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Isoangustone A present in hexane/ethanol extract of Glycyrrhiza uralensis induces apoptosis in DU145 human prostate cancer cells via the activation of DR4 and intrinsic apoptosis pathway.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20229524     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (licorice) is one of the most frequently prescribed ingredients in Oriental medicine, and licorice extract has been shown to exert anti-carcinogenic effects. However, its use as a cancer chemopreventive agent is rather limited, due to the fact that its principal component, glycyrrhizin, is known to induce hypertension. This study determined the effects of a hexane/ethanol extract of G. uralensis (HEGU), which contains undetectable amounts of glycyrrhizin, on the apoptosis of androgen-insensitive DU145 cells. HEGU induced apoptosis and increased the levels of cleaved caspase-9, caspase-7, caspase-3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). HEGU also induced mitochondrial membrane depolarization and cytochrome c release to the cytosol. HEGU increased the levels of Fas, death receptor 4 (DR4), cleaved caspase-8, Mcl-1S, and truncated Bid proteins. A caspase-8 inhibitor suppressed HEGU-induced apoptosis. An active fraction of HEGU was separated via column chromatography and the structure of the active compound isoangustone A was identified via 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR. Isoangustone A increased apoptotic cells, the cleavage of PARP and caspases, and the levels of DR4 and Mcl-1S. Transfection with DR4 small interfering RNA attenuated HEGU- and isoangustone A-induced apoptosis. These results demonstrate that the activation of DR4 contributes to HEGU- and isoangustone A-induced apoptosis of DU145 cells.
Authors:
Mi Ra Seon; Soon Sung Lim; Hyun Ju Choi; So Young Park; Han Jin Cho; Jin-Kyu Kim; Jongdai Kim; Dae Young Kwon; Jung Han Yoon Park
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular nutrition & food research     Volume:  54     ISSN:  1613-4133     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol Nutr Food Res     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-08     Completed Date:  2011-01-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101231818     Medline TA:  Mol Nutr Food Res     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1329-39     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry,  isolation & purification,  pharmacology*
Apoptosis / drug effects*
Caspases / antagonists & inhibitors,  metabolism
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Survival / drug effects
Glycyrrhiza uralensis / chemistry*
Humans
Isoflavones / chemistry,  isolation & purification,  pharmacology*
Male
Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial / drug effects
Mitochondria / drug effects,  enzymology
Molecular Structure
Permeability / drug effects
Plant Extracts / chemistry,  pharmacology*
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / metabolism
Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / metabolism
RNA, Small Interfering
Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / genetics,  metabolism*
Signal Transduction / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; 0/Isoflavones; 0/Plant Extracts; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; 0/RNA, Small Interfering; 0/Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; 0/TNFRSF10A protein, human; 0/isoangustone A; 0/myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 protein; EC 2.4.2.30/Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspases

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