Apoptosis of a human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line, PLA-801, induced by acutiaporberine, a novel bisalkaloid derived from Thalictrum acutifolium (Hand.-Mazz.) Boivin

被引:29
作者
Chen, Q
Peng, WL
Xu, AL [1 ]
机构
[1] Zhongshan Univ, Sch Life Sci, Dept Biochem, Guangzhou 510275, Peoples R China
[2] Zhongshan Univ, Sch Life Sci, Ctr Biopharmaceut Res, Guangzhou 510275, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
acutiaporberine; apoptosis; NSCLC; antitumor drug; Thalictrum acutifolium; TCM;
D O I
10.1016/S0006-2952(02)00871-7
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Acutiaporberine is a novel other-linked bisalkaloid isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Thalictrum acutifolium (Hand.-Mazz.) Boivin (TAB). The present study demonstrates for the first time, by means of nuclear staining, DNA agarose gel electrophoresis, and flow cytometry, that acutiaporberine induces apoptosis in PLA-801 cells, a cultured human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line. An immunohistochemical assay and western immunoblot analysis showed down-regulation of the bcl-2 gene and up-regulation of the bax and c-myc genes in the acutiaporberine-treated cells. The observations also indicate that acutiaporberine induces apoptosis of PLA-801 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. These results suggest that acutiaporberine may be a potential, natural apoptosis-inducing agent for NSCLC. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:1389 / 1396
页数:8
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