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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Polyphenols in fruits, soybean, vegetables, herbs, roots and leaves act as bioactive components related with prevention of cancer, heart diseases and diabetes. We investigated the apoptotic effects of polyphenols from red wine on human colon cancer cells SNU-C4 using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) expressions of Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-3 genes, and Caspase-3 enzyme activity. Polyphenols (100 microg/ml) increased the apoptosis of SNU-C4 cells with apparent apoptotic characteristics including morphological changes of chromatin condensation and apoptotic body formation from DAPI staining and TUNEL assay. Compared with untreated control group, polyphenols (100 microg/ml) reduced the expression of Bcl-2 whereas those of Bax and Caspase-3 were increased. The Caspase-3 activity in the polyphenols treated group was significantly increased compared to those in control group (P<0.05). These results suggest that polyphenols have a strong potential for development as an anti-colon cancer agent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0278-6915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
898-902
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Apoptotic effect of red wine polyphenols on human colon cancer SNU-C4 cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obesity Management, Graduate School of Obesity Science, Dongduk Women's University, Seoul 136-714, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article