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Induction of apoptosis in the human Leukemic U937 cell line by Kaempferia parviflora Wall.ex.Baker extract and effects of paclitaxel and camptothecin.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20192599     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Kaempferia parviflora Wall.ex.Baker is a Thai medicinal herb that has high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Apoptotic effects of the herbal extract alone and in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs, paclitaxel and camptothecin, were here studied in the human promonocytic leukemic U937 cell line. K. parviflora extract suppressed cell proliferation and decreased cell viability in a dose- and time-dependent manner as assessed using the trypan blue exclusion assay. Staining of extract-treated cells with propidium iodide and examination under a fluorescence microscope showed condensed nuclei and apoptotic bodies. Mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MTP) decreased after treatment and the number of cells with decreased MTP also increased. Furthermore, activation of caspase-3 was found in herbal extract-treated cells. When the extract was combined with paclitaxel, an additive effect on U937 cell apoptosis was obtained, whereas camptothecin exerted an antagonistic effect.
Authors:
Ratana Banjerdpongchai; Yupa Chanwikruy; Viboon Rattanapanone; Bungorn Sripanidkulchai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1513-7368     ISO Abbreviation:  Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev.     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-02     Completed Date:  2010-09-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101130625     Medline TA:  Asian Pac J Cancer Prev     Country:  Thailand    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1137-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ratana@chiangmai.ac.th
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
Apoptosis / drug effects*,  physiology
Camptothecin / pharmacology*
Caspase 3 / metabolism
Cell Line, Tumor
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Paclitaxel / pharmacology*
Phytotherapy
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Rhizome
Statistics, Nonparametric
U937 Cells / drug effects*,  metabolism
Zingiberaceae*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; 0/Plant Extracts; 33069-62-4/Paclitaxel; 7689-03-4/Camptothecin; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3

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