and offer a potential mechanism for its anticancer action in vivo.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 12/2009; 87(6):933-42. · 2.67 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Oroxylin A, a naturally occurring monoflavonoid extracted from Scutellariae radix, exhibits anticancer activity and induces apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells according to our previous data. In this study, we investigate whether p53 is involved in oroxylin A-triggered viability inhibition and apoptosis induction in cancer cells. In a panel of different cancer cell lines, more potent inhibitory effects of oroxylin A were observed in wtp53 cells than those in mtp53 or p53-null cells. Moreover, p53-siRNA-transfected HepG2 cells showed lower levels of apoptosis induced by oroxylin A than control-siRNA-transfected cells. Likewise, after oroxylin A treatment, p53-null K-562 cells displayed promoted apoptosis rate when transfected with wtp53 plasmid. Western blot and real-time RT-PCR assay revealed that oroxylin A markedly upregulated p53 protein expression in HepG2 and p53-overexpressing K-562 cells, but had no influence on p53 mRNA synthesis. Furthermore, after co-treatment with cycloheximide, oroxylin A still exerted a little effect on p53 expression. The negative regulator of p53, MDM2 protein was detected, and downregulated expression was observed. In the presence of MG132, an inhibitor of proteasome-mediated proteolysis, no change in p53 expression was obtained. Additionally, the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine could obviously abrogate p53 stabilization triggered by oroxylin A. Therefore, it is summarized that oroxylin A stabilized p53 expression and induced apoptosis at the posttranslational level via downregulating MDM2 expression and interfering MDM2-modulated proteasome-related p53 degradation. This indicated that oroxylin A could be served as a potential, novel agent candidate for cancer therapy.
Molecular Carcinogenesis 08/2009; 48(12):1159-69. · 3.16 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: It is reported that gambogic acid (GA), the main active compound of gamboge which is a dry resin extracted from Garcinia hanburyi tree, has potent antitumor activity both in vivo and in vitro. Activation of mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in cancer cells is one effective therapy for cancer treatment. In the present study, we focus on the effect of GA on induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and triggering the mitochondrial signaling pathway in human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells. The results indicated that GA induced ROS accumulation and collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential in SMMC-7721 cells in a concentration-dependent manner and subsequently induced that release of Cytochrome c and apoptosis-inducing factor from mitochondria to cytosol, which inhibited ATP generation and induced apoptosis in the cells. Moreover, GA elevated the phosphorylation of c-Jun-N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) and p38, which was the downstream effect of ROS accumulation. Furthermore, N-acetylcysteine, a ROS production inhibitor, partly reversed the activation of JNK and p38 and the induction of apoptosis in GA-treated cells. Collectively, our study demonstrated that accumulation of ROS played an important role in GA-induced mitochondrial signaling pathway, which provided further theoretical support for the application of GA as a promising anticancer agent.
Toxicology 07/2009; 260(1-3):60-7. · 3.68 Impact Factor
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Wei Liu,
Rong Mu,
Fei-Fei Nie, Yong Yang,
Jun Wang,
Qin-Sheng Dai,
Na Lu,
Qi Qi,
Jing-Jing Rong,
Rong Hu,
Xiao-Tang Wang,
Qi-Dong You,
Qing-Long Guo
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ABSTRACT: Oroxylin A is a flavonoid isolated from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. Our previous work demonstrated that the anti-tumor activity of oroxylin A was mainly attributed to its apoptosis inducing effect in cells. The present study explores the exact molecular mechanism of oroxylin A-induced apoptosis in tumor cells. We showed that oroxylin A-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells was achieved through mitochondrial pathway. We also investigated which mitochondrial channels, PTP or MAC or both, were involved in the permeabilization of the mitochondrial outer membrane after treatment with oroxylin A. The results showed that oroxylin A-induced apoptosis in a PTP-independent manner; therefore, we focused our attention on MAC. As Bax is an essential constituent of MAC in certain systems, we examined the activation, subcellular location, oligomeric structure of Bax in HepG2 cells treated with oroxylin A. Moreover, our results showed that overexpression of Bcl-2 inhibited oroxylin A-induced apoptosis. In summary, we have demonstrated that opening of MAC, but not PTP, played a key role in oroxylin A-induced activation of mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in HepG2 cells.
