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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
Ginsenosides are the main bioactive components in American ginseng, a commonly used herb. In this study, we showed that the ginsenoside Rh2 exhibited significantly more potent cell death activity than the ginsenoside Rg3 in HCT116 and SW480 colorectal cancer cells. Cell death induced by Rh2 is mediated in part by the caspase-dependent apoptosis and in part by the caspase-independent paraptosis, a type of cell death that is characterized by the accumulation of cytoplasmic vacuoles. Treatment of cells with Rh2 activated the p53 pathway and significantly increased the levels of the pro-apoptotic regulator, Bax, while decreasing the levels of anti-apoptosis regulator Bcl-2. Removal of p53 significantly blocked Rh2-induced cell death as well as vacuole formation, suggesting that both types of cell death induced by Rh2 are mediated by p53 activity. Furthermore, we show that Rh2 increased ROS levels and activated the NF-?B survival pathway. Blockage of ROS by NAC or catalase inhibited the activation of NF-?B signaling and enhanced Rh2-induced cell death, suggesting that the anti-cancer effect of Rh2 can be enhanced by antioxidants.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Acetylcysteine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drugs, Chinese Herbal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Free Radical Scavengers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ginsenosides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NF-kappa B, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Reactive Oxygen Species, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/benzyloxycarbonylvalyl-alanyl-aspart..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ginsenoside Rg3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ginsenoside Rh2
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1872-7980
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
301
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
185-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Acetylcysteine, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Drugs, Chinese Herbal, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Free Radical Scavengers, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Ginsenosides, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-HCT116 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-HEK293 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, pubmed-meshheading:21194832-Vacuoles
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Ginsenoside Rh2 induces apoptosis and paraptosis-like cell death in colorectal cancer cells through activation of p53.
pubmed:affiliation
Ben May Department for Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, IL 60637, United States.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural