ANTINEOPLASTIC EFFECT OF HALOCYNTHIAXANTHIN, A METABOLITE OF FUCOXANTHIN

被引:32
作者
NISHINO, H
TSUSHIMA, M
MATSUNO, T
TANAKA, Y
OKUZUMI, J
MURAKOSHI, M
SATOMI, Y
TAKAYASU, J
TOKUDA, H
NISHINO, A
IWASHIMA, A
机构
[1] KYOTO PHARMACEUT UNIV,DEPT NAT PROD RES,YAMASHINA KU,KYOTO 607,JAPAN
[2] KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIV MED,DEPT SURG 1,KYOTO 602,JAPAN
[3] KAGOSHIMA UNIV,FAC FISHERIES,KAGOSHIMA 890,JAPAN
关键词
ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; HALOCYNTHIAXANTHIN; NATURAL CAROTENOID;
D O I
10.1097/00001813-199210000-00008
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
We have reported that fucoxanthin, a natural carotenoid, inhibited the growth of human neuroblastoma GOTO cells. In the present study, we show that a metabolite of fucoxanthin, halocynthiaxanthin, which is isolated from sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi, has a more potent inhibitory effect. Halocynthiaxanthin (5 mug/ml) caused complete suppression of GOTO cell proliferation, whereas fucoxanthin reduced the growth rate by only 88.8% compared with the control, at day 2 after the drug treatment. Furthermore, halocynthiaxanthin also inhibited the growth of other human malignant tumor cells. Thus halocynthiaxanthin seems to be a promising anti-neoplastic agent.
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页码:493 / 497
页数:5
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