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| العنوان: |
Reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosiscontributes to chemosensitization effect ofsaikosaponins on cisplatin-induced cytotoxicityin cancer cells. |
| المؤلفون: |
Qiong Wang, Xue-lian Zheng, Lan Yang, Fang Shi, Lin-bo Gao, Ying-jia Zhong, Hong Sun, Fan He, Yong Lin, Xia Wang |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research (17569966); 2010, Vol. 29, p159-166, 8p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MEDICAL research, CISPLATIN, ALKYLATING agents, ANTINEOPLASTIC agents, APOPTOSIS, CELL death, SMALL cell lung cancer, LACTATE dehydrogenase, WOMEN'S health, CERVICAL cancer |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Saikosaponin-a and -d, two naturally occurring compounds derived from Bupleurum radix, have been shown to exert anti-cancer activity in several cancer cell lines. However, the effect of combination of saikosaponins with chemotherapeutic drugs has never been addressed. Thus, we investigated whether these two saikosaponins have chemosensitization effect on cisplatin-induced cancer cell cytotoxicity. Methods: Two cervical cancer cell lines, HeLa and Siha, an ovarian cancer cell line, SKOV3, and a non-small cell lung cancer cell line, A549, were treated with saikosaponins or cisplatin individually or in combination. Cell death was quantitatively detected by the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) using a cytotoxicity detection kit. Cellular ROS was analyzed by flow cytometry. Apoptosis was evaluated by AO/EB staining, flow cytometry after Anexin V and PI staining, and Western blot for caspase activation. ROS scavengers and caspase inhibitor were used to determine the roles of ROS and apoptosis in the effects of saikosaponins on cisplatin-induced cell death. Results: Both saikosaponin-a and -d sensitized cancer cells to cisplatin-induced cell death in a dose-dependent manner, which was accompanied with induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. The dead cells showed typical apoptotic morphologies. Both early apoptotic and late apoptotic cells detected by flow cytometry were increased in saikosaponins and cisplatin cotreated cells, accompanied by activation of the caspase pathway. The pan-caspase inhibitor z-VAD and ROS scanvengers butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) dramatically suppressed the potentiated cytotoxicity achieved by combination of saikosaponin-a or -d and cisplatin. Conclusions: These results suggest that saikosaponins sensitize cancer cells to cisplatin through ROS-mediated apoptosis, and the combination of saikosaponins with cisplatin could be an effective therapeutic strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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