Cancer letters 06/2009; 284(2):198-207. · 4.86 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Because c-Src and iNOS are key regulatory enzymes in tumorigenesis, a new series of 4-heterocycle amine-3-quinolinecarbonitriles as potent dual inhibitors of both enzymes were designed, synthesized and evaluated as multiple targets agents in cancer therapy. All compounds were evaluated by two related enzyme inhibition assays and an anti-proliferation assay in vitro. The results showed that most compounds inhibited c-Src and iNOS well. The best compound 33 inhibited both enzymes with the IC50 values of 0.0484 micromol x L(-1) and 34.5 micromol x (-1), respectively. Some of the compounds also showed moderate anti-proliferation activities at 10 micromol x L(-1) against colon cancer HT-29 and liver cancer HepG2 cell lines.
Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica 04/2009; 44(3):288-95.
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Lei Qiang, Yong Yang,
Yan-Jun Ma,
Fei-Hong Chen,
Ling-Bo Zhang,
Wei Liu,
Qi Qi,
Na Lu,
Lei Tao,
Xiao-Tang Wang,
Qi-Dong You,
Qing-Long Guo
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ABSTRACT: To identify and compare the features of stem like cells in human glioblastoma cell lines U251, U87MG, A172 with primary cultured glioblastoma stem cells, the ratio of CD133+ cells, the ability of tumor sphere formation, and self-renewing capacity of U251, U87MG, A172 cells in serum free medium plus EGF, bFGF and B27 supplement were detected. The results suggested that there might be more cancer stem like cells in U251 cells compared with others. CD133+ cells enriched in SP cells and in U251 cells cultured with the serum free medium. They expressed the neural stem cell markers CD133 and Nestin, but lacked of neuronal and astrocyte marker MAP2, beta-III tubulin and GFAP. They could apparently generate both neurons and glial cells after serum retrieved in vitro. Gli1, Bmi1, Notch2 and PTEN were also found expressed highly in them. Moreover, CD133+ cells were more resistant to hypoxia, irradiations and some chemotherapeutics than CD133-cells. So we suggested that glioblastoma stem like cells were existed in CD133+ cells in U251 cell line with characteristics of self-renew and generation of an unlimited progeny of non-tumorigenic cells. Molecular and functional characterization of such a tumorigenic population may be exploited in the development of novel cancer therapeutic drugs.
Cancer letters 03/2009; 279(1):13-21. · 4.86 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Endostar is a novel recombinant human endostatin expressed and purified in Escherichia coli with the N-terminal modified. It has been shown that endostar inhibited the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) through the membrane surface receptor KDR/flt-1(VEGFR-2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2) by exerting anti-angiogenesis effects. But the molecular mechanism remained unclear.
The apoptotic effects induced by endostar in the serum-deprived situation were investigated by 4'-6-diaminidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining and the Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) binding assay. The mechanism of action was explored by Western blotting assay.
Endostar induced remarkable apoptosis in HUVECs. The expressions of apoptosis-related proteins showed that caspase-3 was activated, but caspase-8, a marker of the non-mitochondria-mediated apoptosis signal pathway, was not. Further investigation revealed that cellular Bcl-2 decreased in the endostar-treated groups, while the level of Bax was almost unchanged.
Endostar induces apoptotic effects in HUVECs through the activation of caspase-3 and a decrease of the Bcl-2 to Bax ratio.
Anticancer research 02/2009; 29(1):411-7. · 1.73 Impact Factor
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Yu Sun,
Na Lu,
Yun Ling,
Ying Gao,
Yan Chen,
Ling Wang,
Rong Hu,
Qi Qi,
Wei Liu, Yong Yang,
Qidong You,
Qinglong Guo
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ABSTRACT: Our previous study revealed that oroxylin A, a naturally occurring monoflavonoid isolated from Scutellariae radix, could inhibit the proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells through inducing the apoptosis in these cells. However, the molecular mechanism of its anticancer activity remains poorly understood and warrants further investigations. In this study, we examined the anti-invasive activities of oroxylin A in vitro. The results showed that oroxylin A suppressed MDA-MB-435 cell adhesion to the fibronectin-coated substrate in a concentration-dependent manner. It inhibited the wound healing migration of MDA-MB-435 cells and invasion of MDA-MB-435 cells through reconstituted extracellular matrix (matrigel). Zymography revealed that oroxylin A decreased the secretion of matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) and metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9). Oroxylin A also inhibited the expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in MDA-MB-435 cells. Additionally, oroxylin A exerted an inhibitory effect on the phosphorylation of extracellular regulated proteinkinases1/2 (ERK1/2). Collectively, these data provided a molecular basis for the antiinvasive effects of oroxylin A. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that oroxylin A had potential anti-metastatic effect in vitro and shed light on the investigation of oroxylin A on breast cancer metastasis in vivo.
