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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
Waltonitone, a new ursane-type pentacyclic triterpene isolated from Gentian waltonii Burkill significantly inhibited human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells growth. Apoptosis induced by waltonitone was characterized by AO/EB staining and flow cytometric analysis. Apoptosis microarray assay results showed BCL-2 family genes might especially play an important role in waltonitone-induced apoptosis. RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis showed that waltonitone could induce tumor cell apoptosis via both death receptor and mitochondria pathways. Meanwhile, the inhibitory effect of waltonitone was examined in vivo using BEL-7402 tumor cells xenografted into athymic mice model. In summary, these studies demonstrated that waltonitone might inhibit hepatocellular carcinoma cells growth and induce apoptosis in vitro and in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1872-7980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
286
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
223-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Alkaloids, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Antigens, CD95, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Fas Ligand Protein, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Liver Neoplasms, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Molecular Structure, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Quinolines, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:19539424-Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Waltonitone induces human hepatocellular carcinoma cells apoptosis in vitro and in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines of Ministry of Education, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't