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16206047

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-5
pubmed:abstractText
The therapeutic goal in liver fibrosis is the reversal of fibrosis and the selective clearance by apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which play a central role in liver fibrogenesis. In this study, the apoptotic effect of wogonin, oroxylin A, 2',5,6',7-tetrahydroxyflavone, skullcapflavone I, and baicalein, isolated from the dried root of Scutellaria baicalensis, was investigated in activated rat HSCs, T-HSC/Cl-6 cells transformed with the Simian virus 40. Among the isolated compounds, skullcapflavone I (20 microM for 24 h) significantly induced apoptosis in activated rat HSCs while there was no change in the cell viability of hepatocytes. Skullcapflavone I increased caspase-3 and -9 activities accompanied by the proteolytic cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. Specific inhibitors of caspase-3 and caspase-9 prevented the apoptotic process induced by skullcapflavone I. From these results, skullcapflavone I from S. baicalensis selectively induced apoptosis in T-HSC/Cl-6 cells via caspase-3 and caspase-9 activation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0032-0943
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
885-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Skullcapflavone I from Scutellaria baicalensis induces apoptosis in activated rat hepatic stellate cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't