European journal of pharmacology 01/2009; 603(1-3):22-8. · 2.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We reported previously that oroxylin A, a natural product isolated from Scutellariae Radix, was a potent apoptosis inducer of human hepatoma HepG2 cells. In this study, cell-cycle arrest of BGC-823 human gastric carcinoma cells caused by oroxylin A has been investigated. Based on our 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assay and flow cytometric analysis, treatment of BGC-823 cells with growth suppressive concentrations of oroxylin A caused an irreversible arrest in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Western blot analysis demonstrated that oroxylin A-induced cell-cycle arrest in BGC-823 cells was associated with a significant decrease in cdc2/p34, cyclin B1 and cyclin A expression. In addition, oroxylin A-treated cells decreased the expression of Cdk7, which was responsible for the low expression of M phase promoting factor (cyclin B1/Cdc2). The results suggested that oroxylin A induced G2/M phase cell-cycle arrest via inhibiting Cdk7-mediated expression of Cdc2/p34 in human gastric carcinoma BGC-823 cells.
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 12/2008; 60(11):1459-63. · 2.17 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The design of novel targeted or combination therapies may improve treatment options for gastric cancer. In this study, we determined the inhibitory effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) combined with gambogic acid (GA) on BGC-823 human gastric carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo and investigated the underlying mechanisms. 5-FU combined with GA inhibited the viability of BGC-823 human gastric cells in a concentration-dependent manner. The pro-apoptotic activity of the two-drug combination was much stronger than single. Furthermore, the results showed GA could regulate the metabolic enzymes of 5-FU. GA decreased the mRNA levels of thymidine synthetase (TS) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), while increased the mRNA level of orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (OPRT). Moreover, combined treatment caused significantly growth inhibition of human tumor xenografts in vivo. Taken together, our data showed that GA attenuated 5-FU-induced apoptosis by modulating metabolic enzymes of 5-FU and the antigastric cancer effect of two drugs combination was much stronger than that of GA or 5-FU alone.
Toxicology 12/2008; 256(1-2):135-40. · 3.68 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Gambogic acid (GA) has been known to have antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we investigated the anti-invasive effects of GA in MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells. The results indicated that GA significantly inhibited the adhesion, migration, and invasion of the cells in vitro tested by the heterotypic adhesion assay, wound migration assay, and chamber invasion assay. Results of Western blotting and immunocytochemistry analysis showed that GA could suppress the expressions of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and 9 (MMP-9) in MDA-MB-231 cells. Furthermore, gelatin zymography revealed that GA decreased the activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9. Additionally, GA exerted an inhibitory effect on the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and JNK, while it had no effect on p38. Taken together, our results demonstrated the anti-invasive property of GA for the first time and indicated it could serve as a promising drug for the treatment of cancer metastasis.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 11/2008; 86(5):386-95. · 2.67 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Wogonin, one active ingredient extract from the radix of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, is known to possess a broad spectrum of pharmacological, medicinal and therapeutic properties, especially the anticancer activity studied recently. However, no extensive safety studies have been conducted to date. In this paper, the acute and sub-chronic toxicity of the agent were determined using albino mice and Sprague-Dawley rats as animal models. Histopathological examination and viscera parameter investigation were also carried out after autopsy. The LD(50) of wogonin administered by the intravenous injection was 286.15 mg/kg and the 95% confidence limit was 278.27-295.26 mg/kg. A long period of treatment with a high dose of wogonin (120 mg/kg) could induce heart injury in rats. These results provide a foundation for the further clinical investigation of this promising anticancer agent.
Phytotherapy Research 11/2008; 23(3):417-22. · 2.09 Impact Factor
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Hongyan Gu,
Xiaotang Wang,
Shuyun Rao,
Jia Wang,
Jie Zhao,
Fang Li Ren,
Rong Mu, Yong Yang,
Qi Qi,
Wei Liu,
Na Lu,
Hua Ling,
Qidong You,
Qinglong Guo
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ABSTRACT: Gambogic acid (GA) is a natural product with potent apoptotic activity. Here, we showed that GA broadly inhibited the growth of cancer cells that expressed wild-type p53 as determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazol-iumbromide assay, (3)H-thymidine incorporation analysis, and an in vivo mouse xenograft model. GA induced massive cell apoptosis as judged by Annexin V and propidium iodide dual-staining experiments. Furthermore, we found that GA partially induced cancer cell growth inhibition in a p53-dependent manner because cell survival could be restored after endogenous p53 was attenuated by p53 transcriptional repressor pifithrin-alpha or p53 small interfering RNA. Interestingly, GA had no influence on p53 mRNA synthesis but dramatically enhanced its protein expression. This unique observation could be accounted for by the down-regulation of mdm2 at both mRNA and protein levels. It is concluded that GA enhances p53 protein level through inhibition of mdm2 expression and thereby hampers p53 harboring tumor growth.
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 11/2008; 7(10):3298-305. · 5.23 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Cancer cell invasion is one of the crucial events in local spreading, growth, and metastasis of tumors. The present study investigated the antiinvasive and antimetastatic action of gambogic acid (GA) in MDA-MB-435 human breast carcinoma cells. GA caused a concentration-dependent suppression of cell invasion through Matrigel and significantly inhibited lung metastases of the cells transplanted in vivo. The potent effects of GA have been attributed to its ability to reduce the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) 2 and 9 in vitro and in vivo both at the protein and mRNA levels, which were associated with protein kinase C (PKC) signaling pathway as supported by the diminished antiinvasive effect of GA in the presence of specific activator of the pathway. Collectively, our data demonstrated that GA exhibited antiinvasion properties on highly invasive cancer cells via PKC mediated MMP-2/9 expression inhibition. This indicated that GA can be served as a potential novel therapeutic candidate for the treatment of cancer metastasis.
Journal of Molecular Medicine 10/2008; 86(12):1367-77. · 4.67 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Gambogic acid (GA), an ingredient isolated from Garcinia hanburyi, has potent anticancer activity both in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we examined the effects of GA on intracellular microtubules and reconstituted microtubules in vitro. Immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that 2.5 muM GA caused microtubule cytoskeleton disruption and microtubule depolymerization in human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells, thereby reducing the amount of polymer form of tubulin and increasing the amount of monomer form of tubulin. We further confirmed that GA could depolymerize microtubule associated protein (MAP)-free microtubules and MAP-rich microtubules in vitro. Thus we suggested that GA-induced G2/M phase cell cycle arrest may be attributed to its depolymerization of microtubules. We also revealed that phosphorylation levels of p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase-1 (JNK-1) were increased markedly by GA, resulting in apoptosis of MCF-7 cells. Taken together, our results suggested that GA depolymerized microtubules and elevated the phosphorylation levels of JNK1 and p38, which caused G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in MCF-7 cells.
Life Sciences 08/2008; 83(3-4):103-9. · 2.53 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Wogonin, a natural monoflavonoid, has been shown to have tumor therapeutic potential in vitro and in vivo. Recently many studies have focused on the induction of apoptosis of tumor cells by wogonin. In this study, we found that wogonin could induce differentiation and G1 phase arrest of human U-937 leukemia cells. The growth of U-937 cells incubated with wogonin was inhibited in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. After treatment with wogonin, U-937 cells exhibited the characteristics of mature granulocytes, such as increased cytoplasmic-to-nuclear ratio, enhanced prominence of cytoplasmic granules, membrane ruffling, a higher NBT-reducing ability, and an increased expression of CD11b. Moreover, wogonin could induce G1 phase arrest and influenced the expression of associated proteins. For example, the expression of phorsphorylated protein kinase C (PKC) delta, p21 increased, while that of cyclin D1/cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4, p-Rb decreased. The upregulation of p21 could be reversed by rottlerin, an inhibitor of PKCdelta. Taken together, wogonin induced U-937 cells to undergo granulocytic differentiation and G1 phase arrest via PKCdelta phosphorylation-induced upregulation of p21 proteins.
European Journal of Pharmacology 07/2008; 591(1-3):7-12. · 2.52 Impact Factor